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Oppo A5S is a budget smartphone from the stable of Chinese smartphone maker Oppo. Successor of the Oppo A3S, the smartphone boasts a notch-based screen, dual camera module on the back and a powerful battery that makes it an interesting proposition in its segment. Priced at Rs 9,990, the phone competes with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Realme 3 and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1. Let’s take a look at how the phone fares in terms of design, features and performance: Design and display The Oppo A5s has a glossy plastic build that looks mediocre but has a sturdy feel to it. The phone’s front is dominated by a 6.2-inch display, which covers almost the entire front, leaving thin bezels on three-sides and a thick one on the bottom. The phone’s back is made out of glossy plastic, which is a fingerprint magnet. Thankfully, the phone comes with a transparent case to protect the phone from scratches and smudges. The Oppo A5s has a 6.2-inch waterdrop-shaped notch display of HD+ resolution, stret...

Chinese smartphone brand Realme recently introduced the Realme C2 , a successor of company’s entry level smartphone the Realme C1. The Realme C2 is a decent upgrade from it's predecessor. For starters, it packs a MediaTek Helio P22 processor (12 nm) as opposed to Snapdragon 450 chipset (14 nm) in Realme C1. The phone also packs a 6.1-inch HD+ display and is powered by a 4,000mAh battery. Business Standard reviewed the Realme C1 on several parameters to see how it fares in comparison to competition in the same segment. Here are our observations: Design & Display Realme is back with its diamond cut design and this time the diamond-cut back has micro-patterns that offer a secure grip . The phone is sturdy and feels light in the hands. The textured back does not attract smudges and is offered in Diamond Blue and Diamond Black colours. There is no fingerprint sensor on the back so you have to rely on the face unlock. Although the phone feels comfortable to hold but becau...

Having notched up a thumping victory in Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was on Thursday sworn in for a second term in office. Led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more than 50 leaders of the BJP and other alliance partners in the NDA were administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Apart from Modi, some of the most prominent names in the new Union Cabinet are those of BJP President Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari, D V Sadananda Gowda, Nirmala Sitharaman, Ram Vilas Paswan and Ravi Shankar Prasad. A surprise entrant in the list of ministers was former foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The portfolios of the sworn-in ministers are yet to be announced. While many incumbent ministers were among those who took oath, several minsters in the first stint of the Modi government were also left out. The most high-p...

The US has welcomed the post-election statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on inclusivity, saying his re-election was a "clear" mandate for his vision of a strong, inclusive and prosperous India that plays a leading role on the global stage. Modi last week said that his government will now begin "a new journey to build a new India with new energy" and reached out to minorities, saying the ruling alliance must win their trust and work without any discrimination. "We certainly welcome Prime Minister Modi's post-election statements that have emphasised inclusivity that no one should be left behind, that there should be no distinction between Indian citizens, that the government should rule with the trust of everyone," a senior State Department official told a group of reporters hours after Modi was sworn in for the second five-year term in office. Prime Minister Modi was on Thursday administered the oath of office and secrecy by President...

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) released the result for Higher Secondary (Vocational) examination, 2019 on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Students awaiting for WBSCTE vocational exam results can now visit the official website of the council i.e. wbscvet.nic.in or clikc here for direct link The class 12th vocational exams were conducted from 12 Feb to 22 Feb, 2019. West Bengal HS Vocational Result 2019: Steps to check your marks Step 1: Login to the official website of the WBSCTE Step 2: Click on the 'Examination' link given on the right side of the homepage Step 3: Under the Examination page, tab on the 'Examination Results' link Step 4: In the given apge, click on the 'Result for Higher Secondary(Vocational) Examination 2019' link Step 5: Enter your roll number Step 6: Press 'Submit' Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

Pakistan and West Indies, two most unpredictable sides, will take on each other in their first cricket World Cup match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Friday. Much to Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Pakistan's relief, frontline paceman Mohammad Amir has been declared fit and he is likely to feature in Pakistan's playing 11. Jason Holder-led West Indies made the intentions clear right from their warm-up fixture against New Zealand where the Caribbeans scored a massive 421 runs on the other hand Pakistan were stunned by Afghanistan in their warm up match and their second, against Bangladesh, was washed out without a ball bowled. Pakistan, who have lost their last 10 ODIs including a 5-0 whitewash by Australia and 4-0 thumping by England, didn't have the most ideal preparation for the showpiece event. Pakistan have only won three times in 10 World Cup matches against the two-time world champions, including a thumping 150-run loss at Christchurch in 2015. Plenty of cloud cover ...

Scientists have discovered a way to identify indicators of a mega earthquake using GPS-based information, an advance that may help improve early warning systems for quakes. The researchers from University of Oregon in the US combed through databases of earthquakes since the early 1990s have discovered a possible defining moment 10-15 seconds into an event that could signal a magnitude seven or larger quake. Likewise, that moment -- gleaned from GPS data on the peak rate of acceleration of ground displacement -- can indicate a smaller event. GPS picks up an initial signal of movement along a fault similar to a seismometer detecting the smallest first moments of an earthquake. Such GPS-based information potentially could enhance the value of earthquake early warning systems, said Diego Melgar, a professor in the University of Oregon. The physics-heavy analyses of two databases detected a point in time where a newly initiated earthquake transitions into a slip pulse where ...

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulka r will make his debut as an on-air expert in the ICC ODI World Cup, starting Thursday in the United Kingdom. The Master Blaster will take his place in the commentary box ahead of the tournament opener between hosts England and South Africa. Tendulkar joins an illustrious panel of experts in the pre-show on Star Sports. He will have his own segment 'Sachin Opens Again'. The 46-year-old, who has represented India in six World Cups, holds the record for scoring the highest number of runs in a single edition of the World Cup, scoring 673 in 2003. India opens its campaign on June 5 against South Africa. Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

Ministers selected for oath of office will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence at 4.30 on Thursday, shortly before the swearing-in ceremony, sources said. Earlier in the morning, the prime minister held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah to give shape to his council of ministers before sending the list to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Capping a landslide election victory, Modi will take oath along with his new council of ministers at 7 pm. As the party geared up for the celebrations, Shah's Akbar Road residence was decked up. BJP general secretary (organisation) Ram Lal was among those who met Shah at his residence. Modi and Shah have held several rounds of discussions in the last two days ahead of government formation. Shah, the architect of BJP's victory of 303 seats in the Lok Sabha, is believed to be among those who will join the Modi cabinet and is tipped to get either Home or Finance, sources said. Read More Article ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that 10 per cent EWS quota cannot be applied to PG medical courses in Maharashtra for the academic year 2019-20 as admission process started long before the provision came into force. A vacation bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said 10 per cent EWS quota cannot be granted at the cost of others unless additional seats are created by the Medical Council of India. The bench noted that admission process for PG medical courses started in November 2018 while the 103 Constitutional amendment granting 10 per cent EWS quota was passed in January this year. The bench said the Maharashtra government enforced the 10 EWS quota for PG medical courses in March. "Ten per cent EWS quota cannot be granted to the ongoing admission process. You cannot change the rules of game when the game is on," the bench said. Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

EPFO recruitment 2019: Employees Provident Fund Organisation has come out with a notice inviting interested and eligible candidates to apply for 280 vacancies for the post of Assistant section officer. Candidates can apply online from May 30, 2019 to June 25, 2019 through the official website https://www.epfindia.gov.in . EPFO will conduct an online exam for the posts on July 30 and July 31. The entry level pay for the posts is Rs 44,900 How to apply Candidates can apply online upto 25.06.2019 and no other mode of application will be accepted. IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE NOTED BY CANDIDATES BEFORE APPLYING ONLINE (i) Before applying online, candidates should scan their: photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) signature (with black ink) left thumb impression (on white paper with black or blue ink) a hand written declaration (on a white paper with black ink) ensuring that the all these scanned documents adhere to the required specifications as given in Para 4.II of this Notice. (ii...

Tata Sky Binge is an app-based platform that allows you to stream digital content from a diverse mix of over-the-top (OTT) platforms through a single platform and a single subscription fee of Rs 249 a month. The app is accessible through a special Tata Sky edition of Amazon FireTV stick which allows you to watch content of your choice on a supported big television screen. The special-edition FireTV stick comes pre-loaded with the Tata Sky Binge app, which includes content from various OTT platforms — Hotstar, Sun NXT, Eros Now and Hungama Play. Surprisingly, Amazon’s own Prime Video is not part of the package and requires a separate subscription for streaming of content. However, under its launch offer, Tata Sky is providing a free three-month subscription to Amazon Prime services, which includes Prime Videos, Prime Music and other Prime services. To activate the Binge app, existing Tata Sky users need to open the Binge app and use consumer identity number or subscription ID ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects it could take until August before the Boeing Co 737 MAX returns to service, the airline group's head said on Wednesday, adding that the final say on the timing rested with regulators. The 737 MAX was grounded globally in March after a crash in Ethiopia killed all 157 people on board, the model's second deadly crash in five months. "We do not expect something before 10 to 12 weeks in re-entry into service," IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac told reporters in Seoul. "But it is not our hands. That is in the hands of regulators." IATA plans to organise a summit with airlines, regulators and Boeing in 5 to 7 weeks to discuss what is needed for the 737 MAX to return to service, he said. The airline industry has had a tough six months with fuel, labour and infrastructure costs increasing and trade tensions rising in addition to the 737 MAX grounding, de Juniac said. IATA's Decemb...

TS ICET 2019 key to be released today. Kakatiya University, Warangal, which conducts the TS ICET 2019 exam on behalf of TSCHE, Hyderabad will release the answer key. Candidates who appeared for the TS ICET 2019 answer key can do so from the official icet.tsche.ac.in. The objections against the answer key can be filed until June 1, 2019. TS ICET 2019 preliminary answer key will help the candidates who have appeared for the examination to cross-check the answers given along with the ones marked by them during the examination. With the help of the answer key candidates will be able to estimate a score for the examination. While cross-checking the answer key candidates can follow the exam marking scheme given in the official admission brochure. How to Check Step 1: The candidates need to visit the official website at first i.e. icet.tsche.ac.in. Step 2: On the homepage, they will find the link of the answer key. They need to click on the link of TS ICET 2019 answer key. Step ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday decided not to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narenda Modi as prime minister citing 'untrue" claims by BJP that 54 of the party workers were murdered in political violence in Bengal. Banerjee had on Tuesday confirmed her presence at the ceremony to be held on May 30. "Congratulations, new Prime Minister, Narendra Modiji. It was my plan to accept the "constitutional invitation" and attend the oath taking ceremony. However, in last one year, I am seeing media reports that the BJP are claiming 54 people have been murdered in political violence in Bengal. This is completely untrue. There have been no political murders in Bengal. These deaths may have occurred due to personal enemity, family quarrels and other disputes, nothing related to politics. There is no such record with us," Banerjee said in a tweet. "So I am sorry, Narendra Modi ji, this has compelled me not to attend the ceremony....

Indian writer Annie Zaidi was on Wednesday announced as the 2019 winner of the $100,000 Nine Dots Prize, a prestigious book prize created to award innovative thinking that addresses contemporary issues around the world. Mumbai-based Zaidi, a freelance writer whose work includes reportage, essays, short stories, poetry and plays, won for her entry Bread, Cement, Cactus' combining memoir and reportage to explore concepts of home and belonging rooted in her experience of contemporary life in India. What really appealed to me about the Nine Dots Prize was the way it encourages entrants to think without borders or restraints. My work has often crossed over genres, traversing between memoir and journalism, and this timely but wide-open question encouraged us to approach it with methods that were equally far-ranging, said the 40-year-old winner. Now in its second cycle, the prize challenged entrants to answer the question Is there still no place like home?' in a 3,000-word...

On February 1, two experienced Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots died when their newly upgraded Mirage 2000-I fighter crashed while taking-off in Bengaluru. A Court of Inquiry (CoI) investigating the accident is now confronting the worrying possibility of a glitch in the Mirage 2000’s flight computer that kicks in without warning, causing the aircraft to behave unpredictably. IAF flight records examined by the CoI have revealed at least four such incidents in the past. In each of these, a flying Mirage 2000 has, suddenly and without command from the pilot, jerked its nose towards the ground. Then, as spontaneously, the nose was jerked upwards. Each time, the aircraft has continued this up-and-down jerking — termed “pitch oscillations” — for several seconds before resuming normal flight. Members of the CoI from the IAF, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), the National Aeronautics Laboratory (NAL) and the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) are veering round to the belief that such an i...

SSC MTS exam 2019: Today is the last day of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) accepting applications for SSC MTS or Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staffing 2019 recruitment drive. Candidates who are interested in appearing for the recruitment process but have not applied yet are advised to do without any delay at ssc.nic.in. SSC has been accepting applications for SSC MTS Recruitment 2019 since April 22. How to apply for SSC 2019 MTS recruitment: — Visit the SSC official website. — Users have to register first at the SSC website, which can be done by clicking on ‘New User ? Register Now’ button in the — Login section of the home page. — Once registered, click on ‘Apply’ button on the home page. — Click on ‘Others’ tab and click on ‘Apply’ link against the MTS. — Go through the application process and pay the requisite application fees. — Once submitted, take a print out of the application for future reference. Payment method for SSC MTS Recruitment Offline: Candi...

Girls have outperformed boys in the class 12 examination in Maharashtra, results for which were announced Tuesday. Girls have secured a pass percentage of 90.25 per cent against 82.40 per cent of boys in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination conducted by the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education ( MSBSHSE ) in February-March 2019. The total pass percentage stood at 85.88% this year, announced board chairperson Shakuntala Kale. A total of 1423503 students had registered for the exam of which 1421936 students appeared, and 1221159 of them passed. Among the divisions, Konkan secured the highest pass percentage at 93.23 per cent followed by Pune (87.88%), Amaravati (87.55%), Aurangabad (87.29%), Kolhapur (87.12%), Latur (86.08%), Nashik (84.77%), Mumbai (83.85%) and Nagpur 82.51%. Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

Gamers, content creators and those in creative fields — designers, video editors, etc — might agree that the quality of the computer monitor can make a huge difference to the overall user experience. While a regular monitor can get the work done somehow, a screen with value-added utility features like an enhanced refresh rate, HDR support, etc, not only increase convenience but also result in improved productivity and output. The LG 27UK650 is one of those monitors that come packed with more than just the basic utility features, and that makes it a decent choice for first time users making a plunge in the field of gaming or content creation. The monitor has a 27-inch 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution IPS panel that supports HDR10 (SDR to HDR upscale). While the high-resolution panel allows it to render small details with good precision, the SDR to HDR content upscaling gives boost to colour information, making it easy to identify objects that otherwise do not show up on regular mon...

AP EAMCET Results 2019 :- The Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE) is likely announce AP EAMCET 2019 Results today. Students are advised to stay keep an eye on APSCHE's official website : apsche.org for further details on AP EAMCET Results 2019. The Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agriculture Medical Common Entrance Test AP EAMCET 2019 results were scheduled to be declared on May 18. Now, AP EAMCET Results 2019 will be announced today or tomorrow. Steps to check the AP EAMCET 2019 results: Step 1: Visit the official website — sche.ap.gov.in Step 2: On the homepage click on the box that says 'Result' Step 3: Enter your registration number and hall ticket number to log-in Step 4: Click on the 'Submit' button Step 5: The result will be displayed on the screen Step 6: Download your result and take a print out of it for future reference Article Source -> Business Standard

Kerala Plus One Result 2019:- Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Thiruvananthapuram will declare DHSE Plus One result at 11 am today. The Kerala Plus One Result will be available on DHSE's official website dhsekerala.gov.in. Students can also check their marks on alternate websites like keralaresults.nic.in and examresults.net . This year, around 400,000 students appeared for the Kerala Board Plus One examinations. Kerala Plus One Result: Steps to check DHSE Plus One result Step 1: Go to the official website of the board, dhsekerala.gov.in Step 2: Click on the link “DHSE Plus One Result 2019” available on the home page. Step 3: Enter your DHSE Plus One Roll Number and Date of Birth in the space provided. Step 4: Click on 'submit' Step 5: The Kerala Plus One Result 2019 will be displayed on the next page. Step 6: Download and take the printout of the same for future refrence. Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

Chinese mobile phone maker Oppo is set to bring its recently introduced Reno smartphone series to India with the launch of the Oppo Reno 10x Zoom and the Oppo Reno on May 28. The two phones and will go on sale exclusively on home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart. Oppo Reno 10x Zoom specifications, features, camera, and more The Oppo Reno 10x Zoom, as the name suggests, is a camera-centric smartphone with a 13-megapixel periscope telephoto lens on the back, capable of up to 10x hybrid lossless zoom. The phone sports two more optics on the back – a 48MP primary sensor and an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens. Another key feature of the device is shark fin shaped selfie camera (16MP) module, which comes out from the top. The phone sports a 6.6-inch AMOLED screen with no notch, thanks to mechanical pop-up selfie camera module. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 system-on-chip (SoC), mated with up to 8GB of RAM. The phone has a 4,065 mAh battery, supported by VOOC 3.0 fast ...

Maharashtra HSC Result :- The Maharashtra Board (MSBSHSE) is set to declare Maharashtra HSC Result 2019 for Class 12 today at 1 pm. Maharashtra 12th result will be available on MSBSHSE's official website mahresult.nic.in. Students can also check their result on alternate sites like results.maharashtraeducation.com and examresults.net. Maharashtra HSC Result will be declared for all three streams: Arts, Science and Commerce. This year, about 1.5 million students are for Maharashtra Class 12 board exams. There are a total of nine divisions in Maharashtra -- Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur and Konkan. The HSC result 2019 Maharashtra was held from February 21 to March 20, 2019. How to check Maharashtra HSC Result 2019 (Maharashtra 12th result): Step 1: Log on to the Maharashtra Result web portal Step 2: Click on the Maharashtra HSC Result March 2019 tab Step 3: Enter your roll number and mother's name and click submit Step 4: T...

Cinema exhibition chain INOX Leisure will offer a stadium-like experience to cricket viewers in India with the screening of live matches of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at its cinema screens. The 12th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup hosted by England and Wales will begin on May 30. The finale of the tournament is scheduled on July 14. INOX will showcase all the nine league matches to be played by the Indian cricket team, the semi-finals, the finale and a few marquee league matches. The multiplex chain is gouing to screen the matches live at multiplexes in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune, Jaipur, Indore, Vadodara, Surat, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. Alok Tandon, CEO, Inox Leisure said, “This World Cup, INOX will be India’s cinematic cricket stadium, offering a thrilling and an unparalleled experience to cricket fans." Read More Article Source -> Business Standard

NET admit card 2019: The admit cards for the UGC NET exam will be realeased shortly by the NTA or National Testing Agency. The official update published on May 15 had announced that the downloading of Admit Card of UGC-NET June 2019 will take place from May 27, 2019. The UGC NET admit card will be released on ntanet.nic.in, the official website. NET results are expected to be announced on July 15. In case of any discrepancy in the photograph, or signature shown in the Admit Card and Confirmation Page, the candidate may immediately approach the Help Line between 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Steps to download the admit card: Step 1 : Got to the official website, ntanet.nic.in Step 2 : Click on the NTA NET admit card link provided on the homepage Step 3 : On next page, enter your examination details Step 4 : Submit the details Step 5 : Download your NTA NET admit card from next page The exact date and shift for subject opted by the candidate, as well as, the city and the ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released dates for compartmental exams of class 10 and class 12 on May 23. The datesheets can be downloaded from the official CBSE website cbse.nic.in . The CBSE class 10 compartmental exams will be held from July 2 to July 10. The CBSE class 12 compartmental exams will be held on July 2. A total of 31,14,821 candidates had registered for Class 10 and Class 12 board examination this year. The exams were held at 4,974 centres across India and 78 centres abroad. The CBSE Board had conducted the annual examination for class 10 and class 12 in the month of February-March 2019. "The results are available on the board's website and students can check it using their admit card IDs," a senior official said. "Girls have a pass percentage of 88.70 which is 9 percentage points more than that of boys' 79.40 per cent. Transgenders have a pass percentage of 83.3 per cent," a senior board officials said. NOTE : ...

On a recent afternoon at the Lao Thai Kitchen restaurant, the telephone rang and the caller ID read “ Google Assistant .” Jimmy Tran, a waiter, answered the phone. The caller was a man with an Irish accent hoping to book a dinner reservation for two on the weekend. This was no ordinary booking. It came through Google Duplex, a free service that uses artificial intelligence to call restaurants and — mimicking a human voice — speak on our behalf to book a table. The feature, which had a limited release about a year ago, recently became available to a larger number of Android devices and iPhones. The voice of the Irish man sounded eerily human. When asked whether he was a robot, the caller immediately replied, “No, I’m not a robot,” and laughed. “ It sounded very real,” Tran said in an interview after hanging up the call with Google. “It was perfectly human.” Google later confirmed, to our disappointment, that the caller had been telling the truth: He was a person working in a ...

West Bengal HS Result: The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has declared the HS 2019 or WBCHSE Class 12 results at 10 am today. The result can be downloaded from its official website wbchse.nic.in and wbresults.nic.in. The West Bengal Class 12 exams were conducted from 26 February to 13 March. More than 800,000 students had appeared for the exams this year. The WBCHSE will announce West Bengal HS Result at a press conference in Kolkata. In 2018, WBCHSE had declared the results on 8 June. West Bengal HS Result: Pass percentage 86% students passed WBCHSE Class 12 Board exams. Sanjukta Bose tops among girls, secures 2nd spot with 99.2% . Steps to check result WBCHSE 12th result 2019 Step 1: Log on to official website wbresults.nic.in Step 2: Click on the link 'West Bengal Council of Higher Education Examination-2018' at the top of the page Step 3: Enter asked details Step 4: Download the result, once it appears on the screen. Rea...