The satellites were carried by the Long March-2D rocket from
the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre at 7.40 am
BEIJING:
China launched a new space environment research satellite
and four nanosatellites on a single rocket today.
The satellites were carried by the Long March-2D rocket from
the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre at 7.40 am, news agency Xinhua reported.
The satellites have successfully entered their preset orbit, according to the
center.
Shiyan-6 will be used for conducting space environment
exploration experiments. The term nanosatellite refers to a small artificial
satellite weighing between 1 and 10 kg.
It was the 292th mission of the Long March rocket series.
TAGS: #China Space Exploration, #Jiuquan satellite launch center, #Long March-2D rocket
FILE PHOTO: Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee attends a
tribute event "Extraordinary: Stan Lee" at the Saban Theatre in
Beverly Hills, California, U.S., August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File
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LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - Comic
book superhero creator Stan Lee, who died on Monday, got a superstar send off
from Hollywood, where he was celebrated for creations like Spider-Man, Black
Panther and the Hulk that made the careers of actors and directors alike.
Following is a list of reactions
on social media and by statement:
"I owe it all to you,"
"Iron Man" actor Robert Downey Jr.
"No one has had more of an
impact on my career and everything we do at Marvel Studios than Stan Lee. Stan
leaves an extraordinary legacy that will outlive us all," Kevin Feige,
President of Marvel Studios.
"Damn... RIP Stan. Thanks
for everything," "Deadpool" actor Ryan Reynolds.
"For decades he provided
both young and old with adventure, escape, comfort, confidence, inspiration,
strength, friendship and joy. He exuded love and kindness and will leave an
indelible mark on so, so, so many lives. Excelsior!!," "Captain
America" actor Chris Evans.
"I'm proud to have been a
small part of his legacy and .... to have helped bring one of his characters to
life," "Wolverine" actor Hugh Jackman.
"Thank you for making my
childhood, teen years and adulthood so fun, especially during darker
days," singer Josh Groban.
"Thank you Stan Lee for
making people who feel different realize they are special," actor Seth
Rogen.
"Rest In Peace, Mr. Lee.
Thanks for everything," "Supergirl" actress Nicole Maines.
"Stan Lee was as
extraordinary as the characters he created. A superhero in his own right to
Marvel fans around the world, Stan had the power to inspire, to entertain, and
to connect. The scale of his imagination was only exceeded by the size of his
heart," Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company.
"Original and genius are two
very overused words in the world today, but Stan was both. Add irrepressible
and irreplaceable, and you begin to describe the man. We have all lost a true
superhero," Tim Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures.
"The legacy of Stan Lee, through his creative genius
and his universes of characters, will continue to reach the world of true
believers for generations to come. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family
and the fans of not only his work, but of him, as a friend who made the world a
better place," Shane Duffy, chief executive of Lee's POW! Entertainment.
Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are
getting married on November 14 and 15. The pre-wedding festivities have already
begun in Bengaluru.
The pre-wedding festivities of Ranveer Singh and Deepika
Padukone’s wedding have begun in Bengaluru.
Deepika
Padukone and Ranveer Singh are
getting married on November 14 and 15 but it looks like the pre-wedding
festivities have already begun. The festivities are taking place in Deepika’s
hometown, Bengaluru.
Deepika is dressed in an orange Sabyasachi outfit here. On
one photo, Shaleena’s caption read, “To new beginnings ❤️❤️ @deepikapadukone” and on the other photo, where Deepika is
posing with some friends, the caption read, “Love you to the mooon and back ❤️❤️❤️❤️ So so so so so sooooo happy for you . Cant wait for it all to
starttttt ❤️❤️ You deserve all the happiness in
the world and more . @deepikapadukone”
It is being speculated that the wedding of Bollywood stars
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh will be held in Italy. On October 21, the
couple posted their wedding announcement on Instagram and Twitter. The
announcement read, “With the blessings of our families, it gives us immense joy
in sharing that our wedding is set to take place on the 14th and 15th of
November, 2018. We thank you for all the love you have showered upon us over
the years and seek your blessings as we embark on this incredible journey of
love, loyalty, friendship and togetherness. – Lots of love, Deepika &
Ranveer”
"We are not interested in Narendra Modi. We are
interested in the country," says Naidu.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with Andhra Pradesh
chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu. Photo: PTI
Eight months after his party quit the BJP-led NDA, TDP chief
N Chandrababu Naidu joined hands with Rahul Gandhi's Congress in what he said
was a step towards building a national alternative to the ruling dispensation.
"We are working for a national alternative to the
BJP," he said in an interview with Rajdeep Sardesai, Consulting Editor
with the India Today Group, after announcing an alliance with Rahul Gandhi's
party.
He called the move a "save-India, save-democracy"
endeavour. "This is save India, save the country and save democracy,"
the TDP chief accused the BJP government at the centre of "destroying
every institution".
Naidu disagreed with suggestions that the political
partnerships he was trying to stitch together aimed only at unseating PM
Narendra Modi.
"We are not interested in Narendra Modi. We are
interested in the country; we are interested in India," the TDP leader
insisted. He recalled his role in the past in building the National Front, with
V.P. Singh as Prime minister.
"As a senior politician of the country, I have made so
many efforts so many times for alternative platforms. The National Front, the
United Front," he recounted.
Naidu acknowledged that he was meeting leaders from a
cross-section of political parties in order to firm up a broader,
national-level anti-BJP coalition.
"I am talking about save India, save democracy. It is a
bigger platform. I am meeting all leaders. We are working for an alternative to
the BJP," he said.
Naidu reiterated that leaders he was meeting were ready to
sink their political differences out of "democratic compulsions." BSP
chief Mayawati and her rival Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party would work
together, Naidu insisted.
"Both Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati are going to work
together. There were political compulsions earlier. Today, there are democratic
compulsions." Asked whether Rahul Gandhi would lead the proposed alliance,
he said the question would be settled through consensus.
"We'll discuss all these things. It is a
consensus," he said. He disagreed with notions the BJP had no strong
alternative on the national landscape.
"Before elections, what was the great effort of the
BJP? Where did they exist? At that time everybody then thought there was no
alternative for the Congress.
Today, you are saying there is no alternative for the BJP.
This is not correct," he said.
Asked whether he saw himself as a future leader at the
centre, he said, "I am not an aspirant. But I will do my bit. I will play
my role for bringing everybody (together). We will work together. Somebody will
do, I will follow. Ultimately, I will do my best whatever is possible for this
great nation."
Zero Posters: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Katrina
Kaif Promise a Roller Coaster Ride
Check out the first look posters of 'Zero' featuring Shah
Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. (Image: Red Chillies Entertainment)
A day before launching the trailer of his upcoming
film Zero, Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday shared the first two posters
of the film, one each with Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif.
Sharing the one with Katrina, Shah Rukh tweeted, “Sitaaron
ke khwaab dekhne walon, humne toh chaand ko kareeb se dekha hai.”
Tweeting the poster with Anushka, he wrote, “Iss poori
duniya mein, meri barabari ki ek hi toh hai...”
The actresses also took to social media to share their
respective posters.
Anushka tweeted it with the caption, “Dekhiye toh zara! Abhi
tak haan naa kuch bhi nahi bola hai isey, aur phir bhi kitna khush lag raha hai
Waise jodi buri nahi hai :) kya kehte ho?”
Meanwhile, Katrina shared it on Instagram along with the caption, “Aasmaan se
zameen pe aane ki dikkat hi ye hai ki jab aao koi na koi gale pad jaata hai!
Introducing Anushka’s character, director Anand L Rai
tweeted, “Zindagi mein dukhi rahne ke hazaar kaaran hai, kush rahne ka sirf
ek...ki jab koi pyaar se kahe ki ‘hass do’ to has do! Meri kahaani ka sabse
hasta chehra!”
At UN, Pakistan attacks growing arms sales to India
Pakistan has attacked growing arms sales to India by several
countries, including the US and Russia, calling them "double
standards" that jeopardise regional balances.
This month signed a deal with
Moscow to buy an advanced air defence missile system, the S400, at an estimated
cost of about $5 billion. (Representative image)
"The policy of double standards towards South Asia,
based on narrow strategic, political and commercial considerations, must be
eschewed," Jehanzeb Khan, a First Secretary, in Pakistan's UN Mission,
said on Monday during a debate on conventional weapons in the General Assembly
committee dealing with disarmament.
He did not name India or the countries selling weapons to
India, but the context made the references clear.
Khan said in an obvious reference to India that in South Asia "one state's
military spending grossly and vastly outnumbers that of others" and that
"this has the potential of fueling instability and jeopardising the
delicate regional balance."
"Islamabad was concerned over the growing transfers of conventional
armaments especially in volatile regions that are inconsistent with the
imperatives of maintaining peace, security and stability," he added.
He said, "Pakistan, for its part, is committed to the
establishment of a strategic restraint regime in South Asia, which includes an
element of conventional force balance.
He did not say how Pakistan would achieve a conventional
force balance with India given the wide disparities in the economies of the two
countries nor did he acknowledge that India's military capabilities have to
take China into account.
Pakistan is smarting under US decisions to block military
aid.
Last month, Pentagon said it would withhold $300 million aid
in what is known as coalition support funds citing Islamabad's failure to curb
terrorist organisations including theHaqqani Network and the
Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The Congress cut $500 million in payments to Pakistan from
the Defense Department budget in March.
In January President Donald Trump's administration announced it was blocking
most military aid to Pakistan estimated to be in the range of $1.3
billion.
Meanwhile last month, India and the US signed the Communications Compatibility
and Security Agreement (COMCASA) paving the way for India to access and buy
advanced weapons and military technology.
The US is also pitching several advanced military jets and other weaponry to
India.
This month India defied the US, which has threatened sanctions on those making
military purchases from Russia, and signed a deal with Moscow to buy an
advanced air defense missile system, the S400, at an estimated cost of about $5
billion.
Statue of Unity inauguration: Republic Day-like event
planned for unveiling of Sardar Patel statue
Statue of Unity inauguration: Republic Day-like event
planned for unveiling of Sardar Patel statue
Statue of Unity inauguration: Located facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river island called Sadhu Bet near Rajpipla, the monument is dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
Statue of Unity inauguration: Republic Day-like event
planned for unveiling of Sardar Patel statue
The Bharatiya Janata Party government has planned events to
mark the unveiling of the Statue of Unity in a big way. According to a report
in The Indian Express, the October 31 event in Narmada district has been
planned along the lines of the Republic Day celebrations on Rajpath.
Located facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river
island called Sadhu Bet near Rajpipla, the Statue of Unity, a monument
dedicated to India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, will be
inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Wednesday (October 31). Tomorrow is also the 143rd birth
anniversary of Patel who had played a significant role in unifying and giving
shape to the Indian Union.
The IE report said that ceremony to unveil the statue is
likely to be a three-hour-long affair which will include flypasts by the Indian
Air Force, playing of patriotic music by ceremonial bands of the Army, Navy,
IAF.
It said that Surya Kiran of the IAF will perform aerobatics
in the sky over Patel’s statue while spreading the colours of tricolour in the
sky. At the same time, a team of Jaguarfighter
aircraft will fly over the statue and a team of MI-17 choppers will shower rose
petals.
Also, folk dance performances from Punjab, Assam, Mizoram
and Gujarat have been planned when PM Modi will dedicate the 182-metre tall
statue at Kevadia Colony to the country.
The report said that rehearsals were held several times
ahead of PM Modi’s arrival in his home state on Tuesday evening. Also, more
rehearsals are likely to be carried out today in the presence of senior
government officials. According to the IE report, Prime Minister was scheduled
to arrive at Kevadia Colony from Delhi on October 31. But the government later
decided to change in his schedule. He will now reach in Ahmedabad on Tuesday
evening and will stay at Raj Bhavan in the night. He will leave for Kevadia
Colony in a special chopper on Wednesday morning. The Prime Minister is
expected to return Delhi immediately after the event.
The report said that PM Modi will be welcomed by the bands
of the armed forces, Gujarat Police, SRP, CRPF and BSF, and cultural troupes
from 29 states and two Union Territories. Also, address a public gathering on
the occasion is on the itinerary of PM Modi’s visit.
Chief Secretary JN Singh Monday visited the site to take
stock of preparations for the event. Singh informed that government has invited
dance troupes from across the country.
PM Modi will also inaugurate a Wall of Unity near the
statue. The wall will showcase earth samples collected from various states
across the country.
“Air Force planes and helicopters would shower flowers on
the statue during unveiling. I am here today to see how we can synchronise
them” the official said.
268 Died Of Swine Flu In
Maharashtra In 10 Months: Minister
There are around 2,300 people infected with swine flu in Maharashtra, the state's health minister said
MUMBAI:
The
Maharashtra government Thursday said that 268 people had died due to swine flu
in the state between January and October this year and 32 people were on
ventilator support.
The
state Health department Thursday also released guidelines for the treatment of
swine flu patients.
"Maharashtra
is the first state to formulate guidelines for treatment in such a way. These
guidelines, according to which swine flu patients should be treated, will be
sent to all government and private hospitals in the state," Health
Minister Deepak Sawant said Thursday.
Mr
Sawant had Thursday convened a meeting of the Diseases Control Committee due to
the increasing number of swine flu cases in other areas of the state including
Nashik, Pune and Satara.
"Considering
the growing prevalence of swine flu, the state government has taken serious
note of it and has announced guidelines for treatment of critical
patients," the minister said, adding that the guidelines lay emphasis on
how to treat patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
"These
guidelines have been prepared by the Expert Doctors Committee and will be
distributed to private and civic hospitals, and members of Indian Medical
Association," the minister said.
Mr
Sawant said doctors should make changes in the guidelines depending on the
condition of each patient.
There
are around 2,300 people infected with swine flu in the state, he said.
"This
year, 60 per cent of the swine flu patients hail from rural areas. Swine flu
has killed patients in the 41-50 year age group," he informed.
He
said that hospitals have been instructed to administer Tamiflu to patients
suffering from cold and fever in case their condition does not improve in 24
hours despite medication.
"Tamiflu
pill is not known to affect adversely. Private doctors should use it," he
said.The minister also informed
that 29 deaths have been reported so far from dengue.
Xiaomi launched seven new devices today in India, spanning across categories like health and fitness, travel, security and entertainment —Mi TV, Mi Band 3, Mi Air Purifier 2S, Mi Home Security Camera 360 and Mi Luggage
It is clear that after smartphones, Xiaomi is aiming to get a grasp in the IoT market. Photo: Xiaomi
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched seven new devices today in India, spanning categories like health and fitness, travel, entertainment and security—Mi TV, Mi Band 3, Mi Air Purifier 2S, Mi Home Security Camera 360 and Mi Luggage. All devices except the Mi Luggage can be connected via Bluetooth to the Mi Home app. It is clear that after smartphones, Xiaomi is aiming to get a grasp in the IoT market.
Mi TV 4 Pro
Xiaomi Ecosystem Product Launch | #SmartLiving
Xiaomi announced major upgrades to its Mi TV portfolio. The new TVs are called Mi TV 4 Pro and the upgrades come in both, the software and the hardware.
In the software department, the PatchWall interface has been given serious overhauls. For instance, Mi is tying up with more partners. In fact, with the new PatchWall all existing and new Mi TVs will support Amazon Prime Video soon.
Voice integration will be taken a step further in Mi TVs. Xiaomi claims “voice is the new remote” and with the new updates will try to make the interface completely reliant on voice controls. Mi TVs will now have a universal search which merges online content, via Google, and the set-top box.
This means there’s no need to change modes and waste time while, let’s say, looking for a particular film. The best result will be displayed on your screen and you are given a choice to select the mode according to your interest.
Mi TVs will also support the Android Play Store. In fact, Xiaomi announced that there are nearly 1,600 apps optimised for the Mi TVs and more are on their way.
All existing Mi TV models will receive this update.
On the hardware end, the Mi TVs will now feature a Bluetooth-enabled remote instead of the traditional infrared remotes. This means you no longer have to point the remote towards your screen.
The new TVs will be powered by Amlogic 64-bit dual-core processors with 7th generation imaging engine with support for more codecs, allowing support for more high quality content. Connectivity options on the TV include three HDMI and two USB ports along with LAN and AV ports.
The TV is now 4.9mm thick, which the Chinese manufacturer claims to be as thin as a coin. It has bezels less than 11 mm thick.
A new variant is also launched, which measures to 49-inches.
The 55-inch Mi TV 4C Pro is priced at Rs 49,999, while the 49-inch Mi TV 4A Pro is priced at Rs 29,999. There’s another smaller variant, the 32-inch Mi TV 4C Pro, is priced at Rs 14,999. The 55-inch and 49-inch Mi TVs will go on sale on October 10 via Flipkart and Mi.com while the 32-inch variant will be available from October 9.
Mi Band 3
The Mi Band 3 now comes with a touch-enabled 0.78-inch OLED screen, which is about 85% larger than the Mi Band 2’s, and has a resolution of 128x80. It allows you to receive notifications and read WhatsApp messages on the screen. It also has a recessed control button which lets you navigate the watch and even accept and decline calls. It comes with Bluetooth 4.2.
It is powered by a 110mAh Li-polymer battery which Xiaomi claims will provide 20 days of battery life. The watch is also water resistant up to 50 m.
The Mi Band 3 is priced at Rs 1,999 and will go on sale tomorrow via Mi.com and Amazon.
Mi Air Purifier 2S
The Mi Air Purifier 2S is the successor to the Mi Air Purifier 2 which features an OLED display that displays real-time air quality information and lets you toggle between modes. The Mi Air Purifier 2S comes with high-precision laser sensor which can detect particles that measure less than 0.3 microns. It also comes with a 360-degree triple layer filter with activated carbon that removes particles up to PM2.5.
The Mi Air Purifier 2S claims to purify a room of 350 sq ft in 11 minutes.
The Mi Air Purifier 2S now has greater app integration and it works with Google Assistant and Alexa.
The Mi Air Purifier 2S is priced at Rs 8,999.
Mi Luggage
Xiaomi launched two new suitcases under the Mi Luggage moniker with varying capacities. The Mi Luggage comes in two variants—Mi Luggage 20 and Mi Luggage 24. All of them feature Bayer makrolon polycarbonate coating on the outside, TSA approved locks, and 360 degree shock absorbable wheels.
The Mi Luggage 20 is priced at Rs 2,999 while the Luggage 24 is priced at Rs 4,299. These will be available from October 10 on Amazon and Mi.com
Mi Home Security Camera 360
The Mi Home Security Camera 360 comes with an AI-enabled dual motor which gives it a field of view of 360. The AI part helps it record videos in full HD that can be magnified up to 2x zoom if it detects any movement. It has a micro SD card slot. Xiaomi claims up to five days of footage can be captured on a 64GB SD card, thanks to compression algorithms.
It can be remotely accessed via the Mi Home app.
The Mi Home Security Camera 360 comes at a price of Rs 2,699.
