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At the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit&nbsp;Kumar Mangalam Birla&nbsp;said the company would shut down if it didn't receive support from the government.&nbsp;
The news sent the stock sharply lower and comes on the back of a 40% hike in tariffs that was announced by the company earlier this month.&nbsp;
Vodafone&nbsp;Idea has been struggling financially and got a setback in the recent Supreme Court AGR ruling.&nbsp;

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Qualcomm has announced the launch of its new 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform, the Snapdragon XR2. The company claims it can be used across various augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality user cases. It also promises twice the CPU and GPU performance over the Snapdragon 835 chipset. The actual products using the new platform are expected to arrive in late 2020 or early 2021.

To commemorate its sixth global anniversary, Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus is offering tempting discounts on its popular OnePlus 7 series in India. The OnePlus 7T 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model gets a price cut of ₹3,000 and is now available for ₹34,999. Meanwhile, the OnePlus 7T 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant receives a discounted price of ₹37,999. The OnePlus 7 Pro also gets a ₹10,000 discount and now costs ₹42,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. Likewise, the OnePlus 7 Pro 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant is priced at ₹39,999 under the latest offer. The OnePlus 6th Anniversary sale will continue until 17 December.

After killing the headphone jack, Apple is now going after the charging port. The tech giant is reportedly planning to get rid of the lightning port for its 2021 flagship iPhone, according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a long history of accurate predictions relating to future Apple products. Kuo predicts that the most expensive new iPhone in the next two years will charge and sync completely wirelessly. He also said that Apple will be releasing the long-awaited budget iPhone SE 2 in early 2021.

According to estimates provided by analytics firm Sensor Tower, Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) has been downloaded more than 172 million times and has garnered nearly $87 million (~₹621 crores) in global player spending within just two months of its launch. The free-to-play first-person shooter game, which reached a record-breaking 100 million downloads in just its first week, saw a somewhat modest 21 million installs in November. It's also worth noting that the game was downloaded 17.5 million times in India, which accounts for the second most installs after the US.

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has launched the world’s first modular MicroLED display ‘The Wall’. The ‘ultra-luxury’ display comes in a variety of ratios and sizes--from 146-inch in 4K, 219-inch in 6K and 292-inch in 8K definition. The display features the 0.8mm pixel pitch technology, AI up-scaling, Quantum HDR technology, peak brightness of 2,000 nits and 120Hz video rate for a rich experience. Samsung claims that the display blends seamlessly into its surroundings, thanks to its slim, bezel-less infinity designs and customisable deco frames. ‘The Wall’ is available in India at a price ranging from ₹3.5 crore to ₹12 crore.

According to a report by tech research firm Comapritech, India is the fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, Pakistan and the US in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data. India’s relatively lower rank would have sunk further if the law enforcement agencies had access to the Aadhaar database. About 50 countries were analysed for the research to find out where biometrics are being taken, what they are being taken for, and how they are being stored.

Finnish mobile company HMD Global has launched the Nokia 2.3 budget smartphone at an event in Cairo, Egypt. The entertainment-focused smartphone features a 6.1-inch HD+ display, a dual rear camera setup, and a 4000mAh battery that promises two days of juice. The Nokia 2.3 is powered by MediaTek Helio A22 chipset and packs 2GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage that can be extended up to 400GB via a MicroSD card. The smartphone is priced at €109 (₹8,700), however, there’s no word on Indian availability as of yet.

Uber said that it received nearly 6,000 reports of sexual assault in the United States in 2017 and 2018. This disclosure was made in its long-awaited first safety report amid widespread criticism for not taking enough action against reports of sexual assault and crimes linked to its platform. The ride-hailing app, meanwhile, claimed that 99.9 per cent of the total 2.3bn US trips over the two-year period were concluded without safety issues. Uber also mentioned that it was developing an in-app safety button and other changes like sharing details of deactivated drivers with other platforms.

DTH operator d2h has introduced the d2h Magic Voice Enabled stick in India at ₹1,199. The smart device now supports Alexa and also gets a voice-enabled Bluetooth remote,which lets users control their set top box using voice commands. It comes preloaded with streaming services like ZEE5,&nbsp;Watcho,&nbsp;Hungama&nbsp;Play among others. The stick is being offered to customers for a monthly service charge of ₹49.

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With mobile gaming gaining popularity, it's not surprising that gaming-focused smartphones are being brought in to the country by the boatload. The latest addition is the Nubia Red Magic 3S, a device that on paper looks like any other 2019 flagship, but is geared towards a completely different kind of user--the mobile gamer. Find out in our review if this is the best gaming smartphone currently on sale!

It's been long overdue, but the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4G has finally arrived in India with some LTE goodness. This means you can use the Galaxy watch to make calls, send texts, and even stream music without having to lug your smartphone everywhere. But is all of that enough to take on Apple and its army of Watch OS soldiers? Find out in our full review!

The Samsung Galaxy Fold is something truly special, with its unique foldable OLED screen. It's certainly a stepping stone on the path to more innovation from the smartphone industry, but is this first foldable offering worth the hype at ₹1,64,999?

Apple's best new iPhone is out--the iPhone 11 Pro. It has a triple camera setup, the A13 Bionic Chip, a Super Retina XDR display and for the first time: a big battery. But is it worth the ₹99,900 price tag?

Here's our review for the world's most powerful Android smartphone - the Asus ROG Phone 2. It's a gaming phone that wants to be your daily driver, and is offering some serious hardware like a new Snapdragon 855 Plus chip, a massive 6,000mAh battery and the world's first 120Hz AMOLED display. The Asus ROG Phone 2 price in India starts at ₹37,999 for the 8GB RAM+128GB storage variant.

Asus&nbsp;has a new mid-range laptop focused towards Generation Z. The&nbsp;VivoBook&nbsp;S15 gets two screens, an Intel Core i7 processor and&nbsp;NVIDIA GeForce MX250&nbsp;graphics, but is that enough to make it worth your while?

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This exchange between Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her daughter Princess Anne is the must-watch video of the day. In a video filmed on Tuesday evening at the palace, the Queen, joined by Prince Charles and Camilla, is seen shaking hands with Trump and his wife Melania. The 93-year-old monarch then looks across the room and says something inaudible towards Anne, who can be heard replying: "It's just me". Twitter got busy trying to guess what the Queen had actually said to her daughter. While some said she publicly admonished her for not receiving the guests, others guessed the Queen just wanted to know who is next in the lineup.

This is the first sound of mars falling on human ears. Nasa's InSight lander has recorded the sound of Martian wind blowing across it. On December 1, the sensor picked up vibrations from 10-15 miles per hour as the blew across the red planet. Tha space agency has released an audio of the first sound from Mars. The recording of these vibrations is in the audible range of human hearing. Eventually, mission engineers will move the seismometer off the lander and onto the ground in front of it. There it will gather vibrations coming from deep within the planet to teach us about the interior of Mars.

Frustrated travellers are facing transportation chaos around France for a second day on Friday, as unions dig in against government plans to redesign the national retirement system. Most French trains were at a halt, including Paris subways, and traffic jams multiplied around the country. The first day of the strike Thursday saw at least 800,000 people marching nationwide and strikes in hospitals, schools, utility companies, refineries and other sectors. Police fired repeated volleys of tear gas and protesters set fires in Paris, but most demonstrators were peaceful.

US Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden got into a tense exchange with a voter in New Hampton, Iowa on Thursday. Biden grew angry at his campaign town hall when an 83-year-old retired farmer questioned Biden about his son Hunter Biden accepting a lucrative post on the board of a Ukrainian energy company when Biden was vice president. Watch the tense exchange!

A major march through Paris to protest the government’s plan to overhaul the retirement system crippled the city on Thursday. The national strike by the end of the day included millions of people from transport, schools, airport, medical staff and even the police. Already 90% of the city's high-speed intercity trains have been cancelled, bus services affected and just five of the city's 16 metro lines are running. Air travel has been badly hit, with hundreds of flights cancelled including Air France. 6,000 police officers have been deployed onto the streets. The strike comes after the French President announced plans for a universal points-based pension system, which he says is essential for France to compete globally. Unions hope to force the government to make concessions.

The White House has reacted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that Democrats are moving forward with articles of impeachment against President Trump. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham tweeted that Pelosi & the Democrats should be ashamed, adding that President Trump has done nothing but lead America - resulting in a booming economy, more jobs & a stronger military. The White House said it looks forward to a fair trial in the Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in America, no one is above the law and Trump has "abused his power" as President.

Despite a go-ahead by the Democratic speaker for his impeachment, US President on Thursday appeared confident as he tweeted - "We will win!". A defiant Donald Trump went on to say, "The Do Nothing, Radical Left Democrats have just announced that they are going to seek to Impeach me over NOTHING... The good thing is that the Republicans have NEVER been more united".

A shooter has been killed after he opened fire at a US naval base in Florida on Friday. Reports also confirm that&nbsp;two other people are dead and a few more injured. The Naval Air Station Pensacola is in lockdown&nbsp;post the shooting.&nbsp;Local media say that the base hosts 16,000 military personnel and more than 7,000 civilians, and is home to a flight demonstration squadron. It is an early training centre for naval pilots, and is known as the "cradle of Naval aviation."

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President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said "demonic" attacks on women have shaken the conscience of the country and much remains to be done on this subject. Speaking at an event in Sirohi in Rajasthan, President Kovind went on to add that those convicted under the stringent POCSO Act should not have the right to file a mercy petition. The comment comes on the same day the Centre recommended to the President to reject the mercy petition of Nirbhaya convict who is facing the death sentence.

Showing no signs of cooling down, retail onion prices have continued to spiral, touching as high as ₹165/kg. This as the government in Parliament said that imported onions will arrive by January 20. Retail onion prices were ruling high at ₹165/kg in Panaji in Goa, and ₹ 150/kg in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur and Wayanad in Kerala. The government has approved import of up to 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to check the ongoing price rise. State-owned MMTC has been directed to import up to 1 lakh tonne onions through global and country-specific import tenders.

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said that she was chastised by Congress MPs for raising women's issue in the Parliament. A heated exchange of words took place between the Union Minister and the opposition leaders in the Lok Sabha. According to her, two Congress lawmakers left their seats and charged towards the treasury benches when she was speaking. "Today, I had a Congress MP chastise me for he said I spoke aggressively. In the House, some male MPs came towards me rolling up their sleeves, following which a young MP said, Why did Smriti Irani even speak?", Irani said.

In a chilling video, a 22-year-old dancer at a wedding function was shot in the face when she stopped dancing. The incident took place on November 30 in UP's Tikra village at the wedding of the village headman's daughter. In the video, a person can even be heard threating to fire if the woman doesn't continue dancing. The dancer, Hina, sustained a bullet injury in her jaw and two others sustained pellet injuries. Hina was rushed to a hospital and is now believed to be out of danger. Two people have been arrested on Friday for firing the shots.

The Telangana Police on Friday said its personnel resorted to "retaliatory" firing after two of the accused in the rape and murder of a woman veterinarian opened fire at police after snatching weapons from them this morning. Cyberabad Police Commissioner CV Sajjanar told reporters here that one of the accused, Mohammed Arif, was the first to open fire, even as the police team that took them to the crime scene were attacked with stones and sticks. He finally added that law had done its duty and they were open to an enquiry by any authority.

The CBI is carrying out searches at multiple locations in Delhi and Lucknow in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in giving admission to students in a private medical college. The CBI team, which is carrying out searches at eight locations, has also visited the residence of a high court judge. The agency has so far registered cases against seven people.

Ecuador has denied reports that fugitive godman Nithyanand has been granted asylum in their country. A statement issued by their embassy also says that the Nithyanand has also not been allowed to buy any land or island in South America near or far from Ecuador. But Ecuador has confirmed that the Godman had applied for refuge but the request was denied. The statement comes after multiple reports claimed that the self-styled godman who is wanted in multiple cases, including for rape, has fled to Ecuador. Meanwhile, the Indian government on Friday said that they have cancelled Nithyanand's passport and rejected his application for a fresh one. When quizzed about reports that the godman has founded his own country this is what the MEA had to say.

The Union Home Ministry has sent to President Ram Nath Kovind the recommendation of the Delhi government rejecting the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. The move came two days after the file rejecting the mercy plea was sent by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to the Home Ministry. The file has now been forwarded to the President for consideration and final decision. Vinay Sharma, is one of the convicts facing the death sentence for the rape-and-murder of a 23-year-old paramedic student and had filed the mercy petition before the President. Nirbhaya was gang-raped on December 16, 2012 and she later succumbed to her injuries.

Bihar Chief&nbsp;Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday blamed porn sites for the&nbsp;rising incidence of sexual crimes against women. He went on to say that he will write&nbsp;to the Centre to ban all&nbsp;internet platforms which proffered voyeuristic pleasure&nbsp;through video clips of rapes purportedly filmed by the&nbsp;perpetrators themselves.&nbsp;
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