Flipkart’s flagship sale event, Big Billion Days, will take place between September 29 and October 4, with a four-hour early access to Flipkart Plus customers, the firm said. While home appliances, furniture, beauty, sports, etc, products will go on sale on the first day, mobiles, electronic devices, and accessories will be available from the second day of the sale.

This time, the customers would also be able to buy insurance for the appliances, Flipkart said.

Over the past few months, the company has scaled up its supply chain considerably, both in first- and last-mile delivery, largely in under-penetrated parts of the country to cater the needs of consumers and sellers. The firm has more than doubled the number of pincodes, where it offers pick-up capabilities to sellers and has added around 30,000 kiranas to its network.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the team of the upcoming Bollywood film ‘Coolie No. 1’, starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, for their “superb gesture”, contributing to the movement to eliminate the usage of single-use plastic in the country.

PM Modi further stated that he is “happy” to see the film industry contributing towards freeing India from single-use plastic.

“Superb gesture by the team of #CoolieNo1! Happy to see the film world contributing towards freeing India from single-use plastic,” he tweeted.

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This comes after the team and crew of the film collectively posed for a photo flaunting their steel sippers. The picture-perfect still features Varun taking the centre space with his co-star Sara while his father David Dhawan can be seen standing beside him.

The ‘Badlapur’ actor shared the picture of the crew posing with their sippers on his Twitter handle on September 1. Read Complete Article

The fine motor skills autistic children exhibit while eating, writing or even buttoning their shirt, might seem trivial but can act as a strong predictor to identify if they are at risk of developing lasting language disabilities, suggest a new study.

The association between fine motor skills and autistic child’s language development was found in a study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

In an American sample of language-delayed children with autism, researchers found that nearly half had extremely delayed fine motor skills.

Of this group, 77.5 per cent who had extremely delayed motor skills continued to have language disabilities in later childhood or young adulthood. By contrast, 69.6 per cent of children who demonstrated less impaired fine motor skills overcame their language delays by late childhood or young adulthood. Read Complete Article

People who get even a small amount of exercise may be less likely to die prematurely than their more sedentary counterparts, a research review suggests.

Researchers examined data from 10 previously published studies that used accelerometers that track movement to measure the exact amount of active and sedentary time spent by more than 36,000 older adults. After an average follow-up period of 6.7 years, a total of 2,149 people died, or about 6 per cent of the participants.

Compared to people who got virtually no exercise, people who got the most physical activity were 73 per cent less likely to die during the study, regardless of how intensely they worked out. With even a little exercise, people were 52 per cent less like to die.

When researchers looked only at people who did light workouts, they again found that even a little bit of low-intensity exercise was associated with a 40 per cent lower risk of death during the study compared with doing nothing at all. People who got the most light-intensity exercise were 62 per cent less likely to die. Read Complete Article

South Korean tech giant Samsung on Wednesday launched two new smartphones Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s with triple camera system in India. The new smartphones are the upgraded versions of the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A30 that were launched in India earlier this year.

The Galaxy A50s is to be priced at Rs 24,999 for 6/128GB and Rs 22,999 for 4/128GB RAM and memory variants. Whereas, the Galaxy A30s will be available for Rs 16,999 for 4/64GB variant. The devices will be available starting September 11, across offline channel, Samsung Opera House, Samsung e-shop and leading online portals.

“Our coolest new Galaxy A50s and A30s have been designed to elevate the smartphone experience of young millennials and Gen Z to the next level as they are equipped with premium features such as Night Mode, Super Steady video and Samsung pay,” said Ranjivjit Singh, Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing, Mobile Business, Samsung India in a statement. Samsung Galaxy A50s features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED (2340 x 1080 pixels) display. Read Complete Article

Technology giant Apple today unveiled the iPhone 11, a new version of the Apple Watch and iPad, announced the first all-original video subscription service and a new gaming service at its flagship fall event in California.

The Tim Cook-led company launched the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, a new pro line for iPhone at the widely-watched event in Cupertino.

The phones come in four finishes including a new midnight green, and will be available for pre-order beginning September 13 and in stores beginning September 20. The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max will be available in 64GB, 256GB and 512GB models starting at USD 999 and USD 1,099, respectively.

“iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are the most powerful and advanced smartphones we have ever made. They are packed with sophisticated technology that pros can count on to get their work done, and for anyone who wants the very best device made, even if they are not a pro,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Read Complete Article

With over 1.4 billion active installed base of devices globally and millions in India – iPhones, iPads, Apple TV, Macs, iPod touch and more – Apple has finally flexed its muscles to take on content streaming giants like Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime and Disney with aggressive pricing, free offers and all-original stories.

The announcement of a much cheaper Apple TV+ subscription than expected (Rs 99 a month in India and $4.99 in the US and other countries) immediately saw shares of Netflix, Disney and Roku tumbling down as Apple, which has nearly $210 billion cash at its disposal, has sensed the mammoth streaming opportunity that lies ahead and is going to open its coffers for creating more originals, even in regional languages.

Indians today spend 30 per cent of their phone time and over 70 per cent of mobile data on entertainment and movies are their preferred choice on smart TV and larger screens.

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Streaming giant Netflix on Wednesday announced a long-term partnership with Karan Johar’s digital arm Dharmatic Entertainment to create a broad range of new fiction and non-fiction series and films exclusively for its viewers.

Johar, who first collaborated with Netflix on the 2018 anthology film “Lust Stories”, is also directing “Ghost Stories” and producing “Guilty” for Netflix.

The reach of “Lust Stories”, he said, made him realise that “sky is the limit” with such partnership.

“What we have decided to do is basically come together to create content to empower not only ourselves, but also the consumer, and to make sure that we can create diverse content across genres, and engage not just an Indian or diaspora audience but an Asian audience,” Johar told PTI in an interview.

His brush with Netflix, the filmmaker added, led to the setting up of Dharmatic. Having grown up in the lap of mainstream cinema, Johar said, he will always have a strong and romantic relationship with celluloid. But the partnership with Netflix offered him freedom from the fear of the Friday box office. Read Complete Article

Salman Khan on Wednesday treated fans with the motion poster of his much-awaited movie ‘Dabangg 3‘.

In the clip, Salman dons black shirt, paired with denim pants and brown leather shoes. ‘Bhai’ adds the good-old Chulbul Pandey touch with the masculine moustache and intense look on his face. While the first poster featured his popular dialogue from the ‘Dabangg’ series “Swagat Nahi Karoge Humara?”, this time Salman twisted it to “Swagat Toh Karo Humara.”

“Aa Rahe Hain! Chulbul Robinhood Pandey. Theek 100 din baad. Swagat Toh Karo Humara! #100DaystoDabangg3,” Salman wrote alongside the link of the video.

Sonakshi, who made her Bollywood debut with the 2010 movie ‘Dabangg’, plays Chulbul Pandey’s wife Rajjo in the film. Salman kicked off the shoot for the film on April 1 when he jetted off to Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh to shoot with Arbaaz Khan and Prabhu Deva.

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After treating fans with love anthem ‘Ik Mulaqaat,’ Nushrat Bharucha dropped a new song ‘Gat Gat’ from her upcoming flick ‘Dream Girl‘ on Wednesday.

The track is a total party number which will surely make it to party playlists.

While Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat increase the temperature with their chemistry in the video, Meet Bros’ soundtrack sung by Jass Zaildar and Khushboo Grewal will make you groove to its peppy music.

The ‘Article 15’ actor flaunts his bhangra moves while Nushrat matches his steps in the song the lyrics of which are penned by Kumaar. Both the actors don metallic outfits, matching the tempo of the number.

Ayushmann’s metallic blazer with a black tee and pants of the same colour creates just the right look. Nushrat, on the other hand, is glittering in sequins and thigh-high boots.

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