India Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it has appointed 17 coordinators to help Indians leave Libya, Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj said.
“We have appointed 17 coordinators to help Indians leaving Libya.
“Indian Embassy is helping them with Exit Visa even in cases where their visa has expired.
“Presently, the airport is operational. Please avail of this opportunity,’’ Mr Swaraj wrote on Twitter.
Recently, the minister asked Indians in and around Libya’s Tripoli to leave the country immediately as the government of India would later be unable to evacuate them.
Mr Swaraj said in spite of massive evacuation from Libya and the travel ban, there were more than 500 Indian nationals in Tripoli.
Heavy fighting has erupted south of Tripoli after Libya’s UN-backed government announced a counter-offensive against insurgent forces.
Libya has been torn by violence and political instability since long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi was deposed and killed in 2011.
Motorola, earlier in the month, unveiled the new mid-range phone Moto Z3 Play in Brazil and, the company is reportedly planning to bring it to the Indian market next month.
Technology blog, 91 Mobiles citing company insider, has claimed that Motorola is expected to launch the Moto Z3 Play in India in the first week of July. However, there is no information on how much the device will cost. It can be noted that Moto Z3 Play retails for around Rs 40,000 in the Latin American region. We expect the Motorola phone to more or less the same in the country, as well.
For those unaware, Motorola's new Moto Z3 Play, though looks as slim as its predecessor, comes with a lot of upgrades both in terms of the design and internal hardware. It boasts aircraft-grade aluminium 6000 series sturdy frame around the edges and on the back, it boasts metal shell with Gorilla Glass shield on top. Even the front panel is covered by Corning's protective gear over the display.
The Moto Z3 Play sports a 6.0-inch full HD+ super AMOLED screen with an 18:9 display aspect ratio. It has slim bezels on the right and left sides, whereas the top and bottom bezels have been trimmed too, leaving just enough space to accommodate front-camera, LED flash and sensors on the top, and at the bottom, there is no physical button except the 'Motorola' engraving, two mics and the 16-pin mod connector at the bottom.
Motorola, for the first time, has moved home button to the left side of the device (Moto Z3 Play) and the fingerprint sensor has been translocated to the concave space on right side edge below the volume rockers (up and down) and as it is a more convenient place for access to the finger.
Under-the-hood, it comes packed with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core, 4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB storage, Android 8.1 Oreo OS and a 3,000mAh battery with Turbo Charging technology.
Considering the expected price-range of Rs 40,000, Moto Z3 Play will have a tough time competing with Honor 10, Apple iPhone 7 series, Galaxy S8 and OnePlus 6, among others.
| Model | Motorola Moto Z3 Play |
| Display | 6.0-inch full HD+ (2160xx1080p) super AMOLED screen with Corning Gorilla Glass protection |
| OS | Android Oreo 8.1 (expected to get Android P) |
| Processor | 14nm class 64-bit 1.8Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core |
| GPU | Adreno 509 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 32GB/64GB, + expandable up to 2TB |
| Camera | |
| Battery | 3,000mAh cell with Turbo Charging capability |
| Network | 4G-LTE |
| Add-ons | Single-SIM/dual-SIM (depends on the region of sale), aircraft-grade Aluminum 6000 series frame with Gorilla Glass on both front and back panel, water repellent nano-coating (splash resistant p2i rating), fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, Wi-Fi (2.4GHz & 5GHz), Near Field Communication (NFC), USB Type-C, A-GPS, Front port loudspeaker, 4 far-field Mic system, aircraft-grade Aluminum 6000 series frame with Gorilla Glass on both front and back |
| Dimensions | 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.7 mm |
| Weight | 156g |
| Colours | Deep Indigo |
| Price | BR2,299 (approx. $609/€520/Rs 41,485) |
Stay tuned. Follow us @IBTimesIN_Tech on Twitter and on Google News for latest updates on Motorola.
Last year, the Republic of India overnight banned 85 percent of its fiat cash in circulation. As a way to address “black money” presumably used in nefarious dealings, government policy makers demanded certain Indian Rupee (INR) denominations be returned. It’s citizens now have an incentive to begin looking for alternatives to government money.
India’s War on Cash
India is the world’s largest democracy. With over one billion people, its government often lurches and sputters to find the right fix on any number of issues. This is especially true in matters of monetary policy.
When it felt duty-bound to effectively sack its INR in the most popular amounts, it did so without warning. One day 500 and 1000 INR bills were legal tender, the next day they were not. Indians were pushed to banks, hoping to salvage what might be left of their personal wealth.
The equivalent in the United States might be if 10 and 20 USD paper was no longer useable.
India also has an enormous unbanked population, and its poverty levels have been extensively publicized. These are the people who live on smaller numbered cash bills, be they for employment or simple market transactions.
Even if for more affluent members of India, the sudden government move was a wake-up call as to the power politicians have over the paper in the average person’s wallet and even their accumulated wealth.
Bitcoin as Refuge
For these and other reasons, bitcoin has surged, as it has all over the world, in India.
Wallets such as unocoin are sprouting up to meet increasing demand (it’s website ticker mentioned withdrawals were being processed manually at the time of this writing). Exchanges such as Zebpay and coinsecure are generally well-received as methods of moving out of INRs and into bitcoin (currently 1 BTC : 348,385 INR).
India has become so tech-savvy and interested in cryptocurrency, yet another part of its vast government launched a public/private consortium, Start-Up India. It acts as an incubator of sorts, and its official recognition appears to be a coveted stamp of approval for less-established business.
Touting such recognition is India’s latest entree into the exchange market, BitBox.
The company hopes to gain market share by providing “free trading,” its press material reads, charging only “on deposit & withdraw. Further our charges are not flat and get reduced up to 0.1 % based on user trading volume.”
It wants to be the easiest service of its kind in India, customizable with access to trades in a few simple screen motions.
Bitcoins “can be kept on your balance in a safe cryptocurrency cold storage, traded, or withdrawn to personal wallets at any moment,” BitBox states.
Precious few details are known about the start-up, as is usually the case. The application is available on Google Play, and reviews are mostly positive. BitBox version 1.0.16 permissions seem in line with the industry, but it’s always a good idea to read them along with customer feedback carefully before downloading.
Exchange competition signals a healthy sign for the India bitcoin ecosystem, and with smartphone ubiquity on the rise those hit hardest by government policies may well have a viable alternative in bitcoin.
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