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SC rejects plea to block ‘Padmavati’ release (Lead)

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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking to block the release of controversial film “Padmavati”, saying that it is “premature” as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has yet to decide and any interference at this stage would amount to “pre-judging the matter”.

The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said this after it was told that the CBFC has yet to clear the film.

“‘Padmavati’ has not yet received certification from CBFC. In view of this, our interference will be tantamount to pre-judging the matter. We don’t intend to do so,” the court said in its order, rejecting the plea to block the release of the movie.

“Needless to say that the pleadings are premature,” the bench said, adding that CBFC was a statutory body and the court could not injunct it from doing its duty of certifying the film.

It is only after the CBFC has taken a decision, that the petition could be moved questioning it, said the bench, making it clear that the stage for knocking the door of the top court has not yet arrived.

The court order came on a plea by advocate M.L. Sharma, seeking to block the release of the film till objectionable scenes were deleted. He also sought institution of a criminal case against filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for portraying queen Padmavati as a “dancer” in the film.

Earlier too the top court had declined a plea seeking to block the release of “Padmavati” saying that it was premature as CBFC has yet to take a call on it.

Brushing aside the plea on Monday, the court said that people were repeatedly approaching the court because they do not read the Cinematography Act.

As senior counsel Harish Salve appearing for the filmmaker told the court that the film was yet to be cleared by the Censor Board, Sharma asked then how were its promos, including the songs, being shown.

As Salve said that only promos were being shown, Sharma asked how were the songs of “Padmavati” released which have not been approved.

“Padmavati” is mired in controversy over conjectures that it “distorts facts” about Rajput queen Padmavati.

Even as top court declined to entertain the plea seeking to block the release of the film, it deleted some of the paragraphs from the petition by Sharma observing “Pleadings in the court are not meant to create any disharmony in the society which believes in conceptual unity in diversity”.

To Sharma saying that Bansali should be hauled up for defamation for his “character assassination” of Padmavati by showing her as a “dancer”, the court asked him to read the provisions of the IPC.

When Sharma became a bit rhetorical in his submissions, court curtly told him, “Mr. Sharma no speeches.”

–IANS
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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.

Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.

The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.

Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile

The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.

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The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.

“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.

Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings

Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.

 

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Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).

Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.

The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.

Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.

Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities

The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.

On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.

Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.

“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.

The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.

 

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