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Haryana mall attack may be linked to ‘Padmaavat’: Police
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) The Haryana Police on Monday registered a case and started an investigation into an attack on a portion of the Kessal Mall in Haryana’s Kurukshetra town, around 100 km from here. The attack is being linked to the screening of the controversial film “Padmaavat”.
Police officials said that CCTV footage of the mall was being examined in which some unidentified miscreants were seen vandalising a portion of the mall on Sunday evening.
The miscreants, who were said to be opposed to the screening of the film, came with their faces covered.
No one was injured in the incident though there was some damage to the property.
“A case has been registered against unknown persons for rioting. Some windowpanes of the mall were broken,” Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police Abhishek Garg told the media on Monday.
The police is not ruling out the possibility of the attack being linked to “Padmaavat”.
The government will implement the orders of the Supreme Court on the release of the film and also provide security to cinema halls which will screen the film, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday.
However, cinema halls and multiplexes in the state are uncertain if they will screen the film, apprehending violence by various elements opposed to the film.
The Haryana government was among the BJP governments that had imposed a ban on screening of “Padmaavat” in the state, citing law and order issues.
The Supreme Court had last week stayed the ban imposed on the screening of the film by the governments of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. It is set to release nationwide on Thursday.
Major sections of the Rajput community and fringe elements are opposing the screening of the film, produced and directed by leading filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, saying that it portrayed Queen Padmavati in a wrong manner.
Haryana has a Bharatiya Janata Party government since October 2014.
–IANS
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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
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
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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.
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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