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“In ED investigating it found that Deepika Padukone got Rs 5 crore from Aneel Mussarat(allegedly Pakistani agent).”:Ex RAW Officer NK Sood,
Bollywood has been under lots of criticism after the report of its connection with Pakistan and ISI has been revealed. Recently, Bollywood became the center of controversy after pictures of Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan appeared with California based Kashmiri separatist as Tony Ashai, who has been urging Kashmiri youth to fight against India.
Now former RAW Officer NK Sood on his YouTube channel has made some sensational claims. Sood tried to expose Bollywood and its connection with British-Pakistani businessman Aneel Mussarat. As per Sood, Aneel is Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s close friend who has invested in Imran’s cancer hospital and even funded his political party PTI. Sood said that Aneel hosts Pakistan’s official including ISI and Pak’s army who come to London.
Exposing Bollywood’s links with Aneel, Sood said that in September 2017 in Aneel’s daughter’s wedding many Bollywood celebrities attended his daughter’s wedding. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan attended the wedding as well. Among the Bollywood actors who attended the wedding were Ranveer Singh, Hrithik Roshan, Sonam Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, and Karan Johar.
Going by the words of Sood, Karan Johar has a close relation with Aneel Mussarat. Anil Kapoor has been knowing Aneel from the past 25 years through her wife and they even have family relations with Mussarat. Aneel also attended Sonam Kapoor’s marriage.
As per Sood, Aneel is involved in Anti-India activities and it was he who financed Anti-CAA protest in London. Sood also accused Mussarat of financing movies that abuse and defame Hindu Gods. Mussarat has a good relationship with the Pakistani Army and he had also financed their traveling expenses of the Pakistani Army during the world cup. Mussarat also Pakistani Army’s children to settle down in London. As per Sood, Mussarat has been summoned by British authorities on money laundering and terror financing many times. As per Wikileaks, Mussarat’s MCR company has links with Hawala transactions.
Sood also said that Mussarat has good relations with Ranveer Singh, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan, and many others. Wikileaks even term Mussarat as a ‘pimp’ who develops context between Bollywood and people in Britain.
However, what highlighted most is when he claimed that Deepika Padukone on the direction of Aneel went to JNU in support of Anti-CAA protest and to promote her movie. ISI’s General Director Asif Ghafoor had also praised Deepika for going to JNU. However, that step by Deepika backfired her and she lost many advertisements contracts that made her loose crores of rupees.
Sood also highlighted Sonam Kapoor who tweeted in favor of Anti-CAA protest. She also did the same thing on the direction of Aneel Mussarat.
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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
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.
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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