More than 340 mobile phones have been found in different jails in Delhi in the last two-and-a-half months, official data showed on Thursday.
Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal told reporters that the jail authorities found 348 mobile phones in two-and-a-half months.
"On Wednesday, the jail authorities conducted a raid in jail number 3 and seized 18 mobile phones and chargers. In the last over two months, the jail authorities have seized 348 mobile phones.
"The jail superintendents have started conducting raids after developing intelligence inside the prisons. Through these actions, the criminal world is now getting a strong message," Baniwal said.
"We have set 23 targets for 2023. These targets will include making the jails completely phone free and setting up problem redressal system for the inmates. Such type of jammer should be installed so that no one would able to use phone inside the prisons," the DG said.
When asked about the fact that involvement of insiders helps the inmates get mobile phones inside the prisons, he said, "We admit the involvement of the prison staff in such acts. We have in the past taken stringent action against those found guilty and it will be carried out in future as well." Baniwal also said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is also being singed with the Art of Living Foundation to strengthen the mental well-being of the inmates.
The President and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi have given instructions that arrangements should be developed inside the jails to give skill development training to the inmates so that they may get employment when they go out of the prisons, he said.
Under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), a total of 1,020 jail inmates are getting trained in tourism and hospitality which will end in three months, the DG said.
"We will give skill training to around 1,000 inmates in stitching high-end clothes under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana so that if they get out of the jail and become entrepreneur, they would start their business of tailoring through Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency (Mudra) loan," the DG (Prisons) said.
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Samsung has once again raised the bar in the world of mobile technology by unveiling its latest Galaxy S23 Series at the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event. These new devices represent the pinnacle of what is possible in terms of both photography and gaming capabilities. Designed for those who demand the best of both worlds, the Galaxy S23 Series offers a seamless blend of cutting-edge camera technology and powerful performance to deliver a truly unparalleled mobile experience.
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Let's look at the epitome of all – the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and how you should be ready to upgrade to the future of technology.
Epic night photos: Unveil the Beauty of Darkness with Nightography
Unleash the power of night photography with the Galaxy S23 Ultra's Nightography feature. This advanced camera technology allows users to capture the night's beauty easily. The camera's advanced image stabilization and low-light capabilities capture stunning shots even in the darkest environments. So whether you're out on a night-time hike or exploring a new city at night, the Nightography feature ensures you never miss a shot and capture the magic of the night. The Night Selfie with 12 MP Camera lets you capture the true you, even in low-light conditions. With Night Portrait, you'll be the star of every shot, no matter the time of day. The Galaxy S23 Ultra takes it one step further with its Night Video feature, allowing you to capture ultra-steady videos with less noise for a more cinematic experience. And for photography enthusiasts, the Expert RAW feature gives you professional-grade editing capabilities to capture and edit like a pro. The night is yours to explore with the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
Game On: The Fastest Gaming Experience on Galaxy device
In addition to its camera capabilities, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is also a powerhouse for gaming. It features the fastest Snapdragon chip yet on a Galaxy device - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, boasting 24% more efficient than the previous version and backed up by a 41% faster GPU and a 34% faster CPU. So whether playing the latest mobile games or streaming your favourite content, the device's state-of-the-art hardware ensures an immersive gaming experience. The device's high refresh rate display provides smooth and responsive gameplay, while the powerful chipset ensures that you can run even the most demanding games without lag. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is available with 12GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB of built-in storage, so you can store all your games and data without worrying about running out of space.
Power Play: Long-Lasting Battery for Non-Stop Entertainment
Another highlight of the Galaxy S23 Ultra is its battery life. The device boasts a long-lasting battery as it comes with 5000 mAh battery, which means you can spend more time using your phone without constantly searching for an outlet. With the Galaxy S23 Ultra, you can game, take photos and videos, and stay connected all day without worrying about your battery life. In addition, the device's super-fast charging also ensures that you can quickly charge the battery, even when you're on the go.
Pixel Perfect: 200-Megapixel Camera for Stunning Clarity
The Galaxy S23 Ultra stands out with its 200MP Super Quad Pixel AF camera, one of the highest-resolution cameras ever in any smartphone. With this camera, users can capture every detail of their surroundings and zoom in to see even the smallest details in their shots. In addition, the camera ensures that every detail is captured with stunning clarity, so whether you're taking landscape photos or portraits, you can be sure that every detail will be captured most stunningly. The 12 MP Dual PDAF front sensor for selfies is made to step up your selfie game to another level. The Super HDR adjusts your shots for epic details and hues by displaying more colour even in tricky shadows or back-lit shots while the Detail Enhancer (AI) utilizes deep-learning AI to intelligently improve your photos with incredible depth and detail even in dim light.
Upgrade to the future of photography with the Galaxy S23 Ultra!
Eyes on the Prize: Enhancing Visibility and Comfort
The Galaxy S23 Ultra come with a new feature called Adaptive Vision Booster, which allows for adaptive outdoor visibility, making it easier to game or stream no matter where you are. It adjusts the display to provide the best viewing experience for your surroundings, whether in the sun or a dimly lit room. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is designed to make your visual experience as seamless as possible.
Epic Features Comes Epic Design
The Galaxy S23 has the toughest glass on a Galaxy device yet—Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (Front and Back) and enhanced durability with aircraft–grade strength of Armor Aluminium frame. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is available in three exquisite colours—Phantom Black, Green, and Cream.
All of this, while keeping the planet in mind. Galaxy S23 Ultra uses more sustainable materials than previous Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
It uses recycled aluminium, glass, plastic, ocean bound plastic and naturally dyed colours.
Ideal for photography enthusiasts or gaming fans, the Galaxy S23 Ultra provides the best photography experience with its sleek sustainable design and durable construction.
The smartphone also comes with an embedded S Pen that lets you write, sketch, doodle or edit photos and videos, while giving you an impressive amount of control.
Epic connectivity with the Galaxy Ecosystem
With Galaxy S23 Ultra you can enjoy continuous experience across all your Galaxy devices. The latest UI, One UI 5.1 of the Galaxy S23 Ultra allows you to seamlessly shift between your Galaxy devices such as Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Book laptops and Samsung Smart TV.
And, last but not least, if privacy is a concern, sweat not as you are going to love Galaxy S23's Security and Privacy dashboard with Samsung Knox.
A New Era of Mobile Technology: The Galaxy S23 Ultra
In conclusion, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra offers stunning night photography with its Nightography feature, an immersive gaming experience with the fastest processor on a Galaxy device, and non-stop entertainment with its long-lasting battery and super fast charging capabilities.
Watch out for this space for details on the price and bundled offers that Samsung will announce soon.
Samsung's Galaxy S series of devices have been an easy recommendation over the years for anyone looking for a no holds barred, premium Android smartphone experience. While the Ultra model now comes with an S Pen stylus (replacing the Galaxy Note) and the best possible camera hardware in the series, it is also priced a lot higher from the standard models, making the regular S series the go-to for someone looking to get a flagship Samsung smartphone.
With the new Samsung Galaxy S23 and the Samsung Galaxy S23+, the upgrades appear quite minor compared to their respective predecessors. The differences are battery related, tweaks to the design, and a newer processor. Let's take a closer look at what's new.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ appear almost identical to their older counterparts when viewed from the front. It's only from the back, where buyers will notice a few changes. The shiny Armour Aluminium frame is as flat as the one on their predecessors, but the iconic contour-cut camera housing has changed.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 (top) and Galaxy S23+ (bottom) have rear panels made from Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Samsung has replaced that with a newer floating camera design which has individual cutouts for each camera. While it feels more in line with last year's Galaxy S22 Ultra, the rings around each camera lens have now received a shiny chrome finish, making them stand out. Samsung has also upgraded the quality of glass.
Both, the front and rear glass on the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ are made from Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which according to the brand should be more resistant to shattering when dropped compared to previous models. The phones offer an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance and will be available in Phantom Black, Cream, Green, and Lavender finishes.
The 6.1-inch and 6.6-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED displays on the Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ respectively, offer a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz and up to a 240Hz touch sampling rate (in Game Mode). The displays on both phones appear very similar to last year's models and come with no noticeable upgrades.
Both, the Samsung Galaxy S23 (right) and Galaxy S23+ (left) feature flat Super AMOLED displays
Thankfully, the Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ get the same custom SoC like on the more expensive Galaxy S23 Ultra model. Samsung calls it the “Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform for Galaxy” and it promises to offer a number of performance-related (CPU, GPU and NPU) enhancements over the standard version. The Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ will come with 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage.
The rear camera setup is quite similar to what's available on the previous model, with a 50-megapixel primary camera (with OIS), 10-megapixel telephoto camera with 3X optical zoom (with OIS), and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera. Selfies are handled by a 12-megapixel front-facing camera which can now also record videos in HDR10+ and shoot RAW photos.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 (left) and Galaxy S23+ (middle) alongside the Galaxy S23 Ultra (right)
The Samsung Galaxy S23's battery capacity has grown from the previous 3,700mAh to 3,900mAh, but the charging speed is still limited to 25W for wired and 10W for wireless charging. The Samsung Galaxy S23+ also gets a bigger 4,700mAh battery (from the previous 4,500mAh) but it can now charge at 45W when plugged in. Wireless charging is still limited to 10W. Both smartphones are powered by One UI 5.1 which is based on Android 13.
Just like last year, Samsung has reserved the best hardware for its ‘Ultra' model and because of that, there's little that has changed with the new Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S23+ models this year when it comes to features. Minor cosmetic changes aside, Samsung seems to be banking on the customised Qualcomm SoC to set its phones apart. Stay tuned for our detailed review to find out if these should be your next flagship.
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A US judge on Wednesday temporarily barred FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from contacting current or former employees of the cryptocurrency exchange or his Alameda Research hedge fund, and from using encrypted messaging tools including Signal.
The ruling by US District Judge Lewis Kaplan came after federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Bankman-Fried might tamper with witnesses or destroy evidence in his criminal fraud case. He was arrested in December on charges of looting billions of FTX customer funds, and lying to investors and lenders.
Prosecutors last week cited a Signal message Bankman-Fried sent on January 15 to the general counsel of the FTX US affiliate, referred to in court papers as "Witness-1." Bankman-Fried proposed the two speak on the phone to try to "have a constructive relationship" or "vet things with each other."
Bankman-Fried, 30, has been under house arrest at his parents' California home after pleading not guilty. His lawyers said last week that his efforts to contact the general counsel the company's current chief executive, John Ray, were attempts to offer "assistance" and not to interfere.
Kaplan appeared skeptical of that argument, writing that Bankman-Fried's January 15 message "appears to have been an effort to have both the defendant and Witness-1 sing out of the same hymn book."
"While defendant's counsel seeks to have the Court interpret that message in a benign way, that does not appear, at least on a preliminary basis, to be a persuasive reading," Kaplan wrote.
A spokesperson for Bankman-Fried declined to comment.
Kaplan wrote that the new restrictions on Bankman-Fried's conduct would be in place until at least February 7, when he would hold a hearing to consider both sides' arguments. The order does not apply to Bankman-Fried's immediate family members, and he may communicate with FTX or Alameda employees if lawyers are present.
At next week's hearing, Kaplan will also consider a request by Bankman-Fried's lawyers to allow him to access and transfer cryptocurrency.
State-run BSNL will use about Rs. 53,000 crore in upgrading its network to 4G and 5G this year as well as revamping landline network across the country, Union Minister for IT and Telecom Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.
The Government has announced a capital infusion of Rs. 52,937 crore in BSNL during the next fiscal year starting April 1, 2023.
While speaking on Budget 2023-24, the minister said BSNL's capital infusion is part of the Rs. 1.64 lakh crore revival package announced last year and most of the balance sheet items of BSNL have already been addressed.
"BSNL has raised new debt using the sovereign guarantees which were announced in the package. Now, the physical installation of new towers, upgradation from 2G, 3G to 4G and 5G and a major revamp in the landline systems of the MTNL and BSNL network will be taken up in this year using the capital allocation of Rs. 53,000 crore which has been made for BSNL," Vaishnaw said.
The government has allocated Rs. 1.23 lakh crore for postal and telecom projects. Total allocation includes Rs. 97,579.05 crore for the Department of Telecom and Rs. 25,814 crore for Postal projects.
The government has allocated Rs. 2,158 crore for Optical Fibre Cable based network for Defence Services and Rs. 715.8 crore for telecom projects in the North Eastern states.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech announced setting up of 100 labs for developing applications using 5G services in engineering institutions.
In the receipt budget for 2023-24, the government has raised non-tax revenue collection estimates from the telecom sector by 30 percent to Rs. 89,469.17 crore.
"Revenue realisation in telecom is consistent. Telecom today is a sunrise industry and this is reflected in the higher revenue realisation which has been budgeted," the minister said.
The government has revised the revenue estimate to Rs. 68,784 crore for the current fiscal from the earlier projection of Rs. 52,806 crore in the previous budget.
The actual revenue of the government in 2021-22 was Rs. 85,828 crore.
The non-tax revenue from the communication sector mainly relates to licencing fees from telecom operators and receipts on account of spectrum usage charges The Rs. 25,814 crore allocated to the Department of Posts includes a Rs. 250 crore capital infusion in the India Post Payments Bank.
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