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Bollywood celebrates Raksha Bandhan, share love for siblings on Rakhi
Mumbai: Raksha Bandhan was celebrated with gusto by Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor and Kartik Aryan on Sunday.
While megastar Amitabh Bachchan reached out to his ‘extended family’ to share a message urging people to celebrate love, respect, peace and harmony, a string of other celebrities took to social media to share some of their memorable moments with their siblings. Photographs and messages from the film stars were splashed across Instagram and Twitter.
Priyanka, who recently got engaged to American singer Nick Jonas, posted a photograph with her brother Siddharth, and wrote: “I’ve got an army of brothers, and this one (Siddharth) happens to be the leader of the pack (by default). Happy Raksha Bandhan!
“It’s one of my favourite festivals where the sister ties a sacred thread around the brother’s wrist for protection, symbolic of the beautiful bond between siblings. I can’t imagine life without having my brothers in my corner… Love you guys!”
Kartik was in Gwalior for the festival, which celebrates the brother-sister bond. He was nostalgic.
“Really miss our bachpan (childhood). Celebrated Raksha Bandhan after such a long time with my sister and my family and in my city. Love you Kittu a lot. You are the apple of our eye. And we are so proud of you,” the “Pyaar Ka Punchnama” actor wrote and posted a set of happy family pictures.
Actress Aditi Rao Hydari also shared some photographs with her brothers, and wrote: “From being my props in pictures to always having my back… Thank you broskis! Happy Raksha Bandhan. P.S. I will continue to bully you for as long as I live!”
Festival of Raksha Bandhan celebrated with gusto by Bollywood celebrities:
Deepika’s Rakhi message was for her younger sister Anisha, whom she lovingly calls ‘Smallie’. The “Padmaavat” star shared their childhood picture, and wrote: “Like always… I promise to love you, protect you and bug you… forever! I love you Smallie.”
Sonam Kapoor shared a special photograph with her army of brothers, and wrote: “To my brothers, a very very happy Rakhee… I’m so thankful to have all of you in my life… Love you all a lot! And sorry I’m not there today to tie you rakhi… Your favourite sister, Sonam.”
Actor Sunny Deol flaunted rakhis on his wrist, and wrote; “Happy Raksha Bandhan. Respect them, protect them always.”
T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar wished his sisters Tulsi and Khushali. “As we grow older, we have become each other’s pillars… shoulders to lean on. I’m grateful every day to have your support and unconditional love!”
Kajol wrote: “Happy Raksha Bandhan everyone! And let’s all protect the important things in life as well… Humanity, compassion, value for life and self-respect.”
Filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda also urged people “to be responsible children and protect Mother Earth”.
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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