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Sonia terms Modi government anti-farmer, arrogant

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New Delhi: Terming the government as “anti-farmer” and “arrogant”, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused it of bringing “achche din (good days) only for crony capitalists” and promised to take the party’s fight to the people.

Addressing a Congress Parliamentary Party meeting here, Sonia Gandhi launched a blistering attack on the Modi government and said it had very little to showcase after one year in office.

She said Modi and his government remain in poll campaign mode as if the elections were not over.

Accusing Modi of playing domestic politics on foreign soil, Gandhi alleged that the prime minister attacked the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government during his visit to France.

“In Canada, he sank to a new low by referring to the UPA in despicable terms. This outrageous remark on foreign soil belittles the dignity of the office he holds and is an embarrassment to the nation,” she said.

Asking the government about the reality of its promised “achche din”, Gandhi said the ruling dispensation deserved credit for the “most anti-farmer legislative amendments to our land acquisition bill”.

“They deserve credit for creating the most centralised government in India’s recent history. Ministers hardly matter. Even bureaucrats feel paralysed because all key decisions are pending in the PMO for decision,” she said.

Gandhi said that Modi talks of consensus but ignoring convention, the government acts with “obstinate arrogance”.

Stating that the government deserves credit for redefining democracy, she said: “It is no longer ‘of the people, by the people, for the people’, but a government of some people, by one person, for a select few.”

Gandhi said her party has succeeded in arousing the nation’s conscience about the Modi government’s “indifference to the neglect and distress” of farmers and must take the fight further and expose the government on its other sins of “commission and omission”.

“I count on all of you to take this fight to the people. And, through their support and strength prevent the government from pursuing its anti-people programmes and policies,” she said.

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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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