Kashmir on edge: Most tourists cancel travel plans, airlines cap flight ticket prices

The turmoil in Kashmir has not only cut short the travel plans of pilgrims and tourists currently visiting the state, but also thrown a spanner into upcoming travel plans for the long Independence Day weekend. According to Tourism Kashmir Director Nissar Wani, about 20,000-22,000 tourists were in Kashmir on Friday when the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration issued an advisory asking Amarnath Yatris to cut short their pilgrimage and all tourists to leave Kashmir Valley at the earliest, citing terror threats. As per reports, only a little over 1600 tourists…

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Receiving Android Marshmallow Update in India

Samsung recently started rolling out the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for the Galaxy Note 5 in India. Now, the South Korean company is said to have started rolling out the Marshmallow update to the Galaxy S6 Edge+. Many Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ (SM-G928GZSA) users in India and France report (via Mobipicker) that they have started receiving the new update over-the-air (OTA). So far there has been no word from Samsung on the rollout of Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6 Edge+. According to user reports, the Marshmallow update for the…

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100,000 Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge Units Sold in First 2 Days in South Korea: Report

More than 100,000 units of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S7 series smartphones were sold in South Korea within the first two days of its official launch, data showed on Sunday. Sales of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge reached a combined 60,000 on Friday and 40,000 on Saturday after the smartphones hit South Korean market on Friday, Yonhap cited the official data as showing. The Galaxy S7 Edge accounted for some 40 percent of the two-day sales, the data added. The initial pace of sales is roughly on par…

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Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge Global Launch Announced

Samsung announced its newest Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, as expected, will be going on sale in almost 60 countries including Australia, Europe, Korea, Singapore, and the US starting Friday. Ahead of the commercial launch, Samsung had revealed that it received “stronger than expected” pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Koh Dong-jin, President of Samsung’s Handsets Business, had also expected that the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge would help the company revive sales in markets such as China where in recent years Apple has…

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Sensex, Nifty Edge Lower on Profit-Taking After Four-Day Rally

Mumbai: Indian stock markets edged lower on Tuesday for the first time in five days as investors booked profits in banking shares such as State Bank of India amid cautious trading ahead of major central bank meetings. Asian stock markets also wobbled, after they hit a two-month high in the previous session, ahead of the European Central Bank’s policy review on Thursday and U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting next week. “It’s a retracement that we are seeing after last week’s rally,” said AK Prabhakar, head of research at IDBI Capital.…

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Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge India Launch Set for Tuesday

Samsung India over the weekend started sending media invites for an event on Tuesday where the company is expected to unveil the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge premium smartphones. The invite came with a tagline that said, “Witness The Next Galaxy Revolution as it unveils its new sensation!” Apart from the smartphones, Samsung is also expected to reveal the various accessories it revealed for the new Galaxy phones at MWC 2016. To recall, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge were unveiled at MWC 2016 in Barcelona.…

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