Month: May 2020

The world is evolving and so much population in a country like India means fewer job opportunities for everyone. So, people always go for savings in different forms like FDs, mutual funds, etc and some try different ways to make money. With the availability of the internet, this task has been done by the new smartphone apps or applications. Let it be gambling, online cashback, everything is now available on the apps easily. if you have been living under a rock, let me tell some of the best apps that can help you to earn money. Some apps need a bit of hard work whereas others need a bit of luck and persistence.

Online money making apps started gaining interest in the year 2017 after the launch of Jio which promised much more data in one day. Some quiz apps started gaining importance then came the new season of Indian Premier League and the advertisements of Dream11(money-making app) with M.S. Dhoni as its brand ambassador gained a lot of attention from Indian users. That’s how money making apps became popular in the first place. Now, we’re going to give the list of top 10 money-making apps in our country and here’s the list of those apps-

1. YesMobo – No.1 online apps to earn money

It’s a fun advertising app. Yo have to install it and then share ads that are present within the app and then all you have to do is share it with your friends and families on different social apps like Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, etc. The next thing you will be doing is making some good and easy money online. You will even Rs.1. when a person clicks on the link. The more it is shared the more money you will earn. The app is very user-friendly and quite easy to operate.

2. Google Opinion Rewards

This apps conducts different surveys based on personal information and company that they think you might have used. You get Google Play points that can be redeemed while purchasing something from the Play store.

3. Roz Dhan: Earn Paytm Cash

As the name of the app suggests that it gives many benefits to the users to earn money on a regular basis. Through it, you can win Paytm cash. After registration and after sharing this app through Whatsapp, Facebook with your friends will help you make money and there are some in-built portions consisting of online games, sharing news articles from the app, etc. After you have earned the sum of Rs. 200 in your Roz Dhan Wallet then, you can simply transfer it to the Paytm wallet. 

4. Qureka Quiz

This app is quite similar to the games based on KBC’s (Kaun Banega Crorepati) quiz concept. You will get daily quizzes. It organizes a Monthly Mega Quiz and if you win this you will get Rs.150,000. It takes place every month on the 15th or 30th date. Their Referral Program provides you with Rs.10 when your family and friends join and play their first quiz. You have a variety of languages to choose from like Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Bangla, and Telugu languages too.

5. Panel Station

This app is based on short surveys. You just have to choose options that support your opinions and then you will get points based on the answers that can be redeemed in the form of cash from Paytm. Panel Station helps to conduct online surveys for brands.

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6. Squadrun – Big money making apps

As the name of this app suggests, the meaning of the SquadRun is that military groups with tanks are divided into the group of four into troops or tank companies to complete a given task. In this, you would be given many tasks and out of them you have to choose a suitable task and then you got to complete the task so that you can earn as much as SquadCoins.These earned coins are used to redeem money from payUmoney to your Paytm Wallet. after that, you can also transfer it into the bank (Paytm’s Payment Bank). One thing to note down is that when you will join this app you will earn 600 Squadrons.

7. Dream11 – Fantasy League Big Money Making Apps

In India, cricket is celebrated like a religion literally. This app has taken the enjoyment to a new tool of earning money online by selecting your before the match and you have to predict the player’s performance and according to that, you’ll earn money. This app not only provides you with entertainment but also lets you get money through a mobile app. You got to pick your team and then compare it with the actual line-up.

The amount is distributed to the winners after the completion of the games. If your players outscored the list, then you’ll be credited hefty amounts. You just have to put a little investment and then you can create your dream team easily and will start earning if you’re lucky enough. M.S. Dhoni is the brand ambassador of this brand and it started during the 2018 IPL. You got to download it from their official site as you won’t find it on the play store.

8. G-Pay– Google’s payment app

Well, this app is a game-changer. It is being developed by Google LLC and it was earlier named Tez but it wasn’t recognized by the Indian users and then they named it as G-Pay and started the offer of getting 51 INR after inviting a friend to this platform. This wave surged and became hit. Now, it has over 100 million downloads on the play store. Now, we get 101 INR if we invite someone and that person will get 21 INR and at festive seasons they also give up to 200 INR. You also get many coupons and cashback while paying for online bills, electricity, etc up to 1,000 INR.

9. Loco – India’s first live trivia

This is a live quiz that happens every day at a fixed time but with a new set of challenges and this live show is being hosted by the most famous IPL famed Gaurav Kapoor. The concept of the game is quite simple. In it, you have to answer maximum questions bound by some time limit and then, the results are declared after the questions are over. It invites people to play games and earn real cash worth thousands.

Its concept is similar to that of the famous show Kaun Banega Crorepati on Sony channel. This quiz takes place at the same timings twice at 1:30 PM and 10 PM on weekdays and once on Weekends at 10 PM. In the year 2018, it made a quiz in which cricket-based answers would be asked and it named it as Loco Cricket Quiz. The questions will be based only on Cricket. You get lifelines by inviting new members to the show.

10. TaskBucks

\This app has over 50 million users in India. This is a very cool app that lets you earn Paytm money that too with a little effort. You just have to try out new apps that are recommended in the app and then all you have to give is an honest review or feedback and yay! you have earned a gift for that effort as Paytm cash or shopping vouchers.

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Bollywood or the Indian Cinema is full of masterpieces that have influenced millions over a period of 80+ years and have made names of its celebrities a very household name in the Indian Society. The Kapoors, The Khans, The Bachchans, The Roshans, and many other talented artists have become faces of Bollywood over the years by entertaining the Indian Audience. Many regional cinemas have also contributed to the worldwide success of many Indian Movies. So is the impact of these stars that artists like Superstar Rajinikanth are revered as a God in South India.

Bollywood comes from joining Bombay, where Indian Cinema took birth and Hollywood, the hub of American Cinema. Since the release of its first movie ‘Raja Harishchandra’ in 1913, Bollywood has aced the production of romantic movies to the extent that every 17 out of 20 movies in India today belong to the Romance genre.

And as the odds suggest, Indian Cinema has given some romantic masterpieces like Veer Zaara, Jab We Met, and Kuch Kuch Hota hai. Today we’d be discussing some of the best romantic movies of all time that Bollywood has given and inspires us even today to love. Here are our picks.

1. DDLJ

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is a movie that incepted the idea of Shahrukh Khan as the king of romance. Our lead, Raj and Simran visit Europe and coincidently meet there and fall in love. But Raj has to go through the test of love to win Simran and her father who has promised her to a man of his own choice. This convincing and persistent love story is a must-watch especially with your fiancé or a life partner. This movie holds a record for being played on the big screen for five years after its release and thus was a perfect one to start our list.

2. Aashiqui 2

Aashiqui in English translates to the state of being in love. As the name suggests, this movie is about two individuals, Rahul and Aarohi who are in love with each other. Rahul is a singing sensation while Aarohi does so in the bar. Both are talented and start singing with each other while they fall in deeper. But Rahul’s alcoholism starts ruining their bond and thus the whole story is a tale of love woven through music. A must watch for the music lovers.

3. Raanjhanaa

Raanjhanaa is revered as a symbol of love in India. And it’s a story about a boy, Kundan whose called Raanjhanaa because he’s somewhat close to Ranjha when it comes to loving his crush, Zoya that belongs to the Muslim religion. But when he comes to know that she likes someone from her own religion, he decides to step back. Later on, he comes to know that she was lying about her fiancé’s religion and a tale of love, persistence, and bloodshed follows. It stars Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor.

4. Rockstar

Another musical romantic masterpiece, that made Mohit Chauhan a success overnight. Janardhan is an innocent gifted musician who seeks for inspiration desperately in all the experiences he has. But it isn’t enough for him as he’s been told that broken hearts are the best musicians. He falls in love, gets his heartbroken, and thus walks down the road of self-destruction, all while hoping to meet the true musician inside him. An amazing playlist and an Imtiaz Ali mind boggler. 

5. Kabir Singh

Many accuse this movie of glorifying patriarchy, toxic affection, and poor social behavior. But when it comes to romance in its raw form, this one does justice to the genre. Kabir Singh, the angry young man, is a surgeon who falls in love with Preeti, a first-year student whose father is an orthodox brown parent. He decides to marry her to someone else when he catches Kabir and her kissing. Follows a story of depression, anger, alcoholism but all for love. Happy watching.

6. Barfi

This movie is unique, real, touching, and true to its core. Barfi, the lead is a hearing and speech-impaired man. Shruti loves him but gets married to someone else. Years later, she comes to know that he now is in love with an autistic girl. She is so moved by the innocence of this disabled’s love that she starts rethinking her own marriage. This movie is known for addressing the section that often gets neglected, the disabled. 

7. Half-Girlfriend

Based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel Half-Girlfriend, it is a story of Madhav Jha, a villager who made it to St. Stephens, Delhi through sports quota and falls in love with a rich girl, Riya Somani. She appreciates him just as a friend and her basketball-buddy. She agrees to be his half-girlfriend. But his obsession with making her a girlfriend makes them drift away from each other. What destiny has in store for them is the story that follows. A must watch with your crush.

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8. Ae Dil hai Mushkil

Ayaan is an aspiring musician for whom singing is just another hobby. He meets Alizeh, a bubbles girl who is recovering from her breakup. They both form a bond of friendship that sails one-sided into love, heartbreaks, and helplessness. This movie is known to define the idea of ‘friend zone’ as a persistent aspect of romance. This movie is a roller coaster that goes through all the ups and downs of one-sided love.

9. 2 States

Another well-written plot by Chetan Bhagat takes us on a journey of how it actually is loving someone from another culture. Krish, a Punjabi boy meets Ananya, a Tamil girl while pursuing his MBA from IIM. They both fall in love but the hard part is yet to come. The journey from being in love to being married is a long one while their cultural differences being the biggest hurdle in their path. A story every college going student must watch.

10. Bareilly ki Barfi

An unsuccessful novel titled ‘Bareilly ki Barfi’ gets into the hands of Bitti, who relates so much to the protagonist of the story that she believes the author has written it after her. She meets the publishers of the book and asks them for the author. The book is written as a result of heartbreak results in bringing Bitti and Chirag close. But Bitti insists on meeting the author and thus a humorous romantic love-triangle unfolds. A perfect movie to watch with your family this Sunday.

11. Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Romance in its purest form. Prem, played by Aayushman Khurrana a school dropout owns a video cassette shop in Haridwar. He gets married to an educated overweight girl, Sandhya because he believes that he won’t be able to woo a girl with ‘Juhi-Chawla looks. But he isn’t happy with his marriage as he considers Sandhya to be unattractive. It follows a story of gaining respect, understanding, and romance into their relationship. A must watch movie for the insecure folks.

12. Ram-Leela

A Sanjay Leela Bhansali masterpiece that is known to give birth to Ranveer and Deepika’s off-screen romance that has turned into marriage today. Ram and Leela both love each other but can’t stay together as their families have been blood-rivals since generations. Both have to sacrifice a lot for their love to prosper and a take of romance, love, and sacrifice follows. A must watch for all the Deep Veer fans. 

13. Highway

A story of how love can find your freedom and dig deeper into the hidden meaning of life. Veera, a young bride-to-be is abducted by a local gangster, Mahabir, and his men a day prior to her wedding and while she’s kidnapped, she gets to see all the serene places with her abductor and falls in love with this newly discovered life. A very unique plot woven inti strings of romance and freedom. A must watch for Randeep Hooda fans.

14. Yeh Jawaani hai Deewani

An example of how loving someone doesn’t mean giving up on your dreams. Kabir, a guy who wants to make it big in the travel industry, meets Naina, his school time classmate at a trekking trip, and falls for her but doesn’t express it as he doesn’t want it to interfere in the chase of his dream. Years later he meets her again and rediscovers the meaning of work-love balance. A modern-day romance, a must-watch for the youth. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the lead role.

15. Kal ho naa Ho

This movie taught millennials what love is. Aman is a fun-loving guy who comes in like a fresh breeze into Naina’s life and she falls for him. But he tells her that he is married. Aman, later on, helps Naina’s friend Rohit in wooing her and ships them as a couple. But deep down he loves Naina. Love, Romance, Friendship, and Joyfulness, this love story has it all. A family movie that’ll make you love Shahrukh Khan even more.

So, here were our picks for the best romantic movies Bollywood has given us. If there’s any name popping up in your mind by now, let us know in the comments section. Till then watch all these movies and stay safe.

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These days, we all are going through a prolonged Lock-down and probably by now out of good content to watch. Netflix’s gone stale, TV Channels are showing their movies repeatedly and chances are, by now you’re looking out for fresh content. And what’s better than watching action-packed, meaningfully plotted and sensibly created South Indian movies. South Indian Cinema has given the Indian Film Industry some classic blockbusters like the Baahubali Series, the Robot Series, and K.G.F. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg. 

South Indian Cinema has a lot to offer. Most of the movies from their Industry always deliver a message on the big screen, while influencing masses to become better, honest, and brave citizens. Yeah, you’re brave if you can beat 50+ bad guys in one go. But most of the time, their content can’t attract enough audiences because of the language barrier, poor dubbing, and uninformed viewers. South Indian cinema has been present for quite a while but until the 21st century it mostly flew Under the radar as it lacked movies for masses. However, the current scenario of South Indian cinema is filled with box office wonders.

So, today we’ll be listing the best 15 South Indian Movies that you must watch and are successful in other states of India as well because of them being dubbed properly in Hindi. We have decided not to include Bahubali and Robot series, as they are too mainstream to be classified only as South Indian cinema.

1. Sivaji-The Boss

Superstar Rajinikanth as the lead, this action movie is an example of how hard it is trying to help the poor in a nation where capitalism and corruption have pushed people into poverty. A self-made software engineering professional earns and saves millions in the USA and comes back to India to establish charitable non-profit institutions for the poor. The corrupt governance and a greedy capitalist turns against him and use all the means to deter his initiative so that they keep making their profits and further exploit the helpless. This movie has it all, action, romance, humor, values, and a message. It will make you rethink your opinion about corruption and you’d want to watch it again for sure.

2. I 

An action thriller that’ll leave you entertained and emotional by the end. Action, True Love, Comedy, Revenge, this movie has it all. Lingesan, the lead, is an innocent bodybuilder from Chennai whose ambition is to become Mr. India. He wins the Mr. Tamil Nadu title and becomes a local model in Chennai. With his honest hard work, he goes onto shooting alongside his celebrity crush. After a lot of ups and downs, they both fall in love and get engaged. He soon gains popularity and becomes a known face among the audience. His enemies infect him with the I-virus that leaves him looking like a monster. Follows a tale of revenge and true love and thus this movie is a must-watch.

3. DJ

Duvvada Jagannadham Shastri aka DJ is a priest by profession. But he also works as an undercover agent for a cop and they both fight crime locally. DJ is vigilant who has strong adhesion to punishing criminals his own way. But in the priest mode, he is a shy and innocent man who is believed by his parents to be very non-violent. While his close relative, a senior citizen suicides in a housing scam by Agro Diamond, he decides to take the law into his hands. This pursuit of the culprit all while keeping his image clean in front of his parents is funny yet thrilling to watch.

4. Sarrainodu

Sarrainodu in Telugu means the right guy. Allu Arjun as the lead, is a guy who has left military and is looked down on by his own father who appears to be a respected officer in his locality. Off his parent’s radar, he helps his paternal uncle in fighting crime in the city as he believes that the legal system in India is broken. He’s asked by his father to marry his ex-IAS and politician best friend’s daughter. He visits her just for the sake of his father and is actually in love with the MLA of their area. While this love triangle continues, he comes across a criminal who has slaughtered a village just for the sake of their land. Our right guy takes the matter into his own hands and thus fights for what’s right.

5. Dhruva 

Ram Charan is the lead in the movie who is an IPS Officer. It’s his childhood dream to be a police officer and from his days in the academy, he has been sorting out the targets he wants to take down as soon as he gets commissioned out of the academy. His first target is a bio-scientist who has developed a vaccine that he wants to patent. This scientist is out of a child detention center for killing political work as a kid. His assassins have already killed anyone who wants to make his invention’s counterparts generic. Thus Dhruva chases this scientist before he risks another life. The story leaves us with a message of how an intellectual criminal can be far more dangerous than a normal bad guy. A must watch especially when Hindi dub of Ram’s Voice is done by Ajay Devgn. 

6. Janatha Garage

The plot of the movie revolves around Anand portrayed by NTR Jr. and Sathyam. Anand is an environmental activist and Sathyam operates a large automobile service center named ‘Janatha Garage’. Both these undertake law enforcements through their group of automobile mechanics because as per them the legal authorities aren’t doing their jobs well. It’s another vigilante action movie that imparts the lesson of honesty, helpfulness, and kindness. The dialogue delivery is just perfect and the action scenes are breath-taking.

7. Geetha Govindam

For those who think south Indian cinema can only produce pro-action drama, this one will change your mind. A perfect romantic movie with all the ingredients of a love story. The flirting part, the wooing sequence, and the togetherness part all are up to the mark. The story revolves around a young lecturer in a college who is good-looking and has a personality that has made him a heartthrob amongst many girls he teaches. He tries to woo a girl who is independent and level headed and thus this the story travels into the romantic phase.

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8. Vikram Vedha

As the name suggests, this movie is inspired by the legendary Vikram Betal plotting. Vikram is a disciplined police officer and with his partner Simon, they both set sails to capture Vedha, a smuggler, and a murderer. On getting caught, Vedha narrates a story to Vikram that boggles with his mind and leaves him in conflict with his conscience. In this Vikram-Betal kind of chase, Simon gets shot dead. Afterward, Vedha narrates another story that unfolds a lot of suspense. This one is a family movie and a suspense-thriller, a must watch on our list.

9. Ala Vaikunthapurramloo

This is the recent most in the list and was released just before the lockdown 1.0. This movie unfolds all the everyday aspects like discrimination, kindness, etc. with a story that travels around how a jealous clerk secretly switches his new-born son with his millionaire friend’s temporarily stillborn son. Both the kids experience different childhoods and thus the story ends up teaching some serious lessons on humanity in a fun way. Available on Netflix, this one is an Allu Arjun blockbuster with amazing dialogues in the Hindi dub.

10. Son of Satyamurthy 2

Surya is protective of his father, who is an honest government officer. This officer is in his last months of retirement and has a clean track record of honesty and no corruption in his service. He wants to retire with this tag of an honest government officer, which as per him would be a big achievement in times when most of the government officials are corrupt. But he comes across a corrupt builder who has criminal records, Thus to save his father’s dignity, Surya handles it his way.

11. Ragada

‘’Satya se panga matlab…. Ragada’’ used to be a dialogue that we all have rehearsed once as kids. If you haven’t watched the movie yet, do it and you’ll find out why this dialogue rules all the south Indian millennials. The story is about a fighter Satya who fights only for money. He saves a gangster, GK and in the process ends up on the radar of the rival gang. Their leader throws a lot of hurdles in Satya’s way to weaken GK’s reign as a goon. Soon the fight gets personal and Satya goes on to beat every bad guy probably in Andhra Pradesh. An action-packed thriller with fun elements of Nagarjuna’s acting skills makes it worth a watch.

12. Meri Jung- One Man Army

The movie that made every kid believe that Nagarjuna’s real name is Mass. Mass is an orphan, who is like a brother to his landlord’s son Adi. He falls in love with the daughter of Vizag city’s Mafia don. While her dad is not happy with the bond her daughter shares with an orphan. While Adi is being supportive in their love story, his goons kill him. Mass sets on a journey of revenge and thus this a story of one’s love for their partner and friend and leaves you awestruck with the entertaining action scenes.

13. Main hu Lucky the racer

Another Allu Arjun masterpiece, this movie is a roller coaster ride. Lucky and Ram are brothers. By their behavior, both are poles apart. One is an ACP while the other one is a happy go lucky kind of an unemployed youth who claims to be a daring racer. They come across a gangster who wants to be a politician and because his criminal records are under Ram, he plans to kill him. Lucky that day as a result of a brawl steals Ram’s jeep and thus comes to know about the case. The movie takes you to a journey of revenge, betrayal, allegations, and brotherhood. A must watch a family movie.

14. Dashing CM Bharat

As the name suggests, this movie is about a young CM with a great personality. He is an Oxford University graduate, who returns to India following his father’s sudden demise as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. When he digs deeper into the system, he finds out that the system is corrupt to its core and thus decides to bring reform by being the next CM. In the process he makes new enemies and thus this is a story of a fighter who wants to bring change.  A must watch family movie which leaves you entertained and refreshed.

15. Vivegam

If you think only Hollywood can make movies like Mission Impossible, then this movie will make you reconsider your opinion. Packed with action and plot twists, this movie is worth a watch. The lead is a former counter-terrorism agent and is now living happily with his wife who manages an Indian Restaurant. His smooth normal life is interrupted by a mission in which they have to trace a hacker, who is responsible for cracking the security codes of the plutonium weapons.

So, these were our top 15 picks for the South Indian movies that are popular in other states as well and you must watch. All these movies deal with important topics like change, honesty, fighting the wrong and leave us with a social message and thus many of these will surely make it your favourites list. If you have any other name popping in your head by now, let us know in the comments section. We’ll add them to our list.

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In today’s world, your activeness is measured by how much things you do online. It is not just being informed about everything. Being online means you are using some popular apps and are continuously using social media and sharing the pictures, videos, gifs, and whatever. Apps (applications) have become a part of our lives. For different needs, we all use some sort of apps. For messaging its WhatsApp, for some content it could be like Facebook or Instagram, for politics its Twitter, for publishing something online its Medium, for software programming subjects it is GitHub, etc.

Government of India understood the need of social apps (though lately) for the society. Digital India is a movement initiated by the Government of India to ensure that the services offered by the Government are made accessible to people across India. By enhancing online infrastructure (through Internet access) and making the nation digitally empowered through technology known as APPS. Now in current scenario we can’t ignore these apps as they have become quite a part of our lives.

There are some major Indian government apps that are necessary to have in your smartphone as a netizen and a citizen. These are mostly related to government services in our nation like booking a train, transfer of funds without cash, etc. Now even the state governments have been developing their apps for the citizens in that state. Thus, we are going to state the most important apps that one should have on their smartphone. Here’s the list of those apps:

1. Swachh Bharat App: Track and Contribute to Swachh Bharat Mission

This app is based on the campaign launched on the Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October in the year 2014 by PM Narendra Modi. It was based on Swachh Bharat Mission or Clean India Mission with the slogan of “One step towards cleanliness“. With this app, you can inform the government officials about the need for cleaning and garbage dumping in your area. If the sweeper of your respective Municipal Corporation hasn’t shown up then, all you need is to click a picture and then add a comment with it, and then it will be automatically forwarded to the respective Municipal Authority. This application will also help to provide your feedback to the government about the action taken on your complaint. platforms and it comes under the Union Urban Development (UD) ministry.

2. Aarogya Setu

We all are suffering from the pandemic and it is essential to know about what’s going on in our neighborhood? To deal with, the government came up with this app which shows the number of corona cases within different ranges which is set by the filter you tend to opt like if you want the range to 1 km or more. It will have your GPS access. It also made the record for having the fastest 50 million downloads on play store. Now, the total users of this app have crossed over 100 million mark but still, due to some privacy issues this app is facing a huge backlash from the opposition and citizens. It has been made mandatory by the government to download this app. It is available on both android and ios.

3. Post-Info App – Track Your Post and Much More

This app is designed and developed by the Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology (CEPT). This app is a government initiative to make the postal service more hassle-free and customer-friendly. The Android app lets you do many things like it allows you to access tracking and delivery information of Speed Post, Registered Letter, Registered Parcel, and Electronic Money Order by with the help of the receipt number. The app also helps you to calculate the tariff that is to be paid for all types of articles, which is based on the weight and the distance between the sender and receiver of the mail entered by the user in a single query

4. ePathshala app: Offers NCERT e-books

This app has been developed by the joint efforts of HRD (Human and Resource Development )ministry and NCERT(National Council of Educational Research and Training). In this app, eBooks are easily available to students and teachers on their respective smartphones, tablets, and personal desktops. The main aim of this app is to provide free and basic knowledge to the students’ sot that it is the easy and hassle-free supply of knowledge from good teachers directly to the needy students.

5. DigiLocker app: A Simple and Secure Document Wallet

This app is so cool as it helps you to do many tasks especially it is a burden to carry all your essentials in a bag or a wallet but with this app, the tedious work is gone and you can save it online so in case you forgot something at work or home this app ensures your credentials. In this app, you can save your driving license (or your two-wheeler license), your Aadhar card, and PAN card details. It also provides convenient and instant banking as well as insurance services within the same app.

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6. Online RTI – File RTI Online

This app is based on the historic law that was passed by the Indian Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 12 October 2005. This app lets you use the Right to Information Act (RTI) initiative. If you were ever hesitant in thinking to go through a difficult process of filing RTI, this app is a lifesaver. Using this app, you can ask the team regarding the topic you want. Their lawyers and experts will make an application and then they will send a draft back to you for revisal or asking for your consent for the further procedure. You can then modify it if needed or submit it as it is. It has a provision of sending the response within a month maximum.

The app also enables users to form communities and forums to share queries.

7. UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance)

This app is developed by the joint efforts of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the National e-Governance Division (NeGD). The major feature of this app is that it brings you all the government departments along with their services on a common platform to provide a far better and easier service to the respective citizens. It’s a constantly evolving platform that provides the citizens with these additional things like Digital India Services like Aadhaar, DigiLocker, and PayGov.

8. mAadhaar app

We all know the importance of the aadhar card as it acts as a basic identity indicator. It is provided by UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) with some array of services. This app provides support in 13 languages including English and Hindi. In this app, you can perform many functions like download aadhar card, order an aadhar print, verify email/phone number, paperless- KYC, etc. It is available on both android and ios.

9. BHIM- Making India Cashless

If you are using Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, or anything, this app developed by the government is much simpler to use and even more helpful. It includes all the essential features so that one can pay easily to another and the UI is also awesome. You don’t have to worry about security and using different apps for different payments. You can pay bills of DTH, electricity, gas, landline, etc and it supports 20 languages with QR-code enabled services and it supports you to validate approvals before the payments.

10. IRCTC app

This is the most important app in India when it comes to the booking of trains online. It has a good UI along with an integrated wallet for the online booking of trains. It is one of the most used apps especially in the states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh where people travel daily in railway transport.

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With the reach of the internet over far distant places, the world is no less than a global village. Many sectors are benefitting from the reach of the internet. Let it be the education sector (Unacademy, Vedantu), e-commerce (Flipkart, Amazon), digital payments(using UPI), the emergence of online payments bank (like PayTM, Airtel), etc. The sector which has been benefitted the most is the online gaming sector. In the year 2012, the total gaming industry was around 15.3 Billion INR and in the 8 years, it has seen a boom going to the highest value to date with almost 87.8 Billion INR. According to the reports, it would reach around 250.3 Billion INR in the year 2024. Looking forward to such reports, companies like Facebook have been having an eye for their entry in the gaming segment and soon it would be a reality. Many streamers have also come forward to playing multiplayer games like PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends, CS GO, etc.

Thus, streaming is the new trending habit among Indians. Earlier, most of the people before buying a smartphone used to think about features like selfie camera, battery, and big screen but after the arrival of games like PUBG which debuted in India in the year, 2018 changed the whole scenario. Earlier, nobody used to pay attention to RAM and processor but with heavy games, there is also an increase in awareness among people about the role of different components in mobile for improvement in gaming resolution, fps, etc. Now, let us look at the most famous android games in India. Here’s a list of 10 such games–

1) PUBG Mobile

PUBG stands for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and it is developed by South Korean video game company Bluehole in association with Tencent gaming. This game came to India around 2018 and within months it became so much popular. Till today it is one of the best games on the play store. It is a free game with in-app purchases and the main reason for its popularity is the multiplayer platform on the mobile. You can easily add friends from your social apps and enjoy the game with different maps (Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, and Vikendi) and modes like solo mode, a duos mode, and a squad mode( in either FPP or TPP) of playing.

In the previous year, the company has also launched a lite version that is PUBG Lite. PUBG PC is also one of the best multi-player games but requires more skill than mobile. It looks quite realistic at every point of a game like the recoil of guns, shooting of guns, and many more. Mainly, 100 players drop from a plane who have to survive zone (both blue and red) and enemies to get the victory and if you and your teammates are lucky enough, you’ve bought a “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner”. Dynamo, Mortal, Scout, CarryMinati, Viper, etc are famous Indian streamers, and Shroud is the most famous international star.

2) Clash Royale

A Finnish company called Supercell who already had created Clash of Clans came again by this new game which too grew as a clean hit game among youngsters. It came on the android platform in the year 2016.

With better graphics, it has improved a lot. In Clash Royale you can play whenever you want. In Clash of Clans, you have to wait for an hour to get your army back after a single 3-minute battle. Clash Royale is more fun to play because on every chest you slowly parse through, you get the suspense: “will this be legendary?”

3) Fortnite

Fortnite is developed by Epic Gamec Inc. This game is popular on PC and Xbox platforms worldwide. It was not available on Play Store till the year 2020 but still, it has got a rating below 4 on Play Store due to its lack of compatibility. However, it is still one of the best games on mobile and android tabs.

It has cool animated characters and the developers have gone for a more cartoonist approach and one thing is for sure, you will fall in love with the characters and outfits of this game. Many events have been conducted live in this game like the recent Travis Scott event, the Star Wars event during Christmas. The emotes are cool and characters (Black Knight, Sentinel – Tier 1, NITELITE, MAGNUS) too. The concept is quite the same as PUBG like 100 players land from then airplane but with great gaming graphics and if you survive till the last you have earned a “Victory Royale”. Tanishq Saini is the best player in India and Ninja, Faze Clan and Bugha are the most followed international stars. 

4) Call of Duty: Mobile

This game is a widely acclaimed one. With so many players at PC, the developers went for more users on Play Store. It was launched in India in 2019 with the option for beta version enrollment.n It is similar to PUBG and unlike Fortnite, it is also a real game but with different maps and modes just like the PC version. It has crossed more than 200 Million downloads in the Play store. Simar “Psy” Sethi, Ankit “V3nom” Panth are some famous players in India. It has also set a record of the fastest mobile game to reach 50 Million downloads.

5) 8 Ball Pool

Miniclip’s developed the 8 Ball Pool and it has been around for a long-long time and is the most fun and loved online multiplayer game on Android. The concept is simple, the game is a virtual version of the 8 Ball Pool. With the great demand, they have now added a 9 Ball option as well.

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6) Ludo King

Indians surely love ludo. Let it be offline or online this game is still the best if you have a lot of free time and at the same time it is addictive as well, But with the enhancements like addition of Snake and Ladder, inbuilt messaging and chance to play with friends via connecting through Facebook have made it a great game.

7) Minecraft

Minecraft is one of the most legendary games. Minecraft is a famous video game developed by Mojang. With the same name, it has been made for many consoles. It is quite a game that will let you use your mind and its creativity to prepare attack and defense. 

8) Asphalt 9: Legends

Developed by Gameloft and Ubisoft, this game is fast-paced, arcade-style street racing. It can be regarded as one of the most famous racing games in the Play Store. It is a sequel of Asphalt 8: Airborne. 

9) Clash of Clans

Clash of Clans is a video game that is created and published by Finnish game developer known as Supercell. The game was released for iOS in the year 2012, and on Google Play for Android platforms in 2013. It is good from Clash Royale in terms of both defensive and attacking strategies to earn more trophies. It has 500 Million plus downloads on Play Store.

10) Pokemon Go

Pokemon GO came with a bang in the mobile gaming scene in 2016 and immediately became of the best Android games ever. The world went nuts when the game arrived. It’s quite similar to Ingress where you walk around the real world, to catch Pokemon, complete the given little side missions, and hit up Pokestops to restock on items. It beat virtually every record in the books as the world’s most popular mobile game. Thankfully, the game gets frequent updates with new features.

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With the spread of the internet worldwide, life has become so much easy. Maximum facilities you require are now at your doorstep and life is becoming more simple and fun. Different sectors like e-commerce, telecommunications has seen a boom in services. For the past five years, the education sector has seen a lot of improvement with so many companies coming forward to make attempts for making education more accessible, easy, and at a more personal level, that too at a much less price. Many digital platforms are providing online study material so that there is no need for heavy infrastructure and one can avail all facilities at home.

By 2020, Indian users will grow to 730 million with at least a 75% increase in users from rural years. According to the Google reports, Indian online education (e-education) will grow to $2 billion industry by 2021. Furthermore, during the Covid-19 pandemic, online education is the online medium carrying out the job. The report also finds that the paid user(premium user) base will grow 6 times from 1.6 million users in 2016 to around 9.6 million users in the year 2021. Online certification is the largest part of e-education which had been valued at $93 million in the year 2016 and is expected to grow around 463 million by 2021. The competitive education segment has been lagging behind other segments but a large boost of 40% would be seen by the year 2021. So we are going to mention the top educational apps in India. Here is the list of top 10 educational apps:

1) Meritnation

Meritnation is a great app which helps kids from 6th to 12th class to clear their study and homework related doubts and it also provides facilities like free homework help & homework worksheets & all the NCERT Solutions for class 6 -12 so that students don’t have to depend on costly guides plus its paperless. You can even ask your guide and answer accordingly which makes this feature helpful and interactive. There are over 16 lakh questions & at least fourteen thousand high-quality videos. You can also prepare for national and international exams like NSO, NTSE, etc. This app is helpful for CBSE and ICSE students.

2) BYJU’S – The Learning App

This app is growing exponentially and it has become a well-known and reputed company having teachers like Byju Raveendran. They are targeting every age group. Let it be primary class students, middle school students, or above and students preparing for competitive exams like GRE, CAT, NDA, JEE, NEET, etc. The tech giant Facebook has around 40% shares in it. They provide you with many video lectures in memory cards along with a tablet with lots and lots of content covering all topics. Some features like adaptive learning, performance analysis are the main highlights of this app. They have been awarded CNBC’s Emerging India Award. They have initiated The BYJU Kids to specially offer younger children a platform to explore the world of numbers and basics of science through games, interactive videos, and quizzes.

3) Udemy

Udemy is one of the brilliant apps that is helping people to get extensive quality education in the country. You can find different genres of education apart from the basic knowledge that we have been spoon-feeding into the generations for so many years. You can find courses like Designing (like photoshop, illustrator, lightroom), Ethical hacking, Core concepts of languages(like C, C++, Python, Java) and digital and business marketing and many more that can help you to decide which path you want to carry on in life. During the festive seasons, you can get many high-priced courses worth 12,000 INR in just 360 rupees with all-time access, an online certificate on Linkedin, and that too from a certified tutor.

4) Vedantu

Vedantu app has been the most recent one in the market but it has the potential of changing the whole game in the online education sector. It was founded by three IIT alumnus. It gives facilities like revision notes, micro-courses, NCERT solutions, masterclasses, etc. One of the most highlights of this app is that you can either go for a solo class or a group class. The teachers at Vedantu are well-trained and experienced. They have many educational programs for the students such as nursery class exams, various exams preparing exams.

5) Toppr

Toppr is one of the most brilliant educational apps in the world right now. The way it lets you personalize your content and provides a different range of courses. Let it be competitive exams or board exams you can get any lecture. They also offer you different plans like the basic, advanced, master, ultimate plan costing you free, 20,000 INR, 40,000 INR, 30,000 INR respectively but with many premium features like online classes, adaptive practice, mock tests, ask doubts, live classes.

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6) myCBSEguide – CBSE Papers & NCERT Solutions

This app mainly contains many mock tests and lectures for CBSE board students but other board students can also take help from this app. It aims at decreasing the gap between teachers and giving knowledge at just a nominal fee. In its content in the form of video, the lecture is provided with a detailed analysis of the subject and also with NCERT solutions. It is still today this is the best app in the Indian market.

7) Edukart

Edukart ranks among the top 10 eLearning companies in our country with a wide userbase. It was founded in the year 2011 and till date it offers around 2000 courses which include degree courses, diploma courses, entrance exams, and many more government exams preparations. The company through the help of different certificate programs is giving assistance to the students all over the nation and also to professionals to improve their skills.

8) Simplilearn

Simplilearn is another education app from India and for India. It is an app that acts as an assistant to those who want to work in a company and need proper guidance to the requirements of companies and it also provides training to different professionals so that they can achieve the best in their career without facing many hurdles. The team at Simplilearn is an expert in providing business courses, technology courses, and courses by the vendor.

9) Khan Academy

This is also one of the best apps that provide free education to all the needy students and it contains more than 10,000 video lectures with each having explanation and it covers all the subjects like English, maths, science, history, social science, economics, sociology, etc. The app’s interface is very easy and user-friendly. You can also keep on learning even if you are offline. Navigation and pick up where you left features are some of the best features of this app. It was founded by Salman Khan, who is an American educator in the year 2008.

10) GradeUp

It was started by the Time Group. It has great management and authority for teaching students different subjects and important exams like GATE, NEET, SSC CGL, TET, CTET, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, IBPS RRB, etc. They have well-trained and experienced teachers who try hard for the proper understanding of fundamental concepts. They have also a feedback system for rating teachers.

These were the best educational apps in India. Some other great educational apps are Prozo, Faststudents, EQuickes, Coursera, Duolingo, Wikipedia.

So happy learning folks!

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The reach of the internet is growing so rapidly that boundaries are no longer a barrier. The Internet has escaped from all the physical boundaries and increasing day by day. This has led to the growth of one significant industry which has somewhat spoiled the habit of bargaining (yes, we Indians love it) and increased the accessibility to products in a much shorter duration of time. The tide of e-commerce started in the year 2009 when newbie startups started getting funds for the big mission of expansion of e-commerce in India. FabMall was one of the early players who ruled this industry during the starting years of the 21st century but it lost the glory to the new and advanced startups like Flipkart, Snapdeal, etc. E-commerce’s rise in India soon resulted in various Indian startups and is still resulting till this very day.

India’s e-commerce market was worth about $3.9 billion in 2009 and in the year 2019 India accounted for around 475 million users. Thus, there has been exponential growth in this sector and now many companies are battling for the number spot in a different kind of online shopping like groceries, megastore, buy/sell platforms, etc. Let us now have a look at different online platforms that are most famous in India-

Megastore Shopping Apps in India:

1. Flipkart

This was founded in 2007 by two IITians Sachin and Binny Bansal (they left their job at Amazon and played a gamble)basically as an online bookseller. But great management and an increase in popularity and introduction of more items other than books resulted in rapid expansion. Now it owns many other companies like PhonePe, Jabong, Myntra, e-bay India, etc. In 2018, it signed a deal with Walmart which took a 77% stake in Flipkart. The most exciting features of this site are its user-friendly interface, the concept of super-coins, and the availability of the maximum number of smartphones and other electric devices that too at a great price. as compared to other sites. It has a subsidiary site in it named 2GUD aiming at selling refurbished products at a low price even up to 60% off.

2. Amazon

This company has the same story just like Flipkart but it is the most used e-commerce brand in the world founded by Jeff Bezos. It carries out near 50 percent e-commerce of the entire world. However, in India, it comes at number two after Flipkart. This is due to lack of a user-friendly interface and difficult shopping experiences but in comparison to other online sites, one can use this site over low networks too like 2G, 3G. It offers around 100million products at great prices. In comparison to others, it provides a maximum range of products and it has started pantry service in many cities.

3. Paytm Mall

Paytm was the first concept based on digital payments in India founded in 2010 by Vijay Shekhar Sharma. It started as a mode of payment but then in 2015 it launched its payments bank and then in 2017, it launched Paytm mall to compete with other e-commerce sites. But still, due to the lack of a great range of products it has incurred many losses in previous years. But it has provided many cashback deals even up to 70% off that has attracted many users. The availability of banks, wallets, malls in the same app has helped users for getting many deals at a very low price. This is an app you can cover most of your needs.

Fashion Store Shopping Apps in India:

1. Myntra

This is a brand owned by Flipkart which focusses only on providing the latest and trendy fashion with some selected electronic gadgets like earphones, bands, etc. Now, the online fashion platform Jabong has been merged in it as Jabong was incurring losses which have led it to provide a more rich variety of clothes. There are several coupons for the new customer and even free delivery on all products.

2. Club Factory

This website offers you the most stylish clothes at factory prices. This is very famous among youngsters as it provides clothes specially designed on western culture. Ranveer Singh and Manushi Chillar are brand ambassadors of Club factory.

3. AJIO

This is a start for Reliance in the online fashion segment and to date, it has enjoyed great support from buyers. They offer many deals on clothes and that too at a great price. In malls, this special facility is provided in Ajio linked stores so that you can directly purchase online clothes from the booth and get delivery at your selected address.

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Apps to Buy/Sell Used Products in India:

1. OLX

Olx is a place to earn some money on things that you don’t want to use and you can even buy some second-hand stuff at minimal prices. The location feature helps a lot to know about buyers and sellers. “Olx pe bechde” are some of the things you would hear if you take advice from anyone on how to sell your unused things

2. Quikr

The tagline “quickr Kar befikr” literally applies while selling or purchasing used goods on Quickr. It follows the C2C (Customer to Customer model of e-commerce. With better UI and more customer base, it is one of the favorite online brands in India.

3. Facebook Marketplace

It is the new player in this field and it has been started by Facebook in their official app to sell and buy products through the app as it helps in better connectivity with seller and buyer due to the information provided by the Facebook users. You should definitely check it out as it is quite helpful.

Groceries Shopping Apps:

1. BigBasket

It is backed by Alibaba with around 2,000 Crore INR being invested in this startup. They have made Shah Rukh Khan as their brand ambassador. They provide a great range of products (around 14,000) and have 1,000 brands on their list. If you purchase the above 1,000 then the delivery is free. They only cover major cities like Pune, Chennai, etc.

2. Grofers

Grofers are backed by two giants SoftBank and Tiger Global Management. Grofers has been growing rapidly as it provides an on-demand store that delivers veggies, fruits, baked goodies, electronics, flowers, baby care, and pet care products as required by the consumers.

3. ZopNow

ZopNow operates in major cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, etc. They claim to deliver the products within three hours of order. It was founded in the year 2o11. Aditya Birla Retail and Hypercity Retail are the partners behind this successful startup.

International Shopping Apps That Ship to India:

1. Aliexpress

This is a Chinese company founded by Jack Ma in 1999 which is based on B2B and B2C models. It also its share in Paytm(around 40%). In terms of profit, it has passed the profits of Amazon, Walmart, and e-bay combined. There may not be a thing that is not available on this site. You can make any purchase across the globe. Even smartphone giants such as Xiaomi has its official store on it.

2. Banggood

This is another exciting website that provides many categories of products like decorative crafts, bedding, gardening, etc. It mainly deals in electronics. Its exciting UI will make you fall in love with shopping.

3. Gearbest

As the name says, if you are looking for a tech-related solution, you can find it on Gearbest. This site only deals with electronic products but at a decent price.

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