| | | As Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services in India, he said his government’s vision for “Digital India” was founded on four pillars – the cost of devices, digital connectivity, data cost and the digital-first approach. | THE DAILY QUIZ Citizens of this country rushed to leave after a draft was issued to fight in Ukraine. Meanwhile, a certain Citizenfour was granted citizenship. No, he can’t be drafted (yet) because he has no service history in the armed forces. Who and which country? a. Edward Snowden & Russia
b. Julian Assange & Ecuador
c. Alexei Navalny & Russia
d. The Dalai Lama & India TAKE THE FULL QUIZ | | THE BIG STORY PM Modi launches 5G, calls it dawn of a new era Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched 5G services in the country and said that the fifth generation wireless telecom services for mobile phones will mark the beginning of a new era. The 5G services began with Bharti Airtel rolling out services in eight cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi and Bengaluru. Reliance Industries Ltd said in August that it will invest ₹2 lakh crore to roll out its 5G services in key cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata by Diwali and across India by December next year. Vodafone Idea Ltd, meanwhile, has so far not indicated any fixed timeline for its 5G roll-out. Read more. | | THE BIG QUESTION Has Russia run into another setback in Ukraine? Moscow is reported to have withdrawn its troops from eastern city of Lyman in Ukraine, a stronghold for Kyiv, hours after the Ukraine forces encircled the Russian troops. This comes a day after Russian president Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of the Donetsk region, along with three other regions, at a ceremony on Friday that was condemned by Kyiv and the West as a farce. Is this yet another setback for Putin? Read more. |  | | A LITTLE LIGHT READING This is us: Meet the people archiving family legacies Revolutionary great-grand-uncles, pioneering ancestors, homes with vivid pasts. Archiving services are breathing life into family histories, turning scraps and half-remembered memories into illustrated novels, photo albums, videos. Read more. | | THE WEEKEND FIX Bonus tracks: Check out the voices of change in indie Punjabi music Leave the luxury cars, guns and glamourised sexism to mainstream Punjabi music. For a taste of how the community is changing, tune in to its indie scene. This is where they’re singing in forgotten dialects, rhyming about identity and equal rights, mixing kirtans into jazz, reggae and alt-rock. The voices are fresh, the sound is original, and the world is listening in. Read more. | | | | ‘REBEL ROUSER’ Meet the author-poet-activist who won this year’s Hermann Kesten Prize Meena Kandasamy has won this year’s Hermann Kesten Prize for defending free speech and the rights of the marginalised. It takes courage to sustain a conscience, she says. It’s often left her broke. Nonetheless, she persists. Read more. | | FROM THE EDIT PAGE A road map for states to be beacons of inclusive growth HT brings together India’s top minds in every field with one question — what is your vision for India@100? Today, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin highlights how states can boost the economy, help the marginalised, and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Read more. | | | Please share your feedback with us What do you think about this newsletter? | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |
