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Prime Video announces blockbuster entertainment line-up for Prime Day 2024
Mumbai: Prime Video has unveiled an exciting selection of 14 highly anticipated Indian and international series and movies in five languages for Prime members in the lead-up to Prime Day 2024 on 20 and 21 July. Customers can enjoy the highly anticipated Season 3 of the mega Indian Original series Mirzapur (Hindi) that premieres on 5 July with the battle for the throne of Mirzapur intensifying even further this season, as well as the global blockbuster Original series The Boys (English) Season 4 that has fresh episodes dropping every week all the way up to Prime Day. With both the series available with subtitles and dubs in multiple Indian languages, customers across the length and breadth of the country can enjoy the blockbuster shows in a language of their choice.
Prime Day celebrations kicked off weeks in advance on Prime Video with keenly awaited movies and series like the documentary Federer: Twelve Final Days (English) that follows Roger Federer in the last twelve days of his professional career, dystopian thriller Civil War (English), social drama PT Sir (Tamil), the critically acclaimed Naach Ga Ghuma (Marathi), heist comedy Gam Gam Ganesha (Telugu), historical Original series My Lady Jane (English), direct-to-service comedy drama Sharmajee Ki Beti (Hindi), and action comedy entertainer Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (Tamil). All of these exciting movies and series are now available to watch on Prime Video.
Prime Day celebrations don’t end here as Prime Video is also set to premiere the action thriller film Garudan (Tamil), romcom Space Cadet (English), and spy comedy My Spy: The Eternal City (English).
That’s not all, in the lead up to Prime Day, Prime Video has also launched Crunchyroll, on Prime Video Channels, enabling customers to watch their favourite anime content via an add-on subscription for just Rs 79 per month. Additionally, Prime members can also enjoy up to 50% discount when purchasing add-on subscriptions of other popular video streaming services on Prime Video Channels including MGM+, Lionsgate Play, discovery+, Sony Pictures Stream, hoichoi, ManoramaMAX, Mubi, VROTT, among others. With Prime Video Channels, Prime members can watch more shows and movies, experience no hassle login and billing while enjoying all Prime Video features like X-Ray, a single watchlist and download library for offline viewing, across several OTT services.
Line-up of shows and movies with premiere dates:
Amazon India returns with its much-awaited Prime Day on 20 and 21 July 2024. Prime members get ready to discover joy with big savings, great deals, new launches from leading brands, small and medium businesses, blockbuster entertainment and much more. During Prime Day, save Big with 10 per cent savings on payment using ICICI Bank Credit/Debit cards, SBI Credit Cards and EMI transactions on ICICI Bank Credit Cards and SBI Credit Cards. Amazon Prime is designed to make your life better every single day as it provides the best of shopping, savings, and entertainment in one single membership, unlimited 5% cashback on all purchases using their co-branded ICICI credit card, access to exclusive deals, early and exclusive access to our shopping events including Prime Day. Not a member yet? Join Prime Annual at ₹1,499 for one year, Prime Lite at ₹799 for one year, and Prime Shopping Edition at ₹399 for one year at amazon.in/prime to enjoy Prime benefits such as free and fast delivery, unlimited access to award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime Video, unlimited access to more than 100 million songs, ad-free and over podcast episodes with Amazon Music, a free rotating selection of more than 3,000 e-books, magazines and comics with Prime Reading and access to the monthly free-in game content and benefits with Prime Gaming.
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What SMS letters G, T, S and P mean and how they help spot scams
Small alphabet tags on messages reveal whether texts are government or ads.
MUMBAI: Sometimes the smallest letter in a message can be the biggest clue. In an age where smartphone users receive dozens of alerts every day, the tiny alphabet appearing at the end of many SMS messages can reveal whether a text is official, transactional, service related or simply promotional. Understanding these tags can help users quickly identify legitimate messages and stay alert to potential scams.
Under telecom regulations in India, SMS senders are required to categorise messages based on their purpose. As a result, many texts end with a single letter that indicates the type of communication being sent.
If an SMS ends with the letter G, it typically means the message has been sent by a government authority. These alerts may include information about public services, government schemes, safety advisories or emergency notifications such as natural disaster warnings.
A message ending with the letter T signals a transactional SMS. These are usually sent by banks, financial institutions or digital services to confirm activities such as payments, account updates or one time passwords (OTPs).
The letter S represents a service related message. These notifications commonly come from companies and online platforms providing updates about services or orders. For instance, e commerce platforms like Amazon or Flipkart often send delivery updates and order confirmations that end with the letter S.
Meanwhile, SMS messages ending with the letter P are promotional in nature. These texts are typically marketing communications sent by businesses advertising products, offers or services such as education programmes, fashion sales or loan schemes.
Understanding these simple tags can also help users stay cautious about fraudulent messages. Cybersecurity experts note that scam messages often do not follow these regulated formats and may arrive without any category letter at the end.
While the absence of a tag does not automatically mean a message is fraudulent, it can serve as an early warning sign encouraging users to verify the source before clicking links or sharing personal information.
For those who wish to reduce marketing texts altogether, telecom operators also provide Do Not Disturb (DND) options.
Users of Jio can activate DND through the MyJio app by navigating to the menu, selecting settings and enabling the DND option with preferred filters.
Similarly, subscribers of Airtel and Vi can enable the same feature through their respective mobile apps to block promotional messages.
In a digital world flooded with alerts and notifications, recognising what a single letter means could make the difference between a harmless update and a potential scam.
