<p>Known for his philanthropic work, American business magnate Bill Gates on Tuesday listed out stories of &#39;hope and progress&#39; in 2017 on his Twitter page.&nbsp;<br />
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Gates wrote, &quot;There&rsquo;s no denying that 2017 was a really tough year... but it also delivered some amazing moments of hope and progress. Here are some inspiring tweets that you may have missed&hellip;(Sic)&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">1/ There&rsquo;s no denying that 2017 was a really tough year... but it also delivered some amazing moments of hope and progress. Here are some inspiring tweets that you may have missed&hellip;</p>
&mdash; Bill Gates (@BillGates) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/943131653026615296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Among inspirational stories from across the world, Gates also mentioned Akshay Kumar&#39;s film<em> Toilet Ek Prem Katha</em> as a film that brought in awareness around sanitation in Indian rural households.&nbsp;<br />
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&quot;&quot;<em>Toilet: A Love Story</em>,&rdquo; a Bollywood romance about a newlywed couple, educated audiences about India&rsquo;s sanitation challenge.(sic)&quot; said Gates in his tweet.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">3/ &ldquo;Toilet: A Love Story,&rdquo; a Bollywood romance about a newlywed couple, educated audiences about India&rsquo;s sanitation challenge. <a href="https://t.co/TIRRmcamLy">https://t.co/TIRRmcamLy</a></p>
&mdash; Bill Gates (@BillGates) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/943131655702691840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Akshay Kumar retweeted and liked Bill Gates&#39; tweet as well.</p>

<p>Kumar&#39;s film <em>Toilet Ek Prem Katha</em> also featured Bhumi Pednekar and dealt with a newlywed couple who separate after the wife discovers her husband&#39;s house does not have a toilet. To win her back, the husband has to convince his orthodox father the importance of having a proper toilet inside the house and the harmful effects of open defecation.&nbsp;<br />
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The film also promoted in its own way-PM Modi&#39;s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign. The film was a Box Office hit and both Kumar and Pednekar were praised for their performances. The film was directed by &nbsp;Shree Narayan Singh.&nbsp;</p>


Gates listed the film as one of the inspirational stories of 2017.

Known for his philanthropic work, American business magnate Bill Gates on Tuesday listed out stories of 'hope and progress' in 2017 on his Twitter page. Gates wrote, "There’s no denying that 2017 was a really tough year... but it also delivered some amazing moments of hope and progress. Here are some inspiring tweets that you may have missed…(Sic)" 1/ There’s no denying that 2017 was a really tough year... but it also delivered some amazing moments of hope and progress. Here are some inspiring tweets that you may have missed… — Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 19, 2017 × Among inspirational stories from across the world, Gates also mentioned Akshay Kumar's film Toilet Ek Prem Katha as a film that brought in awareness around sanitation in Indian rural households. ""Toilet: A Love Story,” a Bollywood romance about a newlywed couple, educated audiences about India’s sanitation challenge.(sic)" said Gates in his tweet. 3/ “Toilet: A Love Story,” a Bollywood romance about a newlywed couple, educated audiences about India’s sanitation challenge. https://t.co/TIRRmcamLy — Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 19, 2017 × Akshay Kumar retweeted and liked Bill Gates' tweet as well. Kumar's film Toilet Ek Prem Katha also featured Bhumi Pednekar and dealt with a newlywed couple who separate after the wife discovers her husband's house does not have a toilet. To win her back, the husband has to convince his orthodox father the importance of having a proper toilet inside the house and the harmful effects of open defecation. The film also promoted in its own way-PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign. The film was a Box Office hit and both Kumar and Pednekar were praised for their performances. The film was directed by Shree Narayan Singh.

Akshay Kumar's Toilet Ek Prem Katha gets a thumbs up from Bill Gates for being inspirational

<p>Apple has revealed its &#39;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/the-best-of-apple-a-look-at-top-apps-and-games-of-2017-26155" target="_blank">best of 2017</a>&#39; list that features top rated and most popular apps, games, movies, music and trends across various Apple products and platforms. What&#39;s even more exciting is the fact that some of the popular Indian apps have also been featured under various sections.</p>

<p>Indian apps like Zomato, UrbanClap, Swiggy, OLX Classifieds and BookMyShow were among the top lifestyle applications&nbsp;under &#39;Save Time, Live Life&#39;&nbsp;category.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The category was described as featuring &quot;Time-saving apps that help us get more done each day&quot;. &quot;Time-saving personal services came into their own this year and continue to evolve,&quot; the release noted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>ALTBalaji, Voot, SonyLiv and Hotstar emerged as top applications of the year under &#39;Stream Anytime, Anyplace&#39; category.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Apple also revealed the most popular movies, music across Apple Music, iTunes and iStore for the year.</p>

<p>&quot;Our App Store editors have chosen the most download-worthy games and apps based on topics and trends that were popular on the App Store throughout the year,&quot; noted the official release.</p>

<p>&#39;Enlight Videoleap&#39; was rated as the best app of the year across countries while Splitter Clitters topped the list as the best game of the year in most countries.&nbsp;</p>


ALTBalaji, Voot, SonyLiv and Hotstar emerged top applications of the year under 'Stream Anytime, Anyplace' category

Apple has revealed its 'best of 2017' list that features top rated and most popular apps, games, movies, music and trends across various Apple products and platforms. What's even more exciting is the fact that some of the popular Indian apps have also been featured under various sections. Indian apps like Zomato, UrbanClap, Swiggy, OLX Classifieds and BookMyShow were among the top lifestyle applications under 'Save Time, Live Life' category. The category was described as featuring "Time-saving apps that help us get more done each day". "Time-saving personal services came into their own this year and continue to evolve," the release noted. ALTBalaji, Voot, SonyLiv and Hotstar emerged as top applications of the year under 'Stream Anytime, Anyplace' category. Apple also revealed the most popular movies, music across Apple Music, iTunes and iStore for the year. "Our App Store editors have chosen the most download-worthy games and apps based on topics and trends that were popular on the App Store throughout the year," noted the official release. 'Enlight Videoleap' was rated as the best app of the year across countries while Splitter Clitters topped the list as the best game of the year in most countries.

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Akshay Kumar's Toilet Ek Prem Katha gets a thumbs up from Bill Gates for being inspirational

Zomato, UrbanClap, Swiggy feature in Apple's best apps of 2017