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Stalker kills girl in TN

S Dhanya, a 23-year-old old woman was hacked to death at her house in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Wednesday night allegedly by a man whose overtones she had turned down. According to the police, her parents had gone out when a boy who was reportedly stalking her committed the crime. Special teams are on the lookout for the accused. According to a report, Dhanya, who was already engaged to be married, was alone at home when one Zahir allegedly entered through the backdoor of the house and attacked her with a sickle after she spurned his advances. Zahir then allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after killing Dhanya. He has been admitted to an ICU ward of a hospital in Palakkad, said the report. The distraught parents told the police that Dhanya was constantly being pestered by a 27-year-old man named Zakir. When police enquired about the said person, they found him in an unconscious position. Police immediately rushed him to the hospital where he is currently being treated. Dhanya's parents got her engaged to a youth from Kerala and the marriage was to be solemnised in October. It is learnt that Wednesday being a holiday for Onam, Dhanya’s fiancé had come to see her and they went to a nearby temple and returned home. Later that day, Dhanya’s father took ill and her parents left her in the house and went to a hospital. On returning home around 7 p.m. they were shocked to see Dhanya dead. Months ago, a Tamil Nadu man hacked to death an Infosys techie in broad daylight after she repeatedly spurned his proposals.

iPhone 6,6s India prices slashed by Rs.22000

In some good news for those who are looking to purchase an Apple iPhone soon, the company has slashed the prices of its phones in the indian market. The iPhone 6s 128GB model is now priced at Rs. 60,000, a Rs. 22,000 price cut from its earlier price of Rs 82,000. The iPhone 6s Plus 128GB in the meanwhile is now priced at Rs. 70,000, seeing the same Rs. 22,000 price drop from its Rs. 92,000 launch price. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus now start at Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 60,000 respectively, a drop of Rs. 12,000 each compared to their launch price, and you also get double the storage at 32GB, compared to 16GB last year. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, which was launched in March this year, also got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE, available for Rs 49,000, will now be available at Rs 44,000. Recently, Apple's iPhone 6s was rated as the world's top-selling smartphone model in the second quarter of 2016. The US giant currently accounts for two of the three top-selling devices shipped worldwide.  The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively, while the iPhone 7 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will be priced at Rs 60,000, Rs 70,000 and Rs 80,000 respectively. The iPhone 6s Plus 32GB version costs Rs 60,000 and the iPhone 6s 32GB storage variant costs Rs 50,000. The price cut was expected as Apple usually cuts prices of its products a few days before the launch of the new iPhone. In this case, Apple discounts come almost after a week of the launch of iPhone 7 series. Apple’s iPhone 7 will come to India on October 7.

After 5hr surgery Kejriwal not talk for few days

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday underwent a five-hour throat surgery in Bengaluru, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government said. “The surgery corrected an anatomical abnormality of his oral-pharyngeal and palatal area, which was causing small amounts of saliva to trickle into his air passages whenever his regular breathing was affected by allergy or other factors,” said a statement issued by the Narayana Health City (NHC), where the AAP chief was treated. Kejriwal's chronic cough+ has been the result of a series of anatomical abnormalities that included an enlarged tongue+ and a soft palate, along with other problems in the structure and positioning in his mouth and throat area. He was operated on Tuesday for persistent cough which has troubled him for over 40 years. "There was a restricted space for the movement of his tongue and an enlarged soft palate and uvula in relation to a slight increase in the volume of the tongue that caused kinematic problems in the function. The surgery involved correction of a significant septal spur and palato-pharyngeal (small muscle at the roof of the mouth) correction. There was repositioning of the tongue-base relationship along with the reorganisation of the chin area. The aim of the correction was functional restoration rather than that of a disease," it said. He has been advised not to talk for a couple of days and based on his recovery, further decisions will be taken.   

TG will promote sports in a big way: Mayor

HYDERABAD: On Wednesday, National Handball Championship’s poster has been revealed by Bonthu Rammohan, the Mayor of Greater Hyderabad. The championship would be held at Gachibowli Indoor stadium from 4th of October to 9th of October.  On this context, the Mayor said that the state government was determined to promote sports in a big way and would not be found wanting in supporting any genuine talent. The number of incentives given by the chief minister of Telangana not just to the outstanding achievers but also to the needy youngsters was a reminder of the commitment of the government, he added.

Madhapur CCS arrested three offenders

HYDERABAD: On Wednesday, an interstate burglary gang was busted and three offenders were arrested by the investigators of Madhapur Central Crime Station. Karada Prashantha Kumar from Patna, Premamnad Pradhan from Gajnam and Panigrahi Sushant Kumar from Gajapathi were arrested by the Police. Over 100 offences had been committed by the gang since 2014 at LB Nagar, Kukataplly, Chaitanyapuri, Humayun Nagar, Bowenpally, Saroor Nagar, KPHB, Vanasthalipuram and Punjagutta - Hyderabad, and at MVP Colony, Arilova and Dwaraka Nagar - Vishakapatnam. The accused were arrested at SR Nagar by the cops who also recovered a Maruti Alto, Rs. 8 Lakh worth gold and six cell phones from them.

‘GHMC fails to provide quality material’

HYDERABAD: On Wednesday evening, heavy rains were seen by several parts of Telangana and Hyderabad, because of which many people got stranded. The commuters have complained about the ditches as well as potholes on the roads of the city, which remain the same on the next day even after complaining. However, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s contractors played the regular blame game when questioned about the unrepaired roads. When the General Secretary of the Contractors Association of GHMC R. Hanumath Sagar was asked about the roads, he said that the GHMC failed to provide them with the right kind of material as prescribed by the central government.

Andhra Pradesh is free from FMD

HYDERBAD: On Wednesday, the government of Andhra Pradesh issued a notification which declares that the state is free from foot and mouth diseases. The state issued the notification under section 6(5) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009. New cases of FMD have not been reported by the state and there was no outbreak of the disease in buffaloes, pigs and cows since the last two years as per AP’s animal husbandry department. Furthermore, vaccines would be supplied by the state to make sure that the disease is completely eradicated.

A senior doctor was suspended in Guntur

GUNTUR: A senior doctor has been suspended on the next day after the catastrophe had happened in the Government General Hospital, where a new born baby has been declared dead when he was alive. However, the parents created a ruckus and admitted the boy into NICU, where he died during the early hours of Wednesday.    A senior GGH official said that, an assistant professor had been placed under suspension and three supporting staff members had been asked to give explanation on the circumstances that led them declare the infant as dead initially. 

Beaten for leaving geyser on;wife commits suicide

In a case of gruesome domestic violence, a Hyderabad techie beat up his wife which lead to her committing suicide. 31-year-old home maker Susrutha was beaten up by her husband for leaving geyser on for too long. She left a message to her father that she was dragged and physically assaulted by her husband, Mohan Rao, in front of her in-laws and her sons, for leaving the geyser switched on for too long. Sushrutha's older son has told the police that his father had beaten his mother. The police have arrested Mohan Rao and his parents. Susrutha's parents say she had described her humiliation on the phone and wept. She had also spoken to her parents on the phone and said she had been beaten badly. Her father Satyanarayana told her that they would come to her as soon as they could. But by the time her parents reached her home in Hyderabad from Nalgonda, about one and a half hours away, they were told their daughter had hung herself to death. No suicide note was found, but police registered a case against Mohan under Sections 306 (abetment to commit suicide) and 498-a (subjecting married woman to cruelty) of the IPC and Sections 3, 4, 6 of the DP Act based on a complaint by her family members. Sushrutha’s parents allege that hot water was poured on her and have urged the police to register a case of murder against Mohan.

People rob cots from Rahul's UP rally again

In yet another embarrassment for the congress party and especially its Uttar Pradesh unit, people robbed cots from Congress Vice President's khat sabha again. On Wednesday, the Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed the people of Mirzapur through a Khaat Sabha, which however, turned like his previous meet in Deoria and Ambedkar nagar. As soon as the address was over, people started running away with the cots, in spite of the announcement discouraging them to do so. The organisers of his campaign seemed to have learnt little after the Deoria incident. They still kept cots for the farmers, however, anticipating similar khat-loot, announcements of "khaat chodke chale jao (Leave without taking the cots)" were made, but none cared for it but went ahead with taking away the cots. Rahul Gandhi is currently on a Kisan Yatra, a farmers' rally, across Uttar Pradesh in an attempt to reinvigorate the local Congress workers in the run-up to the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. UP is a politically important state, where the Congress has lost its way as the landscape is dominated by regional parties like the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party and the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party. While addressing the supporters Rahul took potshots at Akhilesh Yadav on the ongoing family rift which has now become a matter of public discussion. Rahul said that, before the elections Akhilesh Yadav wants to mend his cycle which is not possible now.

After 12yrs Devendra wins 2nd gold at Paralympics

Devendra Jhajharia made India proud yet again with his Gold medal win at the Paralympics. Javelin thrower Devendra became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics after he broke his own world record to clinch the top honours at the Rio Games. He first participated at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games at the age of 24. That appearance was no different, as he created a new world record with a throw of 62.15m to become India's first gold medalist. But due to the F46 classification not being included in the subsequent 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Paralympics, Jhajharia didn't get the opportunity to break his own record earlier. Devendra took India's tally at this edition of the Paralympics to four medals-two golds, one silver and a bronze. The Rajasthan born athlete, with an amputated left hand, was awarded the Arjuna award in 2004 and the Padma Shri in 2012, becoming the first Paralympian to receive the honour. "It is a proud moment for me. I am really happy that I have made my country proud. After winning the medal, I kissed the tri-colour. I promised everyone back home that I will repeat in Rio what I did in Athens. And, I did it." Devendra said. Jhajharia currently lives in Jaipur with his wife and daughter and is employed with the railways. He is also a member of the paralympics committee of Rajasthan. 

Pratyusha Banerjee's boyfriend booked in Molesting case

Rahul Raj Singh is in yet another controversy. Rahul Raj who is accused of abetting thesuicide of “Balika Vadhu” star and his girlfriend Pratyusha Banerjee, was on Wednesday booked for molesting a South Indian actress in a suburb hotel in Oshiwara, Mumbai on Sunday. The incident has been caught on CCTV cameras and cops are going through the footage for further investigation. According to police sources, Singh was having dinner and drinks with his friend, while the 21-year-old actress was going to the restaurant with her producer friend for the same. However, while the two were entering the restaurant, Singh approached her friend and started beating him up. The actress was quoted, “Rahul seemed completely inebriated. Around 12.30 am, when we were entering the restaurant, Rahul saw us and suddenly became furious. He approached us and started arguing with my friend and later, hit him. When I tried to stop Rahul, he physically abused me and used foul language. When I approached Rahul’s woman friend, who was with him at the restaurant, she too misbehaved and said whatever Rahul did was right.” She further added, “Later, Rahul said that I have handled many women like you. In Pratyusha’s case, the police could not do anything to me. What can you do, you are nothing. At the time of the incident, Rahul was completely drunk. He could barely walk.” The actress and her friend went to Amboli police station and filed an FIR, after which Singh’s friend filed a counter FIR.

US does not support independence for Balochistan

  State Department Spokesman John Kirby told reporters at his daily news conference Monday that, “The government policy is that we support the territorial integrity of Pakistan and we do not support independence for Balochistan”. Mr. Kirby was responding to a question on growing clarion calls from both inside and outside Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on its independence and violation of human rights by the Pakistani security forces there.   "Where does the US stand on Balochistan? Because Prime minister Narendra Modi has raised this subject," Kirby was asked. "The US Government respects the unity and territorial integrity of Pakistan and we do not support independence for Balochistan," he added.  Washington has been saying that it is committed to Pakistan's national integrity especially since the issue was flagged by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August. Speaking on the occasion of India's 70th Independence Day in New Delhi, Modi referred to the situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit and Balochistan. He said people from these regions have thanked him for addressing their issues. He also received the backing of Bangladesh and former Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

Virat Kohli is ' ' says Yuvraj Singh

  India's stylish left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh has given a candid interview recently and let out a lot of unknown details about his life. He also divulged couple of secrets of his friends from the cricketing field as well and the most interesting detail is about the Indian Test Cricket captain, Virat Kohli. He said that several Team India players are miser for they hardly spend any money, when in groups, and Virat Kohli being the biggest miser of them all. On Virat Kohli he said, “I don’t know how to explain. It’s like this is yours and this is mine, you will pay for this one and I will pay for that one.   You know, in our Punjabi culture, we don’t have that, if we are going out, then one person pays but some people are different and currently, Virat Kohli is the biggest miser. So, every time we go out, it’s me always paying and I have to force him to give the money”. He went on to talk about the most successful comeback bowler of recent times, Ashish Nehra, he said, "Usually Ashish is very generous but he gets miserable at times. When he got married, he used to say, please try to understand, I have to manage my wife and kids, I cannot spend much”. "There have been many misers in our team, especially the seniors and I cannot reveal their names because this is a very sensitive issue," he added. He also said that “It’s not like they are miser in that sense but it’s just a fun banter between us like why aren’t you paying".

CM & Mins away as Delhi reports 4 Chikungunya Deaths

  The national capital has been hit by dengue, chikungunya and malaria and a hundreds of cases are being reported in the Delhi hospitals. But something which is grabbing the headlines out of this is the fact that the cabinet members and the Chief Minister of the ruling party AAP are missing in action from the capital. As chief minister Arvind Kejriwal campaigns in Punjab, seeking to expand his party’s footprint beyond Delhi, people in his own state are locked in a losing battle with chikungunya and dengue, both of which have assumed epidemic proportions. The municipal corporation data shows dengue, chikungunya and malaria has affected 1158, 1,057 and 21 people, respectively. But these numbers are misleading. "The figures released by corporations are not reflective of the crisis at all. You need to the emergency section of any hospital to understand that," a senior doctor at AIIMS said.   The hospital has 38 beds in the emergency wing but has been getting 150-200 patients at any given time. The opposition is fuming at the failure of the ruling party as the Chief Minister is away in Bengaluru for his treatment, while the Health Minister Satyender Jain is on a visit to Goa to oversee the Aam Aadmi Party's preparations for next year's assembly elections. Manish Sisodia, deputy chief minister and the man in charge of Delhi during Mr Kejriwal's 10-day visit to Bengaluru, is also not in town. He is in Finland for an education programme. Kapil Mishra, one AAP minister who is available in Delhi, blamed the BJP-dominated Municipal Corporation of Delhi or MCD, asking where the "mayor has disappeared". While the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda also said that centre is ready to provide any help needed. “Centre is ready to provide whatever assistance needed by state governments,” Nadda said on Tuesday.

Obama intends to veto the legislation: Josh 

  WASHINGTON: The White House recently said that, Barack Obama, the President of United States would veto the bill that has been passed by the Republican Majority house of Representatives that, if passed, would allow victims of 9/11 attacks and their relatives to sue foreign governments suspected of backing terrorism against America. Josh Earnest, the Press Secretary of White House said that the President does intend to veto the legislation and that there was a process inside the executive branch of the US government for designating certain countries as state sponsors. Josh also said, “There are a couple of countries that fit that category. That is a serious designation”. It submits those countries to a whole list of limitations and restrictions that isolate them not just from the US, but in many cases, the rest of the world, he added.

‘US and Japan burnt their own fingers’

  NEW DELHI: The state-run media of China, with regard to the China-Russia’s ongoing joint military drills, warned that, Russia and China together were formidable and unbeatable, so any third country seeking dominance over the West Pacific should think twice. On Monday, the Joint sea 2016 drill has been started on the South China Sea between China and Russia, and on this context the government-run newspaper of China, i.e., the Global times said that, US and Japan had been extremely sensitive about the drills, adding that, both the countries had burnt their own fingers.

Mamta’s govt will leave no stones unturned

  KOLKATA: Tata Motors was asked to cooperate with the order of Supreme Court and to dismantle the factory, which has been set up by the company at Singpur. Days after Supreme Court’s order has been passed, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that, the state’s government would pull down the structure if the company doesn’t come forward in a day or two. Mamata said that, they had requested them to pull down the structure, they would wait for a couple of days and then they would remove the structure if the company doesn’t do it, declaring that, the west Bengal would leave no stones unturned to execute the Court’s order within the given time frame. The Chief Minister also said that, “There is no problem between Tatas and the Bengal government and the corporate major problem will carry out its business in the state as usual”.

Centre is following an automated system

  NEW DELHI: An automated system is being followed by the Central government from the UPA days, which focuses on the management of the perception and which keeps the officials of the ministry on their toes. If the ministry attracts a negative notice in the press, 9 AM calls will be made to the secretaries, who must send an action taken report by 2 PM. When PM Narendra Modi started the automated system, he said that, if anything was incorrect it should be corrected and it should not be left to exist by default, said the senior officials in the government when they were asked about the new system that is being followed by the Modi’s government.