Police bandobast hiked at OU campus in view of ‘Chalo Pragati Bhavan’ protest today

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In view of Osmania University students call to protest at Pragathi Bhavan in support of RTC employees stir, East Zone police made heavy bandobast arrangements at the OU campus premises.

In view of Osmania University students call to protest at Pragathi Bhavan in support of RTC employees stir, East Zone police made heavy bandobast arrangements at the OU campus premises. Police closed all the entry points to the campus from Tarnaka and Vidyanagar and allowing only the OU students into the campus.

Man murdered near liquor shop in Warangal

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A 35-year-old man was murdered near a liquor shop under Mattewada police station limits in Warangal Urban on Thursday.

A 35-year-old man was murdered near a liquor shop under Mattewada police station limits in Warangal Urban on Thursday. He was identified as Alauddin, an auto-rickshaw driver from Chamam of Papayyapet. According to the police, Alauddin along with two others has gone to a bar on Wednesday night. The trio who were consuming alcohol were asked to leave the shop along with another group to close the shop.

However, the two groups picked up a quarrel on leaving the shop first and in the scuffle, a person hit Alauddin with a liquor bottle and his friends. He was dead on the spot with severe injuries. While the other two were shifted to a hospital for treatment. The police registered a case and arrested three identified as Someshwar, Nadir and Shashikanth.

The film stars Sai Dharam Tej and Raashi Khanna in the lead roles who were last seen in the 2016 hit film ‘Supreme’.

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The motion poster of Sai Dharam Tej’s Prathi Roju Pandage was released on the occasion of the actor’s birthday on October 15th and it promises to be a wholesome family entertainer. The film’s director Maruthi took to Twitter to share the video.

“Let’s Celebrate Life With Joy & Laughter, Here is the #GlimpseOfPratiRojuPandaage,” he wrote.

The film stars Sai Dharam Tej and Raashi Khanna in the lead roles. Incidentally, the lead pair shared the screen space in Supreme in 2016, which turned out to be a massive hit. With the two getting back together for Prathi Roju Pandage, expectations are very high. Supreme was an action comedy which was produced by Dil Raju under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations and directed by Anil Ravipudi. The film’s technical crew included Sai Karthik for music, Sai Sriram for cinematography and MR Varma for editing.

 

Prathi Roju Pandage is directed by Maruthi and is bankrolled by Bunny Vas under his banner in association with UV Creations. S Thaman is composing music for this flick with Jayakumar cranking the camera and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao taking care of the editing. Deva Datta is in charge of the script.

The film features the features the veteran actor Sathyaraj in an important role with Vijay Kumar, Rao Ramesh, Murali Sharma, Ajay, Praveen, Srikanth Ayyangaar, Sathyam Rajesh, Sathya Srinivas, Subhsh Bharath Reddy, Gayathri Bhargavi, Hari Teja, Mahesh, Suhas and others forming the rest of the star cast.

Sai Dharam Tej’s last film release was Chitralahari, which hit the marquee earlier this year. Directed by Kishore Tirumala the film had Kalyani Priyadarshan playing the female lead with Sunil, Nivetha Pethuraj and Vennela Kishore in supporting roles. It was bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers. Director Kishore Tirumala made his debut with the Tamil film Pillaiyar Theru Kadeisi Veedu and went on to direct the Telugu movie Second Hand.

Google Assistant Bug is Causing Battery Drain in Android Phones

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Android phones have a new problem, this time it is with the Google Assistant. It seems that if you are using the “Ok, Google” or “Hey, Google” phrase to open the Assistant on one device, it gets activated on a second device as well. The bug has affected Google Home and Google Pixel devices. Turns out the problem starts when one says “Ok, Google,” or “Hey, Google”.

This not only awakens the Google Assistant on one device but also manages to activate it on a second device if one is nearby. The screens of the devices stay powered on indefinitely after hearing the phrase to activate the Google Assistant. Furthermore, the bug makes the Google Assistant remain active on the second device until powered off.

The original post that was shared on Reddit, saw multiple people comment saying they are facing this issue. The users were not best pleased after their phone’s battery depleted to 1 percent because the Google Assistant had remained powered on, hours after the wake-up phrase was used for a Google Home speaker.

Notably, the Google Assistant remaining powered on, not only causes serious battery drain, but it also has several security risks as it leaves the device unlocked. Google is yet to roll-out a fix for this.

Pawan Kalyan’s Film Comeback to be A Death Blow to Janasena?

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it is more or less confirmed that Powerstar Pawan Kalyan is all set to make a Comeback to Cinema. Buzz is that his Comeback film is going to be helmed by Krish who is known for his sensible films. There are rumors that the movie is the official remake of Bollywood Blockbuster, Pink but that is a discussion for another day.

The big question is about the consequences Pawan Kalyan and his Janasena face due to this move. Janasena has got the worst possible result in the recent elections with even Pawan Kalyan losing from Two Seats. If he himself is not able to win, it is a serious problem that Janasena should introspect. Pawan Kalyan did not even make a proper review of the election result and if the local elections were to happen today, the results would be equally horrendous. While there can be several reasons for the failure, the primary reason is that Pawan Kalyan failed to convince the people that he is a serious politician.

this Comeback to films will only reinforce that feeling. Pawan Kalyan always maintained that his passion is never in the movies and if someone says Money is the motivation behind this decision, they may not be totally wrong. Even a disinterested Pawan Kalyan would draw Crores from the Producers. But that would not help his or Janasena cause even though the money would come handy for Politics.

Ganguly drops major hint on India’s involvement in day-night Test matches

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In a bid to make Test cricket more appealing to the masses, the ICC introduced day-night Test matches and while Australia, England, West Indies and Pakistan have accepted the change, the Indian board has so far not been too keen to embrace the change.

However, with Sourav Ganguly all set to take charge as the BCCI president, this could see a change. The former India captain has made it obvious that with the World Test Championship having the advantage of the teams planning day-night matches, India also requires to move forth rather than hold back.

Chatting to IANS, Ganguly made it obvious that explaining the idea of the Indian team participating in the pink-ball cricket would be the priority of his list after he comes to office.

Indian team head coach Ravi Shastri had admitted to participate day-night Tests matches versus West Indies last year before choosing to notify the COA that the team wasn’t eager and would need a year and a half to prepare for the playing against the pink ball under lights.

The prevailing thought was that not having to play day-night Tests matches in the WTC was one of the purposes why Shastri and captain Kohli weren’t too keen on playing Test matches at night under lights.

But Ganguly showed that it would be incorrect to assume that the WTC wouldn’t see games played under lights.

“WTC has a day-night Test because Adelaide will entertain pink-ball Test match. I don’t think it is the right note to say that WTC wouldn’t have day-night Tests,” he stated.

A superior ICC executive also verified that there is a choice of playing test matches under lights in the WTC if both teams conform to the plan.

“With the approval of both members it can be a day-night or day affair in the WTC,” the official said IANS.

Ganguly has perpetually been vocal about how day-night games are the way to move forward and that this Indian team under Kohli has the armory to do fine in the format.

“Day-night Test is the way to move forward. Every nation has to play day-night Test, that’s a long-term prospect for Test cricket. India is a good side, they have the potential to win day-night Test matches also. There is no exception in day-night Test games and day Tests. It’s just a complex ball game. They are all class players, they can win games in any situation,” Ganguly stated.

New born girl child wrapped in plastic bag found in garbage at Panjagutta

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A newborn baby wrapped in a plastic bag was found at garbage near NIMS hospital at Panjagutta here on Wednesday.

Hearing the baby cry, locals noticed the newborn and alerted the doctors and police. The doctors rescued the baby and are giving treatment.

Meanwhile, the police registered a case and are looking into nearby CCTV footage.

They suspected that the baby’s parents have left her on learning it was a girl child. An investigation is underway.

TSMC has optimistic predictions of 300 million 5G phones being sold next year

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Besides the premium chipsets, orders for 5G modems are keeping Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC’s) 7nm fabs running at full capacity. This has lead the company to conclude that the demand for 5G smartphones next year will reach 300 million units.

The info comes from a leaked internal report and is much more optimistic than what others are predicting – they say 200 million units or less. Either way, it will be a major increase in demand compared to this year.

Strategy Analytics estimates that 5G smartphones will make up only 1% of total sales this year.

Next year, the number will be 10 times bigger. Five years from now almost half of the phones sold will have 5G connectivity.

What’s stopping most consumers from jumping on the 5G bandwagon today is the cost of devices as well as the relatively sparse coverage.

But more affordable devices are on the way and carriers are constantly rolling out 5G to new cities.

Currently, Samsung is the market leader thanks to strong sales in its home country of South Korea. However, Huawei is predicted to ship 80 million 5G phones in China next year – that would be half of all shipments as Strategy Analytics estimates a total of only 160 million.

Anyway, Samsung has only 1% market share in China so it will likely have to find other regions to sell its 5G phones.

List of all Xiaomi phones getting the MIUI 11 Firmware update

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Xiaomi has announced a full list of smartphones that will receive the latest version of its custom firmware, MIUI 11.

The update has been scheduled in four phases for now, and include phones from over the past two calendar years.

While this is considerably lesser than the longevity of firmware updates often rolled out by other brands, two years represents nearly four smartphone life cycles for Xiaomi

Phases Of MIUI 11 OTA Updates:

Phase 1: All OTA updates in the first phase will be issued between October 22 and 31. The devices in this list include Redmi 7, Redmi Y3, Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7s, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi K20 and the Poco F1.

Phase 2: All updates are slated to roll out between November 4 and 12. Devices in this list include the Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi 4, Redmi 5/5A, Redmi 6/6A/6 Pro, Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 5/5 Pro, Redmi Y1/Y1 Lite, Mi Mix 2 and Mi Max 2.

Phase 3: The penultimate phase will run from November 13-29. Devices part of this update cycle include Redmi 7A, Redmi 8/8A, Redmi Note 6 Pro and Redmi Note 8, which has been launched only earlier today.

Phase 4: This includes only the Redmi Note 8 Pro, which has a long wait till any time between December 18 and 26.

Apple Trader From Punjab Shot By Terrorists In J&K

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An apple trader was killed in J&K:

An apple trader from Punjab was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian on Wednesday, making it the third killing of a person from outside the state in three days.

The man who was accompanying the victim, Charanjeet Singh, was also hit by bullets in Shopian’s Trenz area this evening and is critical.

They were rushed to the Pulwama district hospital and later referred to a super specialty hospital in Srinagar.

A laborer was killed in Pulwama:

Earlier today, a laborer from Chhattisgarh was killed in Pulwama. Sources said the terrorists have been targeting laborers, who have come to Jammu and Kashmir from outside the state, to create fear among them and disrupt trade.

Few Other Instances Of Terrorism:

Sethi Kumar Sagar, a resident of Besoli in Chhattisgarh, worked at a brick kiln, news agency Press Trust of India reported. He was walking with another civilian when two terrorists shot him dead, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said.

On Monday, a man from Rajasthan who was driving a truck from an orchard was shot dead. Police say the terrorists are acting in desperation as transportation of fruit has picked up in Kashmir valley.

Article 370 of the Constitution:

Post-paid mobile communication that was blocked since August 5, when the center announced its two big decisions – the scrapping of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution and the state’s bifurcation into two union territories – was restored.

Terrorists Attack in J&K Last Week: 

Last week, seven people were injured in Kashmir’s Srinagar after a grenade attack by terrorists in a market area. The invasion had happened days after terrorists had launched a missile in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, injuring 14.

Sunni Board offers to surrender claim in Ayodhya case, has 3 conditions

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Hours before the Supreme Court concluded the 40-day hearing on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, the Ayodhya mediation panel submitted its final report to the five-judge bench.

Outlining what has been described as a settlement agreement, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.

A key element of this proposed settlement is an offer by the UP Sunni Waqf Board to surrender its claim on the disputed site.

The offer is conditional on the government accepting three conditions to protect the interests of Muslims in other parts of the country including Ayodhya.

It is not clear how, if at all, this last-minute offer would impact the proceedings before the court.

Outlining its three conditions, the Waqf Board wants the UP government to rebuild 22 mosques lying in dilapidated condition, strict implementation of the Places of Religious Worship Act 1991.

Allowing Muslims to pray in all mosques under the central government’s Archaeological Survey of India.

The Constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi completed the oral hearing later on Wednesday and reserved its judgment. The parties concerned do still have three days to file written notes.

The bench has to determine cross-appeals upon the Allahabad high court’s 2010 judgment that the 2.77-acre disputed land in Ayodhya be divided evenly amongst the three parties the Sunni Waqf Board, the Akhara and “Ram Lalla Virajman”.

MR Shamshad, who represented one of the litigants Iqbal Ansari in the Supreme Court, insisted the Sunni Board’s offer to surrender its right over the land would not make a difference.

“This case is contested by six other Muslim parties in which Sunni Board is one party, and it has no more locus than any other individual Muslim parties,” Shamshad said.

The top court had earlier this year explored the possibility of mediation for an amicable settlement to the dispute, but the arbiters made little headway.

A three-member mediation panel led by retired judge justice FM Ibrahim Kalifulla and comprising Art of Living founder Ravi Shankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu tried to work for a resolution but failed to bridge differences.

The Constitution bench has subsequently held daily hearings starting on August 6.

Last month, the top court, at the request of the mediation panel, allowed them to simultaneously talk to the parties concerned but many parties, particularly those known to have adopted a hard-line, stayed away from the final round of negotiations.

PwC to hire 1,200 engineers, data analysts soon

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PwC India plans to hire 1,200 people with engineering and data analytics background in Kolkata next year
PwC will also offer jobs in digital experience-led transformations, cloud and blockchain

KOLKATA : PwC India on Tuesday said the company has planned to hire 1,200 people with engineering and data analytics background for its Kolkata office next year.

PwC India will also hire an additional 2,000 people in the city over the next 3 years.

“PwC India plans to hire 1,200 people with engineering and data analytics background in Kolkata next year, many of whom will work for its newly inaugurated future-ready IoT Lab and the Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence. Other areas of hiring would be in digital experience-led transformations, cloud and blockchain,” the company said in a statement.

Housed in PwC’s newly constructed 60,000 sq ft sprawling facility in the city, these labs will be used to incubate new solutions to address issues that are impacting businesses globally like Industry 4.0.

PwC to hire 1,200 engineers, data analysts soon

East, especially Kolkata, has been an important part of our 140-year-old legacy and it continues to play a pivotal role in our growth journey. We are the only Big 4 firm to have a large consulting delivery centre in this part of the country,” PwC India managing partner-East, Arnab Basu said.

“We are 6000 people strong in the region and are committed to develop the pool here by offering them multi-competency growth opportunities,” he said.

The organisation also has plans to showcase its IoT capabilities by transforming their entire Salt Lake office premises into a smart building in the months to come.

Besides Kolkata, PwC India has offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Raipur.

‘Hamara Bajaj’ is back with electric scooter Chetak; launch scheduled in January

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The new Chetak will be available with two variants which will offer range of 85 kilometre and 95 kilometre, respectively
Bajaj stopped manufacturing traditional scooters around 2009, in order to focus more on motorcycles segment

Bajaj Auto Ltd, India’s second largest motorcycle manufacturer, on Wednesday announced its second innings in the scooter segment, almost after a decade’s gap, with the launch of its electric scooter — Chetak. The Pune-based company did not reveal the price of the product and will announce it before beginning dispatches.

Bajaj stopped manufacturing traditional scooters around 2009 in order to focus on motorcycles.

Hamara Bajaj' is back with electric scooter Chetak; launch scheduled in January

The new Chetak will be available in two variants and offer a range of 85 kilometre and 95 kilometre.

According to Rajiv Bajaj, managing director Bajaj Auto, there is immense potential for scooters and three-wheelers in the electric space.

“When we do something it’s better to come first and there is virtually no point coming second or third. It’s very important to be first to market. Scooters and step-through are a very important segment and we have not made the electric Chetak to be in the volume space. We are trying build meaningful niches with three wheelers, super bikes and electric scooters,” said Bajaj.

The company will start selling the electric scooter in January in Pune and later expand to Bangalore. Subsequent expansion will depend on the demand in these two cities. The vehicle will be sold from the Pro Biking dealerships of the company from which it also sells the KTM super bike.

“Biggest hurdle (for adoption of electric mobility) is the conflicting idea in minds of manufacturers since they are making money from petrol and diesel vehicles. The fact that Bajaj doesn’t sell scooters is our bigger strength. We are starting from here because there is not conflict of interest. When you enter into a new market you don’t make money from day one. The price will not be viable from day one,” added Bajaj.

The reduction in corporate tax will give the company an additional room of ₹450-500 crore, which it will use to absorb some of the cost of developing and manufacturing the electric scooter.

“Chief Justice Said I Can”: Lawyer Dhavan On “Viral” Act Of Tearing Map In Ayodhya Hearing

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On the last day of daily hearings in the Supreme Court on the Ayodhya temple-mosque case, there were dramatic moments as a senior lawyer tore up a map and relentless interruptions infuriated the judges.

Rajeev Dhavan, representing Muslim petitioners including the Sunni Waqf Board in the title suit, tore up a pictorial map showing the Ram Janmasthan. “Can I have your permission to tear it,” Mr Dhavan said to the judges.

He acted after Vikas Singh, the lawyer for the All India Hindu Mahasabha, tried to place a publication by Kunal Kishore as evidence during his arguments claiming ownership of the disputed land in the temple town in Uttar Pradesh.

“The Supreme Court should not rely on this book,” Mr Dhavan said, requesting permission to tear it up.

After the pages were torn, interruptions from both sides and the commotion angered the judges.

“Decorum has been spoiled, decorum is not maintained. If proceedings continue in this manner, we would just get up and walk out,” said the Chief Justice.

Later, Mr Dhavan complained to the top judge that the “news that I am tearing papers is going viral”.

“I wanted to throw it away. The Chief Justice said I can tear it,” he pointed out.

“The news of tearing is going viral. We have seen it,” Justice SA Nazeer said.

In another notable exchange, Mr Dhavan described the argument of PN Mishra, the lawyer for the Hindi petitioners, as “foolish”.

“Mr Mishra’s argument is next to foolish. Please sit down. He doesn’t know. It is not personal,” Mr Dhavan said.

PN Mishra, protesting the descriptor, said: “I have written a book on land law and got a PhD…” To which, Mr Dhavan shot back: “I can salam (salute) his book.”

Justice Gogoi said the lawyer could put out a clarification that it was the Chief Justice who had allowed him to tear the paper.

Daily hearings in the politically sensitive case will end at 5 pm, the Chief Justice said as the proceedings began this morning. “We will rise by 5 pm,” Chief Justice Gogoi said after a lawyer asked the Supreme Court for more time for arguments.

The court is expected to announce a verdict in the 134-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit before the Chief Justice leaves office on November 17.

Many Hindus believe the land was the birthplace of Lord Ram and a mosque was built there on the ruins of an ancient temple. The 16th-century Babri mosque was razed in December 1992 by right-wing activists, a cataclysmic event that sparked riots across the country and changed Indian politics forever.

Several mediation attempts have failed to solve the decades-old dispute.

Chandrababu Naidu Slams Government For Not Protecting Law and Order In The State.

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Former Chief Minister and TDP national President Nara Chandrababu Naidu who is in Nellore district for last two days to review the party’s situation in the district has slammed the government for the unstable law and order.

Former Chief Minister and TDP national President Nara Chandrababu Naidu who is in Nellore district for last two days to review the party’s situation in the district has slammed the government for the unstable law and order. He critisised the government on the murder of Andhra Jyothi scribe Satyanarayana for not providing him adequate security despite being begged for the security. In this view, the TDP chief raised allegations on the police for not protecting law and order in the state.

Chandrababu made these comments through his Twitter handle. He wrote that the government is Suppressing the voice of opposition in the state and not looking after the states law and order. He also said police are not preventing the attacks being held on the journalists, minorities, and TDP leaders. Babu demanded the govt to launch a probe into scribe’s murder and nab the culprit as early as possible. The TDP president said that the TDP would stage protest across the state.

Brandon King, Hayden Walsh Jr get maiden WI call-ups

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Opportunity For Brandon King And Hayden Walsh Jr. :

Brandon King and Hayden Walsh Jr. – the highest run-getter and the leading wicket-taker at the concluded CPL – have been awarded their first international call-ups by the selectors, who have made few significant changes under the new limited-overs Captain Kieron Pollard.

King and Walsh are part of the ODI and T20I squads that will play against Afghanistan in November, and are among the many beneficiaries of standout CPL performances – a list which also includes Lendl Simmons – making a T20I comeback after over two years. Also on the T20I comeback trail is wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.

Brandon King, dashing opening batsman took the tournament by storm scoring 496 runs to lead Amazon Guyana Warriors’ fantastic 11-match winning streak, which was ultimately closed in the final by the Barbados Tridents.

Brandon King, Hayden Walsh Jr get maiden WI call-ups

The Tridents spin sensation Walsh, who has played international cricket for the USA. And now, after an ideal track of 22 wickets in 9 matches at the CPL, he discovers himself in the West Indies gear.

Joining the pair of King and Walsh Jr. in using the CPL as a launchpad is all-rounder Romario Shepherd, who has been picked only in the ODI squad. King’s teammate at Guyana, Shepherd’s most prominent role was with the ball, but he also showed glimpses of his big-hitting abilities too in the limited chances he got.

Notable Departures From The Squad:

Meanwhile, Brathwaite’s chances have become quite a downturn. From donning the captaincy hat in West Indies’ previous T20I series against India, he has now left out from both ODI and T20I sides. another notable departure is Sunil Naraine despite having a decent outing in the recently concluded tournament.hard-hitting allrounder Andre Rusell hasn’t made the squad.

Windies Test team, in association with the radical overhaul of the white-ball squad, is almost intimate with Jason Holder in charge. Although that hasn’t left them immune to change, especially in the bowling department where Alzarri Joseph makes his return – to all formats – along with left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, whereas Shannon Gabriel is out injured.

Darren Bravo is the notable exclusion from the batting department, with the left-hander having scored only 47 runs in the Test series against India.

West Indies Tour To Afghanistan schedule :

The Afghanistan-West Indies series, which will be played in Dehradun in India, gets underway with the three-match T20I series on November 5, 7 and 9. This is followed by three ODIs on November 13, 16 and 18, after which the two teams will play the one-off Test from November 27 to December 1.

Family Members in Bigg Boss House

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Family members of contestants enter BB house OR BB comes up with family members task once again OR BB housemates get emotional with family members’ visit

Family members of contestants enter BB house OR BB comes up with family members task once again OR BB housemates get emotional with family members’ visit The other day in the Bigg Boss house went on a serious note as all the housemates had a heated argument during the ‘Topper of the House’ task. Looks like today’s episode will be interesting with quite a few funny and emotional elements.

Just like the previous seasons, even this time the makers of Bigg Boss permitted the family members of housemates into the house during the ‘Freeze’ task. In today’s task, Ali Reza’s wife Masuma entered into the house. As expected, things turned emotional after her entry into the house. The family members’ task got a rave response in both the previous seasons and it seems like even this time, it will be a successful one. There will be a lot of teary, cheerful and emotional moments.

India can’t sacrifice economic strength to comply with US sanctions: Sitharaman

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India wants to comply with global sanctions, including US sanctions on Venezuela and Russia, but also needs to maintain its strength and strategic interests, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in an interview on Tuesday.

The US in January forced the most robust penalties yet on Venezuela’s oil production. The move has scared away some global customers, but with few alternative suppliers of heavy oil, Indian refiner Reliance Industries Ltd has been buying Venezuelan crude from Russian major Rosneft.

The company is set to resume direct oil loadings in the South American nation after a four-month pause.

Sitharaman said the Indian government has expressed its view to the United States.

“In particular points which are important for India’s imperative interests, we have demonstrated to the United States that India is a strategic partner for the USA and you want a strategic associate to be reliable and not impaired,” she said.

“We value the strong partnership with the United States Of America, but we should equally be allowed to be a strong economy.”

The International Monetary Fund earlier on Tuesday lowered its outlook for Indian growth in 2019, citing weaker-than-expected domestic demand. The US-China trade conflict will cut 2019 global increase to its most moderate pace since the 2008/09 economic crisis, the IMF said.

India’s gross domestic product grew at its weakest pace since 2013 between April and June, stoking expectations of further stimulus.

“Global headwinds … are getting stronger by the day,” Sitharaman said. Asked about further fiscal stimulus, she said: “I have not closed the door” on that.

New Delhi has been trying to boost domestic growth through an infrastructure package and a new loan program organized with the banking sector that has doled out loans worth over 80,000 crore (8.7 billion pounds), she said.

case against cinepolis in hyderabad for delaying movie by playing ads

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Have you walked into a theatre in Hyderabad on time for a movie, only to find advertisements playing for several minutes, delaying the time that the movie screening begins? Well, in Hyderabad, it may be against the law.

An FIR was filed against the Cinepolis in Kukatpally after a complaint by a citizen, who argued that delaying the screening of the film is an ‘unfair trade practice’ under the Telangana State Cinema Regulations Act, 1955.

“Committing to a time to the patrons, and making them watch advertisements to generate higher revenue during the time when the show is supposed to start, is highly unethical of the multiplex management and disrespecting of the time of the patrons. This is pure deficiency of service and affects the plans made for the patrons,” Sai Teja from the Forum Against Corruption (FAC) wrote in his complaint to the KPHB police.

Sai Teja said that he had visited the theatre on October 8, for a movie that was supposed to start at 4:30 pm, and filed a police complaint on October 9. An FIR was filed on October 14.

“I spoke to the management and they said that they were playing the advertisements for generating revenue. It was after this, that I approached the police” Sai Teja, who is Head of Public Relations & Social Media for the FAC, told TNM.

A case has now been registered with the KPHB police under relevant sections of the Telangana State Cinemas Regulation Act 1955 and the management of Cinepolis India Private Ltd and the operations manager of the mall have now been named as accused in the case.

“Every theatre has to maintain a complaint book on their premises that we can ask for. One needs to write a complaint in the book and take a photograph so that we can prove that we have already raised the issue when we approach the police,” Sai Teja says.

“After this, they can approach the local police station or file a complaint on the police’s ‘Hawk-Eye’ mobile application, following which the police will begin an investigation,” he adds.

PMC Bank crisis: 2 account holders die of heart attack, 1 commits suicide

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With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) placing withdrawal restrictions in Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank following a 4,355 crore scam, at least three stressed account holders have so far died in Mumbai, according to agency reports.

Two of the deceased PMC account holders were said to be distressed following the crisis and died of heart attack while the third one committed suicide.

Less than 24 hours after 51-year-old Sanjay Gulati died of cardiac arrest after returning from a protest in the PMC Bank issue, another PMC Bank customer Fattomal Punjabi also died due to heart attack, ANI reported.

Punjabi’s family alleged that he was under stress following the crisis in PMC Bank.
In the third case, Dr Nivedita Bijlani (39) allegedly ended her life by taking an overdose of sleeping pills at her residence in suburban Versova late Monday evening, PTI reported.

She is said to have deposits of over ₹1 crore with PMC Bank. The police, however, have denied any link to the PMC Bank issue with her suicide.

Gulati, who had recently lost his job with collapsed airline Jet Airways, had kept his lifelong savings of ₹90 lakh in the bank. He was in regular need of cash to pay for medical bills of his specially-abled son.

Last month, the RBI restricted the activities of the PMC Bank for six months and asked it to not grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment or contract any debt, including financing of funds and permission of fresh deposits.

The RBI has now increased withdrawal limits to ₹40,000, saying it will give relief to 77% of depositors.

PMC Bank is a multi-state scheduled urban cooperative bank with operations in Maharashtra, New Delhi, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. With a system of 137 branches, it stands among the top 10 cooperative banks in the nation.