Hyderabad: Tension prevails at Kukatpally after RTC bus rams into another

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Tension prevailed at Kukatpally Y-junction after a TSRTC bus rammed into another from the rear on Monday.

Tension prevailed at Kukatpally Y-junction after a TSRTC bus rammed into another from the rear on Monday. Passengers inside the bus were feared dead and thrashed the bus driver Rasool. They attacked the driver alleging that he drove the vehicle in an intoxicated state. The incident has led to a heavy traffic jam between Kukatpally and Moosapet. However, the traffic police cleared the road and arrested the driver.

Meanwhile, the TSRTC strike is continuing for the tenth day. According to the schedule announced by the RTC unions, the JAC is likely to hold public meetings today, Rasta Roko on October 15, rallies on October 16, Dhoom-Dham (protest by cultural teams) on October 17, bike rallies on October 18 and state-wide bandh on October 19. All parties expressed solidarity with the bandh.

Stress, poor diet, linked with acne

The research conferred at the 28th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress in Madrid assessed the vulnerability to various worsening portions on acne on more than 6,700 members across six countries.

“For the first time, this study allows us to identify the most important exposome factors relating to acne from patient questioning before any treatment prescription,” said the study.

The outcomes revealed that significantly more people with acne (48.2 percent) spent farm products regularly associated with people who did not (38.8 percent).

The contrast was also statistically important for soda liquids or sweets (35.6 percent vs 31 percent), cakes and chocolate (37 percent vs 27.8 percent) and sweets (29.7 percent vs 19.1 percent).

Surprisingly 11 percent of acne victims utilize whey proteins versus 7 percent without acne and 11.9 percent of acne victims utilize anabolic steroids versus 3.2 percent without acne.

Revelation to pollution or pressure was furthermore frequently witnessed in members with acne associated to control members.

The study also discovered that severe skincare methods were more common in acne victims.

Tobacco, which has previously been displayed as a possible acne trigger, was not determined to have an impact, the research said.

Rahul Gandhi is a Leader who walked away on seeing Congress ship sink: Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi made a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said when a ship sinks, the captain evacuates everyone safely but Gandhi is a captain who himself left on seeing Congress ship sink.

Owaisi’s remarks came during his campaign for a party candidate in Bhiwadi West where he addressed a large gathering.

“When a ship sinks in the middle of a sea, the captain evacuates everyone safely but Gandhi is a captain who himself left after seeing the Congress sinking. Muslims are not alive due to Congress’ mercy on us for 70 years, rather we are alive because of the Constitution and by the grace of God,” said Owaisi.

The AIMIM leader also slammed the BJP-led government even as he panned the Triple Talaq law saying, “The Triple Talaq law is against all the Muslim women. BJP is a long-lasting government which means that this darkness is going to last long.”

Owaisi also said that the government should give reservation to Muslims just as it has given to Marathas.

Maharashtra assembly election 2019: Rahul Gandhi to hold two public meetings today

Wayanad Member of Parliament (MP) and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will hold two public meetings ahead of Assembly polls in Maharashtra on Tuesday.

Rahul is scheduled to conduct rallies at Wani Vidha Sabha of Yavatmal district and Arvi Vidhan Sabha of Wardha district at 1 pm and 3:40 pm respectively.

The Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are contesting polls together in Maharashtra.

In their manifesto for the Assembly polls, the Congress-NCP alliance has promised to reduce penalty under Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) along with immediate farm loan waiver and zero-interest loan for higher education to students.

Their manifesto further speaks of work to deal with weather change. The other important promises include a 100 percent subsidy for drip irrigation, minimum support price (MSP) for dairy farm products based on the production cost to increase farmers’ earnings.

The two parties, which have combined to take on the force of BJP-Shiv Sena party, have also pledged to establish laws to reserve 80 percent jobs for locals in new enterprises. They have also decided to give a free laptop to 10 lakh girls who clear SSC examination.

On October 13, the Gandhi scion had held two rallies in Mumbai — one for Chandiwali candidate Naseem Khan and the other rally was for Dharavi Candidate Varsha Gaikwad, daughter of (MRCC) acting President Ekanath Gaikwad.

In these rallies, Congress leaders Sanjay Nirupam and Milind Deora were not present, giving a hint of internal conflict within the party.

Single-phase polls in Maharashtra will be held on October 21 and results are scheduled to be announced on October 24.

20,000 HAL employees to launch indefinite strike over wage revision today

Around 20,000 employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will begin an indefinite on Monday over revision of wages and other demands.

The strike comes after weeks of talks between the employees union and the management failed to reach an agreement. The employees union of HAL, a public sector major, had alleged that the company was showing discrimination between workers and officers.

On Sunday, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) administration said the workers union decided to go ahead with the strike despite the management making “all-out efforts”. The employees union though said that the management refused to agree to their “reasonable” demands.

Last week, the employees union—the All India HAL Trade Unions Coordination Committee announced the decision of the strike and said it was forced to do so because of the “adamant” attitude of the management.

The HAL union has sent a notice to all its locations asking employees to join the strike from Monday. HAL is headquartered in Bengaluru.

There have been negotiations between the employees union and the management since 2016 over a new pay structure that was to come into effect from January 1, 2017. The negotiations didn’t bring any result with the management accusing the employees union of making “unreasonable demands” and the union saying that there was disparity between the settlement for workers and executives.

“The unions, sadly, have chosen a rebellious approach and did not receive the offer and chose to resort to an indefinite strike,” HAL said in a statement.

The HAL release said that the wage negotiation panel told the union about the strike jeopardizing the interest of the employees and the nation. The management had made a similar appeal earlier this month invoking national interest and the setback the company will suffer due to a strike.

Suryadev Chandrashekhar, general secretary of the committee, had said that the salary revisions for workers were only partial. Chandrashekhar had also said there was no need for the company to talk about national interest. If they contend that we are against the national interest, they are also equally responsible for this,” he said.

Apple’s iPhone SE 2 likely to launch in early 2020 at a price of $399

Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has revealed that the iPhone SE 2 might launch in the first quarter of 2020 and it is likely to start selling at $399. Kuo has also mentioned that this device is expected to be powered by the A13 processor (the same unit that powers the iPhone 11 line), though RAM might be dropped to 3 GB.

As per a report by MacRumors, Kuo has revealed that iPhone SE 2 might sell in three color variants — Space Gray, Silver, and Red. In terms of internal storage, the report suggests that the iPhone is expected to come in 64 GB and 128 GB options.

Another detail revealed in the report was, the upcoming iPhone SE 2 might not feature the 3D touch functionality. The company has also omitted this one in its recently launched iPhone 11 lineup.

Kuo also believes that Apple’s iPhone SE 2 is expected to target iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S owners who are looking for an upgrade. In a previous report, Kuo had said that in terms of design, we can expect the iPhone SE 2 to bear a strong resemblance to the iPhone 8 (Review). It was also revealed earlier that the iPhone SE 2 might come with a Face ID unit instead of the fingerprint sensing Touch ID technology.

Antibody-based eye drop may treat dry eye disease: Study

The study found that patients suffering from dry eye can be cured with a new eye drop made from human antibodies. researchers noticed the behavior of a particular kind of antibody, called anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies, in human tear fluid. these researchers are from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

They are also the first to describe that subjects with dry eye disorder encountered diminished signs and symptoms of the disease in acknowledgment of a new eye drop medication — gained from human pooled antibodies — that aims ACPAs. The verdicts from their early-stage clinical analysis are summarized in the review — The Ocular Surface.

Dry eye disease is affected by abnormalities in the tear solution and occurs in dry areas over the cornea, the clear outer covering of the eye, which can commence to incapacitating eye pain and sensitivity to light in critical cases. It was determined that strands of DNA eject from neutrophils, a sort of white blood cell, to produce webs o.

Tech Giant Google Play Store Shuts Out Payday Loan Apps

Striving to challenge predatory loans, Google has halted Play Store apps with ‘false or dangerous’ personal loans where the yearly percentage rate was 36 percent or greater, such as many payday loans.

A spokesperson told that the extended financial strategy, executed earlier this year, was designated to “protect users” facing “exploitative” terms, Engadget published on Sunday quoting The Wall Street Journal.

The affected banks were not pleased with the tech giant’s move.

This pushes them to either offer lower rates or bow out completely.

Online Lenders Alliance CEO Mary Jackson regularly stated that the companies’ methods were admitted, disputing that the prohibition hurts “legitimate executives” as well as consumers looking for “legal loans”, the release added.

First priority will be to look after first-class cricketers, says BCCI presidential candidate Sourav Ganguly

When the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) goes back to being a democracy from October 23rd onwards after three years of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), Indian cricket’s most celebrated captain – Sourav Ganguly – will in all likelihood take over as the next president.

For now, it will only be a short stint at the top post for Ganguly as he will have to go in for a cooling-off period from July 2020 under the new rules. He has been holding posts in the Cricket Association of Bengal for the past five years where he currently serves as president and an administrator can only serve six years at a trot.

“That’s the rule. So we will have to deal with it. My priority will be to look after first-class cricketers. I had requested to the CoA and they have not listened. Ranji Trophy cricket will be the focus. To take care of cricketers’ financial interest,” he said after his name was finalized in an informal meeting of BCCI state units.

When Ganguly took over as India captain in 2000, Indian cricket was in muddy waters, picking up pieces after the match-fixing scandal. He drove Indian cricket to safety and instilled belief that India could win overseas. Now with BCCI’s clout significantly reduced at the ICC, the former skipper’s board-room tact will be a test.

“I am happy with the appointment because this is the time when BCCI’s image has got hampered and it’s a great opportunity for me to do something.

“Whether you are elected unopposed or otherwise, it’s a big responsibility because it is the biggest organization in the world of cricket. India is a powerhouse. It will be a challenge,” he said.

When India Today asked him to compare his emotions now and when he had become India captain, he said, “Nothing can beat being India captain.”

“I never thought I would be President,” was his response when asked if he had been thinking. But India Today has reliably learned, it was only the top post-Ganguly was ready to take up when negotiations were on.

After Ganguly refused other posts being offered, former India cricketer Brijesh Patel looked set to take over.

Subsequently, with Patel’s name not finding complete backing and BJP brass in BCCI in favor of handing reigns to Ganguly, the tide turned.

There has also been talk of ruling BJP striking a deal with the cricket star for being the face of their next political battleground – Bengal elections against rival Mamata Banerjee or at least being a star campaigner.

Ganguly denied the same. “Nothing of that sort. Nobody has told me,” he said. Ganguly will be filing his nomination papers in person, Monday morning at BCCI headquarters.

10 Dead After Building Collapses Following Cylinder Blast In UP

Ten people have died and several injured in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district after a house collapsed following a cylinder blast this morning.

Several people are worried to be trapped, according to the district authority. A cylinder collapsed inside a two-storey residence in Mau’s Mohammadabad region. So strong was the influence of the blast that the building came tumbling down.

People in the region told that they heard a noisy blast and flames emitted from the house soon after.

A recovering operation is on at the position of the fallen house to verify if people are caught in the debris. Ambulances and an enormous crowd accumulated at the site.

Condoling the deaths, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has urged the district officials to assure that the injured and families of those who have departed receive all the help.