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Kashmir- Army not involved in girl’s molestation

  The alleged molestation case of a girl in Handwara that rocked Kashmir has reached to a logical conclusion. The girl who is the key victim has stated that no army personnel was involved in molesting her. On the other hand, she has accused two people for the attack. One person was arrested basing on the girl’s statement and the other was being hunted for.   They were accused of manhandling the girl on April 12, while she was coming out of a public restroom in the Handwara town. The girl has also accused the culprits of harassing her for quite a long time to have relationship with one of them. Meanwhile, the Kashmir valley has come to normal after a week long violent protests that shook the state. Earlier, rumours that the girl was molested by the army personnel has led mobs to stage violent protests during which 5 people were killed.

Philippines presidential candidate, keen to rape

  A person wishing to be the president of a nation is expected to have some character. But what if someone doesn’t have it! Duterte, who is running for the presidential election in Philippines has said something that’s hard to digest. He has been referring to an incident of 1989 prison riot where an Australian missionary was killed and inmates lines up to rape her dead body. Duterte happens to be the mayor of the Davao city where the incident happened. He felt that the victim was so beautiful that he should have stood first in the queue to rape her. These remarks has obviously evoked strong protests across the nation. The opinion polls have recently favoured Duterte, but a sharp slide is expected to take place after this remark. Even the ambassadors from Australia and US too have condemned the remarks saying that a rape should never be joked. But Duterte is not ready for an apology that could save him some face. He felt that such harsh language is only the result of his tough upbringing. That’s certainly not a way to upbring a kid!

Suresh Raina's Big announcement !!

  The Raina household is going to have a visit from the stork soon. Suresh Raina made the cutest announcement to date on his twitter account when he let the world know that he is going to be a father very soon with a Baby shower picture of his beautiful wife with the note saying "Keep practice hard love we have to do it together very soon". Raina is having the time of his life, with his captaincy stint with the new team in IPL- Gujarat Lions topping the points table and also his personal space in a happy zone. We wish the couple a hearty congratulations!

Indo-China ties get stronger

  Well! The initiative by the Indian defense minister Manohar Parrikar seems to have yielded some positive results. China has agreed to establish a hotline between the military headquarters of the two countries. This is thought to be an important move, as there were been tensions in the recent past on the both sides of the borders. The defense minister has also revealed that he has raised the issue of increasing Chinese activity in POK.   But he was assured that such activities were only of the economical mode and has nothing to do with the military. Manohar Parrikar has also expressed the discontent of India over Chinese support to the Pakistani terrorist Maulana Masood Azar on the stage of UN. At the end, the tour of Indian Defence minister seems to be a pleasant one at least for the formality sake. The Chinese diplomats such as their defence minister Chang Wanquan too have expressed their satisfaction about the talks between the two nations. He felt that India and China were moving forward in their bilateral ties!

New Apple iPhone to be transparent

  If the rumours are right, the Apple iPhone to be released in 2017 might shatter every myth about a phone. Here are some of the reports about the mind blowing features to be embedded in the new iPhone..   - Apple is thinking of using a glass case for the iPhone instead of the present aluminium.   - You may not find an earphone jack on the upcoming phone. But you would be provided with a pair of expensive Bluetooth headphones to hear the music.   - Apple iPhone 8 might be capable of not just wireless music, but also wireless power charging.   - The new phone would be transmitting the data a jet speed, and that would be with the help of the new technology called Li-Fi which is a light based wireless data transfer.   - iPhone 8 might come with a display that’s just not LCD, but it’s going to be OLED. OLED display in other words doesn’t use backlight for a display. Thus it can portray object sharply.   - 3 GB Ram and Dual rear camera were also being rumoured to be featured in iPhone 8.   Well! There seems to be too many reasons for the new iPhone to be liked instantly by the techies.

400 people feared dead in Mediterranean

  More than 400 people were feared to be dead as their boats drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. Most of the victims were thought to be of Somalia origin, along with some fleeing from Ethiopia. They were trying to enter Italy by the sea route from Egypt. It’s not new for such accidents to happen in the Mediterranean Sea where scores of people try to enter Europe from Africa illegally. Though these migrants knew of the perils at the sea and legal threats at the new land, they are forced to leave their nations, torn with poverty and civil wars. It was almost at this time last year, that more than 800 people were dead in Mediterranean Sea in a similar manner. And now, the curse seem to have fallen on the migrants again.

North Korea ready for another Nuclear test

  South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has today confirmed that their neighbor is getting ready for another nuke test. This would be the second in a row this year! Readers are aware that North Koreans has carried a nuclear test this January. They have even boasted that, it was a Hydrogen bomb which was of course not validated by the experts. However, countries across the world have condemned the test and the United Nations has even imposed several restrictions on the Nation.   But their military leader Kim Jong known for his aggressiveness, doesn’t seem to stop with just a blast. Just after a few days of such restrictions from UN, he ordered several missiles to be tested. These missiles are thought to be capable of carrying even nuclear war heads in chunks and could reach the mainland of US. Now with the latest news of Kim Jong getting ready for another test, US was left with no choice except to watch the fireworks and then condemn the act.

Gujarat still tense as Bandh prevails

  Agitations in Gujarat to gain reservation for Patels, is still out of proportion. In the latest turn of incidents, certain groups representing Patel community has called for a state wide bandh. The bandh seems to have severely affected the normal life with the transport getting disrupted. Surat- the textile city of Gujarat has today boiled over the suicide of a 27 year old youth, in support for the cause of reservations.   The agitators who were quite for some time has become volatile again these days. They have been carrying protests in demand for special quota of reservations as well as the release of their leaders. Patels have been demanding their inclusion into OBC quota to gain reservations, but the state government has denied their request as it would violate the 50 percent limit prescribed by Supreme Court. The agitation has calmed down after their leader Hardik Patel was arrested last year and was sent to the jail for harming public properties during his protests.

Chinese media spits venom on India

  The pot shots between India and China seem to be taking various mediums. After the Chinese government decided to support JeT terrorist Maulana Masood Azar on the stage of UN, our bilateral relations seem to have soured a little bit. Even though our External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is getting ready to take up the issue of Azar with her Chinese counterpart, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh too has said something that belittles the Chinese. He has recently issued a statement that ‘India has culturally dominated China over 2000 years’. It’s interesting to note our defense minister Manohar Parrikar is on a visit to China amidst such tensions.   While the minister has kicked off his official visit in China, the state run news paper ‘Global Times’ has tried to mock India in a special article. The article has revealed the zealous of Chinese diplomats over the Logistic agreement that’s going to take place between India and US. China perceives this agreement as a military threat against china. It criticises India for breaking its own ethics of non-alignment with such deal. It blames that ‘India wants to be most beautiful woman wooed by all.’ Well! The article certainly seems to embarrass our defense minister travelling on their land. That’s certainly not courteous!

First Indian gymnast to qualify for Olympics

  Dipa Karmakar, the 22 year old gymnast from Tripura has created history. She became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Rio Olympics to be held in Brazil this year. She qualified for the event after excelling at the test rounds conducted in Rio last August. Dipa is not just the first female gymnast to qualify for the competition.   She happens to be the first gymnast after 52 long years to reach the achievement. No Indian gymnast could qualify for the Olympics since 1962! But making and changing history is not new for Dipa. In 2014 she became the first women gymnast from India to win a medal (bronze) in the Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow. She then became the first Indian women gymnast to enter the world championship. Now she seems to be all set to make another record in this year Olympics.

Ecuador earthquake toll at 272

  As the pacific coast line of Ecuador was struck with a powerful earthquake of 7.8 magnitude, it has left the country shattered. The city of Portoviejo is thought to be worst hit by the disaster. Though the earthquake has hit the region at Saturday night, the aftershocks were still being experienced by the country. Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has today confirmed the death toll to be 272, but has feared that the number could rise from the rubble.   More than 2000 people were being treated for their injuries. Even as the wreckage was being removed by the locals and the army, painful cries could be heard from the debris. The irregular and careless constructions in Ecuador seem to have doubled the earthquake devastation. As Ecuador relies mostly on the exports, its economy was already being hit by the oil crisis... and the present earthquake proved to be a final blow to the economy and to the people.

TMC leader warn voters with revenge

  In a completely unusual move, a TMC leader warns the voters with dire consequences, if they won’t vote for the party. Abdul Mannan, the Vice-President of Trinamool congress in Kolkata has warned that people who vote against his party would be deprived of all facilities by the government. He even threatened to strip off the benefits availed to people who were below poverty line and the disabled.   “If our party doesn't receive enough votes then I would know that people have betrayed us... If they do not give sufficient votes to our party then there will be adverse effects" Abdul Mannan said in an election ralley. But Abdul Mannan is not the only one that seems do threaten the voters publicly. Birbhum District President Anubrata Mondal was alleged of threatening the voters that he would kill them if they won’t vote for him! Such remarks are not uncommon from the TMC, Abhishek Banerjee, the fond nephew of Mamata has recently threatened that Trinamool would wipe out the opposition after winning the elections.

Dhoni quits as brand ambassador

  Many of the Dhoni’s fans are aware that he is playing a brand ambassador role for the Amrapali construction group. But things don’t seem to build up the confidence of its residents. A township project undertaken by the Amrapali group has been generating nightmares among its residents. In 2009 the group has started a housing project in Noida with a capacity of 1000 flats. Though most of these flats were sold out, residents began to complain that civil and electrical work is not yet completed in the flats.   The electrical wires were seen to be hanging and fire alarms were non functional. As the complaints by the residents were ignored by the management, they took on to twitter to express their rage against the management was well as its brand ambassador Mr. Dhoni. Now that the social outrage seems to have grown out of proportion, Dhoni has decided to distance himself from the company. But that doesn’t seem to end the woes of the builders. As the parliament committee has recently issued strict rules for the construction sector which include corporal punishment for delay and negligence among the builders... the management of Amrapali may even be charged with some legal action.

Zuckerberg buys domain from student in Kochi

  Many of us might not be aware of the term ` cyber squatting`, but are aware of its practice. It’s all about the registration of website domains in the name of popular brands and people. People who register such names often hope to sell them at higher prices. Though this practice is thought to be unethical it’s certainly not illegal. Cyber squatting has once again made the news when Amal Augustine, an engineering student from Kochi was approached by none other than the FB. Amal has created a domain named maxchanzuckerberg.org last year.   He has done it within a few days after Zukerberg was blessed with a girl named `Maxime Chan Zuckerberg`. Amal has immediately registered a domain which resembles the short form of the baby's name. He was then approached by the Facebook to sell the domain. The transaction was settled at 700$. And here is the final twist. Amal is not aware that he was selling the domain to the Facebook. Otherwise he could have stated a higher price. Some expect that price to be as high as 6 lakhs!

Mallya to be deported to India soon

  As the Ministry of External Affairs has suspended the diplomatic passport of Vijay Mallya, he is likely to be deported to India soon. The step of suspension was taken by the MEA at the request of Enforcement Directorate (ED). As Mallya has failed to appear before the ED for the third time in a row, it has requested the MEA to act against his stay in UK.   ED has been probing the money laundering case where Mallya was alleged to have acquired a 900 crore loan from IDBI. He has then transferred the amount to his overseas accounts. As the CBI and ED began to tighten their investigation against Mallya, he used his diplomatic passport to fly away to UK. His absconding to UK has led the Indian government as well as the banks to face severe criticism from the common man. But now, the government seems to be taking quick and strict measures to retrace its path and rectify the harm done to its reputation.

Free Wi-Fi at Vijayawada, Vizag and Hyd stations

  According to the budget motives of the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Google has proposed to provide free Wi-Fi services at 10 major Railway stations in India. Vijayawada, vizag and Hyderabad have found their names in the elite list. Google has already been providing this free of cost service at Mumbai central, but would be extending to the remaining 9 stations within a few days. And it’s not the end of the sweet news.   Google wish to extend this service to 100 stations by the end of this year, and then to 400 stations thereafter! This would make the project as one of the largest publicly accessible high speed Wi-Fi network in the world. Google assures that such Wi-Fi provision is not only free but also at its fastest best. The commuters waiting for the train could even watch high definition videos though such service. Google has been working with Railtel to fulfill this project. Railtel is an Indian corporation that owns 45000 Km of Optic fibre network, that's laid along the railway lines in India.

VIP’s shouldn’t have visited Kollam- Doctors

  The fire accident that killed more than 100 people in Kollam district of Kerala might have been a history by now. But a few officials began to question the hasty visit by the VIP’s to Kollam within a few hours of the incident. The DGP of Kerala has recently expressed his disappointment over the visit of people like PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi. He said that the rescue operations got affected as the police had to ensure the safety of the VIPs. They also had to convince and control the mob and supporters that such VIP’s generate. Modi and Rahul have later visited the victims at the Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital.   These visits were also being criticised by the medical staff of the hospital. Some alleged that the security has pushed away the Hospital employees that were treating the victims. Their entry into lifts and staircases were also restricted by the VIP staff for SECURITY reasons! Further the mob accompanying the VIP’s had entered into the sterile atmosphere of ICU, some even touching the victims. Even the photographers have entered the delicate environment of ICU for a few clicks. Doctor’s have claimed that the visits by Modi and Rahul have affected the treatment for at least 7 straight hours. They alleged that the early hours after the accident were considered to be crucial and were often termed as golden hours. Such golden hours were wasted by our leaders! Who cares!

Twin earthquakes in Japan- many feared dead.

  Two powerful earthquakes have hit the south west region of Japan leaving at least 29 people dead. The havoc it has created to the infrastructure in the region seems to be worse than the death toll. The first earth quake has hit an Island called Kyushu with a magnitude of 6.5 and later another quake has occurred at the same epic centre with much severe magnitude of 7.3. Lakhs of homes were torn down to ground level and people were left without electricity and drinking water.   Panic has spread that the earthquake might trigger a tsunami. Fears have also surrounded the nuclear plant that lies in Kyushu. But Japanese officials have stated that neither there is a danger of tsunami nor a threat to the nuclear plant. As Kyushu was located in a place where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions could occur, a few aftershocks were being expected in the coming days. The Japan government has called for an emergency meeting to cope with the situation and the army was deployed to perform rescue operations.

Heat waves to prevail in Telangana

  Meteorological department has warned that the present heat waves could prevail for three more days in Telangana. As the temperatures across the state have crossed 43 degrees by now, heat waves could turn things to worse. Hyderabad has previously recorded an all time high temperature of 43.3 degrees in 1973 for the month of April. But that record might well be broken in a few days. Adding to the heat waves, many parts in the city were parching with lack of water.   The opposition leader Revanth Reddy points out that `state isn’t providing water to the people but supplying plenty of if to the beer manufacturers.’ However the government seems to have a good hold over the power supply by avoiding unofficial power cuts. The education ministry has also come up with a decision to close the schools from tomorrow. These should have been working till 24th of this month as per the earlier schedule.