Man hacked to death on Hyderabad road

A man was hacked to death in broad daylight on a busy road in Hyderabad on Wednesday even as policemen present nearby allegedly stood as mute spectators.

Two men chased a man and hacked him to death with an axe on Attapur road under PVNR Expressway as people watched in horror.

One of the attackers repeatedly dealt blows with the axe till he was certain that the victim lost his life.

Police identified the slain man as Ramesh Goud (38), the main accused in the murder of his friend Mahesh Goud in a sexual jealousy case last year.

Mahesh Goud's father Krishna Goud and uncle Laxman Goud avenged his murder by killing Ramesh, when he was returning home after appearing in a court in the murder case.

Witnesses said a couple of policemen present near the scene of the crime did nothing to stop the killers. Police officials, however, claimed that they had gone to get their batons.

In one video which went viral on social media, a police patrol vehicle was also seen passing by. The officials, however, clarified that the vehicle went a few yards ahead and stopped by the roadside.

Some passersby tried to stop the attackers but in vain. The assailants were not afraid even after seeing the policemen and the patrol vehicle.

The killer in the video is seen buttoning his shirt after striking a series of blows with the axe and raising his hand as if to signal "victory".

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I was raped at 16: Padma Lakshmi opens up about being silent on her rape

I understand why a woman would wait years to disclose a sexual assault.

When I was 16 years old, I started dating a guy I met at the Puente Hills Mall in a Los Angeles suburb. I worked there after school at the accessories counter at Robinsons-May. He worked at a high-end men’s store. He would come in wearing a gray silk suit and flirt with me. He was in college, and I thought he was charming and handsome. He was 23.

When we went out, he would park the car and come in and sit on our couch and talk to my mother. He never brought me home late on a school night. Business Standard We were intimate to a point, but he knew that I was a virgin and that I was unsure of when I would be ready to have sex.

On New Year’s Eve, just a few months after we first started dating, he raped me.

I have been turning that incident over in my head throughout the past week, as two women have come forward to detail accusations against the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Christine Blasey Ford said he climbed on her and covered her mouth during an attempted rape when they were both in high school, and Deborah Ramirez said he exposed himself to her when they were in college.

On Friday, President Trump tweeted that if what Dr. Blasey said was true, she would have filed a police report years ago. But I understand why both women would keep this information to themselves for so many years, without involving the police. For years, I did the same thing. On Friday, I tweeted about what had happened to me so many years ago.

You may want to know if I had been drinking on the night of my rape. It doesn’t matter, but I was not drunk. Maybe you will want to know what I was wearing or if I had been ambiguous about my desires. It still doesn’t matter, but I was wearing a long-sleeved, black Betsey Johnson maxi dress that revealed only my shoulders.

The two of us had gone to a couple of parties. Afterward, we went to his apartment. While we were talking, I was so tired that I lay on the bed and fell asleep.

The next thing I remember is waking up to a very sharp stabbing pain like a knife blade between my legs. He was on top of me. I asked, “What are you doing?” He said, “It will only hurt for a while.” “Please don’t do this,” I screamed.

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Govt extends deadline for filing I-T returns, audit report till October 15

ITR filing by salaried taxpayers and those opting for presumptive income scheme surged 71% to 54.2 million till August 31

The government Monday extended by a fortnight till October 15 the deadline for filing Income Tax Return (ITR) and audit report for financial year 2017-18.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had received representations from stakeholders seeking extension of the last date for filing of returns by taxpayers whose accounts have to be audited.

The CBDT extends the due date' for filing of ITRs as well as reports of Audit (which were required to be filed by the said specified date) from September 30, 2018 to October 15, 2018 in respect of the said categories of taxpayers, the CBDT said in a statement.

However, Business Standard there shall be no extension of the due date for the purpose of section 234A (Explanation 1) of the I-T Act, 1961 pertaining to interest for defaults in furnishing return, and the assessee shall remain liable for payment of interest as per provisions of section 234A of the Act, it added.

As per data released by CBDT earlier, ITR filing by salaried taxpayers and those opting for presumptive income scheme surged 71 per cent to 54.2 million till August 31. These categories of taxpayers had to furnish their ITRs for financial year 2017-18 by last month.

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Samsung smartphones with flexible, folding screens could soon be a reality

Samsung's flexible OLED screen is likely to be have the most basic level of flexibility

We rarely see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the market: the flexible computer screen.

Imagine, a tablet display you can fold up and put in your pocket, a smartwatch whose strap is the screen, or a handbag that is also a monitor and keyboard. Business Standard Nokia originally called this proposed technology “Morph” back in 2008 because of the plethora of applications it would make possible. Now it looks like it will become a reality.

After nearly two decades of work, Samsung is rumoured to be getting ready for the launch of the first flexible smartphone. The company’s head of mobile recently said it was “time to deliver” such a phone, and that the development process for it was “nearly concluded”.

BS : But perhaps more significantly, the Samsung Display division of the company recently said it had developed an “unbreakable smartphone panel” that had passed rigorous safety testing. Even after being subjected to temperatures of 71˚C and -32˚C, and dropped from a height of 1.8 metres, the display showed no signs of damage and functioned normally.

This display is a flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel made of an unbreakable surface with a plastic overlay window attached to it, making it simultaneously lightweight and tough as glass but a lot more robust. Manufacturers have yearned for many years to make displays with flexible, bendable properties and a paper-like feel with electronic functionality. If Samsung has truly found a way to protect a flexible OLED then it has solved a major technical challenge in removing the need for the glass screens used on most other displays today.

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Asia Cup 2018 Ban vs Afg highlights:Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 136 runs

Afghanistan and Bangladesh will look to build momentum and confidence going into the Super Four of Asia Cup 2018. Check Afghanistan vs Bangladesh live score updates here

In today’s match of Asia Cup 2018 , Afghanistan, who knocked Sri Lanka out of the multination tournament, will take on Bangladesh at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh and Afghanistan might rest their key players given the tight Asia Cup schedule. Afghanistan and Bangladesh both have to play their Super 4 clashes against Pakistan and India, respectively.

This means Afghanistan can stay in Abu Dhabi after the match, while Bangladesh will head to Dubai to meet India on Friday. Bangladesh would rest some of their key players who are injured. Shakib Al Hasan is suffering from a finger injury, while previous match centurion Mushfiqur Rahim is going through a rib injury. The captain, Mashrafe Mortaza, should also rest himself for the dead rubber as taking the strain of back-to-back games makes no sense.

Asia Cup 2018 Live Scoreboard: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score

 

Xiaomi Mi A2 review: A capable midrange smartphone with a sleek camera

The Mi A2 offers a power-packed performance, clutter-free user interface and top-notch camera. While the Mi A1 was an all-rounder, the Mi A2 seems more of a balancing act

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has refreshed its Android One platform-based Mi A-series with the launch of the Xiaomi Mi A2. Priced at Rs 16,999, this smartphone features a new design when compared with the predecessor, along with a better hardware, upgraded camera modules and stock Google Android Oreo, which would soon be upgraded to Android Pie, according to the company.

The Xiaomi Mi A2 is a midrange smartphone which has a design language identical to the one Xiaomi introduced with the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The new phone boasts an aluminium unibody covering the back and sides, and glass on the front. The back features a vertically aligned iPhone X-inspired dual-camera module that bulges out from the body, making the phone uneven on flat surfaces like table. It also makes the glass covering the camera module more prone to scratches and smudges. Like other Xiaomi devices, the Mi A2 also sports a circular fingerprint sensor at the upper centre on the back that is easy to reach and operate.

The front is dominated by a 5.99-inch LTPS IPS LCD screen that leaves thin bezels on the top and bottom. The phone’s display is a shift away from the predecessor's conventional 16:9 aspect ratio. It has also let go of the notch-based screen, which is currently the most used screen format, in favour of an 18:9 aspect ratio screen, which makes it look different from other current-generation midrange phones. Read More

 

Emmy Awards 2018: Game of Thrones to Black Mirror, complete list of winners

While Game of Thrones took home seven trophies out of the 15 announced categories, 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace' took four statuettes

American fantasy drama 'Game of Thrones' bagged the most awards on night one of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2018 .

The ceremony celebrates outstanding artistic and technical achievement across a variety of television genres. The trophies are being handed out over two nights, Saturday and Sunday.

While GOT took home seven trophies out of the 15 announced categories, 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace' took four statuettes, while 'The Crown', 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' followed with three each, reported Deadline.

Here's the complete list of winners:

1. Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Studios)

2. Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special: The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX Networks)

3. Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series: The Crown (Netflix)

4. Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance: Family Guy, "Nanny Goats" (FOX)

5. Outstanding Animated Program: Rick And Morty, "Pickle Rick" (Adult Swim)

6. Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: Robot Chicken, "Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition" (Adult Swim) Read Complete Article

 

23-year-old Telangana man hacked to death in front of pregnant wife months after inter-caste marriage

A Dalit man who was hacked to death in a case of honour killing on Friday in Telangana's Miryalguda town was cremated on Sunday.

A large number of people, including leaders of Dalit organisations, attended the funeral of Pranay Kumar, who was brutally murdered by his father-in-law, who belonged to another caste.

Pranay's wife Amrutha Varshini, his parents and other family members participated in the funeral held at a church in Miryalguda in Nalgonda district, about 150 km from Hyderabad.

The funeral procession began after Pranay's brother arrived from Ukraine.

The 23-year-old man was hacked to death by a hired killer when he was coming out of hospital with Amrutha after a regular pregnancy check-up.

The couple had married six months ago despite strong opposition from Amrutha's parents.

The murder has evoked public outrage. The town on Saturday observed shutdown on a call by Dalit groups.

Telangana's IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday condemned Pranay's murder. He said the murder came as a rude shock. "Dismayed and anguished on how deep rooted casteism is," he tweeted.

Rama Rao, who is son of Chief Minister K. Chandrahekhar Rao, promised that the perpetrators of this heinous crime will be punished.

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Nawaz Sharif, daughter granted parole to attend Begum Kulsoom's funeral

Nawaz Sharif's wife Kulsoom Nawaz passed way in London on Tuesday after a period of prolonged illness. She was 68.

The Pakistan government released former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz from Adiala Jail on parole late Wednesday night to attend the funeral of his wife, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, reported Geo News.

Kulsoom Nawaz passed way in London on Tuesday after a period of prolonged illness. She was 68.

On Tuesday, Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had informed that the Pakistan government has decided to release Sharif and his daughter for Begum Kulsoom's funeral.

"We have just received a request from the family, and, Inshallah, we will be granting parole," Dawn News quoted Chaudhry as saying,

The father and daughter will be granted parole according to rule 545 of the Punjab Prison Rules of 1978, Dawn News reported.

According to Dawn News, both Nawaz and Maryam boarded a special plane after being released from Adiala Jail. The other family members of the Sharif family were also reportedly on the plane bound for Lahore. Read More

 

Ind vs Eng 5th Test Day 4 highlights: Rahul, Rahane take India to 58/3

Courtesy the twin hundreds by the former Alastair Cook and current skipper Joe Root, England declared their second innings on 423/8 with a massive target of 464 for Team India

On Day 4 of the fifth and final India vs England test match of the Specsavers Test series, Alastair Cook will be taking the field for one last time in his international career. Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja followed up on his good bowling show of 4-79 with a gutsy 86 not out to take India to 292 in the first innings.

But England captain Joe Root and Cook dug in as England extended their lead in the second innings. With India’s tour of England coming to end, it has been observed that despite the 3-1 series scoreline, England and India are two well-matched teams, with strong fast-bowling attacks and flawed batting line-ups.

This has provided captivating four Tests to date with plenty of ebb and flow, but the reason for England’s victory has been that it has been they who have risen to the occasion whenever crucial moments have presented themselves.

India vs England 5th Test Day 4 live score

 

Bharat Bandh Live: Opposition is protesting high fuel prices, falling rupee

Congress and 20 other Opposition parties hit the streets today to protest the recent space of hikes in fuel prices and a fall in the value of the rupee

The Congress party called for a ' Bharat Bandh ' on September 10 to protest the rising fuel prices and steadily declining value of the rupee against the US dollar. Twenty political parties have answered the Congress' call, and a number of chambers of commerce and traders' associations are also supporting the bandh.

Top Opposition party leaders like Sharad Pawar, M K Stalin and Left leaders have openly extended their support to the call for a shutdown, while the Trinamool Congress has decided to stay away from the protest.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged that the Narendra Modi government had "looted" Rs 11 trillion from the people of the country in the past 52 months and was running a "profiteering company" rather than a government.

He also urged people to bring about a change in the country by ousting the BJP from power.

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Ambanis to Wadias, 10 family feuds in India's business houses

As a crack among the Singh brothers, Shivinder and Malvinder, comes to the fore, a look at the other times India's big business families saw in-house duels

Following a long drawn battle with outsiders, a crack emerged between the Singh brothers of Fortis on Tuesday when one dragged another to the NCLT. Shivinder and Malvinder have been embroiled in a web of corporate and legal hassles of late.

Yesterday's lawsuit is related to the financial troubles at the group businesses RHC Holding, Religare Enterprises and hospital chain Fortis Healthcare.

Shivinder Singh said he had filed a lawsuit against older brother Malvinder Singh, alleging “oppression and mismanagement” at their joint businesses.

Shivinder, who has decided to break business ties with his sibling, said the case, which also accuses former chief of financial services firm Religare Enterprises Sunil Godhwani, was filed in the National Company Law Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body for corporate governances.

Here are 10 famous public feuds in India's business families:

 

Xiaomi to launch Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 Pro today: Know specs, features

The Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 Pro will be Amazon-exclusive smartphones with bigger battery, modern screen, enhanced camera module and power efficient processor

Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, is set to launch the Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 Pro smartphones in India on September 5. Launched earlier this year in China, the Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 are budget offering with 18:9 aspect ratio screen. However, the Redmi 6 Pro is a premium budget offering and would be the company’s first budget phone in India with a notch-based screen. These Amazon-exclusive smartphones boast bigger battery, modern screen, enhanced camera module and power efficient processor.

Xiaomi Redmi 6: Specifications and features

The Redmi 6 sits between the entre-level Redmi 6A and premium Redmi 6 Pro in the Redmi 6-series smartphones. The Redmi 6 sports a 5.45-inch HD+ (1440 x 720) screen stretched in 18:9 aspect ratio. The dualSIM smartphone is powered by MediaTek Helio P22 system-on-chip (SoC). In its home country, the phone comes in two RAM and storage configurations -- 2GB/32GB and 3GB/64GB. In India, it is expected to also get a 4GB/64GB variant, along with the other two. The phone also features an expandable storage slot that supports microSD card of up to 256GB capacity. For imaging, it features a dual camera module on the back that supports artificial intelligence-based portrait mode. The dual camera module features a 12MP+5MP lenses. There is a 5MP lens on the front for selfies. Powering the phone is a 3,000 mAh battery. The phone boots Google Android-based MIUI 9 operating system.

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Why India is not getting the results it wants despite Kohli's heroics

Kohli can reasonably claim that the scoreboard does not tell the whole story but it remains a difficult case to make that India should have won any of the Tests it lost

Virat Kohli : India suffered a 60-run defeat against England in the fourth test in Southampton on Sunday to go down 1-3 in the five-match series. In this article, the author compares the series defeat with the one in South Africa recently to figure out what hampers the Indian test team's performance abroad.

Ravi Shastri was seething. In the aftermath of the ODI and T20 series wins in South Africa earlier this year, he gave a much-discussed interview to Mid Day where the coach went to the extent of claiming that people in India are happy to see the Men in Blue lose. The regret over losing the Test series 1-2 was palpable. According to Shastri’s “calculation”, India had lost because it won two sessions less than the Proteas.

But others chose to place their scrutiny on the preparations for the tour, which had India going into the first Test without any warm-up games. This changed when India arrived in England. The majority of the squad spent a month before the Tests, as the limited-overs games were scheduled ahead. It raised hope that India would do better this time.

It also helped that England was in a shaky moment. An uncertain batting order brought confusion and collapses while the selection of leggie Adil Rashid was a contentious call, particularly so because his record in red-ball cricket was little to speak about. Read More

 

Honor 7S launch today at 2 PM: Watch livestream, know expected specs, price

The Honor 7S would be the third Honor 7-series smartphone to launch in India. The other two are the Honor 7A and Honor 7C, which are also budget smartphones

Honor, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer and a sub-brand of Huawei, is launching the Honor 7S Price on Tuesday i.e. September 4. The budget smartphone is a renamed version of the Honor 7 Play, which was launched in China earlier this year. Therefore, the phone is expected to feature similar specifications and features. The Honor 7S would be the third Honor 7-series smartphone to launch in India.

The other two are the Honor 7A and Honor 7C, which are also budget smartphones.

In terms of technical details, the Honor 7S would sport a 5.45-inch HD+ display stretched in 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone would be powered by MediaTek MT6739 system-on-chip (SoC), which is a quad core processor that runs at a maximum frequency of 1.5GHz. The processor would be mated with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, expandable up to 256GB via a dedicated microSD card slot. Imaging would be taken care by a 13-megapixel primary camera with phase detection autofocus on the back and a 5MP selfie camera on the front. The Honor 7S would boot Android Oreo covered under EMUI 8 user interface.

Considering the technical specifications and features, the Honor 7S is expected to be priced below Rs 8,000. The phone would compete with Xiaomi Redmi 5A, Infocus Vision 3, Infinix Hero 6 Pro and Nokia 1.

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IndiGo festive sale: Flights for as low as Rs 999! Bookings open from today

Customers can also avail of a 20% MobiKwik super cash discount of up to Rs 600

IndiGo festive sale : Budget carrier IndiGo on Monday announced all-inclusive discounted fares starting as low Rs 999. The sale fares will go on for four days, starting today, September 3.

As part of this four-day special sale, the airline will also offer 1 million seats and this sale is valid for travel between September 18, 2018, and March 30, 2019. This offer is valid only on non-stop flights in various sectors across IndiGo’s domestic and international networks. The airline's website also states that the discounts are valid for bookings made during the 'Offer Period', at least 15 days prior to the date of departure, provided that the date of travel is no later than March 30, 2019.

Apart from that, the carrier is also offering special offers on online transactions. Customers can avail of a 20 per cent MobiKwik super cash discount of up to Rs 600. This offer is available for single use by a customer during the offer period.

The discounted fares do not include airport charges and government taxes. This offer is non-transferable, non-exchangeable and non-encashable. Moreover, it is not offered in the airline's group bookings,

William Boulter, Chief Commercial Officer, IndiGo, said in a press statement: “This four-day special sale reinforces IndiGo’s commitment to providing all customers with an on-time, courteous and hassle-free experience at low fares, always.”

When and where to book the tickets:

Customers can book their flight tickets from the airline's official website: Home.However, this offer is also available across all distribution channels. It will be available to the customers booking IndiGo flights from 06:00 hours on September 3, 2018 up to 23:59 hours on September 6, 2018.

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