Indian Techie Couple Falls 800 Feet In US' Yosemite National Park

Indian Techie Couple Falls 800 Feet In US' Yosemite National Park

Hightlights:

1. Vishnu Viswanath, Meenakshi Moorthy were engineers by profession
2. Their bodies were found on the steep terrain below Taft Point
3. Investigators are looking into how the couple fell

A file photo of Vishnu Viswanath and Meenakshi Moorthy on the edge of a cliff at the Grand Canyon

In a tragic incident, an Indian couple died after falling 800 feet in an area with steep terrain in California's Yosemite National Park this week, according to a media report.

Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, fell to their deaths from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. They were identified on Monday as a married couple from India living in the United States, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The report said that the couple had recently moved from New York after Vishnu Viswanath took a job as a systems engineer at Cisco, based in San Jose. Together, they chronicled their adventures of travelling around the world in a blog called 'Holidays and HappilyEverAfters'.

Rangers recovered their bodies on the steep terrain on Thursday below Taft Point, a popular tourist spot that offers spectacular views of the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Falls, and El Capitan. Visitors had spotted the bodies a day earlier.

Park spokesman Jamie Richards was quoted as saying in the report that "We still do not know what caused them to fall. We're trying to understand what happened. We may never know, (but) from everything we see, this was a tragic fall."

Investigators were looking into how the couple fell or what had occurred when the accident happened at the famous spot which is a favourite place for tourists from around the world to take scenic and memorable photos.

Earlier, the National Park Service had said in a statement that the recovery operation for a male and female visitor who had died in the fall from Taft Point was completed on the afternoon of October 25. The department said the two people fell approximately 800 feet below Taft Point in an area with very steep terrain.

This recovery operation involved Park Rangers using technical climbing and rappelling techniques, in addition to helicopter support from the California Highway Patrol for a short-haul operation.

The report added that the couple had been married since 2014 and both were software engineers. On the cover of Vishnu Viswanath's Facebook page is a picture of the two of them smiling on the edge of a cliff at the Grand Canyon.

In a Facebook post, College of Engineering, Chengannur said the two were its alumni and added that it deeply mourns their "accidental demise". The college said Vishnu Viswanath and Meenakshi Moorthy belonged to the BTech 2006-10 Computer Science and Engineering batch.

"Our hearts go to the friends and family members of this lovely couple. May their souls rest in peace," the college said.

Raj Katta, 24, of New York, said he got to know both of them while attending Bradley University, in Illinois. He said Vishnu Viswanath was a "thoughtful and amazing guy, very talented. They are a really happy couple. Very positive."

Mr Katta described Meenakshi Moorthy as extremely positive and enthusiastic. "She's one of those girls who wants to explore the world and discover a deeper meaning in life."

He said in the report that Vishnu and Meenakshi had decided six months ago that he would take the job at Cisco and they would live in California for a year or so.

Source:https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/indian-couple-fall-800-feet-to-their-death-in-californias-yosemite-national-park-1939655

'Anil Kumble Scolded Players Like Children,' Say Sources About Fallout With Virat Kohli

'Anil Kumble Scolded Players Like Children,' Say Sources About Fallout With Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble stopped talking 6 months ago

The Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli spat has been a trending topic since the former tweeted his resignation as India coach highlighting his reasons for quitting the high-profile job - among them that Captain Kohli had "reservations" with his style. But with skipper Virat Kohli prepping for the series with the West Indies, his side of the story is yet to be heard. Sources have told NDTV that there were sharp differences and several reasons why to two were almost destined to fall apart. For one, they alleged, "Anil Kumble treated players like school kids."

The coach reportedly gave the players a "dressing-down" after the team lost the ICC Champions Trophy final to Pakistan at The Oval on June 18. The team members, who were feeling terrible about the loss in any case, felt that their coach was scolding them like children and not treating them like professionals, the sources said. The captain, they said, is very possessive about his team in the dressing room and he was upset at the way Kumble spoke to them.

Kumble stepped down as the head coach of the India cricket team on Tuesday and in soon tweeted a long letter, listing his reasons and the circumstances under which he had left the post. The Indian team was on its way to the West Indies at that moment and till now, there has been no response from Kohli on this. While the news of differences between the coach and captain had been doing the rounds for quite a long time, even the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was taken by surprise by reports that the two were not on talking terms for the 'last six months'.

Nevertheless, the rift was a very defined one and the sources also told NDTV that there were several reasons why to two were almost destined to fall apart.

Kumble wanted to bat first in the final

The source also said that the Indian skipper opted to field in the final but the coach wanted to bat first and put runs on the board. But we all know that Kohli's decision prevailed.

Control over the dressing room

The source elaborated that the two had major issues about dressing room control. The coach wanted players to follow his template -- of a regimented lifestyle -- which Kohli rejected because the current crop feels they multi-task.

Differences began during Australia series

According to the source, the differences first cropped up during the Australia series earlier this year when Kumble decided to field left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav in place of the injured Kohli in the fourth and final Test at Dharamsala. It seems Kohli was not aware of Yadav's selection.

The Indian cricket team on Wednesday reached Port of Spain (Trinidad) for a limited-overs series against the West Indies. The first ODI is scheduled for June 23 (Friday).

The cricketing fraternity is still waiting to hear from Kohli on the issue, but the Indian captain has been silent so far.

(With inputs from Rica Roy)

TOPICS : India Cricket Team Virat Kohli Anil Kumble The Oval, London ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Cricket

Source: https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/anil-kumble-scolded-players-like-children-say-sources-over-fallout-with-virat-kohli-1715443

At UN, Pakistan attacks growing arms sales to India

At UN, Pakistan attacks growing arms sales to India

Pakistan has attacked growing arms sales to India by several countries, including the US and Russia, calling them "double standards" that jeopardise regional balances.

This month signed a deal with Moscow to buy an advanced air defence missile system, the S400, at an estimated cost of about $5 billion. (Representative image)

"The policy of double standards towards South Asia, based on narrow strategic, political and commercial considerations, must be eschewed," Jehanzeb Khan, a First Secretary, in Pakistan's UN Mission, said on Monday during a debate on conventional weapons in the General Assembly committee dealing with disarmament.

He did not name India or the countries selling weapons to India, but the context made the references clear.

Khan said in an obvious reference to India that in South Asia "one state's military spending grossly and vastly outnumbers that of others" and that "this has the potential of fueling instability and jeopardising the delicate regional balance."

"Islamabad was concerned over the growing transfers of conventional armaments especially in volatile regions that are inconsistent with the imperatives of maintaining peace, security and stability," he added.

He said, "Pakistan, for its part, is committed to the establishment of a strategic restraint regime in South Asia, which includes an element of conventional force balance.

He did not say how Pakistan would achieve a conventional force balance with India given the wide disparities in the economies of the two countries nor did he acknowledge that India's military capabilities have to take China into account.

Pakistan is smarting under US decisions to block military aid.

Last month, Pentagon said it would withhold $300 million aid in what is known as coalition support funds citing Islamabad's failure to curb terrorist organisations including the Haqqani Network and the Lashkar-e-Taiba. 

The Congress cut $500 million in payments to Pakistan from the Defense Department budget in March.

In January President Donald Trump's administration announced it was blocking most military aid to Pakistan estimated to be in the range of $1.3 billion.

Meanwhile last month, India and the US signed the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) paving the way for India to access and buy advanced weapons and military technology.

The US is also pitching several advanced military jets and other weaponry to India.

This month India defied the US, which has threatened sanctions on those making military purchases from Russia, and signed a deal with Moscow to buy an advanced air defense missile system, the S400, at an estimated cost of about $5 billion. 

Source:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/at-un-pakistan-attacks-growing-arms-sales-to-india/articleshow/66424542.cms

Statue of Unity inauguration: Republic Day-like event planned for unveiling of Sardar Patel statue

Statue of Unity inauguration: Republic Day-like event planned for unveiling of Sardar Patel statue

Statue of Unity inauguration: Republic Day-like event planned for unveiling of Sardar Patel statue

Statue of Unity inauguration: Located facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river island called Sadhu Bet near Rajpipla, the monument is dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

Statue of Unity inauguration: Republic Day-like event planned for unveiling of Sardar Patel statue

The Bharatiya Janata Party government has planned events to mark the unveiling of the Statue of Unity in a big way. According to a report in The Indian Express, the October 31 event in Narmada district has been planned along the lines of the Republic Day celebrations on Rajpath.

Located facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river island called Sadhu Bet near Rajpipla, the Statue of Unity, a monument dedicated to India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (October 31). Tomorrow is also the 143rd birth anniversary of Patel who had played a significant role in unifying and giving shape to the Indian Union.

The IE report said that ceremony to unveil the statue is likely to be a three-hour-long affair which will include flypasts by the Indian Air Force, playing of patriotic music by ceremonial bands of the Army, Navy, IAF.

It said that Surya Kiran of the IAF will perform aerobatics in the sky over Patel’s statue while spreading the colours of tricolour in the sky. At the same time, a team of Jaguarfighter aircraft will fly over the statue and a team of MI-17 choppers will shower rose petals.

Also, folk dance performances from Punjab, Assam, Mizoram and Gujarat have been planned when PM Modi will dedicate the 182-metre tall statue at Kevadia Colony to the country.

The report said that rehearsals were held several times ahead of PM Modi’s arrival in his home state on Tuesday evening. Also, more rehearsals are likely to be carried out today in the presence of senior government officials. According to the IE report, Prime Minister was scheduled to arrive at Kevadia Colony from Delhi on October 31. But the government later decided to change in his schedule. He will now reach in Ahmedabad on Tuesday evening and will stay at Raj Bhavan in the night. He will leave for Kevadia Colony in a special chopper on Wednesday morning. The Prime Minister is expected to return Delhi immediately after the event.

The report said that PM Modi will be welcomed by the bands of the armed forces, Gujarat Police, SRP, CRPF and BSF, and cultural troupes from 29 states and two Union Territories. Also, address a public gathering on the occasion is on the itinerary of PM Modi’s visit.

Chief Secretary JN Singh Monday visited the site to take stock of preparations for the event. Singh informed that government has invited dance troupes from across the country.

PM Modi will also inaugurate a Wall of Unity near the statue. The wall will showcase earth samples collected from various states across the country.

“Air Force planes and helicopters would shower flowers on the statue during unveiling. I am here today to see how we can synchronise them” the official said.

Source:https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/statue-of-unity-inauguration-republic-day-like-event-planned-for-unveiling-of-sardar-patel-statue/1366111/

Indonesia plane crash search team finds remains, debris at sea

Indonesia plane crash search team finds remains, debris at sea

Search and rescue personnel worked through the night to find victims of the Lion Air plane crash in Indonesia, sending 24 body bags to identification experts as the airline flew dozens of grieving relatives to the country’s capital.

Rescuers carry a body bag containing the remains recovered from the area where a Lion Air passenger jet is suspected to crash, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia.   | Photo Credit: AP

The 2-month-old Boeing jet crashed into the Java Sea early Monday, just minutes after taking off from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.

The 2-month-old Boeing jet crashed into the Java Sea early Monday, just minutes after taking off from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.

The National Search and Rescue Agency said Tuesday that 10 intact bodies as well as body parts had been recovered. President Joko Widodo had ordered the search and rescue effort to continue through the night.

The disaster has reignited concerns about safety in Indonesia’s fast-growing aviation industry, which was recently removed from European Union and U.S. blacklists.

Data pinged from the Boeing 737 Max 8 showed erratic speed, altitude and direction in the minutes after takeoff. Safety experts cautioned, however, that the data must be checked for accuracy against the plane’s so-called black boxes, if they are recovered.

Underwater vehicle

Specialist ships and a remotely operated underwater vehicle have been deployed to search for the plane’s hull and flight recorder.

Distraught family members struggled to comprehend the sudden loss of loved ones in the crash of a plane with experienced pilots in fine weather.

“This is a very difficult time for our family,” said Leo Sihombing, outside a crisis center set up for family members at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport.

“We know that it is very unlikely that my cousin is still alive, but no one can provide any certainty or explanation,” he said as other family members wept and hugged each other.

“What we hope now is rescuers can find his body, so we can bury him properly, and authorities can reveal what caused the plane crash,” Sihombing said.

More than 300 people including soldiers, police and fishermen are involved in the grim search, retrieving aircraft debris and personal items such as a crumpled cellphone, ID cards and carry-on bags from the seas northeast of Jakarta.

Search and Rescue Agency chief Muhammad Syaugi has said he’s certain it won’t take long to locate the hull of the aircraft and its flight recorders due to the relatively shallow 30 meter (115 foot) depth of the waters where it crashed.

Source:https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/indonesia-plane-crash-search-finds-remains-debris-at-sea/article25367141.ece

Rahul Gandhi Protest Against CBI Move Includes "Sit-In" At Police Station

Rahul Gandhi Protest Against CBI Move Includes "Sit-In" At Police Station

NEW DELHI:

Rahul Gandhi today led a massive opposition protest in Delhi against the government's move to send CBI chief Alok Verma on leave and walked into a police station asking to be arrested. The Congress president and his colleagues spent more than an hour with the cops as hundreds of Congress workers demonstrated outside.

The Congress has slammed the government for what it says is the "illegal, unconstitutional and illegitimate removal of the CBI director". The government has sent Mr Verma and his deputy Rakesh Asthana on forced leave after both accused each other of taking bribe from the same businessman.

Leaders from the Trinamool Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, CPI(M) and other parties marched from Dyal Singh College in central Delhi's Lodhi Road to the CBI headquarters, 4.2 km away. Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav, CPI's D Raja and TMC's Nadimul Haque joined the Congress protest.

Rahul Gandhi walks with protestors and opposition leaders on Lodhi Road in their protest against the government's CBI move

Rahul Gandhi walked ahead of hundreds of people who shouted slogans and carried placards and posters criticising the government. A man holding a white sheet of paper with "CBI" written on it was seen inside a cage - a depiction of the Supreme Court once calling the investigating agency a caged parrot.

Mr Gandhi then got on to a truck in front of police barricades near the CBI headquarters in the CGO complex to prevent the protestors from reaching the building.

Congress President, Sh. Rahul Gandhi & other leaders arrested

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) October 26, 2018

Protest outside CBI headquarters: A protestor sits inside a cage with a placard that reads "CBI"

Congress general secretary Ashok Ghelot said the party wants Mr Verma to be "reinstated" as the decision to remove him was "illegal".

The protest marches are being organised outside the CBI offices across the country. In some places, police used water canon to rein in the protestors.

Mr Gandhi has said the midnight removal of CBI chief Alok Verma was a "disgraceful and unconstitutional attempt" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to block an investigation into the Rafale fighter jet deal.

The protest marches are being organised outside the CBI offices across the country. In some places, police used water canon to rein in the protesters.

"Why was M Nageswar Rao appointed as CBI director in a hurry? All parties should protest against this along with Congress party," AAP leader Sanjay Singh said. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the CBI has become "BBI", short for "BJP bureau of investigation".

In a letter to all Congress general secretaries, state unit chiefs and legislature party leaders, Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot asked them to hold protests against the BJP government outside all CBI offices across the country.

Setting the agenda for the march, Mr Gandhi on Thursday said Mr Verma being sent on administrative leave was to pre-empt an investigation into the Prime Minister's alleged role in the Rafale deal.

Source:https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-leads-mega-opposition-march-against-governments-cbi-move-1937987?pfrom=home-topscroll

268 Died Of Swine Flu In Maharashtra In 10 Months: Minister

268 Died Of Swine Flu In Maharashtra In 10 Months: Minister

There are around 2,300 people infected with swine flu in Maharashtra, the state's health minister said

MUMBAI: 

The Maharashtra government Thursday said that 268 people had died due to swine flu in the state between January and October this year and 32 people were on ventilator support.

The state Health department Thursday also released guidelines for the treatment of swine flu patients.

"Maharashtra is the first state to formulate guidelines for treatment in such a way. These guidelines, according to which swine flu patients should be treated, will be sent to all government and private hospitals in the state," Health Minister Deepak Sawant said Thursday.

Mr Sawant had Thursday convened a meeting of the Diseases Control Committee due to the increasing number of swine flu cases in other areas of the state including Nashik, Pune and Satara.

"Considering the growing prevalence of swine flu, the state government has taken serious note of it and has announced guidelines for treatment of critical patients," the minister said, adding that the guidelines lay emphasis on how to treat patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

"These guidelines have been prepared by the Expert Doctors Committee and will be distributed to private and civic hospitals, and members of Indian Medical Association," the minister said.

Mr Sawant said doctors should make changes in the guidelines depending on the condition of each patient.

There are around 2,300 people infected with swine flu in the state, he said.

"This year, 60 per cent of the swine flu patients hail from rural areas. Swine flu has killed patients in the 41-50 year age group," he informed.

He said that hospitals have been instructed to administer Tamiflu to patients suffering from cold and fever in case their condition does not improve in 24 hours despite medication.

"Tamiflu pill is not known to affect adversely. Private doctors should use it," he said.The minister also informed that 29 deaths have been reported so far from dengue.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/swine-flu-deaths-deepak-sawant-268-died-of-swine-flu-in-maharashtra-in-10-months-1938088

New-look China rich help drive billionaire wealth to $8.9 trillion: Report

New-look China rich help drive billionaire wealth to $8.9 trillion: Report  

"China's billionaire entrepreneurs are leading their country's economic transformation, and by extension that of the rest of Asia," the report said. 

The world's billionaires saw their collective wealth rise 19 percent to $8.9 trillion in 2017, led by growth in China, which minted two new billionaires every week, according to a new report.

A total of 199 billionaires were created over the year globally, with nearly a third gaining their wealth through some form of innovation, while the rest did so by scaling up businesses in the Asia-Pacific region, UBS and consultants PwC said.

Nowhere was this more visible than China, they said in the 2018 edition of their Billionaires Insights Report, with China's billionaires rising to 373 from 318 with joint wealth of $1.12 trillion, up 39 percent.

"China's billionaire entrepreneurs are leading their country's economic transformation, and by extension that of the rest of Asia," the report said.

"Over little more than 10 years, they have created some of the world's largest companies, raised living standards and made fortunes at an unprecedented pace."

UBS, whose wealth management arm manages around $2.5 trillion in assets, and PwC said there were already more billionaires in Asia than in the United States and they were on course to be wealthier than their U.S. peers within three years.

"A new cohort of Chinese entrepreneurs is challenging Silicon Valley, amid rising tensions over trade and intellectual property. They are developing new business models, seizing opportunities, moving rapidly between business sectors."

China produced 50 so-called 'unicorns' - companies with a valuation of at least $1 billion - from 2016 to 2018, slightly behind the 62 produced in the United States, the report said.

Rapid urbanisation and productivity growth would help the young entrepreneurs at the forefront of China's wealth creation continue to reach the ranks of the billionaires in the coming years, it said.

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/new-look-china-rich-help-drive-billionaire-wealth-to-8-9-trillion-report/articleshow/66373984.cms

India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd Test Day 1: Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav Strike As Windies Lose Openers

Live Cricket Score India vs West Indies: Windies opted to bat in the second Test against India.

India vs West Indies Live Score: Team India picked wickets at regular interval of time.

Top-order batsmen Shai Hope (36), Kieran Powell (22) played crucial knocks as the Windies posted 86 runs at the loss of three wickets at lunch against India on Day 1 of the second Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Electing to bat, Powell and Kraigg Brathwaite (14) laid the foundation for the away side before the latter was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. Unperturbed by the dismissal, Shai started his innings well, hitting five boundaries in his 68-ball knock. Shimron Hetmyer, on the other hand remained unbeaten on 10 runs. For India, spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav scalped a wicket each. Meanwhile, they were dealt with a heavy blow as Shardul Thakul -- one of the two pacers included in the side, who earned his Test cap, limped off the ground with a groin injury. 

Live updates between India Vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 1, straight from Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad

11:30 IST: WICKET! Umesh Yadav strikes just before lunch, Shai Hope has been caught plumb in front of the stumps. Review taken by India, Hawk-eye shows impact on middle and hitting the leg-stump. Windies go at lunch scoring 86 runs at the loss of three wickets. The first session has been shared by both the teams.

That wicket right on the stroke of lunch makes it India's session.

Windies 86/3 at Lunch on Day 1 of the 2nd Test at Hyderabad.

Updates - https://t.co/U21NN9DHPa #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/6aNXoRAgGK

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2018

11:23 IST: NOT OUT! Umesh Yadav has caught Shai Hope plumb in front of the stumps. Virat Kohli goes for a review and the decision is ruled in favour of the batsman due to height. Shai survives! India retain their review, umpire had given it not-out. Windies 80 for two wickets after 30 overs.

11:21 IST: Boundary! Nice balance from Shai Hope, wonderful execution as the ball finds the fence on the cover-point. The length delivery from Umesh Yadav has been punished.

11:18 IST: Boundary! Shimron Hetmyer generated power on his backfoot, hits it in front of square to pick up four runs off Ravindra Jadeja. Windies 76 for two after 29 overs. 

11:17 IST: Bowling change for India, Ravindra Jadeja will bowl his first over of the day! A formidable Test bowler for India, good record as well.

11:14 IST: Boundary! Shai Hope stands tall to find the gap on the off side, makes full use of the width provided by Umesh Yadav.

11:09 IST: Boundary! Driven through the covers from Shimron Hetmyer to pick up four runs. 5 runs from the over, Windies 61 for two after 26 overs.

11:03 IST: Miscued shot from Shimron Hetmyer, just over the square fielder. He could have given away his wicket in a hurry here. Two runs to end the over, Windies 56/2 after 25 overs. Bowling change for India, Umesh Yadav has been brought back into the attack. 

10:55 IST: WICKET! Kraigg Brathwaite is the second opener to depart. Kuldeep Yadav caught him plumb in front of the stumps through a googly and the Windies waste a review here! The ball tracker shows, impact on off and middle and that's crashing into the stumps. Shimron Hetmyer is the new batsman in!

10:53 IST: Boundary! And that brings up 50 runs on board for the Windies. Length delivery from Kuldeep Yadav, Shai Hope rocks back to pull it over square for four runs.

10:46 IST: Consecutive maiden overs for India! Ashwin bowled a straight line, not allowing Kraigg Brathwaite any room. Windies 45/1 after 20 overs.

10:44 IST: Maiden over from Kuldeep Yadav, Windies 45/1 after 19 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin to continue from the other end. 

10:36 IST: Two leg byes from the over after drinks by Ravichandran Ashwin. Windies 42/1 after 16 overs.

10:30 IST: Drinks break! Windies 40 for one after 15 overs. Good over rate maintained by India at 15.4. The spinners are running between the overs quickly! Fans came out to click selfie with Virat Kohli. The interruption forced the drinks break to be taken early. Similar scenes turned out in Rajkot, now in Hyderabad.

Pitch invasion by fan wanting selfie with Kohli has caused a drinks break here in Hyderabad. This is the second time such incident has occurred in this series. Also happened in first Test in Rajkot.
WI 40/1
Brathwaite 12* Hope 6*#WIvIND

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) October 12, 2018

Pitch invasion by fan wanting selfie with Kohli has caused a drinks break here in Hyderabad. This is the second time such incident has occurred in this series. Also happened in first Test in Rajkot.
WI 40/1

10:26 IST: Edge, falls short to first slip! Wrist-spin from Kuldeep Yadav finds an outside edge off Shai Hope's willow but the ball lands just short of Ajinkya Rahane.

10:23 IST: Boundary! Shai Hope is off the mark with four runs, flighted delivery from Kuldeep Yadav and Shai drives it through the covers. 5 runs from the over. Windies 37 for one after 13 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin to continue from the other end. 

10:21 IST: Bowling change for Team India, Kuldeep Yadav replaces Umesh Yadav. So spin from both ends for the home side.

10:16 IST: WICKET! Kieran Powell tried to play an inside-out shot, pre-meditated effort but finds Ravindra Jadeja inside the circle. Ravichandran Ashwin provides India with breakthrough with a tosses up delivery which was completely misjudged by Powell. Windies 32/1 after 11.1 overs. Shai Hope is the new batsman in for the Windies.

10:09 IST: Huge appeal for caught behind by Rishabh Pant! Umpire unmoved. The ball was drifting down the leg by R. Ashwin to Brathwaite, Pant looked convinced that the batsman got a snick but the ultra-edge shows otherwise. Maiden over from Ashwin. Windies 31/0 after 10 overs.

10:06 IST: Boundary! Kieran Powell drives the ball between the gully and square fielder, the southpaw will pick four run from the scrambled seam length delivery from Umesh Yadav. Windies 31/0 after 9 overs.

10:00 IST: Update on Shardul Thakur: He has got a groin injury, as per the TV commentator Sanjay Manjrekar.  

09:57 IST: OUT GIVEN! Ravichandran Ashwin has caught Kieran Powell plumb in front of the stumps as per the on-field umpire but the Windies have gone for a review straight away which shows that there was a big inside edge! Review retained, Powell survives. Windies 26/0 after 6 overs. Hanuma Vihari has take on the field, in place of the injured Shardul Thakur.

09:52 IST: Boundary! Kieran Powell hits the ball straight down the ground to pick up four runs. 12 runs from the Shardul-Ashwin over, Windies 24/0 after 4 overs.

09:48 IST: Not good signs early for India here! Shardul Thakur is limping after his follow through. It's not looking good for the local boy, the team doctor is on the pitch and he is walking off the ground. Ravichandran Ashwin will complete the over.

09:46 IST: Boundary! Kieran Powell plays with a soft bottom hand to collect an edge and the ball will travel all the way to the fence. Prithvi Shaw make a last minute dive but the ball wins the race. Hope he has not damaged his shoulder there.

09:44 IST: Better over from Umesh Yadav, just three from it. Windies 12 for no wicket.

09:39 IST: Single down the fine leg and Powell is off the mark. Just one run from the over, a good one from Shardul Thakur. Windies 9/0 after 2 overs.

09:35 IST: Boundary! Poor delivery from Umesh Yadav once again, full and on the pads, Brathwaite clips it in front of square on the on-side to pick up four runs. Eight runs of the over to start with! Windies 8/0 after 1 over. Shardul Thakur to bowl from the other end, he will bowl his first ball to the left-handed Kieran Powell.

09:31 IST: First ball boundary! Umesh Yadav's delivery was drifting down the leg stump, Brathwaite gets a bat on it. The Windies and Brathwaite are off the mark in a hurry!

09:30 IST: Kraigg Brathwaite takes guard in front of the stumps, Kieran Powell is on the non-strikers end. Umesh Yadav will try to make the new ball do the talking for India.

09:25 IST: The match officials and teams have walked out in the centre. Can the Windies turn this around here or are we going to see another dominating performance from the home side, the answers await!

Have a glance at the proud moment when the local boy Shardul Thakur was presented with the Test cap. A moment to savour! 

👏👏 Proud moment for @imShard as he receives his Test cap from @RaviShastriOfc, becomes the 294th player to represent #TeamIndia in Tests.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/2XcClLka9a

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2018

09:05 IST: Team news: Team India fast bowler Shardul Thakur has been handed the Test cap. He will make his debut at his home ground, replaces Mohammed Shami, who had played 6 Test matches on a trot.

For the Windies, Keemo Paul and Sherman Lewis have been left out. Jomel Warrican comes in.

India (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur

Windies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite, Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Sunil Ambris, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich(w), Jason Holder(c), Devendra Bishoo, Jomel Warrican, Shannon Gabriel

Here's the Playing XI for #INDvWI.@imShard is all set to make his debut for #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/H0zbRuetC5

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2018

09:00 IST: Windies skipper Jason Holder wins the toss, opts to bat. The average score batting first in Hyderabad in 420+ so no doubt why that decision.

The WINDIES have won the toss and elected to bat first in the 2nd Test of the Paytm Test series here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.#WindiesCricket #ItsOurGame pic.twitter.com/qRuI69IJu4

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) October 12, 2018

The WINDIES have won the toss and elected to bat first in the 2nd Test of the Paytm Test series here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.#WindiesCricket #ItsOurGame

08:55 IST: India lead the two-match Test series 1-0. The Windies will look to salvage some pride in the Hyderabad Test. 

08:50 IST: Listen again to what Team India captain Virat Kohli had to say during the pre-match press conference. We are 10 minutes away from the toss.

The youngsters coming up in the squad are supremely talented and have the experience of playing in front of big crowds, thanks to the @IPL - @imVkohli #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/DsfwgOiA4u

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 11, 2018

08:30 IST: Hello and welcome to the live commentary from the Day 1 of the second Test between India and West Indies. 

In 2011, India dominated the West Indies 2-0 in a one-sided series before crashing to a 0-4 defeat against Australia Down Under. Similarly, in 2013 when India won both Test matches well inside three days, the next tour of South Africa didn't pan out well as they lost the series. It is just an indicator that the West Indies Test teams over the years have not been competitive enough to challenge the Indian team at home. The focus, once again, will be on Indian skipper Virat Kohli who scored 139 off 230 balls. And not to forget the 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw, who expectedly hogged the limelight with a smashing ton on debut.

However, the only area of concern for India will be vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane's form. Rahane has gone without a Test hundred for nearly 14 months (last hundred came against Sri Lanka in August 2017). Shardul Thakur continues to be the 12th man as a 2-0 series win is paramount for the home team at this point of time. Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav will also like to use this opportunity well as they are unlikely to feature in the ODI series. For the Windies, the aim will to at least put up some fight unlike the Rajkot game where they didn't even last 100 overs across both innings.

Source:https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-west-indies-2018/live-cricket-score-india-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-day-1-1930716?pfrom=home-topstories

Cyclone Titli Hits Odisha Coast, Trees Uprooted; Flights, Trains Affected

Cyclone Titli: While Gopalpur in Odisha reported surface winds at 126 kmph, Kalingapatanam in Andhra Pradesh recorded wind speed of 56 kmph.

Cyclone "Titli":Impact In Gopalpur

Cyclone Titli hit coastal Odisha bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain in the region. "Titli", which means butterfly in Hindi, made a landfall in the beach town of Gopalpur between 4:30 and 5:30 this morning. Trees and electric poles were uprooted in several parts. Over three lakh people in Odisha's five coastal districts have been moved to safety.

Flights and train services between Andhra and Odisha have also been affected because of Cyclone Titli.  IndiGo Airline has cancelled five flights to and from Bhubaneswar. 

'Titli', which has been categorised as a "very severe cyclonic storm", hit the coast with a speed of 140 to 150 kmph, the Met department said. The cyclone is moving towards West Bengal and is expected to weaken gradually with decreasing wind speed.

"There has been no major damage or report of casualty received from any part of the state so far. Some destruction was reported from Ganjam and Gajapati districts," Special Relief Commissioner BP Sethi said.

Cyclone Titli hit coastal Odisha between 4:30 am and 5:30 am, the Met department said.

Power supply and telephone links got disrupted and road lines were snapped due to uprooted trees at many places of Gajapati district, Mr Sethi said. There are also reports of damages to mud houses.

As the landfall process started, at least five districts like Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur are receiving heavy rainfall coupled with high speed winds.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who took stock of the situation yesterday, asked the collectors of Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Kendrapara and Jagtsinghpur districts to go for an immediate evacuation of people in low-lying areas in the coastal belt.

 the force is at work in demanding weather conditions.

The Odisha state government evacuated more than 300,000 people from five coastal districts on Wednesday while local schools, colleges and childcare centres were ordered closed and fishermen advised not to go out to sea. 

The Odisha government said it is prepared to face possible floods due to heavy rain.The people who have been moved out of their homes have been accommodated in shelters. Pregnant women have been shifted to hospitals.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force have already been positioned in vulnerable districts. "We have not yet sought help of Army. If required we may go for it," an official said. Another official said the Air Force and the Navy have been alerted about the situation.

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Live Update: Cyclone ‘Titli’ To Turn Into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm In 18 Hours, , moves towards Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast

Cyclone Titli intensifies into severe cyclonic storm, moves towards Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast

Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic storm ‘Titli’ which intensified into a severe cyclonic storm is likely to turn very severe cyclonic storm during the next 18 hours, informed the latest bulletin of the Regional Meteorological Centre here today.

‘The Cyclonic Storm ‘Titli’ over west-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 10 kmph during past 06 hours, intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and lay centered over Westcentral Bay of Bengal near latitude 16.0°N and longitude 85.8°E, about 370 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha) and 310 km southeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) at 5.30 am  today. It is very likely to intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 18 hours. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and cross Odisha & adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coasts between Gopalpur & Kalingapatnam around morning of 11th October,’ said the IMD bulletin.

‘Thereafter, it is very likely to re-curve northeastwards, move towards Gangetic West Bengal across Odisha and weaken gradually,’ it added.

‘The wind speed is likely to increase gradually becoming 100-110 kmph gusting to 125 kmph from this evening along and off south Odisha coast and 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph along and off north Odisha coast,’ the bulletin stated.

The state government has announced closure of schools, colleges and Anganwadi centres in Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts from today.

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“Six teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been sent to Gajapati, Puri, Kendrapara, Nayagarh, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts and seven Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) units have been deployed in Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Kalahandi districts,” informed Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi.

Besides, the SRC has asked the Collectors of affected districts to ensure that 836 numbers of multi-purpose shelters are kept ready to accommodate maximum people and directed the officials to evacuate people in the risk zones if the situation demands.

Also Read: Bhubaneswar airport braces up for cyclone Titli

Meanwhile, the IMD has issued red alert and predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts in the next 24 hours.

Besides, orange warning and heavy to very heavy rainfall alert has been issued at isolated places in Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Bhadrak and Balasore districts till the morning of October 11.

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Tanla Solutions buys Karix Mobile for Rs 340 crore

With the acquisition of Mumbai-based Karix Mobile -- formerly known as mGage India -- Hyderabad-based Tanla Solutions will become India's leading enterprise Cloud communications company, it said in a statement. 

Cloud communications company Tanla SolutionsNSE -2.50 % on Monday announced to acquire mobile engagement platform Karix Mobile and its wholly-owned subsidiary Unicel from GSO Capital Partners for Rs 340 crore.

With the acquisition of Mumbai-based Karix Mobile -- formerly known as mGage India -- Hyderabad-based Tanla Solutions will become India's leading enterprise Cloud communications company, it said in a statement.

A Blackstone company, GSO will receive a cash payment of Rs 112 crore to be funded from Tanla's internal accruals.

Stronger Together(TANLA+KARIX)

GSO will be issued Rs 125 crore worth of Tanla stock at a price of Rs 56.79 per equity share. Tanla will take over a debt of Rs 103 crore.

"Karix is an ideal strategic fit, furthering our stated objective of adding diverse and high value customer base and business, capable technocrats and incremental financial scale," said Uday Reddy, Tanla Solution's Chairman and ..

Karix Mobile has offices in four Indian cities with over 1,500 enterprise clients globally, with registering revenue of Rs 540.24 Crore in financial year 2018.

With combined revenues of Rs 1,170 Crore in the financial year 2018, Tanla will provide formidable digital transformation strategies to its enterprise clients.

The acquisition is expected to close by October.

"The combined strength of Karix and Tanla will afford our enterprise customers a single source for a comprehensive suite of communications services, and an assurance that their future emerging requirements will be met timely," said Jay Sheth, CEO of Karix.

Content Source:https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/tanla-solutions-buys-karix-mobile-for-rs-340-crore/articleshow/65481433.cms

Prithvi Shaw Makes History, Becomes Youngest Indian To Score Test Century On Debut

Prithvi Shaw is the second youngest Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to score a Test century.

Prithvi Shaw became the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut

Prithvi Shaw made history on Thursday by becoming the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut. Shaw, at 18 years and 329 days, reached the historic three-figure mark off just 99 balls against the Windies on Day 1 of the opening Test at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. The previous record for the youngest half-centurion for India on debut was held by Abbas Ali Baig, who at the age of 20 years 131 days, scored a half-century against England in Manchester in 1959.

WHAT A DEBUT 👏

Prithvi Shaw brings up his maiden Test 💯. At 18 years 329 days, he has now become the youngest Indian to score a century on debut! 🔥

➡️ https://t.co/SreOH45VXi pic.twitter.com/7r8UFsPD5A

— ICC (@ICC) October 4, 2018

Meanwhile, Prithvi is also the third-fastest centurion on Test debut. India's southpaw Shikhar Dhawan remains the fastest in this club with an 85-ball hundred against Australia in 2013 at the IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. And West Indian cricketer Dwayne Smith (93 deliveries) pulled off the same feat against South Africa in Cape Town in 2004.

Prithvi, however, has also become the seventh-youngest Test centurion. Back in 2001, Bangladesh's Mohammad Ashraful (17 years, 61 days) became the youngest ever to achieve this feat against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Next on the list is Pakistan's Mushtaq Mohammad (17 years, 78 days), who pulled this off back in 1961 against India in Delhi. Sachin Tendulkar (17 years, 78 days), Zimbabwe's Hamilton Masakadza (17 years, 352 days), Pakistan's Imran Nazir (18 years, 154 days) and Saleem Malik (18 years, 323 days) are the rest of the batsmen in this elite club.

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch with a green tinge. India got off to a nightmare start, losing KL Rahul for a duck in the very first over of the match. However, Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara made sure there were no more trouble for India with the duo batting brilliantly to take India to 133 for one at lunch on Day 1.

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