"Sach Kahoon" claims that human remains were buried inside Dera's Sirsa headquarters

Even before the start of official seach operation by security agencies inside the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Sirsa town in Haryana, the dera mouthpiece "Sach Kahoon" on Thursday admitted that human remains were buried inside the premises.

The Dera newspaper, while defending the action of the Dera management in burying the human remains, said this was done as sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh encouraged followers to donate the remains to the sect for burial and prevent these from being immersed in rivers, causing pollution.

The newspaper claimed that the human remains were buried within the campus and trees were planted on these.Some persons, who were earlier associated with the sect but left it later, have alleged that the sect chief got killed those who opposed his activities and got them buried inside the 70-acre campus of the sect.

Ram Rahim was convicted on two counts of rape of two female disciples in 1999 by a CBI Special Court in Panchkula on August 25. He was recently sentenced to 20 years of life imprisonment and is currently held in the District Jail at Sunaria near Rohtak.It provoked violence in Panchkula and Sirsa, resulting in death of 38 people and 264 injured. Incidents of violence were also reported from Delhi and several other places in Punjab.

Security was tightened around the Dera headquarters near Sirsa town on Wednesday following the approval granted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the state government to search and sanitise the premises. The search, to be supervised by a court commissioner, is likely to begin on Friday.

Retired District and Sessions Judge A.K.S. Pawar, who was appointed as the Court Commissioner by the High Court on Tuesday to oversee the search and sanitisation operation of the Dera premises, arrived in Sirsa on Thursday.

Armed security personnel from central paramilitary forces and the Haryana Police were stationed outside the Dera premises. Bomb disposal squads and dog squads have also been stationed near the Dera premises.

Gauri Lankesh - renowned journalist shot dead in bangalore at her house

55 years old Journalist-turned-activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead by three men on bike outside her residence in Rajarajeshwarinagar, West Bengaluru on Tuesday night.

Reports say that three men on a motor bike opened at least seven rounds of fire on Gauri when she was opening the main door of her house. Gauri's head, neck, and chest received three bullets while rest of the four hit the walls. Police declared that she died instantly on the spot.

According to neighbours, Gauri was returning from her office when the murder took place. 

"Usually, she would drive back home late night. At around 8pm today, we heard gun shots and rushed out. For a few minutes, we could not understand what had happened. Then we realized that Gauri had been shot at and saw her lying in a pool of blood near the door," neighbours said.

Senior police officials including city police commissioner T Suneel Kumar rushed to the spot and said that three special teams will be formed to nab the assailants.

New poster of Kedarnath starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan

Kedarnath, a love story set against the holy temple town of Kedarnath, stars Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead role. Director Abhishek Kapoor annonuced the start of the movie on september 5.

 

To make the occasion special, the makers have released the poster of the film which just like the previously released motion poster is spiritual in nature. From the Trishul, an idol of Lord Shiva to the shrine of Kedarnath and the majestic Himalayas, the poster is painted in the shades of blue as it is the colour used to depict Shiva in Hindu mythology. The tagline of the movie, "Love is a pilgrimage" still intrigues us and we wonder what's going to follow.

Well, that too will be revealed on Tuesday as the lead actor Sushant promises to release the first look of the Abhishek Kapoor directorial at 10 pm. Sharing the poster on Instagram, the actor wrote, "We will be launching the first look of Kedarnath tonight at 10 pm. PFB the copies for Sushant." However, on Twitter, the Raabta actor described the film as, "A journey of faith…and love."

In the poster, we see the silhouette of a man kissing the forehead of a woman and presumably the man and the woman are the leads of the film Sushant and Sara. Also, there is a pitthu, a person who carries pilgrims on his shoulders  standing at the brim of  destruction which hit Kedarnath back in 2013. If reports are to be believed Sushant Singh plays a pitthu in the movie and Sara is a pilgrim stuck amidst the floods.

Air India lauches first direct flight connecting washington DC to Hyderabad

People residing in telangana and andhra pradesh have a good news who travel abroad to US. Air India has announced its first direct flight from Hyderabad to Washington making travel to US easy.

Starting on July 8, Air India's new flight Air India 104 will connect Washington with Hyderabad via Delhi with three services every week. Washington will be the second city in the US after Chicago which will be connected with Hyderabad.

SGK Kishore, CEO, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) said, "As the gateway to south and central India, we are glad to add Washington to our international network. We are thankful to Air India for launching this new service. This new service will provide a convenient option of travel between south and central India and Washington along with other nearby areas in the US like east coast, which is home to a large Indian diaspora especially from Telangana."

He further added "the new Air India flight will provide a hassle free experience, with passengers travelling from Washington being able to checkin their bags through to Hyderabad, and complete immigration and customs formalities after their arrival at Hyderabad. Those travelling from Hyderabad to Washington too will enjoy similar benefits through Air India's existing international connector flights from Hyderabad airport, which will offer seamless transfers onto the Washington flight at Delhi.Soon Hyderabad airport will also get connected with Sri Lanka giving an additional travel and tourism option to our passengers."

Google Chrome for Android adds support for full screen feature to web apps

Google’s Chrome for android mobiles is widely used web browser and it is getting a feature update in version 58. It will soon be available from the Google Play Store, and the update comes with some new additions as well.

The update allows the bottom Android navigation bar and the top status bar to disappear when the browser runs a Progressive Web App. This means users will get a full screen experience, which is especially helpful if the web app happens to be a game.

Along with full screen, there are other new features that include changes in its Settings section. “Autofill” option is rename to “Autofill and payments”, and this section allows to separate the saved addresses and credit cards in separate sections.

The browser’s History feature is now shown as its own section, instead of showing up as a URL link. If you want to clear your browser history, that should also be easier with Chrome 58, as that feature has been moved up to near the top of the History section, instead of at the bottom.

State Bank Of India will deduct fine for not maintaining Minimum balance from April 1 2017

State Bank of India or SBI has introduced minimum balance requirement in savings accounts from April 1. The minimum balance requirement for SBI customers varies depending on geographies such as metro, urban, semi-urban and rural. If the minimum balance drops below a particular threshold, SBI will charge a fee from the account holder. SBI says the minimum balance in your savings bank account is the monthly average balance - the average of daily balances in the account during the month. SBI requires its savings bank account customers in metros to maintain a monthly average balance of Rs. 5,000.

Holders of SBI's savings bank account in urban areas need to maintain a monthly average balance (MAB) of Rs. 3,000, Rs. 2,000 in case of those in semi-urban areas and Rs. 1,000 in rural areas. This was said on Thursday by SBI - which recently merged its operations with six other banks - on Twitter.

The Monthly Average Balance for an SB account is 1000: rural areas, 2000: semi-urban areas, 3000: urban areas and 5000: metros. pic.twitter.com/FOz1D2RJAO

— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) April 20, 2017

Hitting 31 crore depositors, SBI will charge a fee ranging from Rs. 50 to Rs. 100 plus service tax in case of non-compliance with minimum balance requirements.

For metropolitan areas:
Shortfall SBI charges
Over 75% Rs. 100 plus service tax
50-75% Rs. 75 plus service tax
Under 50% Rs. 50 plus service tax
For rural areas, the penalty for non-maintenance of minimum balance ranges from Rs. 20 to Rs. 50 plus service tax.

Meanwhile, SBI offers other types of accounts where it customers are not required to maintain a minimum balance. Small savings bank account and basic savings account are two such products offered SBI.

State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore, besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), became part of SBI with effect from April 1. After the merger, SBI has entered the league of top 50 global banks with a balance sheet size of Rs. 41 lakh crore, 2.77 lakh employees, 50 crore customers, over 22,500 branches and 58,000 ATMs.

iPhone 7 news and features - The smartest of all phones

Tim Cook took to the stage at the Bill Graham Civic in San Francisco and told us: "We have created the world's most advanced smartphone - the best iPhone we have ever created. This is iPhone 7."

IPhone 7 shipping starts from Sept 16, 2016
It Costs starts at ($649 ,£599, AU$1,079) for 32 GB variant. Other Variants costs as below:

128GB - $749, £699, AU$1,229
256GB - $849, £799, AU$1,379

Few new features are like

- Dust and water resistance
- Two new black colors: 'Jet Black' and 'Black'
- No headphone jack
- Lightning EarPods in the box
- Adaptor for standard headphones in the box
- Wireless AirPods available at extra cost
- A larger, single-lens 12MP rear sensor
- Raw support, 50% more light, 60% faster, 30% more power efficient
- Front camera now at 7MP

The iPhone 7 is just as sleek as its predecessors, with the iconic rounded design returning for a third instalment with the same 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm frame as the iPhone 6S. It's lighter though at 138g, down from 143g on the 6S.

One of the big new talking points is its water and dust resistance, with IP67 protection bringing the new iPhone into line with the Samsung Galaxy S7 - and giving you peace of mind when you're in the bath or out in the rain.

Anyone hoping for a flush rear to the new iPhone will be disappointed though, as the iPhone 7 has a very noticeable camera bump.

Something else Apple has built into the design of the iPhone 7 is stereo speakers, with one at the top and one at the base of the handset. That gives you louder, clearer audio, which will be great for movies and gaming.

Apple has removed the standard headphone jack.You get a set of Lightning EarPods in the box, meaning you'll be able to plug in right away, while an adaptor is also included, so you can continue to use your current headphones if you wish - although it's certainly not the most elegant implementation.

The new airpods comes at a price ($159, £159, AU$229 to be exact).They offer five hours of listening on a single charge, dual microphones enabling you to take calls and interact with Siri, and touch response, so you can answer calls and launch Siri.