Mumbai 125km Movie Review

Clubspride Rating	: 2.75/5
Producer	: Hemant Madhukar , Mani Sharma
Director	: Hemant Madhukar
Music Director	: Mani Sharma
Starring	: Karanvir Bohra , Veena Malik

Horror is one such genre where filmmakers bank upon hugely to get success. ‘Mumbai 125 KM’ is the latest horror film starring Karanvir Bohra, Veena Malik, Vedita Pratap Singh, Joey Debroy and Vije Bhatia. Directed by Hemant Madhukar, this film has hit the theaters today. Let’s now see how this film is.

Story:-                                                                                       

A bunch of five friends start their journey to Mumbai to celebrate their new year’s eve. During their journey, they face many untoward incidents which scare them to the core. A scary ghost (Veena Malik) goes on a killing spree, and starts killing each of the youngsters.

Who is this ghost ? Why is she killing these friends? Will any of them escape from the evil clutches of the ghost? That forms the rest of the story.

Positive Points:-

All the young actors have done a decent job with their performance. But definitely they need to work on their emotions, as they end up overacting in few scenes. Veena Malik provides the much needed glamour to this horror flick. Her skin show will definitely raise the temperatures.Most of the scenes in the first half keeps the audience on the edge of their seats, as they are very well designed. The entire first half of the film is decent with a gripping screenplay.

Negative Points:-

As in any other horror flick, this film too has routine scenes and predictable story. The director might have been inspired by many horror films and this is the reason we can find similar scenes that have come in mostly RGV films. You can also find the glimpses of the film ‘Final Destination’ when each one from the group starts getting killed.

There is a overdose of love making which does not go well with the family audience. Veena Malik’s performance as a ghost is good, but her makeup, dressing and the way she was flown up in the air looks nonsense. After a gripping first half, director has lost out on the screenplay and ended up making it below average climax.

Technical Aspects:-

Cinematography is just about decent as there is nothing much to showcase. The filmmakers promoted that the entire movie was shot with stereoscopic 3D cameras, but there is not much difference in the final product. Songs in the film are just about average and so is the background score. Though the editor has done a decent job, he should have taken more care on the second half.

Coming to director Hemanth Madhukar, he, wrote the complete first half with all the necessary ingredients required for a horror flick but lost his grip in the second half.

Outcome:-

On the whole, ‘Mumbai 125 KM’ is just a routine and ordinary film. Except for a few horror scenes in the first half, and Veena Malik’s skin show, there is nothing much to watch out for. Those have a niche for horror films can give it a shot, but the rest can avoid it safely.

                                                                                         source from:Bollywood3.com

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Apple iMac now with Retina 5K display..

     Apple has unveiled the new 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display. As the name suggests, the new iMac has a 5K display but otherwise, it keeps the same form factor as last year’s iMac It is priced at just $2,500, and it ships today.

     At 5K — 5120×2800 — Apple says this is the world’s highest resolution display (14.7 million pixels, in case you were wondering). It has seven times more pixels than your 1080p TV or desktop monitor. To get up to 5K, while retaining good image quality

     Beyond the display, there’s a 3.5GHz Core i5 Haswell CPU inside, and the Radeon R9 M290X GPU. As we  expected  it would be one of Nvidia’s very power efficient Maxwell-based 900M-series GPUs, but for some reason AMD was chosen

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AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa releasing tomorrow

      AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa, granted bail by the Supreme Court in the disproportionate assets case, is expected to step out of the prison here on Saturday after completion of formalities.“Jayalalithaa will be released... but tomorrow because we have yet to complete formalities for her release from the prison,” Ms. Jayalalithaa’s senior counsel B Kumar told said here.

    Mr. Kumar said they would approach the Special Court on Saturday, which had sentenced the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to four years in jail, to furnish surety for her release after receiving copy of the Supreme Court order.“We will get the Supreme Court order copy by today evening. Tomorrow, we will approach the special court and furnish surety to secure my client’s (Jayalalithaa) release,” he said.

    DIG Prisons P M Jaisimha said the release will happen “definitely tomorrow.” He had earlier said formalities would be completed on Friday itself.AIADMK supporters erupted into boisterous celebrations near the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, where Ms. Jayalalithaa is lodged since September 27, after the news broke about the apex court granting bail to her. They danced in joy and hailed their leader.

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Ranbir to Play as Sanjay Dutt in biopic directed by Rajkumar Hirani..

       A rumour spread in b town that Rajkumar Hirani who made hit films like munnabai mbbs with sanjay dutt is now planning to make a biopic of sanjay dutt after completition of his latest flick pk.

      For this biopic, the ‘3 Idiots’ director has roped in Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor to play the convicted star.Sanjay Dutt’s life has been associated with many controversies and complications, be it the drug addiction case or his volatile affair with Madhuri Dixit.

       The actor is currently serving his jail term in the Yerwada jail of Pune for illegal dominion of arms. Bringing out these in form of motion pictures would certainly be an uphill task for the director. But given his expertise and Ranbir Kapoor’s skills, we are sure to be put in awe and wonder of Sanjay Dutt’s life

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Be prepared for the future..,Narendra Modi to Armed forces

    Prime Minister NarendraModi on Friday eulogize the armed forces and asked them to be prepared for a future where security challenges will be less predictable and the enemy maybe invisible.

    The Prime Minister asked the forces to prepare for a changing world, which demanded new thinking on our part with regard to economic, diplomatic and security policies. 

   " we are facing a future where security challenges will be less predictable; situations will evolve and change swiftly; and, technological changes will make responses more difficult to keep pace with," NarendraModi said in his address to the Combined Commanders' Conference .

  "The threats may be known, but the enemy may be invisible. Domination of cyber space will become increasingly important. Control of space may become as critical as that of land, air and sea. Full scale wars may become rare, but force will remain an instrument of deterrence and influencing behaviour, and the duration of conflicts will be shorter," the PM said. 

  The Armed Forces have always vindicated the faith and confidence that people of India placed in them, whether it is for our nation's security or for relief in times of natural calamities, Narendra Modi said.

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Armed force supplies food to people of Vizag..

            Relief operations conducted by armed forces on Wednesday focused on visakapatnam, as the airforce flew in food packets from vijayawda and rajahmundary to the devasted city.defence officials announced that choppers carried 41 tonnes of food from Vijayawada and 17 tonnes from rajahmundary to visakapatnam.

            Following relentless work over the past few days,tthe roads from the naval base and bhimunipatnam to vizag city was cleared.efforts are underway to clear other arterial roads from vizag to all important national highway 5,said navy official.The army rescued a total of 272 people and thee Indian air force flew 50 sortties to airlift 144.5 tonnes of relief material to visakapatam and other areas

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Current teega release postponed to oct 31

             As we have already reported that Manchu Manoj’s Current Teega was postponed due to the horrific hudhud cyclone that has stuck AP. Latest update is that the makers have decided to release this film on October 31st.

               Manhu Manoj and his team is currently in Vizag and other parts of the cyclone hit areas for special rescue operations. Producer Manchu Vishnu says the story of the film is main highlight of the movie and characters are played well by the cast. Rakul Preet plays the lead role in this film which also has Jagapathi Babu and Sunny Leone in prominent roles.

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Murgadoss Kaththi’s release date confirmed

Ilayathalapathy Vijay fans can rejoice as the audio and release date of Muragadoss’s Kaththi have been confirmed. The makers are planning to launch the audio on the 24th of this month, and will release the film on 31st October.

              Madhu is presenting the Telugu version of this film, and the movie will be released by Laila ProductionsThe film is directed by AR Murugadoss & has Vijay and Samantha playing the lead. Anirudh has scored the music.

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Jana sena party founder actor pawan kalyan visits cyclone affected areas.

        We all know what kind of damage the hudhud cyclone has created in Vizag, and its surrounding areas. The government is taking necessary steps to help the needy, and our movie stars are not lagging behind.

           Power star Pawan Kalyan has announced a relief fund of 50 lakhs and has specially flown down to Vizag to see the damage that has been caused by the natural catastrophe. He is currently inspecting the various areas in Vizag city and is also speaking to those concerned.He mentioned that after diviseema floods this is the dreadful situation happened and felt so much pain seeing the people who lost everything due to the cyclone.

           Help is coming in from all quarters and chief minister Chandra Babu is leaving no stone unturned to help the needy who were stuck by this huge catastrophe

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Motorola announced the price of moto 360 in India@17999

Motorola has finally revealed the price of Moto 360 smartwatch, which goes on sale at 12pm on October 2. Though not the first Android Wear smartwatch in the country, Moto 360 is the first to have a round watch-face.

In a tweet, Motorola India revealed that its first Android Wear smartwatch will cost Rs 17,999. Unlike Samsung and LG's Android Wear smartwatches, the Motorola model will not be available on Google's Play Store. Instead, buyers can order Moto 360 only via Flipkart, which also holds the exclusive rights to sell Motorola's smartphones.

The pricing of Moto 360 makes it a little more expensive than Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch, which cost Rs 14,999 and Rs 15,900, respectively. Though the latter is still in stock, the former is not available in the country at present.

Moto 360 sports a 1.56-inch backlit LCD display with 320x290p resolution. It comes with the option of a light or dark stainless steel case, and grey or black Horween leather band. The watch is powered by a 320mAh battery and runs on a Texas Instruments OMAP 3 processor. The watch has 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage. The smartwatch comes with a full day's battery backup.

The Motorola smartwatch has a built-in pedometer and heart rate monitor and comes with a heart activity tracker app. It can withstand water damage up to 3.3-feet for a maximum of 30 minutes (IP67). It has a single physical button, vibration motor and dual microphones.

Like the other Android Wear models, this smartwatch pairs devices running on Android 4.3 or above via Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) and can take voice commands.

Moto 360 also features wireless charging and comes with a charging dock. The smartwatch weighs 49gram (leather strap model), has a 46mm diameter and is 11.5mm high.

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Google developing a TV that change its size:Wall Street Journal

Gooogle is reportedly building a modular TV screen that can be rearranged into different shapes and sizes, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Three people familiar with the matter reportedly told the Journal that Google is developing a display comprised of smaller screens that plug together form a single image. These modular pieces would allow you to change the size and shape of the screen.

The WSJ refers to the display size as "giant," saying it could potentially fill a living room wall. The project is said to be at an early stage, and Google is reportedly still figuring out how to make the picture appear seamless when the modular parts fit together. The company is facing challenges in making the borders between each module disappear to create one continuous image.

This wouldn't be the first time Google would be creating a modular product. The company is currently experimenting with modular phones that you can take apart and put back together like building blocks known as Project Ara

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A.P. CM Chandrababu Naidu finally stepped in to new office

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu finally stepped into his new office at the Secretariat’s L block here on Friday. With priests chanting prayers on the auspicious day of Vijayadashmi, the CM who has been working from the temporary office at Lake View Guesthouse, entered into the office on the 8th floor.

For the first time after bifurcation, both Naidu and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao will be working out of the same Secretariat complex, though from different blocks, in the joint capital.

Soon after stepping into his chamber, Naidu signed the Primary Sector Mission file which is one of the seven missions launched by his government. The CM said that the Vision 2029 of the state government is part of the primary sector mission whose comprehensive blueprint would be released on October 6.

Naidu entered into his chamber at 2.25 pm along with Chief Secretary I Y R Krishna Rao, ministers Devineni Umamaheswara Rao and Ravella Kishore Babu, and his office employees. Nearly Rs 20 crore was spent to renovate and modify the 8th floor to create a spacious office for the Chief Minister with bulletproof walls and windows. His chamber is also coated with a paint that is blast-resistant.

There is a conference hall with video linkup, a huge visitor lounge and chambers for CMO officers on the same floor. Naidu was to initially have his office on the 7th floor of H block but he refused it later on because it did not suit his Vaastu requirements.

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Mark Zuckerberg to visit INDIA for .org Summit

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to visit India, the second biggest market for the social networking giant, later this month

Zuckerberg, who will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be in India to address the first Internet.org summit taking place on October 9-10 in the city.

The Internet.org summit will bring together experts, officials and industry leaders to focus on ways to deliver more internet services for people in languages other than English.

In July, Facebook's chief operating officer Sandberg visited India. She had met Modi, who has effectively used social networking during his election campaign and later even in governance.

When Modi met Sandberg, he had suggested the use of Facebook for improving governance, better interaction between people and the government, and to attract more tourists to India on ways to deliver more internet services for people in languages other than English

India is an important market for the social networking company. 

With over one billion users globally, the company gets over 100 million users from India. Many of these users log onto the website from their mobile devices.

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Kamal hassan calls Nine million people to join "Swachh Bharath" campaign

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who was nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to work towards a cleaner India, humbly accepted the invitation and calls nine million people to make this a “nation building” initiative.

Mr. Modi also nominated actors Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar among others to join the Swachh Bharath campaign for clean india.

Mr. Modi has said the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ should clean up the country by 2019, the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

“I thank our honourable PM for naming me among this list. I don’t think it’s a new duty I’ve been appointed but it’s a recognition of what I’ve already been doing. I invite nine million more people,” Kamal Haasan said in a video.

“I have been doing this cleaning for the last two decades through my fans who have converted the fan clubs into social service organisations. My work continues and this is not a public relations exercise. It’s a public work I’m part of,” he added.

Haasan said he will “pursue this exercise not for any political philosophy”.Kamal is currently busy shooting for Tamil thriller “Papanasam”, a remake of Malayalam blockbuster “Drishyam”.

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Rumour kills 32 people at Ramleela@Patna

A consternation run at a Ram Leela ceremony in Patna on Friday has killed 32 people and injured over 15 others. The incident occurred as people were returning after the Ravan Vadh at the Gandhi Maidan here. The injured have been admitted to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who spoke to Chief Ministe Jitan Ram Manjhi about the incident, has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the dead. The state government has announced a relief of Rs 3 lakh for the victims and ordered a high level inquest by the State Home Secretary and Additional Director General of Police. The inquest team has been asked to submit the report within 24 hours

The stampede at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan following the Ram Leela ceremony on Friday was apparently triggered by rumours that an electrical wire had snapped with a loud bang making many of to belive as bomb,leading to panic as the people were leaving the venue near the Maurya Lok Hotel.

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manji was present at the Gandhi Maidan along with a large number of people who had gathered to see the Ravan vadh on the occasion of Vijaydashmi, the last day of Dussehra.

Patna District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma and hospital authorities said among the dead were 27 women and children and five men

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Narendra Modi Motivating Speech to Nation for the first time on radio

                                                         On 3^rd Oct 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the countrymen over radio for the first time, giving an inducement about how to shed grief and use their skills for betterment and prosperity of the country.

                                                 Promising to make the radio broadcast a regular affair, Modi invited ideas from the citizens while noting that he had been receiving a number of suggestions since it was announced that he would be addressing the nation over radio. In his 15-minute address, Narendra modi gave motivating speech to nation recognize their capabilities and use them

Narendra Modi Motivating Speech  to Nation:

                                              "You know, our scientists have undertaken the Mars mission successfully at minimum expenses. There is nothing lacking in our capabilities. We only have forgotten our strengths. We have forgotten ourselves as if we have become despondent. My brothers and sisters, this cannot be"

                                                 As a short story of Swami Vivekananda about how a lion brought up by sheep rediscovered his prowess after coming in touch with another lion. “We need to recognize our internal strengths, If we move ahead with self-respect and right identity, we will emerge victorious".

"125 crore Indians are blessed with immense skill and strengthen. All we need to do is to understand our strengths"

                                                As Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary tribute which was celebrated yesterday, “Use at least one khadi product may it be a handkerchief or even a bed sheet, It will benefit the poor” .
                                                I have received some suggestions through emails, which included that skill development should start from 5th Standard, special programmes for specially-abled children to motivate them, more dustins, ban on polythene and making easier the registration of small scale industries. If you have ideas and actual incidents which are constructive, do share with me,"Together let us serve India and take our Nation to newer heights".

                                                Coming  to the specially-abled children, they should be a part of the development journey as the nation belongs to everyone."They are the responsibility of not only their families but the entire society,"

                                                I Appreciate the suggestion for special programmes for the specially-abled children, When I was Gujarat chief minister we began Khel Mahakumbh for specially-abled athletes and I myself would go and see the sports.

                                               I would consider the suggestion for making it easier for registration of small scale industries.On inauguration of  'swachh bharat' campaign I had invited participation of nine people, each of whom should rope in nine more, who will involve nine more and so on, to create a chain.

"Let us pledge to affirm to remove dirt. Yesterday we began the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan & I want you all to join this Abhiyaan" 

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Sarita Devi Supple an Unconditional Aplology

On Thursday, 2nd Oct 2014 : Laishram Sarita Devi wrote a apology letter to International Boxing Association as she disputed her semifinal loss by rejected her Asian Games bronze medal in boxing.

Incheon- South Korea: L Sarita Devi wrote to AIBA president Ching-Kuo Wu to give "an unconditional apology" for her "emotional outburst," adding "I regret and apologize. Such an incident will never reoccur in the future."

Her letter was forwarded to Mr.Wu by the head of the India delegation at Incheon, Adille Sumariwalla, who noted her actions at the podium were "a spontaneous knee jerk reaction," and not "a planned effort" by the team. AIBA opened a disciplinary case against Sarita within hours of the medal ceremomy, and said it would announce a decision after the Asian Games close on Saturday. 

Technical delegate David B. Francis said the incident "looked like a well-planned scenario by her and her team," and wanted the Olympic Council of Asia to ensure it would not be repeated by others, to respect fair play and sportsmanship. 

After her tear-filled protest at the podium, Sarita said, "I'm ready to face any repercussions and to sacrifice my career if it can help other boxers, and improve the system."

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Microsoft Launches Three More Lumia devices in to Smartphone Market

Microsoft Devices is preparing for the festival season with three new Lumia devices aimed at the affordable and high-end segment. The Lumia 730 priced Rs 15,299, the Lumia 830 priced Rs 28,799 will try and woo those looking for a phone in the affordable range, while the Lumia 930 flagship will have a high-end Rs 38,649 price tag.

Ajey Mehta, Managing Director, Nokia India Sales Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Microsoft Mobiles Oy, said the two affordable devices will pack features that are seem mostly in high-end phones. He said Microsoft services like Skype, OneNote and Cortana available across most of the mid and high-end Lumia phones will be a clear USP for these devices.

For the phones launched and for lumia 1520 Microsoft is now offering 1TB of cloud storage free for the first six months. After that users will have to pay Rs 125 per month for using this feature.

The Lumia 930, launched globally in April, stands apart for its 20MP PureView camera with ZEISS optics and advanced Rich Recording. It has a 2.2GHz Snapdragon quad-core processor with 2GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage. The thin phone also have a stylish design that sets it apart from the rest of the Lumia range.

The Lumia 830 on the other hand tries to bring top-end features to a more affordable price point. It has a 10 MP camera wth Carl Zeiss optic. It is powered by a 1.2GHz Snapdragon quad-core processor with 1GB RAM and 16GB internal storage.

The Lumia 730 dual SIM model is much more affordable,comes with a front camera of 5MPand rear with 6.7MP carl zeiss optic and Microsoft services to this range. It is the most affordable device with wireless charging, though this feature is not being

The Lumia 830 and 730 were announced at the IFA in Berlin in September.

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NASA Technology:Secure Indian farmers from risks says-Ramakrishna Nemani

               A senior Indian earth scientist from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ramakrishna Nemani, hailing from Hyderabad, has modified and adapted NASA technology to secure Indian farmers from risks of climate change like floods and droughts and ensure that crop insurance reaches the deserving farmer.

                            Dubbed as Terrestrial Observation and Predicting System (TOPS), the project recently received 15 months extension, after testing it in real world conditions for the past two years on pilot basis, by the Maharashtra government. The earth scientist is also working with local authorities here to implement a similar system for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

                                                   The NASA researcher has brought together a system of collecting weather and climatic data through satellite remote sensing, ground weather stations, human inputs and using climatic forecasting and ecosystem models to give risk determination of crop insurance, crop assessment, sampling of crop yield, early assessment of crop loss, categorising the risk regions and more significantly forecasting the climatic conditions in such zones.

                           “The idea is to make sure that we provide flawless scientific evidence so that insurance goes to the deserving farmer who has suffered crop loss and not to a farmer who has a fully functioning borewell, but continues to claim insurance by using devious measures,” the NASA earth scientist says.

                                 The earth scientist, who visits Hyderabad and Maharashtra at least once a month from United States, is a firm believer in crop insurance as the only way to help farmers tide over climate disasters. “Climate related risk to agriculture is here to stay and insurance provides best way to mitigate it. Why can’t we bring efficiency into the system that will insure every farmer?” he asks.

                                           “In NASA, everyday we study weather patterns, droughts, rains etc of planet earth. But, it has always been my aim to apply and adapt this technology by integrating satellite and climatic data to predict the yield of crops for Indian farmers. What we have implemented is a project that uses data to make sure that the farmers are protected from severe climatic patterns like drought, floods etc by bringing efficiency in crop insurance system,” he says.

                                                                   Along with his team, the researcher has collected 30 years of climatic data in 20,000 villages of Maharashtra, current climatic conditions between 2012 and 2015, historical crop yields of bajra, wheat, soyabean and jowar in the past one decade. “We have adapted NASA models that can forecast climatic disasters for the benefit of farmers,” he said. Mr. Ramakrishna can be reached at: rnemani@niruthi.com

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I will make A.P. a 'silicon corridor':CM Naidu

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced that he would develop Andhra Pradesh into a ‘silicon corridor’ by wooing investors in IT and allied sectors.

Addressing the CEOs’ conclave at Hotel Novotel here, he launched three dedicated and empowered missions and a ‘triad of policies’ for growth of IT, electronics and e-governance and said investors would regret if they failed to grab the opportunity to start projects in A.P..

During the conclave, attended by top representatives from 150 companies the government signed MoU with Wipro, Tech Mahindra, SAMEER and Tessolve to invest in Visakhapatnam and a separate agreement with Google to make A.P. completely digital. Several CEOs including Co-founder and Executive Vice-Chairman of Infosys Kris Gopalakrishnan exuded confidence that Mr. Naidu due to his proactive policies would transform A.P. into a role model.

The Chief Minister said IT would be boost in a big way in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati and the government was launching several policies to develop the three cities. He told the CEOs how A.P. would be transformed into ‘Sunrise State’ and gave details on plans to promote Sunrise start-up villages at Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati.

           Mr. Naidu said Hyderabad became one of the leading IT hubs in nine years during his previous tenure and declared that he would take three to four years to make Visakhapatnam a better hub than Hyderabad.He said Madhurawada of Visakhapatnam had the advantage of scenic beauty of sea-view and green-capped hills and the government would construct a signature tower at Hill No. 3 of Rushikonda in Madhurwada IT SEZ shortly.

He said Visakhapatnam would become the industrial, IT and tourism hub whereas Vijayawada would be built as a world-class riverside capital and Tirupati as a spiritual capital.

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They Acheive GOLD Second Time in Asin Games:Womens kabadi Team

The Indian women’s kabaddi team notched up its second successive gold medal at the Asian Games, beating Iran 31-21 in the summit clash here today.

India thus maintained their supremacy in women’s kabaddi, which made its Asiad debut in the previous edition in Guangzhou.In the final match, the Indians were slow off the blocks but clawed back with utmost ease showing just why they are considered the powerhouse of the sport.

Against the very determined Iranians, India led the first half 15-11 before completely dominating the second half to seal the game.The Indians managed get the entire opposition declared out twice in the match, which gave them four ‘lona’ points — a feat that Iran failed to do even once.

In the end, India were too strong and technically sound for the Iranians to beat despite their determination.Nonetheless, it was an improvement for Iran on the podium as they had won a bronze in the previous edition.

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National Game Won GOLD asian games-chance in Rio olympics

A spirited Indian men's hockey team defeated arch-rivals and defending champions Pakistan 4-2 in a nerve-wracking shoot-out to end its 16-year gold medal draught in the Asian Games and earn a direct berth to the 2016 Rio Olympics, in Incheon on Thursday.

It turned out to be a humdinger of a contest between the two sub-continental foes as both India and Pakistan refused to give an inch to each other in the entire 60 minutes of a keenly contested tussle.

It took a shoot-out to determine the winner as both the teanm were locked 1-1 in the regulation time of the summit clash at the Seonhak Hockey Stadium.

Pakistan started brightly and broke the deadlock as early as the third minute of the match through Muhammad Rizwan Sr before Kothajit Singh (27th) equalised for India in the second quarter. The two teams continued their battle after change of ends but failed to breach the rival citadels inspite of creating numerous scoring chances, forcing the match into the shoot-off.

In the one-on-one shoot-off situation, Akashdeep Singh, Rupinderpal Singh, Birendra Lakra and Dhramvir Singh scored for India, while Manpreet Singh turned out to be the fall guy.But all credit to Indian custodian and vice-captain P.R. Sreejesh, who produced breathtaking saves in the shoot-off to deny Pakistan's Abdul Haseem Khan and Muhammad Umar Butta.

Muhammad Waqas and Shafqat Rasool scored the goals for Pakistan.

By virtue of the coveted gold medal here, India have earned a direct qualification to Rio Olympics, while Pakistan will have to go through the qualifiers. The last time India won the gold medal was in the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.

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