[wanabidii] Top Headlines: No cops in four South Kashmir districts as protests rage

Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, August 23, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » No cops in four South Kashmir districts as protests rage Four districts of south Kashmir — Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag — have descended into anarchy with hundreds and thousands holding ‘azadi’ rallies almost daily in absence of an effective police force. Only 5% people behind trouble in valley: Mehbooba Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti blamed a handful of people “with vested interests” for inciting the youth to violence in the valley. She expressed pain that children are being used as a shield while attacking camps and posts of security forces to incite them. Jaisha had refused personalised drinks: AFI Refuting marathon runner OP Jaisha's claim of official apathy, Athletics Federation of India issued a statement saying that it was the athlete and her coach who refused to avail the option of having energy drinks during the race at the Rio Olympics. CITIES MORE » Minor dalit girl confined, raped in Aligarh A 14-year-old dalit girl was allegedly raped by two youths in Atrauli, Aligarh on Sunday. TECH MORE » Gionee S6s first impressions: For better selfies The S6s will likely give tough competition to the recently launched Oppo F1s, which is also a selfie-centric smartphone. We spent some time with the Gionee S6s and here are our first impressions. Titan Juxt Pro review: There's always room for improvement Ever since the technology brands started flooding the market with their smartwatches, Titan had to look beyond ‘great looking’ analogue watches. 8 'best-selling' smartphone brands in India After two consecutive quarters of negative growth, the smartphone market in India finally saw growth last quarter. SPORTS MORE » Jaisha had refused to avail personalised drinks during marathon: AFI Refuting marathon runner OP Jaisha's claim of official apathy, Athletics Federation of India issued a statement saying that it was the athlete and her coach who refused to avail the option of having energy drinks during the race at the Rio Olympics. Sindhu credits sacrifices, god's will for Olympic silver "I never expected this kind of reception (on their arrival here from Rio). People right from children came and congratulated me. I am very thankful and happy. First thing is god's grace which is very important," Olympic Silver medalist PV Sindhu said. India lose top Test spot to Pakistan after Windies draw India won the four-Test series against West Indies 2-0 -- the first time the Indian team won two Tests on a Caribbean tour. India had won the first Test by an innings and 92 runs, drew the second Test and won the third Test by 237 runs. BUSINESS MORE » ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Rani keeps Adira away from the shutterbugs Rani’s daughter hogged all the limelight as people couldn't stop adoring her. The little one was dressed in red with a cute hat. Rohit Shetty rubbishes rumours of fall-out with Shah Rukh Khan Director Rohit Shetty has been surrounded with rumours of a fall-out with actor Shah Rukh Khan after their film ‘Dilwale’ didn’t fare well at the box office. Most popular Indian-origin actors in Hollywood Check out the most popular Indian-origin names in Hollywood who are making India proud. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2016 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service