[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Army was alerted of LeT plan to strike Uri base 3 days before attack

Daily Newsletter | Thursday, September 22, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Army was alerted of LeT plan to strike Uri base 3 days before attack On September 15, the intelligence agencies had alerted the Army about the presence of a group of eight Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists across the LoC in Pakistan, waiting for an opportunity to infiltrate into Uri with specific plans to hit the Army base. At UN, Sharif talks of `Intifada' in Kashmir Pakistan PM's UN speech: 10 key points Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations. In his speech, he raked up the Kashmir issue and said peace between India and Pakistan would be impossible without resolution of the Kashmir dispute. Here are ten key points from his speech. CITIES MORE » 70-yr-old woman gang-raped, bleeds to death A 70-year-old woman died of injuries after she was raped by a four-member gang near Attayampatti in Namakkal district in the early hours of Wednesday. TECH MORE » Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus price details revealed, goes up to Rs 92,000 The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000 Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000. WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy. SPORTS MORE » We did discuss about removing Dhoni from captaincy: Patil Sandeep Patil also clarified that there was no truth to the perception that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was instrumental in getting rid of some of the seniors in the Indian team like Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh. Dhoni named captain of Wisden's all-time India Test XI India's celebrated skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named the captain of reputed cricket magazine Wisden's all-time India Test XI. Dhoni, currently India's captain for one-dayer and T20 teams, also remains the wicket-keeper. India v NZ: 10 years, one home series loss for India In the last ten years, India have lost just one home Test series and drawn two. BUSINESS MORE » Sebi to auction Sahara group's 13 more land parcels Moving ahead with sale of Sahara assets to recover money, regulator Sebi on Wednesday lined up 13 land parcels of the beleaguered group for an e-auction next month at a total reserve price of about Rs 1,400 crore. Rs 1,250cr subsidy cleared for BSNL for rural phones The Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the long-pending compensation of Rs 1,250 crore for public sector telecom company BSNL to support rural landline connections installed before April 1, 2002. Sensex ends flat ahead of Federal meet outcome Defying firm global trend, equities fell for a second straight session as the BSE Sensex gave up its early gains to end lower by 16 points at 28,507.42 amid caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy decision. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » ‘Comparisons with Rockstar, Rock On!! futile’ It isn’t easy for Riteish Deshmukh to maintain the rockstar look he’s sporting these days to promote his film 'Banjo'. Nargis Fakhri: I don't spend on anything With her latest, 'Banjo' releasing this Friday, Nargis Fakhri talks about the musical drama starring Riteish Deshmukh, her sudden trip to USA, Uday Chopra and her future plans 'ADHM' trailer: Release date announced Karan Johar’s upcoming film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ is one film movie maniacs are eagerly looking forward to. 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