[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Air India makes record of operating world's longest nonstop flight

Daily Newsletter | Sunday, October 23, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Air India makes record of operating world's longest nonstop flight Flying Delhi to San Francisco (SFO) over the Pacific Ocean instead of the Atlantic, as it had done till last week, has earned Air India the record of operating the world’s longest nonstop flight.Thanks to tailwinds — winds that blow in the same direction as an aircraft and thus make it go faster. SP crisis deepens as bid to broker truce fails With Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav set to meet MLAs and MLCs on Monday, and Akhilesh Yadav calling a meeting of the same legislators on Sunday, the next 48 hours are likely to rock the party and may change the course of Uttar Pradesh politics ahead of the ensuing assembly polls. Akhilesh looking at life beyond Samajwadi Party? Even as the window for reconciliation between the warring factions of Samajwadi Party got narrower on Saturday, political circles in the state capital were agog with talks of UP CM Akhilesh Yadav looking for life beyond Samajwadi Party. Speculations are rife that Akhilesh may launch a new outfit CITIES MORE » Quarter century in jail, Nalini moves women's council Claims She is Longest Serving Woman Prisoner Scolded for rash driving, youth shoots self Scolded for rash driving, a teenage boy shot himself with the licenced revolver of his father, a former city councillor. Identified as Vishnu Singh (16), the victim’s body was found in his room with the revolver in the Officers’ Colony of Kasganj city. He was eldest among four siblings, police officials said. A brazen selfie nailed this pervert When 25-year-old Deepa (name changed), who works at a textile company in Kamakshipalya, was molested at her workplace by her supervisor, she decided not to complain because he had threatened to kill her if she told anyone about it. 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 » Kabaddi World Cup: India beat Iran to win third consecutive title India fought off a tough challenge from Iran to win their third successive Kabaddi World Cup beating them 38-29. India have thus won all the three Kabaddi World Cups held so far and have beaten Iran in the finals of all the three editions. Asian Champions Trophy: India held 1-1 by South Korea Top-ranked India were held to a 1-1 draw by the brisk-moving South Koreans in the round-robin league encounter of the fourth Asian Champions Trophy hockey on Saturday. Whenever we planned to play India, something happened: PCB A top Pakistan Cricket Board official said it's tragic that "something happened" whenever they became hopeful of playing India, while urging the ICC to set up a special fund for them till BCCI agrees to play in a bilateral series. BUSINESS MORE » 'Huge challenges for CAs after GST implementation' Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said Chartered Accountants in India will have huge opportunities and challenges when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is implemented Jaitley calls on private sector to loosen purse strings Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday asked the private sector to loosen its purse strings to make the most of the demand uptick following a good monsoon and softer rates due to controlled inflation. Gold covers ground on wedding demand, up Rs 120 Powered by wedding season demand from jewellers and retailers, gold regained some lustre by rising Rs 120 to Rs 30,520 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Saturday. Silver recaptured the Rs 43,000 per kg mark by climbing Rs 700 on increased off-take by industrial units and coin makers. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » PICS: Parineeti's 28th birthday with fans Many Bollywood celebs like to party hard when the clock strikes 12 on their birthday but not Parineeti Chopra. Movie Review: My Father Iqbal My Father Iqbal can pass of as a story of any regular person caught in tumultuous times but the J&K setting makes it slightly more convincing. Naseeruddin Shah slams MNS As the release date of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' is inching closer, more and more Bollywood insiders are coming out in the open to support the Karan Johar film that is stuck amidst major controversy. 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