[wanabidii] Top Headlines: BCCI a/c frozen, India & N Zealand Test match comes under cloud

Daily Newsletter | Tuesday, October 04, 2016 TOP HEADLINES MORE » BCCI a/c frozen, India & N Zealand Test match comes under cloud Even as the Indian team is celebrating its rise to world number one, the third Test match between India and New Zealand – scheduled to be played in Indore from October 8-12 – has come under a cloud after the Lodha Committee wrote to the BCCI questioning disbursement of annual subsidies and other payments to state associations. Baramulla signals how Pak will retaliate The Baramulla attack which left a BSF soldier dead has strengthened the suspicion that Pakistan’s response to India’s surgical strikes may come not in the form of military aggression but through more terror attacks in the valley and other places. 'Baramulla was a terror attack, not a friendly fire' The BSF denied reports of “friendly fire” resulting in casualties during the terror attack on the Baramulla camp even as speculation swirled about tense nerves leading to firing late on Sunday night. CITIES MORE » 2 in 5 IIT-B students suggest ‘cure’ for homosexuality: Campus study 50% Uneasy About Sharing Room With LGBT People Army officer's wife cheated online An army officer’s wife was duped of over Rs 8 lakh by two Nigerians in an online scam. 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 » India dislodge Pakistan as No 1 Test side after beating New Zealand Victory at Eden Gardens saw India reclaim the top spot in the ICC Test rankings. India had moved to No 1 during the West Indies Tests, but slipped down to second following the conclusion of the drawn Pakistan v England series. Kolkata Test: India seal resounding series win over NZ The spin of Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin, in combination with the reverse swing of Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took out the last six New Zealand wickets for a meagre 56 runs, guiding India to a comprehensive 178-run win on the fourth day. Virat Kohli says No 1 India will not take foot off pedal This was India's fourth successive Test series victory under the flamboyant Virat Kohli, beginning with the success story in Sri Lanka. India are now unbeaten in 13 Tests, including 11 wins and two draws. Kohli said India showed a lot of character to play well in tough conditions. BUSINESS MORE » GST to be introduced from 1st April: Nirmala Sitaraman Nirmala Sitaraman, Union minister for commerce and industry declared that Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented across the country from April 1, 2017. AirAsia announces discount on domestic, foreign travel The bookings for availing discounts can be made between today and October 16, AirAsia said. The airline's year-end sale has fares starting from Rs 999 inclusive of all taxes for a one-way journey to domestic destinations such as Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Imphal & others. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Befikre trailer to be unveiled in Paris Yash Raj Films (YRF) has announced that the trailer of their romantic flick ‘Befikre’, starring Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor, will be unveiled at the Eiffel Tower. Radhika Apte on sex scene from Parched 'Parched' is one film everyone is talking about for all the right reasons. No body doubles in 'Mirzya' Rakesh Omprakash Mehra wanted realisitic and never-seen-before action in 'Mirzya'. Debutantes Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher did their stunts themselves. 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