[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Hours after arrest, Patel community leader Hardik Patel released on bail

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Hours after arrest, Patel community leader Hardik Patel released on bail

Hardik's arrest triggered sporadic incidents of violence and protests, though much lesser in scale and intensity compared to last month's incidents when the widescale strife marked the protests by the community members, leading to death of ten persons.

'Bihar polls will decide land ordinance's future'

He said that the real issue before the Bihar assembly election is whether development in the country would be done through government institutions and adopting democratic processes or through an ‘ordinance spree’ of a ‘so-called messiah’.

Bihar polls: Nitish relies on Lalu

Nitish Kumar is often called the best CM candidate for present-day Bihar, but many liken his dependence on Lalu Prasad’s support base of Yadavas and Muslims for electoral success to riding a borrowed boat to cross a river.

CITIES

The hidden face of hi-tech Hyderabad

Forty-two-year-old Sirselam works as a carpenter and occasionally moonlights as a construction labourer to make ends meet.

Washerman brutally murders elderly in Pune, caught

Senior citizen Satishchandra Gopalrao Dravid was murdered by a washerman, frequenter to his flat at Vimannagar.

Fewer water cuts in Uran as Ransai dam overflows

Ransai Dam in Uran finally crossed the overflow mark on Saturday morning due to a good amount of rainfall being recorded along the catchment area over the last few days.

TECH

15 things you can do in iOS 9 that you couldn't in iOS 8

It may have come to your attention that there's a fresh version of iOS in town.

The 3 key themes of PM Modi's Silicon Valley visit

The first Indian leader to visit Silicon Valley since 1982, PM Narendra Modi would focus on innovation, digital economy and clean energy during his trip to the Mecca of tech startups.

Google to unveil new Nexus phones on Sept 29

Google sent out invitations to the press on Friday night for a September 29 event. It may introduce new Android smartphones and an updated version of the Chromecast.

SPORTS

Jayaram shocks world No. 7 to reach Korea Open final

Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram continued his rampaging run at the Korea Open notching up a straight-game upset victory over world No 7 Chou Tien Chen to storm into the finals of the $600,000 Super Series event.

EPL: Nine-man Arsenal crash to 2-0 defeat at Chelsea

Chelsea grabbed a morale-boosting 2-0 victory in a fiery London derby against Arsenal when two visiting players were sent off at Stamford Bridge.

Virat Kohli feels surreal to look back at his career progress

Virat Kohli said it's a "surreal feeling" as he looks back at his journey in international cricket, which started with the ICC U-19 WC triumph.

BUSINESS

Sun Pharma sells Ranbaxy arms to Strides Arcolab for Rs 165 cr

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd is selling erstwhile Ranbaxy's two divisions in central nervous system (CNS) segment in India to Strides Arcolab for Rs 165 crore.

Bangladesh wants to invest $8bn in infrastructure

Bangladesh's government wants to invest $8 billion over the next few years in infrastructure to improve the economy and sought help from private sector to share the cost which the government could not bear alone.

Over 20 countries on 'waiting list' to join AIIB: China

The number could bring the AIIB on a par with or even surpass membership in the Japan-led Asian Development Bank (ADB), which currently has 67 members, 19 of them outside of the Asia Pacific, according to its website.

ENTERTAINMENT

Sanjay drops by at Salman’s Ganpati festivities

Sanjay Dutt, who is out on a 30-day parole currently, stepped out for Ganpati visarjan with his wife Maanayata and twins Iqra and Shahraan. First, the family was spotted at an artificial pond in suburban Mumbai for visarjan.