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A combination of Crash Detection and Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite on an iPhone helped to guide rescuers to the driver, reports AppleInsider.The man’s car went over a cliff and dropped 400 feet before crashing to a halt.”He was 400 feet down in a canyon with virtually no way out,” said Steve Goldsworthy, the Rescue Operations Leader of Montrose Search and Rescue.”So, who knows when, or if, we would’ve located him.””The location that we got from the iPhone activation was spot on,” Goldsworthy added.Goldsworthy further explained, “It was basically his phone on its own, calling for help on his behalf.””I…

Party State Organizing Secretary B.T. Naganna, who participated in the protest meeting organised by the Aam Aadmi Party’s women’s wing, demanded resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to reign in the situation in Manipur.Speaking to the reporters, she stated instead of suppressing the class conflicts in the strife-torn state, the Centre is encouraging violence for the sake of vote bank politics. Even though the Home Minister was on a five-day visit to the state, the violence could not be brought to an end.Two months ago, the miscreants who stripped, raped and paraded women, are yet to punished.”The Centre’s…

After making his Test debut in the first match against the West Indies in Dominica, Ishan who scored his maiden Test fifty in 33 balls in the second innings of the drawn second game here, emphasized the significance of pitch conditions in shaping the batting strategy.He pointed out that on flat surfaces, where quick scoring is possible, employing the ‘Bazball’ approach could prove advantageous.”It is not possible that you can play that fast everyday, it depends upon the situation also. If the wicket is flat, where you can score quick, and the need of the team is to get runs…

Addressing the media Chadha attacked the Central government and said that it is unprecedented in Parliament where a Rajya Sabha MP was suspended for raising questions about a very important issue of the country.He said that the suspension of any MP for the entire session is only done under special circumstances.“This is done when that MP has committed a violent act inside the Parliament or has torn a resolution of the Parliament and thrown it towards the Chairman’s chair or has hurt the dignity of the Parliament by any of his activities.“But it is very unfortunate that our Rajya Sabha…

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Hockey India on Tuesday announced the 18-member men’s squad for the Asian Champions Trophy 2023, which will be held at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai from August 3 to 12. The Asian Champions Trophy will also serve as a preparation event for the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023.The team will continue to be led by ace drag-flicker and defender Harmanpreet Singh while prolific midfielder Hardik Singh will be his deputy.PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak have been named as the designated goalkeepers, while Jarmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Jugraj Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, and Amit Rohidas have…

Port of Spain, Sep 25 (IANS) After winning the two-match series 1-0, India skipper Rohit Sharma said that playing in the West Indies has its own challenge and he is happy with the way things went for his side. The fifth day of the second Test on Monday got washed out which meant that the match was drawn, handing the visitors a 1-0 series victory against West Indies.”Every win is different. Playing in WI has its own challenge. Happy with the way things went. We gave it a good shot, unfortunately we couldn’t get any play today. We actually went…

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Homegrown technology company Noise on Tuesday announced its foray into the smart ring category with the launch of the Luna Ring. Customers can pre-book Luna Ring on Gonoise.com through an exclusive Priority Access pass, unlocking exciting discounts, benefits and offers for the users.Early access to the new smart ring is available through the Priority Access pass at Rs 2,000.The also pass provides an additional discount of Rs 1,000 on the day of the purchase, giving a direct cash benefit of Rs 3,000 to pass holders, the company said in a statement.The new wearable comes in…

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Margot Robbie starrer ‘Barbie’, one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, saw a steady increase in online and social media mentions in recent weeks in India, a new report showed on Tuesday.According to the software company Sprinklr, ‘Barbie’ received about 2,46,337 mentions online over the last few weeks in the country.A majority of mentions came from the metro regions across the country.The film made the biggest splash in Mumbai with over 15,600 online & social media mentions, while Delhi and Bengaluru followed closely with 12,400 and 8,800 mentions, respectively.’Barbie’ rose to…

The senior CPI leader said that the BJP speaks highly of the double-engine governments across the country however the same double-engine government is responsible for the violence in Manipur.He said that there was an apprehension on BJP aligning with corporate sector to plunder the natural resources of Manipur and hence it has instigated the violence.“There are apprehensions that corporate sector is being planned to plunder the natural resources of Manipur and the name of Gautam Adani is also surfacing in these allegations,” Raja said while talking to media persons at the CPI headquarters in Chennai.Raja said that the violence in…

Leader of Opposition V.D.Satheesan on Tuesday went hammer and tongs against Vijayan and said it was a concerted attempt to defame Chandy whose popularity was at the peak as a Chief Minister who was always in the midst of people.“To uphold the dignity of Chandy who was a legislator for 53 years from Puthuppally, we are ready for a political battle at Puthuppally. We do not want any gratis,” said Satheesan.This harsh statement came a few hours after there was a talk in the air, especially during the memorial meeting held here on Monday evening and attended by Vijayan and…