Beating Australia will boost our confidence ahead of Olympic qualifiers: Gurjit Kaur

In the past six months, we have done very well against teams like Japan, China, Spain and Ireland but a win against Australia will put us in good stead ahead of the Olympic Qualifiers,' Gurjit said. India's lone dragflicker, Gurjit, who returned for the FIH Women's Series Finals in Hiroshima after recovering from a back injury, played a key role in India's triumph in the competition in June. The 23-year-old said the team environment is great and the players are upbeat about their game. 'Since we are backed by good preparations — thanks to the special camps held for defenders and goalkeepers, the team environment before the Olympic Test Event is great and we are upbeat and confident. 'In the past few weeks, we have worked on quite a few aspects of our game so we can do well against teams like Australia, China and Japan.' The highest goal scorer of the FIH Women's Series Finals, Gurjit will be one of the most important players at the Olympic test event. Even though she is the only dragflicker in the team, she doesn't see it as extra pressure and looks at the position as her responsibility. 'Dragflicking is a responsibility for me like everyone else has their own responsibilities. Some players have to attack for a goal, some players have to defend, that way, my responsibility is to ensure we score through PCs, which I work on. 'The exposure I have got over the past two years has only helped me grow in the team and improve my skills as a dragflicker,' she said. Gurjit also disclosed that she didn't have a deep understanding of dragflicking when she joined the Indian team. 'I practiced and learnt dragflicking well after joining the Indian team then I got my chances and thereafter my confidence increased,' she said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttp://www.boxboardproducts.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/403480/Default.aspx

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Man with baseball bat, lock-picking tools arrested outside Taylor Swift's home

Police chief Shawn Lacey confirmed those details to AFP Tuesday. The Westerly Sun indicated that Liddle had been on a watch list and quoted Lacey as saying he 'may have visited other properties belonging to Taylor Swift in the past.' The suspect was taken into custody without incident and issued a no-contact order prohibiting him from coming near or attempting to reach any of Swift's properties. He will also undergo a mental health evaluation. Rahul Bose shocked as five star charges Rs 442 for 2 bananas It is not the first time Swift -- who was not in Rhode Island over the weekend -- has faced unwanted visitors: in March an alleged stalker was arrested for the second time in less than a year for breaking into her Manhattan home. Roger Alvarado, who had already been restricted from coming near Swift's apartment in the Tribeca neighbourhood, broke a window and entered the loft in the middle of the night when the singer was away. In April 2018 he had used a ladder to climb through a window into her apartment, also when she wasn't home. Swift, who has cited violence as one of her 'greatest fears,' reportedly has deployed facial recognition technology at some concerts in a bid to identify potential stalkers in the crowd. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.usgbc.org/people/zeevee-keens/0011321276

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OnePlus is in seventh heaven as it continues to zoom past competition

Here's what he told t2.What are the points you are happy about in Counterpoint's Q2 report?The consistency with which the brand has been growing. Doing it once or twice is one thing but doing it consistently is really satisfying for us. The way we see the premium segment, it is really about trust in the brand and comfort. People are using OnePlus phones and are recommending it confidently. There is a very high degree of satisfaction with our products. And if you see with OnePlus 7, we have entered into a new segment - the ultra-premium segment. We have had a fairly good success even in this segment. People used to say that OnePlus products are doing so well because the pricing is so attractive. But I would really say it's all about value proposition. Even in the more expensive segment, OnePlus products continue to do very well because the whole proposition is so strong.Tell us more about how you fared in the ultra-premium segment?If you look at percentage shares, the premium segment can be broadly divided into two segments - there is high-end, which is 30K to 45K, and then there is ultra-premium, which is 45K and above. Before OnePlus 7 series arrived, we used to have only one product, which normally catered to the high-end segment. In this segment we have further strengthened our share to 60 per cent, which is like two out of three customers who were looking to buy a phone at above 30K but not go over 45K. We are talking about both online and offline. The second thing: With the OnePlus 7 Pro we have entered a new segment that's sizeable. it's almost 40 per cent of the premium segment. In that segment we now have close to 26 per cent share in the first quarter itself. The response is very encouraging. If you look at the overall picture, the most important thing is that with OnePlus the whole premium segment is actually growing faster than the industry. So far the premium segment has been a small part of the overall industry, like three to five per cent. But the segment is growing very well and OnePlus being the fastest member of this segment is helping Indians to consume more premium products. Any feature on the phone that has worked very well?With 7 Pro we have expanded the market and entered into a segment that has largely been a duopoly. There we have seen that almost one-third of our customers are actually coming from Apple and Samsung. Almost 33 per cent of OnePlus 7 Pro users are ex-Apple or Samsung users, which, in turn, means the product has been able to attract users who are looking for a better premium smartphone experience. Second highlight of the Pro version is that almost 35 per cent of OnePlus users are willing to upgrade to a more premium OnePlus device. These are people who are happy with our products. From product perspective, the most appreciated feature is the 90Hz display. If you think of it, no other brand is offering this feature as the core proposition. Let me take you back to 2016 when we launched Dash Charge. Back then no brand was talking about charging as the key customer proposition. OnePlus has always been a step ahead of the industry in terms of identifying the core requirements of our users. We have gone with our understanding of users and taken a leap of faith. The second key highlight of our product is Warp Charge. Added to this is the 855 Snapdragon processor, up to 12GB RAM and so on. The third key factor which has emerged as the differentiator is our OxygenOS.The brand is becoming popular in the US and Europe where premium phones sell in good numbers.The brand is perceived the same way in every region. That's a good thing but it's difficult to achieve. We are perceived as a global brand and not just a sort of local, affordable brand. One thing that may not have been understood well is innovation. As a company we focus on meaningful innovations and do not chase any new technology wave for the sake of it. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://newmedicinefoundation.com/UserProfile/tabid/42/userId/445488/Default.aspx

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No Gareth Bale, but China resurgent in transfer market

The Austrian forward Arnautovic was the biggest mover, swapping West Ham United for CSL champions Shanghai SIPG for 25 million euros. But it was Bale's proposed transfer to Jiangsu Suning which really made headlines and renewed fears about Chinese clubs distorting the transfer market with wages the rest cannot match. The 30-year-old forward was all set to sign a handsomely paid three-year contract with Jiangsu, but Real pulled the plug at the last moment because of wrangling over the fee, a source told AFP. Two years ago, after a series of record deals, the Chinese Football Association -- at the behest of the government -- slapped a 100 percent tax on the transfers of incoming foreign players. The prohibitive move worked: in the summer of 2017 the highest-profile arrival was Anthony Modeste on loan from Cologne. The CFA brought in more cooling measures at the start of this year, including a cap on the wages of Chinese players and a limit on bonuses. Clubs were also told that their annual expenditure could not exceed 1.2 billion yuan ($174 million, 158 million euros) in 2019, which will decline to 900 million in 2021. But in light of the latest transfer dealings, those measures were now "a pile of waste paper", said a commentary in the Oriental Sports Daily. Government's 'hidden hand' Harry Belford Spencer, co-founder of First Pick Group, a Shanghai-based sports advisory company, said that the swingeing tax slapped on in 2017 has deterred CSL clubs from shelling out huge transfer fees. Oscar's 60-million-euro move from Chelsea to Shanghai SIPG in January 2017 remains a Chinese -- and Asian -- transfer record. "The dust has settled and teams are now more savvy about their recruitment," he said. But the Shanghai-based Briton, who is involved in the Chinese transfer scene, said that CSL teams continue to offer wages that are two or even three times what players earn in Europe. That is, however, different from the heady days of a few years ago, when salaries could be four of five times higher, he said. William Bi, a Beijing-based sports expert, said this transfer window was the "hottest" since the winter of 2016. "The football spending spree from the East seems to have resumed," he said, agreeing with Spencer that Chinese clubs were now smarter in the market, buying players for footballing reasons rather than show and shunning has-beens looking for a final payday. Bi believes that Chinese football will attract more highly rated coaches like Benitez because there is no transfer fee and clubs can justify the outlay on wages to the government, because having top-notch managers helps Chinese football. "For financial reasons, it is still far away from claiming China is a big spender like three or four years ago," said Bi. "But for the time being, what we can feel is that the hidden hand (of the government) curbing football investment is gradually loosening." DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://justpaste.it/3gjhx

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Aide helps cyber goons rob Adani top official

hekuri, who is based out of Godda, had lodged an FIR on June 3 that a large amount was withdrawn from his bank account. The cops formed a team comprising investigating officer Ramnarayan Singh, and technical officers Kumar Saurabh and Kumar Bibhuti, with deputy superintendent of police (cyber) Sumit Prasad monitoring the probe. The cops were surprised when Chekuri told them he had not received any OTP for the transactions. The cops found that the money had been deposited at accounts in Mumbai. Police also tracked down mobile numbers associated with the accounts and picked up suspects for interrogation. They found Jayesh was in regular touch with the numbers."Jayesh came into contact with the Mumbai criminals through Instagram where the Mumbai-based accused run a page called 'King of Darkweb' where they display costly mobile phones for sale," DSP Prasad said on Monday. "They claim to sell these phones and used to cheat people with fake invoices. Jayesh bargained for costly mobile phones and said that he can provide account details that they can use to illegally withdraw money." Being a close attendant of Chekuri, Jayesh could access his account details, police said. Chekuri's phone was protected with a password that Jayesh had seen. He used to secretly pass on the OTPs to the Mumbai men and then quickly delete the bank messages.The accused were forwarded to Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi under judicial custody on Monday. DSP Prasad said there are three more suspects involved in the fraud and the cops are hunting for them as well. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://mcspartners.ning.com/profile/tawonkeens

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'Petrol price' is suddenly trending on Twitter, here's why!

Old memories...... #petrolprice pic.twitter.com/p7cTLz3b5q - Muhammad Zarshal (@MZarshalTariqq) August 1, 2019 The government increased the ex-depot rate of HSD to Rs 132.47 per litre, from Rs126.82, showing an increase of about 4.45 per cent. Likewise, the government increased the ex-depot price of petrol to Rs 117.83 per litre from Rs 112.68 -- up about 4.6 per cent. Similarly, the ex-depot price of LDO was fixed at Rs 97.52 per litre - up more than 10 per cent over the previous rate of Rs 88.62. The kerosene price was fixed at Rs 103.84 per litre, showing an increase of about 5.5 per cent over the previous rate of Rs 98.46. The government is charging 17 per cent general sales tax (GST) on all petroleum products. Another sheer blow to #PetrolPrice! This will leave the poor masses more in trouble, for sure. Its pretty obvious that the recent IMF loan package will cause these jolts in prices by intermittently, but its a request do not put this much burden on public at once. #Petrol pic.twitter.com/nAljg7OOLX - Saira Anwer (@SairaAnwer1) July 31, 2019 Besides the GST, the petroleum levy ranging between Rs 14-18 per litre was being charged on petrol and HSD and Rs 3-6 on kerosene and LDO. Petrol and HSD are two major products that generate most of the revenue because of their massive and yet growing consumption in the country. Total HSD sales are touching 800,000 tonnes against monthly consumption of around 700,000 tonnes of petrol. The sales of kerosene and LDO are generally less than 10,000 tonnes per month. For comparison, here are the petrol and diesel prices in India: City Petrol price per litre Diesel price per litre ChennaiRs 75.60Rs 69.71DelhiRs 72.80Rs 66.00KolkataRs 75.44Rs 68.19MumbaiRs 78.42Rs 69.17 @ImranKhanPTI this is pathetic,You talk too much but performance#petrolprice #Petrol https://t.co/5cUvtAfh6R - Yeuzhi (@majeedahmed786) July 31, 2019 Petrol prices increased once again, it's now 119 RS per litre and every common man is like... #petrolprice pic.twitter.com/jHEoXvNMi7 - Kashif Noonari (PSF) (With inputs from IANS) function catchException() {try{ twitterJSDidLoad(); }catch(e){}} function getAndroidVersion(ua) {ua = (ua || navigator.userAgent).toLowerCase(); var match = ua.match(/android\\s([0-9\\.]*)/);return match ? match[1] : false;}; var versions='4.2.2'; var versionArray=versions.split(',');var currentAndroidVersion=getAndroidVersion();if(versionArray.indexOf(currentAndroidVersion)!=-1){var blocks = document.getElementsByTagName('blockquote'); for(var i = 0; i < blocks.length; i++){blocks[i].innerHTML = '';}}DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://actionangler.net/ActivityFeed/MyProfile/tabid/62/UserId/183018/Default.aspx

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Left untreated, arthritis can affect organs, lower life expectancy

'Left untreated, arthritis can severely impact the quality of life, causing irreversible damage to muscles and bone structure. Severe symptoms can even affect the functioning of organs and lower life expectancy,' said Dr Mahmud, co-founder of The London Osteoporosis Clinic. Urban lifestyle fuels unhealthy eating patterns and inactivity, and is leading to nutritional deficiencies and obesity, which causes and aggravates bone and joint diseases. 'Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are common in India, especially among the overweight and people above 50-60 years,' said Dr RK Arya, director, Sports Injury Centre, Safdarjung Hospital. 'Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that starts appearing in the 40s, usually in women with a family history of the disease. The symptoms of both, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, are similar—painful and swollen joints. But, rheumatoid arthritis causes more disability in the smaller joints such as fingers and toes,' Dr Arya said. Pain from osteoarthritis, caused by joint overuse injuries, is usually milder in the mornings but becomes acute with continued use of the affected joint. People with rheumatoid arthritis wake up with stiff and painful joints, but experience an easing of pain as the day progresses. Treatment focuses on a combination of therapies to relieve symptoms, improve joint function and preserve bone and joint health. 'At least 30% of general physician consultations in the UK relate to musculoskeletal problems, which account for 41% of work-related ill health. People are living in debilitating pain, even when the pain and lost productivity is largely preventable. This impacts their quality of life, productivity,' Dr Mahmud said. Treating arthritis and rheumatic conditions not only alleviates the symptoms, but also reduces bone damage and subsequent need for surgery. 'In many cases, lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, are all that's needed to alleviate arthritic and rheumatic symptoms. For those who need it, a range of other medical options, such as injections, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to slow or stop the immune system from attacking joints, can treat and reverse the conditions,' said Dr Mahmud. If the pain persists, painkillers such as paracetamol, tramadol and oxycodone, and hydrocodone preparations help relieve pain, while non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) lower, both, pain and inflammation. 'As a result of better treatment options, the number of people with rheumatoid arthritis needing joint repair, joint replacement or joint fusion surgeries have gone down over the past decade,' said Dr Yash Gulati, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. 'Losing weight is a must, as is doing gentle exercises to improve range of motion of the joint and strengthen the muscles surrounding the joints. These, however, must be done under medical supervision,' said Dr Gulati. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.fanficauthors.net/users/144900/