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iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are deeply unusual devices. They are full of aggressive breaks from convention while wrapped in cases that look almost exactly like their two direct predecessors. Even that continuity of design is a break from convention; after almost a decade of Apple’s steady two-year iPhone update pattern, merely retaining the same design for a third straight year plays against expectations. Inside that case, everything else about the iPhone 7 is a decisive statement about the future. The dual cameras on the iPhone 7 Plus promise to usher in a new era in mobile photography. The iconic iPhone home button is no longer a physical button, but instead a sophisticated ballet of pressure sensors and haptic vibration motors that simulate the feel of a button. The new A10 Fusion processor blends two high-power cores that rival laptop performance with two low-power cores that combine with a much larger battery to extend run time by up to two hours. And, yes, Apple has removed the headph

CAST: Rajini Chandy, Bhagyalakshmi, Suraj Venjaramoodu DIRECTION: Jude Anthany Joseph Often in our films, grandparents are either characters yearning for love or mentoring those around them with some 'seen-it-all' gyan, except may be for a Manassinakkare. Jude Anthany Joseph's Oru Muthassi Gadha, like the Sathyan Anthikad film, is about a muthassi who gets a chance to materialize a few of her little wishes. But the similarity is no hindrance to enjoy the film as the exuberance of the story and characters is contagious, and the director has smartly weaved in so many little elements to keep the energy flowing and the excitement up. Rowdy Leelamma (Rajini Chandy) is quite a talking point in her family and the neighbourhood, for her devil-may-care, rough attitude. She doesn't know fear and hardly minces words about what she dislikes. While the nature doesn't bother the woman, her family, consisting of her son (Suraj Venjaramoodu), his wife (Lena) and two children,

It requires some very special effort to make a revenge saga appear amazing these days; and director Jeethu Joseph, armed with a hum-ho script and a storyline that is as decrepit as the ancient Roman empire, appears clueless in 'Oozham' as to how to keep his audience occupied. Regardless of the countless explosions that 'Oozham' has in store, it strikes the viewer as little more than a mere mock drill that leaves nothing but some black smoke in its wake. Surya (Prithviraj), an IIT passout who is employed in the US as a controlled explosions specialist, watches haplessly as his family back in India - comprising of his dad (Balachandra Menon), mom and younger sister - is ruthlessly murdered by a nameless gang. Seeking vengeance, Surya teams up with Aju (Neeraj Madhav) and Gayathri (Divya Pillai) to hunt down the master minds behind the murder of his dear ones. Thematically, 'Oozham' springs no surprises, and one banks on a film maker as Jeethu Joseph to come u

The perturbed stillness and gut-wrenching calm that encompass 'Oppam' is what makes it a fulfilling thriller. The irrefutable tension that leads onto a passable denouement makes this cinematic jaunt worthwhile, and it's the uptight ambience that is imposing much more that its ultimate payoff. Jayaraman (Mohanlal) is a blind man who works as a caretaker at a multi storied apartment complex in the heart of the city and when a retired judge Nambiar (Nedumudi Venu) gets murdered in his flat, tumbles across more than just the corpse. When he realizes that the assassin would stop at nothing until he has his hands over Nambiar's daughter who is away at a boarding school, Jayaraman decides to battle it out in the dark. 'Oppam' has enough and more of those gasp inducing instants, thanks to its very unique idea of the killer being at just an arm's length away from the target and with the sense of intense intrigue hanging in the air. It's the kind of film th

India conducted surgical strikes last night along the LoC to safeguard our nation, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. “Significant casualties have been caused to terrorists and those trying to shield them. We don’t have a plan to further conduct such strikes. India has spoken to Pakistan,” DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said. “… Now, based on very specific and credible information we received yesterday, that some terrorist teams had positioned themeselves at launch pads along the LoC with an aim to carry out infiltration and terrorist strikes in J&K and various other metros in our country. There were launch pads at the LoC where terrorists were present waiting to infiltrate the nation and attack areas in Kashmir and metros across the country,” the DGMO said. No Indian casualties occurred during the surgical strikes that were carried out last night by the Indian Army. We have recovered items including GPS which have Pakistani markings. Captured terrorists hailing from PoK or Pak

Seventeen soldiers were killed in a militant attack in Uri area of Baramulla district on Sunday morning. Police sources said that fidayeen militants stormed an Army camp in Uri near the Line of Control (LoC) around 4 a.m. Four militants were killed in the encounter. “A group of heavily armed terrorists targeted the rear administrative base of a unit at Uri, Kashmir. In the counter action, four terrorists were eliminated and combing operations are in progress,” the Army said in a statement. “The administrative base had large strength of troops of units turning over after their tour of duty who were stationed in tents/temporary shelters which caught fire, and resulted in heavy casualties. We salute the sacrifice of 17 soldiers who were martyred in the operation." Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will visit Kashmir to meet the injured soldiers. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has postponed his visit to Russia and the U.S in the wake of the terror attack. Mr. Singh was to lea

Mukesh Ambani announced the long-awaited official launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm's services next week, outlining a strategy that promises to transform India's telecom business by offering free voice calls and mobile internet at a fifth of current rates along with a wide range of entertainment options underscoring the theme of convergence. "The era of paying for voice calls is ending," Ambani said. "No Jio customer will ever have to pay for voice calls again." he unveiling sent the stocks of phone companies tumbling, wiping out investor wealth of Rs 13,000 crore as Ambani spoke at the Reliance IndustriesBSE -1.53 % Ltd annual general meeting in Mumbai. No. 1 Bharti AirtelBSE -1.69 %, third-ranked Idea Cellular and Reliance CommunicationsBSE -10.98 % fell by 6.4 per cent, 10.5 per cent and 8.8 per cent, respectively, on the Bombay Stock Exchange on fears that they would have to either match Jio or risk losing users. Shares of Reliance Industries fell 2.

" Much Awaited JNU Student Union Election results are out . most of the national Media even did not reported it .JNU laal hai!" (JNU is red!) a message writ large and shouted with great zest, filed the air of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Saturday evening, after the alliance of the left parties in the campus swept all four seats in its students’ union (JNUSU) elections. In a move that was seen as an ‘ideological compromise’, Communist Party of India (Marxist) affiliated Students' Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students' Association (AISA), the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), decided to form a ‘united front’ to fight the JNUSU elections. The alliance won all the four posts that includes president, vice president, general secretary and joint secretary of JNUSU. The winners were Mohit K Pandey (president), Amal Pullarkkat (vice president), Satarupa Chakraborty (general secretary) and Tabrez Hasan (joint secr