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Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct. 6 : In wake of the escalating tension between India and Pakistan post the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army on September 29, local residents in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir are extremely worried and fear for their safety following the consistent ceasefire violations and shellings from across the border.

People are moving out of their villages and are facing trouble due to lack of facilities and other basic necessities.

"How long will we be displaced? Relatives can't keep us for very long," said a villager.

"We have left our cattle, crop and life behind. But now war like situation is created and there must be an end to this as well," said another villager.

New York (United Nations) [United States], Oct. 6 : Reiterating India's stand on Jammu and Kashmir, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin on Wednesday said India's response to Pakistan is consistent - "abandon your futile quest, the state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and will remain so".

Recalling that just less than 10 days ago, the General Assembly Hall witnessed a high-level debate and it also witnessed "a singular lack of support for the representative of Pakistan's baseless claims", India's Permanent Representative said: "Need one say more, our response to Pakistan is consistent - 'abandon your futile quest the state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and will remain so'."

Kourou(French Guiana) [US], Oct. 6 : India's latest communication satellite GSAT-18 was on Thursday morning successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.

The European launcher Ariane-5 VA-231 blasted off at around 2 a.m. Indian Time and injected GSAT-18 into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, shortly after orbiting co-passenger Sky Muster II satellite for Australian operator, National Broadband Network.

The launch, which was originally scheduled for yesterday, was deferred by 24 hours due to unfavourable weather conditions at Kourou, which is a French territory located in north-eastern coast of South America.

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 5 : 'Wolverine' Hugh Jackman stepped out of his way to give director Bryan Singer a commissioned print from X-Men comic book artist Joe Quesada as a parting gift.

The 47-year-old actor is now preparing to retire as Wolverine after more than eight years of owning the mutant character in the X-Men franchise, reports Entertainment Weekly.

The 53-year-old director envisioned the 'Wolverine' star as the adamantium-clawed mutant standing behind Singer as Professor Xavier, the telepathic leader of the X-Men.

Jackman reportedly signed one of the pieces with a message that read, "Dear Bryan, It all started with you, Bub! 1999-2016! From the bottom of my heart, thank you."

New Delhi [India], Oct. 5 : Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has become the biggest gainer during the recent three-day festive season sales across Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart by selling half a million smart phones.

The company said it has run out of stock of Redmi 3S Prime and Redmi Note 3 devices on Flipkart in a day given the continuously rising demand leading up to Diwali,

With half a million phones sold, Xiaomi India head, Manu Kumar Jain, said in a Facebook post, "This means close to 2 phones were sold per second during first three days of October. Based on what we know, no other brand has ever achieved this in India."

New Delhi [India], Oct 5 : India's second-largest telco Vodafone has announced its partnership with infrastructure firm GMR to create the country's largest Wi-Fi hotspot at the Delhi international airport.

In a recent announcement made on Tuesday, the Vodafone said that high-speed Wi-Fi services will be made available at both terminals of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi.

The service will be open for fliers after over three months of tests. More than one lakh inbound and outbound travelers use the IGI airport every day.

"With customer needs evolving from voice to data, Wi-Fi is an effective technology to provide seamless connectivity to a large group of consumers in a defined space," said Director-commercial at Vodafone India, Sandeep Kataria.