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New York: With record pre-booking of four million units in the first 24 hours, Apple fans may have to wait for some time before they get their hands on the latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as delivery is likely to stretch on to October.

Apple said it received a "record number" of first day pre- orders of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history with over four million in the first 24 hours.

Ho Chi Minh City: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday had some words of praise for the new Indian government as he credited it for not only initiating steps to bring the economy on a better path but also for creating a "favourable" atmosphere for India across the globe.

The President, who abandoned his written speech for an extempore talk during the Indian community reception in this historic city of Vietnam, also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accomplishing a wonderful trip to Japan from where, he said, hopes of substantial Foreign Direct Investment are expected to be ploughed into India in the future.

Los Angeles: Pop star Katy Perry has been leading this year's MTV EMA with seven nominations, including best song, best pop, best female best live and best US act.

Ariana Grande follows close behind the 29-year-old singer with six nominations, while new 'The Voice' coach Pharrell Williams and Aussie boy band 5 Seconds of Summer have five.

One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Eminem, Sam Smith and rising star Kiesza are nominated in four categories, reportedly.

Competing against Perry for the top best song ('Dark Horse') prize is Grande ('Problem' featuring Azalea), Eminem ('The Monster' featuring Rihanna), Williams ('Happy') and Smith ('Stay With Me').

Katunayake (Sri Lanka), Sept 16 : Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Sri Lanka Tuesday on a 23-hour-long state visit on the second leg of his three-nation South Asia tour.

Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were received by Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his wife, Shiranthi Rajapaksa.

Xi will hold bilateral talks with Rajapaksa, and will oversee the signing of at least twenty agreements to build roads, highways and a port city adjacent to the Chinese-operated port in Colombo.

The highlight of his visit is expected to be the start of Chinese-financed Colombo Port City's construction, which has seen a 1.43 billion US dollar investment by China.

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New Delhi, Sept 16 : Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's visionary 'Jan Dhan Yojana', Uday Kotak, Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, said today that the financial inclusion scheme offered great opportunity for a "stressed" Indian banking sector.