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Kunjannam, a 112-yr-old woman from Parannur (Kerala), who was declared the oldest living woman in India by Limca Book of Records, passed away Tuesday morning. She had been unwell for some days and had been unable to eat anything since Monday. In an interview, Kunjannam had revealed that vegetarian food and regular walks were what kept her healthy.

In the CWG men's hockey semi-final against New Zealand on Saturday, India got a 3-2 victory, securing their place in the finals. The team rose from a 2-0 score to a 3-2 score, and will now been seen playing the finals against Australia on Sunday. Interestingly, in the last CWG in Delhi, the same teams met in the finals.

The Indian navy has a new communication system critical for passing coded orders to nuclear submarines, commissioned at INS Kattabomman(Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu). "The new facility will boost our ability to communicate with submarines, which have trailing wire antenna to pick up the coded VLF (very low frequency) radio waves, on an uninterrupted basis throughout the year," said an officer.

Bharti Airtel, India's top telecommunications company has reported a 61 percent quarterly profit rise. Compared to last year's 6.89 billion, the company has reportedly made a profit of 11.08 billion rupees ($184.31 million), though analysts were expecting a profit of 12.17 billion rupees for the company.

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy start 2 Plus smartphone in India, at a price of Rs. 7,335. The budget phone, launched to compete against Moto E, Micromax Unite 2 and their likes, is an Android 4.4 (KitKat) handset. With a 4.3-inch screen, 1.2GHz processor, 512MB RAM and Samsung's TouchWiz skin on top, it is to be available for sale, soon.

India may move up after Nigerian weightlifter Chika Amalaha’s A dope sample returned positive. Santoshi Matsa’s bronze and Swati Singh's 4th position may be upgraded in women’s 53kg. “We shouldn’t presume anything just yet, once she has provided a B sample that is when we can decide on the re—awarding of medals and appropriate actions" said CWG-Federation chief-executive Mike Hooper.