Minister for IT, Youth Services and Sports, Communications Komatireddy Venkat Reddy congratulated Hyderabad&rsquo;s badminton players Saina Nehwal and Jwala Gutta on their thrilling wins which helped India to pip England to the runner-up spot in the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
In a message, the Minister hoped that Saina Nehwal and Jwala would achieve more awards and bring laurels to the State and the country in future.
Earlier Saina Nehwal had prevailed over the Malaysian Mew Choo Wang. The city girl came back strongly in the match after losing the first set.
The third set was an edge-of-the seat thriller, with both players trying the best to win the gold for their respective countries.
Saina&rsquo;s resolve and determination saw her pull through, thus enabling the country to edge past England to the second spot in the medals tally.
Meanwhile Jwala Gutta and Aswini Ponnappa has won the 37th gold medal in the woman Badminton Doubles in the CWG.

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Laurels for Golden Girls Saina, Jwala

The Tirumala deity Lord Venkateswara on Thursday was taken out in a procession atop the Surya Prabha Vahanam to mark seventh day of Srivari Navarathri Brahmotsavam.
On the occasion, the people from all corners of the district bring their aged and sick parents to cure them with the sight of the Surya Prabha Vahanam procession.
It is common belief the darshan of Surya Prabha Vahanam provided long life to all devotees and also relieved of all illness.
Devout Hindus offered prayers to Sun god in the morning amidst the chanting of Gayatri Mantram.
The Chariot of Surya Prabha of Lord Venkateswara was beautifully decorated with flowers by a 20-member team of florists from Coimbatore.
&ldquo;The &nbsp;entire &nbsp;Surya Prabha &nbsp;design is made of &nbsp;jasmine &nbsp;flowers and &nbsp;laced with red and orange &nbsp;colored &nbsp;Kanakambara or &nbsp;Roses &ldquo; says &nbsp;S Srinivasulu, Temple official in charge of Gardens &nbsp;Department.
According to Hindu beliefs, Surya, the Sun God always rides in a chariot driven by seven horses. He spreads light and health in the world and also removes darkness, which symbolizes poverty, illiteracy and ignorance.
Special light arrangements &nbsp;besides, public toilets, drinking water, First Aid and Ambulance are made around the holy four &nbsp;Mada streets to provide a total eyeful view of the procession of Vahanam. Cultural troupes including folk artistes precede the Vahanam procession and enthral the devotees.
The event was also broadcast by the Sri Venkateswara Bhakti channel live with its state of art equipment to give a glimpse of the Brahmotsavam event to lakhs of devotees all over the world.
TTD Specified Authority Chairman J Sathyanarayana, TTD Executive Officer I Y R Krishna Rao, Joint Executive officer K Bhaskar, Chief Vigilance and Special Officer M K Singh, Superintendent of Police P V S Ramakrishna, Superintendent of Police Ravindra, Superintendent of Police (Urban) Charu Sinha, DIG of Police (Urban) Gopalakrishna, Deputy EO (Temple) Chandrasekhar Pillai, temple peishkar and large number of devotees took part in the procession.

Surya Prabha Vahanam procession marks 7th day of Brahmotsavam

Madannapet Circle Inspector Ch S Rangaswamy, who was accused in exploiting the minor daughter of a constable and has been on the run for the past few weeks, on Thursday surrendered before the Judge of LB Nagar Court in the city.
According to sources, the Court remanded him to police custody for 14 days. Following this, he was shifted to Cherlapalli jail.
Talking to media persons on Court premises, the Inspector said that he had not committed any crime and the parents of the girl are attempting to implicate him in false cases.
The 38-year-old Rangaswamy, who has a wife and two children, has been accused of wooing the minor girl by picking her up and driving around the city after college hours. He also allegedly visited her at the house on the sly.
According to sources, police have clear evidence that Rangaswamy tied a &lsquo;taali&rsquo; in the car to make her his &lsquo;wife&rsquo; in July. The officials also recovered a &lsquo;mangalsutra&rsquo; from the victim&rsquo;s room.
Earlier, the Ranga Reddy Additional District Judge rejected the Circle Inspector&rsquo;s anticipatory bail petition.
Curiously, Rangaswamy&rsquo;s lawyer argued before the Sessions Court that his client had sex with the minor girl with her consent.
Public Prosecutor (PP) P Ravindar Reddy objected to this consent theory being put forward by the CI because it is common knowledge for any responsible police officer that sex with minor even under the guise of consent is unacceptable to law and it precisely falls under the category of rape.
The PP further told the court that this errant Circle Inspector was claiming to have married the 16-year-old girl despite the fact he is already married and has two children.
The PP contended &ldquo;The CI drove the victim to a lonely place in a car and raped her in the car itself&rdquo; and termed the inspector behavior as `highly objectionable&rsquo;.
Brushing aside the arguments of the counsel for Rangaswamy, Additional Metropolitan Session&rsquo;s Judge Ramana dismissed the anticipatory bail plea.

CI Rangaswamy surrenders before Court

First of all, &lsquo;Acarophobia&rsquo; is fear of mosquitoes, insects or moths that cause itching. Mrs. Sania Malik earlier Sania Mirza, the super hyped tennis player from India has lost the Commonwealth Games final competition to Australian player Anastasia Rodionova satisfying her self with a second position. When media asked why she does made India let down again, the answer was:
&lsquo;We should celebrate what we have won rather than be upset thinking about the gold. There were mosquitoes and moths on the court. I have played in Delhi so many times but I have not seen such a variety of insects in my life. They were diverting my concentration,&rsquo; said Sania.
But, fortunately it was Rodionova who suffered most of time with these mosquitoes rather than our Sania. Sania, being an Indian should feel proud of playing before Indian crowds rather than getting with these silly reasons.

Laurels for Golden Girls Saina, Jwala

Laurels for Golden Girls Saina, Jwala

Laurels for Golden Girls Saina, Jwala

Surya Prabha Vahanam procession marks 7th day of Brahmotsavam

Surya Prabha Vahanam procession marks 7th day of Brahmotsavam

Surya Prabha Vahanam procession marks 7th day of Brahmotsavam

Surya Prabha Vahanam procession marks 7th day of Brahmotsavam

Surya Prabha Vahanam procession marks 7th day of Brahmotsavam

CI Rangaswamy surrenders before Court

CI Rangaswamy surrenders before Court

CI Rangaswamy surrenders before Court

Sania misses gold by 'Acarophobia'