QWrap: Fire at Mumbai’s Kamala Mills, Apple Reduces Battery Prices

Here’s a video roundup of the top stories of the day.

A massive fire broke out in Kamala Mills, Mumbai on Friday.

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1. We Used the Elevator to Escape: Kamala Mills Fire Survivor

Thirty two-year-old Mala Kashyap, a marketing professional, luckily escaped unhurt from the fire which broke out at the ‘1 Above’ restaurant and spread to the ‘Mojo’ pub and bistro at the Kamla Trade House building inside the Kamala Mills compound on Thursday night. The blaze, which has claimed 14 lives till now, started at around 12:20 am past midnight and was only brought under control at 6:30 am in the morning.

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2. Don’t Want the Gauri Lankesh Ending: Humans of Hindutva Shuts Shop

The popular 'Humans of Hindutva' Facebook page was deleted by its administrator on Thursday, 28 December, after he alleged that he was receiving death threats.

A statement was posted on the website Satyanash regarding his decision to take down the Facebook page:

I’m quitting out of my own accord. I’ve not been banned or mass reported. I have recently received some threats to my life which I can’t take lightly. I am outnumbered, live in a BJP state and come from a middle-class family with no political or police connections. I have no desire to end up like Gauri Lankesh or Afrazul Khan. Actually, more than myself, I worry for the safety of my family. I hope those who threatened me consider this as a victory and leave us alone. I have deleted the HOH page and will delete this website soon. Congratulations to Hindutva on winning this David vs Goliath fight. As for those who were kind enough to lend me their ears for the last eight months, I’d like to wish you all a Happy New Year. Cheers and alvida. Thanks for giving me some of your time.

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3. Apple Sorry for Slowing Down Old iPhones, Cuts Battery Prices

Apple has admitted its mistake of slowing down old iPhones, and to show it means business, the Cupertino-based giant will roll out a new iOS update in January to make battery information transparent and reduce the price of replacement battery for out-of-warranty iPhones.

The company has also announced that out-of-warranty iPhone users can get replacement batteries in India by paying Rs 2,000 plus taxes, which is much less than what Apple dealers generally charge for an iPhone battery. The battery will be made available from late January, up until December 2018.

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4. Scoring Against the Patriarchy: Meet Haryana’s Football Girls

About 102 kms from Delhi, Nuh’s Mewat Model School for boys played host to teams from five Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in the blocks of Nuh, Taoru, Nagina, Punhana and Firozpur Jhirka. None of the five girls schools could host the tournament as they didn’t have a sizable field.

Under the ‘Football for Girls’ initiative by CEQUIN – an NGO working on empowerment of females – girls from these five districts were not only introduced to the game of football, but also received life skills and leadership training, career guidance and health sessions.

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