Technology, Mobiles tabs, 5th Mar 2018, News & Stories from India

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The 90th Academy Awards: James Ivory finally strikes Oscar gold at 89

Legendary filmmaker James Ivory won the first Oscar of his storied career for his screenplay of 'Call Me By Your Name.'

05 Mar 2018 1:29 PM

Priyanka Chopra at Oscars 2017 (Photo: AFP), Priyanka Chopra's Instagram story.

Priyanka Chopra, presenter of Oscars 2017, skipped it in 2018 because of this reason

PeeCee gave her Hollywood debut ‘Baywatch’ in 2017, and was a hot topic, who even presented the Oscars then.

05 Mar 2018 1:16 PM

Nearly 44 per cent of Alto sales contribution comes from young customers less than 35 years of age.

Maruti Suzuki Alto crosses 35 lakh cumulative sales mark

In 2017-18, nearly 55 per cent of customers have selected Alto as their first car purchase.

05 Mar 2018 1:10 PM

Kapoor, who has written several books on motivation, leadership and emotional intelligence realised there is a big gap between what we have and what we should have in the society.

Excerpts from book teaching ethics, values and morals to youngsters

Author Virender Kapoor has created value education books for class 1 to 8 which adhere to National Curriculum Framework (NCF).

05 Mar 2018 1:02 PM

Women are ruder to each other than they are to men, or than men are to women. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Queen bee syndrome' is an issue at workplace, says study

Study found women reported higher levels of incivility from other women than their male counterparts.

05 Mar 2018 12:47 PM

Choksi and Modi got issued LoUs and FLCs of Rs 12,636 crore in favour of foreign branches of Indian banks based on fraudulent claims.

Gitanjali Gems falls 5 per cent to hit 52-week low

Gitanjali Gems has lost as much as 70 per cent since February 14, the day the PNB fraud came to light.

05 Mar 2018 12:35 PM

Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao in 'Mental Hai Kya' first look.

Mental Hai Kya: Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao’s first look will freak you out

‘Mental Hai Kya’ goes on floors this month with their first schedule beginning in Mumbai before London.

05 Mar 2018 12:29 PM

Earlier, a single judge bench of the Madras High Court had stayed the LOC issued against Karti Chidambaram and others in the graft case. (Photo: ANI)

INX Media case: SC to hear Karti's fresh plea against ED summons tomorrow

Karti has challenged the summons on the ground that the ED has no jurisdiction to issue such notices based on the FIR lodged by the CBI.

05 Mar 2018 12:26 PM

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday blamed the country’s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, Maulana Azad and Sardar Patel for 'division' of united India. (Photo: PTI)

Farooq Abdullah blames Nehru, Azad, Patel for India’s ‘division’

Abdullah's comments drew strong reaction from Jitender Singh, who asked the NC chief to 're-read the history of the sub-continent'.

05 Mar 2018 12:17 PM

The girl's family members thrashed the accused and handed them over to police on Sunday, a police officer said. (Representational image)

UP: 2 beaten up for eve-teasing, handed to police

The accused allegedly harassed the girl while she was on her way to school.

05 Mar 2018 12:10 PM

If you are wondering where to catch up with all the 2018 Oscars proceedings, long-press the home button or speak “Ok Google” to get all the information your phone’s screen.

Google Assistant becomes your personal Oscars guide

Google has enhanced Assistant’s abilities to assist users with all the happenings of Oscars 2018.

05 Mar 2018 12:07 PM

Opposition parties aim to seek answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and other banking scams took place under his watch and how the government failed to stop them. (Photo: PTI | File)

Oppn to corner Govt over bank frauds, 'personal vendetta' as parl resumes

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha meets on Monday after a month-long recess in the session.

05 Mar 2018 11:52 AM

PSL norms mandate foreign banks to eventually lend 40 per cent of their total loan book to the priority sector, such as agriculture, rural infra, and MSMEs among others from April 2020. (Photo: PTI)

RBI gets tough on MNC banks, asks them to create sub-targets to meet PSL norms

All bank loans to MSMEs will now qualify under PSL without any credit cap.

05 Mar 2018 11:52 AM

Industry veteran T V Mohandas Pai. (Photo: PTI)

Strict H-1B visa rule not to impact Indian IT companies: Pai

US, which has taken a number of steps to tighten visa processes, accounts for over 60 per cent of India's IT export revenues.

05 Mar 2018 11:45 AM

On the red carpet, one of many guests speaking about #MeToo was the founder of the movement, Tarana Burke. (Photo: AP)

#MeToo makes its presence felt at 90th Academy Awards

Moment came when Ashley Judd, Sciorra and Salma Hayek came onstage to introduce montage celebrating diversity in cinematic storytelling.

05 Mar 2018 11:32 AM

Not just the date but the venue of the opening ceremony is also changed from the Cricket Club of India (CCI) to Wankhede Stadium. (Photo: AFP)

IPL 2018: Opening ceremony moved to April 7 from April, venue also changed

The decision, reportedly, has been taken at the behest of Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators.

05 Mar 2018 11:31 AM

Trump ignited fears of a trade war and an outcry from US trading partners this week when he abruptly announced blanket 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and 10 per cent on aluminium. (Photo: AP)

Trump tariffs expected next week with no country exemptions: Ross

Ross, who said he expected them to go into effect in the coming week, played down the impact on the US economy of retaliatory measures.

05 Mar 2018 11:30 AM

Director Guillermo Del Toro with his Oscar trophy.

Oscars 2018: The Shape of Water wins best picture, see full list of winners

Guillermo Del Toro's film defeated strong competition from 'Get Out,' 'Lady Bird' and 'Three Billboards.'

05 Mar 2018 11:28 AM

A member of the Syrian Civil Defense group running as he holds a child who was wounded during airstrikes and shelling by Syrian government forces in the eastern Ghouta region near Damascus, Syria (Photo: AP)

White House accuses Russia of killing civilians in Syria

The WH said Russian military aircraft took off and carried out at least 20 daily bombing missions in Damascus and Ghouta between Feb 24-28.

05 Mar 2018 11:17 AM

The July 1 implementation of a national sales tax 1 was another setback, weakening demand. (File Photo)

India's services industry contracts in February as inflation hits demand

Services activity suffered for most of last year following a ban of high value currency notes in November 2016.

05 Mar 2018 11:12 AM

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