Technology, Mobiles tabs, 7th Jun 2018, News & Stories from India

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Something similar happened in India last year when a man was filmed cooking an egg on a road in Odisha. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bizarre: Woman cooks crispy fish on car hood in 40 degrees weather

Boiling heat in China has allowed a woman to cook fish on her car hood.

07 Jun 2018 3:17 PM

The current wait period for Indian skilled immigrants for green card can be as long as 70 years. (Photo: AP | Representational)

More than three-fourths of green card waiting list comprise of Indians: USCIS

As of May 2018, there were 395,025 foreign nationals waiting for Green Card under the employment-based preference category.

07 Jun 2018 3:15 PM

Tech giant Google on Thursday said it has rolled out free public WiFi at 400 Indian railway stations in collaboration with RailTel.

Google says free WiFi available at 400 Indian railway stations

The service was kicked off from Mumbai Central station in January 2016.

07 Jun 2018 3:04 PM

BJP President Amit Shah along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis meets Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree on Wednesday. Also seen Aditya Thackeray. (Photo: DC)

No BJP, Shiv Sena will contest all upcoming polls on its own: Sanjay Raut

'Shiv Sena has passed resolution to contest all upcoming elections on its own. There will be no change,' says Sanjay Raut.

07 Jun 2018 3:01 PM

Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on Chinese polyester yarns

The government may impose anti-dumping duty of up to USD 528 per tonne for 5 years on a Chinese polyester yarn.

07 Jun 2018 2:54 PM

Swaraj was the keynote speaker at a banquet at the City Hall here marking the 125th anniversary of the day when on June 7, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a young lawyer then, was thrown off a train compartment reserved for whites only. (Photo: File | PTI)

World looks up to India, South Africa for providing leadership: Sushma Swaraj

'The world is better place because of us. The world has much to gain from us. The world looks up to us to provide leadership,' Swaraj said.

07 Jun 2018 2:46 PM

Salman Khan is Sikandar in real too; does action without body double in Race 3

Salman has recently proven that he is a taskmaster through ‘Wanted’, ‘Kick’ (the train scene) and ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’.

07 Jun 2018 2:40 PM

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday said it expects India to stick to the estimated fiscal deficit of 3.3 per cent of GDP and even cut capital expenditure to offset any slippage from the budgeted target. (Photo: AFP)

India may cut expenditure to stick to 3.3 pc fiscal deficit: Moody's

Moody's had last year upped India's sovereign rating for the first time in over 13 years to 'Baa2'.

07 Jun 2018 2:37 PM

9-year-old Kashmiri girl Tajamul Islam, who won the 2016 World Kickboxing Championship hugged Home Minister Rajnath Singh and also took a selfie with him and J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: Screengrab/ANI)

9-yr-old kickboxing champ takes selfie with Rajnath Singh at J&K event

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, 'J&K youth can change their fate through ‘Sports Ki Karamat’ and ‘Taleem Ki Taqat’.'

07 Jun 2018 2:33 PM

A graphic from the Cambridge Analytica website is displayed on a computer screen in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Ex-CEO: Cambridge Analytica got ‘huge target’ with Trump win

Recently, Cambridge Analytica’s ex-CEO Alexander Nix, clashed with British lawmakers as he denied his firm was unethical.

07 Jun 2018 2:29 PM

Monsoon sees our health needing special attention. (Photo: AP)

Heavy rains lash Mumbai: 9 tips to protect your health this monsoon

Problems like cough, cold, fever, eye infections, malaria, dengue and hepatitis become very common during the monsoon.

07 Jun 2018 2:29 PM

New Delhi-based Leaf Wearables was among the five finalists selected from 85 teams hailing from 18 countries for the million dollar prize instituted by eminent Indian-American philanthropists Anu & Naveen Jain called 'Women's Safety XPRIZE'. (Photo: @leafletparas/Twitter)

Indian entrepreneur team wins USD 1 mln prize for women's safety device

Tech start-up founded by IIT Delhi, DTU students won prize for developing wearable smart device for women to send out emergency alerts.

07 Jun 2018 2:23 PM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pauses while testifying before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Australian leader backs Zuckerberg’s grilling in Parliament

Huawei said that it has never collected or stored Facebook user data, after the tech giant acknowledged it shared such data with Huawei.

07 Jun 2018 2:16 PM

Ministry, which is implementing Companies Act, has powers to take stringent action against entities for violations.

Companies linked to ICICI Bank controversy come under MCA lens

Specific details about the companies that are under the ministry's scanner were not disclosed.

07 Jun 2018 2:10 PM

The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 118.75 points or 1.11 per cent to 10,803.40.

Sensex soars 400 points, Nifty tops 10,800-level

Sensex opened on a strong footing at 35,278.38 and maintained its upward trend to hit a high of 35,591.13.

07 Jun 2018 1:51 PM

The drama came after Malaysia Airlines lost two Boeing 777s in 2014. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan man sent to prison for 12 yrs for hoax bomb on Malaysia Airlines flight

The 26-year-old was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty in a Melbourne court to attempting to take control of an aircraft.

07 Jun 2018 1:51 PM

The HTC Desire 12 is priced at Rs 15,800 and the Desire 12+ is priced at Rs 19,790.

HTC unveils the Desire 12 and 12+ with 18:9 displays

The company introduces two new mid-rangers featuring 5.5-inch and 6.0-inch HD+ IPS LCD displays.

07 Jun 2018 1:44 PM

Mumbai rains: Water-logging was reported in several areas as monsoon rain hit Mumbai. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rains disrupts Mumbai flight services; heavy showers predicted in next 24 hrs

Mumbai rains: Monsoon rain hit Mumbai on Thursday, triggering water-logging and traffic snarls in many areas.

07 Jun 2018 1:41 PM

Tata Trusts on Thursday said its Foundation for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (FISE) has developed a high-tech portable MRI scanner that can reduce cost of scanning by 50 per cent. (Photo: AFP)

Developed MRI scanner that reduces cost by 50 pc, says Tata Trusts

The new MRI can scan 3 to 4 times faster than those currently available in the market.

07 Jun 2018 1:38 PM

'We had a dialogue with the Chief Minister (Adityanath) about the development of Ram temple and he has assured us that it will be constructed soon,' Mahant Suresh Das said. (Photo: ANI)

Ram Temple will be built in Ayodhya: Mahant Suresh Das after meeting UP CM

'Matter of the (Ram) temple will have to be taken seriously. If this isn't taken up, we'll see what to do in 2019,' Mahant Suresh Das said.

07 Jun 2018 1:34 PM

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