Technology, Mobiles tabs, 16th Jan 2019, News & Stories from India

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Technology, Mobiles tabs, 16 Jan 2019

BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said, 'Our delegation will go and meet the collegium to ask them to reconsider and recall this decision. If they don't do it, we'll go and sit on a dharna.' (Photo: ANI)

‘Whimsical and arbitrary’: Bar Council on elevation of junior judges to SC

BCI said decision of 5-member collegium headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi was viewed by Bar and common man as 'unjust and improper'.

16 Jan 2019 8:58 PM

University Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das told reporters that Prof Kanak Sarkar's comment is akin to 'blackening the face of the institution and the entire teaching community'. (Photo: Facebook | Kanak Sarkar)

Kolkata professor who said ‘virgin girl is like sealed bottle’ removed

Kanak Sarkar, a professor of International Relations department, had likened virgin woman to 'sealed bottle' or 'packet' in Facebook post.

16 Jan 2019 8:44 PM

Former Chief Justice of India R M Lodha on Wednesday said that he was surprised to know that a junior judge was recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court, superseding senior judges. (Photo: File | PTI)

‘Elevation of junior judge to apex court surprising’: Ex-CJI RM Lodha

'...Every decision taken by the Supreme Court Collegium must reflect its maturity,' RM Lodha said.

16 Jan 2019 8:15 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna with effect from the date they assume charge of their offices. (Photo: File | ANI)

Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna elevated to SC amid row

A five-member Supreme Court Collegium had on January 11 recommended the elevation of the two to the top court.

16 Jan 2019 7:42 PM

Asked about the party's strategy for the polls this time, JP Nadda said, 'Strategy is not meant to be disclosed and will be unveiled at the battleground only.' (Photo: ANI)

'Will win 74, one more than last time in UP’: BJP dismisses SP-BSP tie-up

Union Minister JP Nadda said elections are not Physics but Chemistry with the voters.

16 Jan 2019 7:18 PM

The incident took place in Dombivali area of Thane district on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI)

BJP worker sent to judicial custody after seizure of weapons from shop

As many as 170 types of weapons worth around Rs 1.86 lakh were seized.

16 Jan 2019 7:14 PM

TMC is organising the rally to gather support for a pan-India, strong and united, anti-BJP front. (Photo: ANI | File)

Left to skip TMC rally on Jan 19

This comes a day after the announcement that leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge will represent the party in rally.

16 Jan 2019 7:11 PM

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an independent, non-profit organisation, non-governmental organisation based in New York City, has in a letter asked Governor Satya Pal Malik to release journalist Aasif Sultan. (Photo: Facebook | @freeaasifsultan)

Release Kashmiri journalist and drop charges against him, CPJ tells J&K governor

‘Freedom of the press is a vital tenet of democracy and a proud part of India's history,’ a letter by CPJ to governor dated January 15 said.

16 Jan 2019 7:05 PM

The protest led by the nuns and Catholic reformist forums in Kochi in September had led to a public outrage and demands for action against bishop Franco Mulakkal. (Photo: PTI | File)

4 nuns who protested against rape-accused bishop transferred

The nuns, who have been staying with their colleague, who alleged rape by Mulakkal, said they won’t leave convent in Kuravialangad.

16 Jan 2019 6:49 PM

The ROG’s NVIDIA GeForce RTX lineup showcases our commitment to enhancing every aspect of gaming laptops.

ASUS Republic of Gamers launches range of Nvidia GeForce RTX laptops

ROG G703, ROG Zephyrus S GX531, ROG Strix SCAR II, and ROG Strix Hero II are updated with GeForce RTX graphic options.

16 Jan 2019 6:41 PM

‘These are the problems of our country. We need to sort that out. Despite having various procedures time taken to complete a deal is too long,’ said former IAF Chief Arup Raha. (Photo: File)

Ex-IAF chief Arup Raha, appeals to parties to not halt procurement process

‘Air warfare is going to be very important,’ he also said, adding to his appeal to parties to sort issues and commence procurement of jets.

16 Jan 2019 6:14 PM

The equity will be infused in two tranches of Rs 4,500 crore in 2018-19 and Rs 1,500 crore in 2019-20 respectively.

Cabinet approves Rs 6,000 crore capital infusion in Exim Bank

Exim Bank is the apex financial institution for financing, facilitating and promoting the country's international trade.

16 Jan 2019 6:06 PM

While Fortnite players had previously been targeted by scams that deceived them into logging into fake websites that promised to generate Fortnite’s ‘V-Buck’ in-game currency, these new vulnerabilities could have been exploited without the player handing over any login details.

Vulnerabilities that would allow hackers to take over Fortnite gamers’ accounts

Vulnerabilities found would let threat actors start their own ‘battle royale’ against gamers.

16 Jan 2019 6:03 PM

There was national outrage last year following the alleged abuse of minor girls at a shelter home run by journalist Brajesh Pathak in Muzaffarpur in Bihar. (Photo: File | Youtube screengrab)

CBI files cases against 2 more shelter homes in Bihar for abuse of minors

CBI has filed FIRs against Bhagalpur-based Boys' Children Home run by Rupam Pragati Samaj Samiti and House Mother Children Home in Gaya.

16 Jan 2019 6:01 PM

The biggest advantage of using blockchain network is that it ensures complete transparency of logistics operations throughout the entire process.

Logistics & supply chain trends that will keep your biz ahead of the curve in 2019

Technology has moved from being an enabling function to a driving function.

16 Jan 2019 5:50 PM

Social media exploded with outrage after images circulated of a section of the book (Photo: File)

Anger at Malaysia textbook telling girls to 'protect sex organs'

It is not the first time authorities in Malaysia have been accused of taking a poor approach to issues of gender or sexuality.

16 Jan 2019 5:48 PM

ESL One Mumbai 2019 will host seven directly invited teams and four teams that need to fight their way up through the online qualifiers.

ESL One powered by Intel to debut in Mumbai with the 12 best Dota 2 teams

ESL and NODWIN Gaming team up to bring one of the largest Dota 2 festivals to India and USD 300,000 in prize money.

16 Jan 2019 5:35 PM

The application of the recognised startup shall be moved by the department to CBDT with necessary documents.

Govt eases process for startups to seek tax exemption on angel fund investments

Startups will have to provide account details and return of income for last three years.

16 Jan 2019 5:21 PM

Central Bureau of Investigation (Photo: File)

PM-led panel to meet on Jan 24 to decide on new CBI director

On Jan 10, the selection panel had removed Alok Verma as CBI chief on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty.

16 Jan 2019 5:18 PM

The new Smart Battery Case is compatible with Qi-certified chargers.

Apple introduces its Smart Battery Cases for iPhone XS and XR

Apple has finally launched battery cases for its 2018 iPhone line-up that offers up to 39 hours of talk time.

16 Jan 2019 5:13 PM

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