Technology, Mobiles tabs, 17th Nov 2019, News & Stories from India

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Labour plans to nationalize Openreach - the fixed-line network arm of the country’s biggest broadband and mobile phone provider - as well as parts of BT Technology, BT Enterprise and BT Consumer to create a “British Broadband” public service.

UK's Labour plans high-speed connection to voter hearts with BT nationalization

Britain’s opposition Labour Party plans to nationalize BT’s broadband network to provide free internet for all if it wins power

17 Nov 2019 3:31 PM

After shooting the family, the father turned his handgun on himself. (Photo: Representation)

San Diego: Man kills wife, three young sons before shooting himself

After the mother obtained a restraining order against the father on Friday, the couple got in an argument.

17 Nov 2019 3:28 PM

Speedster Mohammed Shami and opener Mayank Agarwal on Sunday achieved their career-best positions in the latest ICC Test Rankings after contributing in India's innings and 130-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in Indore. (Photo:AP/PTI)

Mohammed Shami, Mayank Agarwal gain career-best Test rankings

Shami's bowling figures of 3 for 27 and 4 for 31 lifted him eight places to seventh position.

17 Nov 2019 3:25 PM

Indian wicket-keeper batsman and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is spending his off days from cricket by playing golf. (Photo:Twitter)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays golf on his break-time

Dhoni along with Kedar Jadhav and former India pacer RP Singh played golf.

17 Nov 2019 3:10 PM

The cricket fraternity has lauded India's win over Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Indian Cricket fraternity lauds India's emphatic win over Bangladesh

In the first Test of the two-match series, India showcased a spirited performance to lead the series by 1-0.

17 Nov 2019 3:01 PM

From uttapam to sprouted dal parantha - a book by UNICEF tells how to tackle problems of underweight, obesity and anaemia among children by consuming nutritious food that costs less than Rs 20. (Photo: istockphoto/ Greenapture)

From uttapam to sprouted dal parantha: UNICEF's recipes for healthy children

The book has been based on the findings of the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016-18.

17 Nov 2019 2:59 PM

While previously users could hear the pronunciation of a particular word by clicking on the speaker icon by the side of a word, now using machine learning Google will actively listen to and improve your pronunciation (Representational Image)

Google will now actively improve your pronounciation

Using machine learning Google will listen to and actively improve your pronunciation.

17 Nov 2019 2:58 PM

The researchers found that obesity was present in 42 per cent of the HEU adolescents and young adults compared to 22 per cent of their unexposed counterparts. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

High risk of asthma in children born to HIV positive mothers

Children of HIV positive mothers at risk of obesity, asthma.

17 Nov 2019 2:43 PM

Tap water in Mumbai is safe to drink, a study by the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has found that the samples collected from the financial capital are compliant with the Indian standards for drinking water, according to a report. (Representational Image)

Tap water drinkable only in Mumbai; Delhi, 13 state capitals fail test

The solution to this problem is to make compliance of quality standards for piped water mandatory across the country.

17 Nov 2019 2:31 PM

BCCI ethics officer DK Jain has dismissed a conflict of interest complaint against board president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly. (Photo:AP)

Sourav Ganguly gets clean chit on conflict of interest charges from DK Jain

Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association life member Sanjeev Gupta had filed the complaint on October 4 when Ganguly was heading CAB.

17 Nov 2019 2:21 PM

Hailing the Supreme Court's verdict on Sabarimala, BJP state district secretary Anjana on Sunday warned women's rights activist Trupti Desai over her upcoming visit to the temple and said she cannot even imagine that "what all things can happen". (Photo: ANI)

'They can't imagine what can happen': BJP leader on Trupti Desai's Sabarimala visit

The top court also observed that the right to worship by an individual cannot outweigh the rights of a religious group.

17 Nov 2019 2:19 PM

The opposition strongly raised Lok Sabha MP Farooq Abdullah's detention and demanded that he be allowed to attend the House.(Photo: File)

Oppn raises Farooq's detention at all-party meet, PM says open to all issues

An all-party meeting was called by the government on Sunday ahead of the Parliament's winter session.

17 Nov 2019 2:16 PM

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne is trying to gain a good understanding of the Pakistani side as his side is going to face them in a two-match Test series. (Photo:AP)

Marnus Labuschagne trying to gain 'good understanding' of Pakistan before 1st Test

Labuschagne also stated that he will talk to Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns to understand the Pakistani bowlers.

17 Nov 2019 2:10 PM

The next step is to develop an animal model for the study of how to treat and cure infections such as the Zika virus in utero. (Photo: ANI)

Zika virus can affect brain development in young animals

Mild Zika infection in foetuses may lead to brain abnormalities in healthy young animals: Study.

17 Nov 2019 2:06 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Sri Lanka's former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his victory in the 2019 presidential polls. (Photo: File)

PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa for winning 2019 presidential polls

The Prime Minister also congratulated the people of Sri Lanka for the successful conduct of the elections.

17 Nov 2019 2:00 PM

Ahead of the first Test against New Zealand, England batsman Joe Denly said playing in the Ashes gave him confidence and added that he is aiming to smash his first century in the longest format of the game. (Photo:AP)

Playing in Ashes gave me confidence: Joe Denly

Denly sustained an ankle injury which forced him to miss the T20I series against New Zealand.

17 Nov 2019 1:49 PM

As India and Bangladesh get ready to play their first-ever day-night Test, let us have a look at the history of the addition which is viewed as the 'potential main contributor' to increase the viewership of Test cricket around the globe. (Photo:Twitter)

Must know facts about day-night Test match

The first-ever day-night Test was played in 2015 between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval.

17 Nov 2019 1:39 PM

The Allahabad-based 'bank', which neither has ATMs, nor cheque books and its only 'currency' is Lord Ram. (Photo: Representational)

'Ram naam' bank, whose currency is lord Ram, to give bonus after Ayodhya Verdict

Also, an award will be given to devotees who have written the name of Lord Ram at least 1.25 lakh times by the midnight of November 9-10.

17 Nov 2019 1:32 PM

India batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Bharat Arun and Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque after the match met with a group of specially-abled students including Geeta at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. (Photo:ANI)

Vikram Rathore, Bharat Arun, Mominul Haque meet specially-abled students

Geeta is hearing and speech impaired woman who returned to India in 2015 after being stranded in Pakistan for several years.

17 Nov 2019 1:21 PM

India skipper Virat Kohli after winning the first Test match against Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs, met with a specially-abled girl Pooja Sharma at Holkar Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. (Photo:Twitter)

Virat Kohli meets special fan after emphatic win over Bangladesh: watch video

Kohli signed a hat for Pooja and even clicked pictures with her. Pooja is a big fan of Kohli.

17 Nov 2019 1:11 PM

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