Technology, Mobiles tabs, 18th May 2019, News & Stories from India

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Saudi Arabia approached Indian buyers last month offering them additional supplies to compensate for lost Iranian oil after US sanctions kicked in. (Photo: AFP/File)

Saudi to supply an extra 2 million barrels a month to Indian Oil Corp from July

IOC has signed separate annual contracts with Norway’s Equinor and Algeria’s Sonatrach to buy 4.6 million tonnes of US oil.

18 May 2019 5:40 PM

In a filing to BSE on Saturday, NIIT Technologies said Hulst B.V. acquired 18,848,118 equity shares of the company with face value of Rs 10 each on May 17.

Baring Private Equity Asia acquires 30 pc stake in NIIT Technologies

Funds affiliated with BPEA signed agreements to purchase 30.5 per cent stake in NIIT Technologies from NIIT Ltd.

18 May 2019 5:29 PM

Kamal Haasan is trying to play politics and hopes to become a stalwart through these measures, but it won't help him,' Singh said while talking to reporters here. (Photo: File)

Have to take new birth to understand Hinduism: Giriraj Singh slams Kamal Haasan

Haasan on Saturday said that the word 'Hindu' is of foreign origin and not native to India.

18 May 2019 5:16 PM

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (Photo: AFP)

Kim Kardashian reveals name of her fourth child; find out

Kim shared a screenshot of her chat with West and captioned the same with the name of the newborn.

18 May 2019 5:09 PM

The water supplied to villages is not meant for drinking. (Photo: ANI)

Latur dries up, badly awaits monsoon

The district administration supplies water to villages through tankers at a span of 15 days.

18 May 2019 5:07 PM

The Prime Minister was also briefed on the Kedarpuri Protection Wall and Teerth Purohit Housing facilities projects. (Photo: ANI twitter)

PM Modi reviews development projects in Kedarnath

After offering prayer at Kedarnath Temple, Prime Minister reviewed development work being carried out at Shankaracharya Samadhi Sthal.

18 May 2019 5:02 PM

Vaishak Purnima or Buddha Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima), in the month of Vaishakha. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Bodh Gaya witnesses Buddha Purnima celebrations

Devotees celebrate Buddha Purnima across the country.

18 May 2019 4:32 PM

‘Rahul Gandhi, in past 5 years, has evolved his style of functioning to connect with grassroot workers,’ Punjab Chief Ministe Amarinder Singh also said. (Photo: ANI)

Cong of 2019 different from 2014; gives more space to regional leaders: Amarinder

‘Regional leaders of the party have been given more say in the affairs of the Congress and its policies for states,’ he also said.

18 May 2019 4:24 PM

Naidu made the remarks after a meeting with Chief Election Commission Sunil Arora regarding repolling in five polling stations under the Chittoor parliamentary constituency in Andhra Pradesh on May 19. (Photo: File)

Nadiu suggests EC to count votes through VVPATs

Earlier on Friday Naidu hit out at the Election Commission, calling it a 'biased body'.

18 May 2019 4:17 PM

In the ensuing encounter, 3 militants were killed and bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter. (Photo: File I Representational)

Terrorist who killed army jawan Aurangzeb eliminated with 2 Hizbul colleagues: Police

Aurangzeb was abducted and killed by militants in Pulwama in June last year during Eid.

18 May 2019 4:14 PM

India's Most Wanted poster. (Photo: Instagram)

Gita vs Quran? India's Most Wanted's deleted promo scene gets leaked

The filmmakers were all set to release another dialogue which shows the other side of the story.

18 May 2019 4:08 PM

The first Indian captain to win a Test series on Australian soil, Kohli will be leading a team which has its own share of worries but is not short of game-changers. (Photo: AFP)

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Have a look at the Indian Squad

Without doubt, the Indian captain will hold the key during the seven-week period where he is expected to cross 11,000 runs.

18 May 2019 4:06 PM

YSRCP general secretary Y Vijaysai Reddy (Photo: ANI)

YSRCP approaches EC; requests re-polling in 2 booths in Chandragiri

As per YSRCP, Dalits were threatened on the day of voting and were not allowed to vote in some of the villages in Chandragiri constituency.

18 May 2019 3:47 PM

R S Bharathi also claimed the flying squad and surveillance teams deputed by the Election Commission are not conducting checks outside the Ottapidaram territorial limits. (Photo: Twitter | @RSBharathiDMK)

AIADMK bypassing security to distribute cash to voters of Ottapidaram: DMK

DMK claimed AIADMK workers were using party district office at Thoothukudi outside territorial limit of constituency.

18 May 2019 3:42 PM

NRC should be implemented soon in Delhi if the people do not want to live under the fear of attack from illegal Rohingya immigrants, said Manoj Tiwari. (Photo: File)

NRC should be implemented in Delhi as soon as possible: Manoj Tiwari

He was talking after meeting the family of late Dhruv Raj Tyagi in Moti Nagar area, who was murdered by goons on Sunday night.

18 May 2019 3:31 PM

The visit of Shah, the BJP candidate from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, came on the eve of the conclusion of the seven-phase elections. (Photo: ANI twitter)

Amit Shah along with family offers prayers at Somnath temple

Shah is also a trustee of the Shree Somnath Trust that manages affairs of the temple.

18 May 2019 3:19 PM

Naidu met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and discussed with him the possibilities of all opposition parties uniting and forging a joint opposition alliance. (Photo: PTI | File)

Oppn leaders step up talks to form coalition, AP CM Naidu meets Rahul, Pawar

Sources said he is also likely to meet BSP chief Mayawati and SP president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow in the evening.

18 May 2019 3:11 PM

The CRPF jawan, deployed at the residence of Rabri Devi, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself from his service revolver, police said. (Photo: File)

CRPF jawan deployed at Rabri Devi's residence commits suicide

According to reports, Kirasoor had a 'heated argument' over phone with his wife the previous day after which he was upset.

18 May 2019 2:46 PM

These high intensity storms have been tied to the very warm sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Indian Ocean cradle of deadly cyclones?

Here’s why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones.

18 May 2019 2:41 PM

The tough talk capped a week that saw Beijing unveil fresh retaliatory tariffs, US officials accuse China of backtracking on promises made during months of talks.

China's tough rhetoric leaves trade talks with US in limbo

CNBC, citing sources, said the trade talks had stalled and the next round of discussions was “in flux.”

18 May 2019 2:37 PM

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