Technology, Mobiles tabs, 1st Aug 2017, News & Stories from India

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Globally gold fell by 0.02 per cent to USD 1,268.80 an ounce in New York on July 31 trade.

Gold down by Rs 120 on global cues, fall in demand

Gold is trading at Rs 29,530 per 10 gram at bullion market owing to fall in demand from local jewellers.

01 Aug 2017 2:36 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaginal bleeding taboo endangers women's health: study

Here are some of the facts women need to be aware of.

01 Aug 2017 2:23 PM

Tata Motors said its overseas shipments last month were at 3,441 units compared to 5,371 a year ago, down 35.93 per cent.

Tata Motors sales move up 7 pc to 46,216 units in July

Sales of passenger vehicles in the domestic market grew 10.23 per cent to 14,933 units last month.

01 Aug 2017 2:21 PM

Screengrab from the song video of 'Why This Kolaveri Di.'

Dhanush's Why This Kolaveri Di still going strong, gets 12.5 crore hits

A top official of the online visual content provider Youtube credits the song for its massive growth in the last six years.

01 Aug 2017 2:17 PM

One person was killed and two others were injured on Tuesday due to a landslide in Kinnaur district's Nigulsari village.(Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Landslide in Himachal Pradesh kills 1, injures 2

The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

01 Aug 2017 2:05 PM

This update enables users to launch a Duo video call with a single tap within the Truecaller app, and switches between WiFi and cellular data for uninterrupted conversation.

Truecaller integrates video calling capability with Google Duo

The new feature will now make video calling available to its 250 million plus users globally.

01 Aug 2017 2:01 PM

Nokia 3 to receive Android Nougat 7.1.1 by August-end

The Nokia 3 is available through offline stores across the country at a price of Rs 9,499.

01 Aug 2017 1:59 PM

Sam Shepard, the man who introduced the world to a new kind of art

Sam Shepard, a Pulitzer award winning actor-playwright, passed away at the age of 73.

01 Aug 2017 1:59 PM

The move comes as Egypt struggles to combat rising militant attacks, most of them claimed by an Islamic State affiliate. (Photo: AP)

Egypt: Clerics offering religious advice in Cairo metro station stir debate

The idea is to give Muslim worshippers a way to plug in fast to Islamic teachings and correct misconceptions of religious texts.

01 Aug 2017 1:55 PM

Harmanpreet Kaur has been advised a month's rest followed by rehabilitation. (Photo:AP)

Shoulder injury rules Harmanpreet out of Women’s Super League

The star all-rounder went through an MRI scan which confirmed a tear in her left shoulder.

01 Aug 2017 1:51 PM

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram vilas Paswan.

Wheat at Rs 2 per kg, rice at Rs 3 to be provided till 2018

FCI guarantees hiring of the godown constructed by a private party for 10 years.

01 Aug 2017 1:47 PM

Reserve Bank of India on Monday said NRIs are restricted from buying further shares in Asian Hotels (West) Ltd.

RBI puts hold on NRIs buying more shares in Asian Hotels (West)

FIIs, NRIs and PIOs can invest in primary and secondary capital markets in India through Portfolio Investment Scheme.

01 Aug 2017 1:46 PM

The officials called Abu Dujana’s killing a 'huge achievement' of the Jammu and Kashmir police and the security forces combating a three-decade old militancy in the State. (Photos: Screengrab/Habib Naqash)

Clashes erupt in Pulwama after LeT commander Abu Dujana killed

A youth was killed when hit by a bullet in the chest during intense protests in the area.

01 Aug 2017 1:39 PM

Introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) weighed heavily on the Indian manufacturing industry in July.

July factory activity contracts on confusion over GST implementation

Nikkei/IHS Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 47.9 in July from June's 50.9.

01 Aug 2017 1:34 PM

Shares of IT firm Tech Mahindra on Tuesday surged over 7 per cent after the company reported a 6.5 pe

Tech Mahindra shares surge by 7 per cent post Q1 earnings

Revenues of Tech Mahindra grew 6 per cent to Rs 7,336.1 crore in Q1 of 2017.

01 Aug 2017 1:29 PM

Government bears about Rs 70,000 crore annually as fertiliser subsidy to provide cheaper nutrients to farmers.

2 lakh PoP machines installed for roll out of fertiliser DBT

DBT in the fertiliser sector has been undertaken in 19 districts and it was successful in 16 of them.

01 Aug 2017 1:20 PM

Sam Shepard has completed more than 50 years in the industry. (Photo: AP)

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor Sam Shepard no more

Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor has died at 73 in Kentucky on Thursday

01 Aug 2017 1:14 PM

Green coffee beans are rich in antioxidant. It reduces the damaging effects of free radicals in body (Photo: Pixabay)

Green coffee may be the new good thing to drink

Green coffee might actually help with weight loss, boost energy and improve blood circulation, says new study.

01 Aug 2017 1:14 PM

They became friends over months of visiting the same hospital (Photo: AFP)

Hindu and Muslim wives join hands to save each other's husbands

The two women were disqualified for donating kidneys to their own husbands as their blood group didn't match.

01 Aug 2017 1:11 PM

North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an ICBM that proved its ability to strike America's mainland. (Photo: AP/Representational)

North Korea missile can hit ‘most of America’: US officials

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un supervised the midnight launch of the missile on Friday night and called it a ‘stern warning’ to the US.

01 Aug 2017 1:05 PM

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