Technology, Mobiles tabs, 2nd Jan 2019, News & Stories from India

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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi initiates Rafale debate in Lok Sabha. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

‘PM Modi lacks guts, hiding in his room’: Rahul Gandhi’s Rafale attack

'PM wrong in saying no one questioned him on Rafale, entire nation is asking him direct questions,' Rahul said.

02 Jan 2019 2:57 PM

'The only appropriate way forward is to enact legislation clearing way for construction of grand Ram Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi now,' VHP's Alok Kumar said. (Photo: ANI)

Can’t wait ‘till eternity’ for order on Ram Temple: VHP to BJP

VHP's comment came day after PM Modi said decision on ordinance on Ram temple can happen only after judicial process is over.

02 Jan 2019 2:17 PM

Both the state Congress and CPI(M) leadership are hopeful that a ‘possible solution’ will come up when CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury meets Gandhi this month. (Photo: File)

Bengal Cong divided over whether to go alone or with CPI(M) in 2019 LS polls

‘Fighting alone in Bengal means a four-cornered fight which, in turn, will help the TMC. We can never allow that,’ Cong secy Sarkar said.

02 Jan 2019 2:12 PM

The rat-hole mine, located on top of a hillock fully covered with trees in East Jaintia Hills district, had got flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it, trapping the miners. (Photo: ANI)

SC agrees to hear plea seeking urgent steps for rescue of trapped Meghalaya miners

15 miners are still trapped inside an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya since December 13.

02 Jan 2019 1:15 PM

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala came out with a conversation purportedly between Goa minister Vishwajit Rane and another person. (Photo: ANI Screengrab)

‘What Rafale secrets lying in Manohar Parrikar’s bedroom?’: Cong asks PM Modi

Congress claimed that Parrikar told Goa minister all documents of Rafale deal are lying in his bedroom.

02 Jan 2019 1:02 PM

China, which has already taken over Pakistan's strategic Gwadar port under CPEC looks to assist Pakistani navy to restore balance of power in India's backyard. (Photo: File | AFP)

China building ‘most advanced’ naval warships for Pakistan: report

'Equipped with modern detection and weapon systems, it will be capable of anti-ship, anti-submarine and air-defence operations.'

02 Jan 2019 12:32 PM

This was the 10th and last of the White Papers the Government of Andhra Pradesh has released under Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. (Photo: DC File)

‘I bowed down to satisfy PM Modi's ego for sake of my state’: Andhra CM

‘Handholding to Andhra Pradesh through special status was assured in Parliament. Even that is not fulfilled,’ said Chandrababu Naidu.

02 Jan 2019 12:25 PM

Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan ask Supreme Court to review December 14 verdict dismissing all PILs alleging irregularities in procurement of 36 Rafale jets. (Photo: File | PTI)

Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie move SC seeking review of Rafale order

They claim order 'relied upon patently incorrect claims made by the govt in unsigned note given in sealed cover' to SC.

02 Jan 2019 12:03 PM

Headed by Urban Development and Housing Minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal, Energy Minister BD Kalla and Food and Civil Supply Minister Ramesh Meena will be the members of the committee. (Photo: File)

Rajasthan sets up panel to review decisions taken by previous BJP govt

This committee has been formed to review decisions and actions taken by previous BJP govt headed by Vasundhara Raje in last 6 months.

02 Jan 2019 12:02 PM

Under the hood, it is likely to pack a Snapdragon 845 SoC, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage. (Photo: NPU)

Nokia 9 five-camera smartphone to come with in-screen fingerprint sensor: Report

The under-display fingerprint reader would theoretically help the makers slim down on the bezels for a wider screen at 6-inch.

02 Jan 2019 11:47 AM

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Prime Minister should have spoken about the 10 big promises and issues he had talked about earlier. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

PM Modi’s New Year interview ‘bereft of reality, full of rhetoric’: Congress

Terming it as 'fixed interview', Congress said there was no mention of ground realities or any concern for promises made by PM.

02 Jan 2019 11:46 AM

CycleGAN is a neural network that learns to transform images.

Clever AI hides information to cheat later at task

It was discovered that the agent didn't really learn to make the map from the image or vice-versa.

02 Jan 2019 11:12 AM

Popsugar has since then closed the photo leak by setting up the bucket permissions correctly. (Photo: 9to5Mac)

Twinning app leaked your photo even if you didn't share it

It was discovered that a data leak caused the app to inadvertently make the photo publicly available even if they did not share it.

02 Jan 2019 11:03 AM

The two women had attempted to visit Lord Ayappa temple in December last year but failed amidst massive protests. (Photo: File)

2 women below 50 enter Sabarimala, temple reopens after purification

Bindu and Kanakadurga, who are in their 40s, entered temple and offered prayers at around 3:45 am on Wednesday.

02 Jan 2019 10:47 AM

During a 2015 fly-by, the probe found Pluto to be slightly larger than previously thought. In March, it revealed methane-rich dunes on the icy dwarf planet’s surface.

NASA space probe 'phones home' in landmark mission to solar system's edge

The spacecraft will ping back more detailed images and data from Thule in the coming days.

02 Jan 2019 9:28 AM

TerraPower reached an agreement with state-owned China National Nuclear Corp in 2017 to build an experimental nuclear reactor south of Beijing.

Bill Gates' nuclear venture hits snag amid US restrictions on China deals: WSJ

Gates said that regulations in the US are currently too restrictive to allow the reactor prototype to be built domestically.

02 Jan 2019 9:26 AM

Google says the sensor can allow users to press an invisible button between the thumb and index fingers or a virtual dial that turns by rubbing a thumb against the index finger.

Google wins US approval for radar-based hand motion sensor

The FCC said that it would grant Google a waiver to operate the Soli sensors at higher power levels than currently allowed.

02 Jan 2019 9:23 AM

The neural network, which was instructed to transform images of type X and Y and back, as efficiently yet accurately as possible, performed extremely well right from the start sparking suspicion

Artificial Intelligence gets smarter

Clever enough to cheat on its designated task.

02 Jan 2019 8:53 AM

Google in years past has created New Year’s Eve Doodles that feature birds, but this year the search giant chooses baby elephants to welcome 2019.

Doodle’s baby elephants kick-start NY’s sparkles

Google is doodling in the New Year in its traditional party animal style.

02 Jan 2019 8:50 AM

Consumers, in 2019, will be more conscious about their user data as privacy concerns finally hit mainstream in 2018.

Tech cos need to weather controversies from 2018

Trust needs to be rebuilt, privacy needs to be addressed.

02 Jan 2019 8:44 AM

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