Technology, Mobiles tabs, 2nd Sep 2018, News & Stories from India

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Find out why men are missing from fertility debates

The research identified two processes through which surveys had the potential to render male infertility invisible.

02 Sep 2018 3:28 PM

Believing there is a deeper meaning to everything helps

Previous research has found a link between meaningfulness and religion and well-being.

02 Sep 2018 3:19 PM

The Supreme Court has slammed the Income Tax department for making "misleading statement" about pendency of an appeal while making it clear that the apex court is not a "picnic place" and cannot be treated like this.

SC comes down hard on IT department, says court is not a 'picnic place'

"You cannot treat the Supreme Court like this," the bench said.

02 Sep 2018 3:10 PM

Gender-diverse boards better at protecting work environment

Study indicates female directors contribute to reducing corporate environmental litigation.

02 Sep 2018 3:09 PM

On August 28, police arrested five more Left-wing activists in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence. (Photo: File)

Pune police get extension to file charge sheet against activists held in June

Citing fresh arrests in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, the Pune police had moved the court for an extension on Saturday.

02 Sep 2018 3:02 PM

Researchers reveal how helping person affects your brain

The 'untargeted' support such as giving to charity does not have the same neurobiological effects.

02 Sep 2018 3:01 PM

Depression risk in young adults associated with autism

The identification and treatment of depression in people with ASD may help improve their quality of life.

02 Sep 2018 2:51 PM

The team developed the herding algorithm on the basis of macroscopic properties of the flocking model and the response of the flock.

Robotic drones can herd birds away from airspaces

Researchers investigated the problem of diverting a flock of birds away from a prescribed area, using a robotic unmanned aerial vehicle.

02 Sep 2018 2:44 PM

This new switch may control aggressive breast cancer

The gene Sox10 directly controls the growth and invasion of a significant fraction of hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancers.

02 Sep 2018 2:42 PM

At Venkaiah Naidu's book launch event, PM Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma were also present on the dais. (Photo: Twitter | @VPSecretariat)

Calling for discipline these days is branded autocratic, says PM Modi

PM Modi launched book on experiences of Venkaiah Naidu during his first year as vice president and chairman of Rajya Sabha.

02 Sep 2018 2:34 PM

The meeting has received flak from the opposition parties, who have accused the TRS of wasting a huge amount of money for the meeting. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

At KCR's mega meeting, suspense over early polls in Telangana to end

In the run-up to the meeting, roads leading to the venue were decked up with TRS flags and banners of KCR.

02 Sep 2018 1:22 PM

The Centre on Saturday said the filing of income tax returns (ITR) till August 31 saw an upsurge of 71 per cent, compared to the corresponding period in the preceding year. (Photo: ANI)

71 per cent surge in Income Tax returns filed till August 31: Govt

The total number of e-returns of salaried Individual taxpayers filed till August 31 increased to 3.37 crore from 2.19 crore.

02 Sep 2018 1:06 PM

The 'third gender' column was introduced in the voter enrolment application form in MP before of the 2013 state polls. (Representational Image)

In poll-bound MP, number of transgender voters up by 300

Of 4.94 crore voters in the state, around 1,286 are from the third gender category.

02 Sep 2018 12:58 PM

Presently, Google itself can’t think of a wearable that can suit both fitness freaks and the style conscious.

No smartwatches for now, confirms Google

Google will develop Wear OS and suggest features to make smartwatches more appealing.

02 Sep 2018 12:56 PM

The Subhash Chandra-led Essel Group is diversifying into the cruise shipping segment and has drawn up plans to invest up to USD 2 billion in the business.

Subhash Chandra now wants to try his hands in cruise shipping

Essel Group's upcoming cruise business will be handled by a company called Zen Cruises Pvt Ltd.

02 Sep 2018 12:50 PM

Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle. (Photo: AFP)

Here's what Meghan Markle calls Prince Harry

Find out what it is.

02 Sep 2018 12:44 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a payments bank on Saturday to turn postmen into bankers so they can offer financial services to the poor in rural areas and boost digital transactions. (Photo: PTI)

Postmen to turn bankers with Modi's new payments bank

Modi has sought to end what he has called “financial untouchability” by giving millions of people access to banking services in India.

02 Sep 2018 12:42 PM

Genetic mutations may drive tumour formation

Here is what a new study has found.

02 Sep 2018 12:32 PM

'Search operations have been launched and the cordon strengthened in the are but there has been no fresh firing reported so far,' an official said. (Representational | PTI)

Search operation on in J&K's Shopian after exchange of fire with militants

Security forces were laying cordon in Imamsahib area of Shopian based on information about presence of militants when they opened fire.

02 Sep 2018 12:31 PM

Vedanta Resources' new chief executive Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan believes the oil-to-aluminum group can turn into one of the world's largest resource companies by expanding outside India without compromising on growth within the country.

Vedanta CEO sees firm emerging as one of world's largest resource companies

The company has already demonstrated the potential in terms of the growth trajectory it has witnessed in past few years.

02 Sep 2018 12:29 PM

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