Technology, Mobiles tabs, 3rd Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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It can remove toxins from the body and is considered a treasure (Photo: YouTube)

Chinese man who found pig's gallstone discovers it's worth millions

The mass of hair and indigestible material known as bezoar is called pig treasure in traditional Chinese medicine.

03 Dec 2017 3:58 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Did you know smartphone addiction is affecting your teen's brain?

Here's what you should be aware of.

03 Dec 2017 3:50 PM

The video footage shows French wingsuit fliers Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet leaping off Switzerland's Jungfrau mountain. (Photo: Screengrab/RedBull)

Wingsuit flyers pull off outrageous stunt by jumping right into a moving plane

The duo soar over the beautiful landscape and approach a small plane.

03 Dec 2017 3:47 PM

Mallya is wanted in India on charges relating to his defunct Kingfisher Airlines defaulting on loans from various Indian banks amounting to Rs 9,000 crore. (Photo: File)

Vijay Mallya to return to UK court for extradition trial on December 4

Mallya’s extradition trial will now determine whether he can be legally forced to go back to face the Indian courts.

03 Dec 2017 3:39 PM

Modi said that Bharuch and Kutch are districts with significant Muslim populations which developed rapidly under the BJP tenure in Gujarat and the names of these two districts have figured prominently. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Modi accuses Cong of dividing society, says party smacks of corruption, communalism

The two-phase Gujarat assembly elections will take place on December 9 and 14, while the results will be out on December 18.

03 Dec 2017 3:27 PM

Study finds sadists are more likely to seek revenge against those who have wronged them. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sadist people more likely to seek vengeance

The researchers conducted three studies involving 673 students in which participants filled out questionnaires.

03 Dec 2017 2:56 PM

The family members of the newborn, who was allegedly declared dead along with his still-born twin by the hospital, staged a sit-in protest outside the hospital on Saturday demanding a strict action against them. (Photo: PTI)

Baby declared dead case: Delhi Police sends negligence notice to hospital

The Shalimar Bagh Max Hospital on Friday handed over the twins, thinking both to be dead, to the family in plastic bags.

03 Dec 2017 2:52 PM

Families of the deceased and people who bore the brunt of the industrial disaster are now signing a petition, to be sent to the Supreme Court, requesting it to start hearing a curative petition of the government filed in December 2010 for more compensation. (Photo: PTI/File)

33 yrs on, Bhopal tragedy survivors still await proper compensation

The US company, which then owned the chemical plant in Bhopal, has not adequately compensated the victims.

03 Dec 2017 2:29 PM

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in Dil Diya Gallan song.

Tiger Zinda Hai song Dil Diya Gallan: Lovebirds Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif sizzle in the romantic number

The song highlights the love story of Salman and Katrina’s respective characters in the movie - Tiger and Zoya.

03 Dec 2017 2:27 PM

Mariah was reported missing from her bedroom on Monday, which led to a massive multi-agency search that also included hundreds of volunteers. (Photo: Facebook/Onslow County Sheriff Office)

US: Body found in creek suspected to be of 3-yr-old who went missing from bed

Mother's live-in boyfriend was arrested in connection with the child's disappearance, the Onslow County Sheriff's Office said.

03 Dec 2017 2:12 PM

In its October review, RBI had kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged on fears of rising inflation while lowering growth forecast.

RBI likely to keep interest rate at 6 per cent, focus on inflation control

RBI may keep the short term lending rate unchanged as inflation trajectory is likely to remain upward in the coming months.

03 Dec 2017 1:52 PM

A siren blared across Hawaii on Friday for the first time since the end of the Cold War in an effort to prepare tourists and residents for a possible nuclear attack from North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Hawaii revives siren test system for possible nuclear attack from N Korea

The state is the first to bring back the Cold War-era warning system, Hawaii emergency management officials said.

03 Dec 2017 1:45 PM

India and Pakistan have been in a truce along the International Border, the LoC and the Actual Ground Position Line in Jammu and Kashmir since 2003. (Photo: Representational Image)

Pak ceasefire violations hit 724, highest in 7 yrs

12 civilians and 17 security personnel were killed in cross-border firing, a home ministry official said.

03 Dec 2017 1:29 PM

The US official said, they now have a different approach to Pakistan. (Photo: Representional Image | AFP)

US not satisfied with Pak’s co-operation against terrorism

The US official said they would be looking for very specific action from Pakistan within coming weeks and months.

03 Dec 2017 1:27 PM

For a snowy Christmas, visit these five picturesque destinations

Here are five top destinations for postcard-worthy white Christmas.

03 Dec 2017 1:09 PM

The software is designed to run on the MinION, an instrument the size of a credit card that pulls in strands of DNA through its microscopic pores and reads out sequences of nucleotides, or the DNA letters A, T, C, G.

New system can identity people from their DNA in minutes

The technology has a wide range of applications, but its most immediate use could be to flag mislabelled cell lines in cancer experiments.

03 Dec 2017 12:46 PM

Earlier, WhatsApp launched the picture-in-picture mode (PiP), where users can now play YouTube videos directly within the app.

WhatsApp's new feature to give more power to group admins

WhatsApp has reportedly submitted the ‘Restricted Groups’ setting via Google Play Programme in version 2.17.430.

03 Dec 2017 12:35 PM

14,183 of the 23,117 victims rescued in 2016 were below the age of 18 years, as stated by the NCRB data. (Representational Image)

8,132 trafficking cases reported in 2016, WB tops list with 3,579

A total 23,117 human trafficking victims were rescued during 2016, with the police saving, on an average, 63 people a day.

03 Dec 2017 12:29 PM

It uses biometric and encryption technologies to overcome a global rise in exam malpractice including question paper leakage and candidate impersonation. (Representational image)

No more cheating: B'luru tech firm develops anti-fraud exam software

engaluru-based Mindlogicx Infratec Limited claimed that the software is the first of its kind in the world.

03 Dec 2017 12:09 PM

Six out of seven kids, who were sent away without following rules, went missing and the 7th was found living in a brothel. (Photo: File/AFP)

Rescued kids missing, 1 found in brothel; Delhi HC calls CWC 'mute spectator'

Some advocates complained to the court that when children are produced before the CWC, they are 'slapped and abused' by police.

03 Dec 2017 12:05 PM

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