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

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 03 Dec 2017

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Pradhuman was found with his throat slit in the school washroom in Gurgaon on September 8. School bus conductor Ashok Kumar was arrested by the Haryana police in connection with the crime. He was recently granted bail by a lower court.

Ryan vitim’s dad to oppose plea to set accused free

The suspect’s father had on Friday filed a plea against 3-day custody of his son given to the CBI by the Juvenile Justice Board.

03 Dec 2017 6:16 AM

Due to confusion over the car’s number and lack of CCTV, the case became weak.

Mumbai: Close encounter at midnight

Reporter narrates tale of being harassed while going home.

03 Dec 2017 6:15 AM

Man gets 7-yr jail term for unnatural sex with 8-yr-old

The police carried out a panchnama and seized a bed sheet from the spot where the victim said the accused had sodomised him.

03 Dec 2017 6:07 AM

Supreme Court fines NGO Rs 25 lakh over frivolous plea

The CBI had registered an FIR against former Orissa high court judge I.M. Quddusi and five others on a charge to fix judges to get a favourable order.

03 Dec 2017 6:03 AM

Sources stated that the need for the directive arose as several multiplex chains had stopped exhibition of such public service messages, prepared by various government agencies like Films Division, claiming that technically they cannot be termed cinemas and the Cinematography Act does not apply to them.

Multiplexes will have to show awareness messages

It is understood that the directive on mandatory exhibition of such public awareness messages is likely to be issued soon.

03 Dec 2017 5:59 AM

Former PM and Congress leader Manmohan Singh with Ashok Gehlot at a press conference in Surat. (Photo: PTI)

Govt can’t match UPA’s 10-year growth rate, says Manmohan Singh

However, the former Prime Minister welcomed the uptick in the Q2 GDP growth at 6.3 per cent.

03 Dec 2017 5:52 AM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with Geeta (Photo: ANI)

Geeta says couple from Bihar not her parents

Several couples in the recent past have visited Geeta in the institute claiming that she is their daughter. But, Geeta did not recognise them.

03 Dec 2017 5:46 AM

A man watches a road that has been cut off due to floods following heavy rainfall caused by the cyclone Ockhi in the Kanyakumari district. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Ockhi: Over 500 fishermen rescued, death toll 22

Declare cyclone as national calamity, says Tamil Nadu.

03 Dec 2017 5:37 AM

Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav at a function in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Knives out for Akhilesh Yadav after UP civic poll fiasco

Party leaders, who spoke on condition of anonymity, squarely blamed party president Akhilesh Yadav for the party’s defeat in municipal elections.

03 Dec 2017 5:25 AM

Ashwin to scale greater heights

Ganesha peeps into his horoscope and predicts what is in store for him in the upcoming year.

03 Dec 2017 5:18 AM

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (Photo: PTI)

Each strike has to be different, Army has many options, says Bipin Rawat

He was speaking at the launch of a book, Securing India the Modi Way, written by journalist and security analyst Nitin Gokhale, here.

03 Dec 2017 2:56 AM

The biggest social media risk lies in not involving one’s employees, as socially engaged employees are overall viewed as the most credible voices on its work culture, ethics, innovation and practices. (Representational image)

Employees doing time pass in virtual space?

One cannot wish away the importance of social media at workplaces, just like we cannot wish away the importance of the internet.

03 Dec 2017 2:53 AM

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata Banerjee, fuels talks of third front

Yadav said that the BJP had won the UP Assembly polls with two-third majority but in the civic polls it had failed to win in the same manner.

03 Dec 2017 2:51 AM

Social media connects us to the big wide world outside but ironically disconnects us from the real one. This yawning chasm between the offline and online only further isolates us, defeating the very purpose of going online at all. (Representational image)

Connected online but disconnected still

The greatest casualty in this, the war between the offline and the online is that of attention.

03 Dec 2017 2:48 AM

‘The current GDP data doesn’t say much about economic reversal’

Pronab Sen speaks to Pawan Bali on the GDP data for the second quarter released on Thursday.

03 Dec 2017 2:47 AM

Social media, created to connect people, has turned into an effective tool for propagandists to manipulate public opinion. They feed off the fact that people trust messages sent by their friends and families. A complex regulatory mechanism involving various stake holders is need to end the menace.

Breeding misinformation in virtual space

A well-informed citizenry and institutions that provide good information are fundamental to a functional democracy.

03 Dec 2017 2:44 AM

There is something called ‘bail-in’ provision in the Bill, which could potentially give you nightmares.

It’s crucial to protect small banks

Technically, if FRDI Bill is enacted and a financial institution is failing, RC can convert our deposits into equity or preference shares.

03 Dec 2017 2:38 AM

100 Harbour line trains cancelled for five days

The change in time-table will also be made available for the commuters by the end of the coming week as the final details will be chalked out soon.

03 Dec 2017 2:34 AM

Using earned money of depositors to bail out a bank amounts to gross interference by the government.

Bail-in will keep people away from banks

The proposed law will directly impact savings in the country and people will adopt old methods of saving their money in pots and almariahs.

03 Dec 2017 2:32 AM

DSK’s plea for quashing of FIRs rejected

The bench upheld the contentions of the state and rejected the plea and placed the matter for hearing on January 10, 2018.