Technology, Mobiles tabs, 6th Jul 2018, News & Stories from India

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The child was later diagnosed with epilepsy (Photo: YouTube)

Midwife caught brutally beating up infant in shocking footage

The woman was hitting the child as he won’t stop crying and woke up the other children.

06 Jul 2018 6:48 PM

The players remain trapped despite being reached this week by cave-diving rescuers, who released footage of them looking emaciated but calm, some wearing football shirts. (Photo: AP)

FIFA president invites Thai boys stuck in cave to World Cup final

Their harrowing ordeal coincides with World Cup in Russia, it has not escaped attention of players who sent their wishes through media.

06 Jul 2018 6:48 PM

It took Samsung around four years to get the patent approved by the US Patent authority. (Representative Image)

Samsung Galaxy S10 to get 3D facial recognition in 2019, like iPhone X

Samsung had filed a patent in 2014 consisting the design of implementing 3D facial recognition system in its smartphone.

06 Jul 2018 6:45 PM

In the first quarter of the current fiscal, UBI posted a net loss of Rs 220 crore. (Representational Image)

UBI expects Rs 3,000 crore recovery from NCLT resolutions

Altogether 40 cases were referred to the NCLT of which Rs 580 crore had already been recovered by the bank.

06 Jul 2018 6:24 PM

Countering the charges, Balka Suman claimed that two women and two men had trespassed into his property in the Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad, triggering an altercation. (Facebook Screengrab/ Balka Suman)

2 women accuse Telangana MLA of sexual harassment, complain to PM

Alleging police in Telangana refused action against Balka Suman, women write to PM Modi seeking his intervention.

06 Jul 2018 6:19 PM

Researchers from US-based artificial intelligence company, Insilico Medicine, developed a novel deep-learning based model that predicts the biological age of a muscle.

Machine learning technique may detect age-related muscle wasting

The technique predicts the biological age of a muscle and may help combat sarcopenia.

06 Jul 2018 6:16 PM

Plant biologists are rushing to create a hybrid of the two species of banana in the hope of creating a infection-resistant strain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Beware: Bananas are on the brink of extinction

As devastating tropical disease spreads across crops worldwide, researchers warn that the popular fruit could soon go off tables.

06 Jul 2018 5:50 PM

Aasiya Andrabi has solicited help from proscribed terror outfits and along with her aides, has entered into a criminal conspiracy to wage war against the Indian govt, the FIR alleged. (Photo: File/ANI)

Separatist Aasiya Andrabi, 2 others sent to 10-day NIA custody

Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief Andrabi, who was in a prison in Srinagar after J&K HC cancelled her bail in June, was brought to Delhi.

06 Jul 2018 5:48 PM

When a user downloads and starts using Stylish, the extension sends the browsing history back to its SimilarWeb server.

Browser extension which spies on our history and online data

The extension for Chrome and Firefox offers you the facility to alter the appearance of the web pages you open.

06 Jul 2018 5:29 PM

Apart from the experience of models which have not been even launched yet, the company is also offering a monthly stipend as an added bonus.

OnePlus 'Student Ambassador Program' offers internship for students

It is a six-month program and students who get selected enjoy the bonanza of getting their hands on the upcoming devices from OnePlus.

06 Jul 2018 5:26 PM

The company said it is also writing to owners of 1,018 EcoSport vehicles, manufactured between November 2017 and December 2017.

Ford India recalls 5,397 units of EcoSport to fix faulty parts

EcoSport to rectify faulty front lower control arm and driver and front passenger seat recliner locks.

06 Jul 2018 5:20 PM

The reconstruction was made by archaeologist Maja d’Hollosy, who used two busts of Caesar as well as coins and a marble portrait of the emperor. (Photo: Pixabay)

Julius Caesar’s ‘crazy bulge’ revealed after cool 3D reconstruction

The National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands was able to take a scan of a marble portrait to make the model.

06 Jul 2018 5:14 PM

The US-China spat is one of several trade fights picked by the protectionist President Donald Trump as his "America First" agenda clashes with free-trade relations with traditional allies. (Photo: File/Pixabay)

Donald Trump's 'America First' policy: Summary of trade wars with the world

The complex web of commercial ties under threat has raised prospect of global trade war, sending financial markets tumbling.

06 Jul 2018 5:09 PM

The Avenfield case was among the four corruption cases filed against the former premier and his children by the NAB on the Supreme Court's orders in the Panama Papers case. (Photo: File/AP)

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif convicted of corruption, gets 10 years in jail

Nawaz's daughter Maryam Sharif has been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment.

06 Jul 2018 5:08 PM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia met Delhi Governor Anil Baijal on Friday. (Photo: Twitter/@LtGovDelhi)

Centre not following SC order, this will lead to anarchy, says Kejriwal after meeting L-G

Delhi CM Kejriwal claimed that the Ministry of Home Affairs has told L-G not to give services department to Delhi government.

06 Jul 2018 5:07 PM

The Astrum 2.1 speakers – the MS300 and MS400 are priced at Rs 4,890 and Rs 5,690 respectively.

Astrum launches two 2.1 speakers, the MS300 and MS400

The MS300 sub-woofer comes with 5-inch drivers and the satellite speakers are powered by 3-inch drivers for high-performance output.

06 Jul 2018 4:50 PM

Sunita Parmar vowed to improve standards of education for women and health facilities in her constituency. (Photo: Facebook/Sunita Parmar)

Hindu woman to contest assembly elections in Pakistan, creates history

Parmar, who is from Meghwar community, will contest as independent candidate for Sindh Assembly constituency PS-56 from Tharparkar district.

06 Jul 2018 4:47 PM

This offers more evidence to conclude that second hand smoke can be damaging to children who are still developing (Photo: AFP)

Children affected by second hand smoke at higher risk of becoming snorers

The study is considered a positive development since snoring is considered the first step towards sleep apnoea.

06 Jul 2018 4:41 PM

Firefighters were called to one gull behaving erratically on a roof before falling off in Lyme Regis, Dorset. (Photo: Pixabay)

30 drunken seagulls baffle vets treating them at RSPCA centre

One theory doing the rounds is that the birds must have downed beer left on beachfronts.

06 Jul 2018 4:28 PM

An official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed the action against the club over non-payment of property tax. (Photo: File)

BMC stops water supply to ‘elite’ club over Rs 221 Cr property dues

Established in 1937, the United Services Club in Colaba offers memberships to serving, retired officers of Army, Navy and Air Force.

06 Jul 2018 4:24 PM

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