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

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Four members of a family were found stacked atop each other and buried in a pit in the backyard of their house in Kerala's Idukki district. (Representational Image | AP)

Black magic, professional rivalry behind Kerala family murder, says police

Police said the murders were committed by Aneesh, who was a former helper of Krishnan, along with his aide Lijin.

06 Aug 2018 9:31 PM

The Bill replaces the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on April 21, following an outcry over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and the rape of another woman at Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: File | Representational)

Parliament passes bill to provide death penalty to child rape convicts

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on July 30, was approved by a voice vote in the Upper House.

06 Aug 2018 9:25 PM

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2018 rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs, notwithstanding any court order. (Photo: File)

Bill to restore original SC/ST atrocity law unanimously passed by LS

The law states that no preliminary enquiry will be required for registering criminal case and an arrest wouldn't be subject to any approval.

06 Aug 2018 9:13 PM

It was cleared by the Lok Sabha on August 2 superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha. (Photo: File)

Parliament passes bill to grant constitutional status to OBC commission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah termed as 'historic' the passage of the bill.

06 Aug 2018 9:01 PM

The Netgear Orbi RBK20 is available on e-commerce platforms including Amazon and Flipkart at the price of Rs 24,999.

Netgear launches Orbi RBK20 tri-band Wi-Fi system

The Orbi RBK20 works on a 5GHz wireless connection between the router and satellite and provides Wi-Fi coverage with a single network name.

06 Aug 2018 8:47 PM

The Supreme Court after taking on record the status report filed by the state government observed that this was not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. (Photo: File)

No pre-arrest bail, surrender by Aug 13: SC tells 2 Kerala priests accused of rape

4 priests - Abraham Varghese, Job Mathew, Dr Johnson Mathew and Jaise K George - were booked by crime branch for raping woman devotee.

06 Aug 2018 8:45 PM

OPPO was also one of the first adopters of Gorilla Glass 5. (Image: Corning)

OPPO to debut Gorilla Glass 6 on their flagship smartphone

OPPO’s new flagship model will utilise Gorilla Glass 6 for improved durability.

06 Aug 2018 8:37 PM

The SOS Village is providing counseling support to the three girls. (Representational Image)

Official arrested for ‘molesting’ 3 girls at Assam SOS Village

Loon Vaiphai (44), allegedly assaulted 3 minor girls when he was in a car with them on July 22, police said.

06 Aug 2018 8:27 PM

Kangana Ranaut talks about stigma attached to mental health

Kangana believes as a celebrity it is her responsibility to work towards breaking the stigma attached to mental health.

06 Aug 2018 8:25 PM

After various cases were reported related to mob lynching and killing due to the spread of fake news and rumours, the government had asked the messaging platform to technically tackle this.

Blocking of apps like WhatsApp under consideration in India

Witnessing the worsening scenaria around the nation, the DoT is mulling over blocking message sharing mobile apps.

06 Aug 2018 8:24 PM

Shashi Tharoor was addressing a seminar on 'Standing up to hatred, violence and intolerance in contemporary India' in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter Screengrab)

PM can wear ‘outlandish headgear’ but not skull cap, says Tharoor; BJP seeks apology

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju demanded that the Congress should apologise for Tharoor's comments.

06 Aug 2018 8:24 PM

Sid Ouared claims that he is facing discrimination because of a hairstyle that is considered appropriate for women but not men (Photo: Pixabay)

British Airways accused of sexism by worker who claims he was sacked over 'man bun'

He has accused them of terminating his contract after asking him to cut his hair since it breached uniform policy.

06 Aug 2018 7:43 PM

No love? Millions on the line in spat over ‘I Love NY’ signs

An in-depth analysis of New York’s tourism signs would have to be conducted in order to determine whether they’re a distraction to drivers.

06 Aug 2018 7:35 PM

For the fifth consecutive month, debt-laden Air India has not paid salaries to its employees on time and is yet to communicate the possible date of payments, sources said.

Air India again delays salaries; employees yet to get pay for July

Jayant Sinha told the Lok Sabha that there was a short delay in the payment of salaries for May and that the same was paid subsequently.

06 Aug 2018 7:34 PM

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This is what characterises a common decision process that may distinguish followers from leaders.

06 Aug 2018 7:31 PM

Shashi Tharoor further slammed PM Modi for his silence over the issue adding 'such incidents had increased as Modi had not come out openly and condemned the killings'. (Photo: File)

In today’s India, engine oil would be thrown at Swami Vivekananda: Shashi Tharoor

Tharoor also claimed that communal violence, killing in the name of cow vigilantism had increased in the last 4 years.

06 Aug 2018 7:27 PM

The accused warned her of dire consequences if she told anyone about the incident. They later dropped her near her home, police said. (Photo: Representational | File)

2 Thane men take minor out on 'friendship day', gangrape her

The accused, aged 18 and 22, took survivor on a two-wheeler to an abandoned room, near a fish hatchery in Dombivili and committed the crime.

06 Aug 2018 7:25 PM

Sophos Labs research indicates that 75 per cent of malware found in an organization is unique to that organization.

Sophos introduces Intercept X for Server to block cyber attacks

Sophos utilises deep learning neural network in order to identify a prospective harm in the form of code or unknown malware attacks.

06 Aug 2018 7:23 PM

With all the other specifications being the same as Rapid Charger 13, this variant is compatible with devices with the type-C port with reversible connector.

Toreto launches fast car chargers - Rapid Chargers 13 and 16

Rapid charger 13 and 16 come with four charging ports and are compatible with all Android, iOS devices.

06 Aug 2018 7:19 PM

The accused also posted an objectionable photo of the victim on social media, police said. (Representational image)

Minor girl kidnapped, gangraped in moving car by 2 men in Rajasthan's Bikaner

Family members lodged a complaint with the police after the girl reached home and shared her ordeal with them.

06 Aug 2018 7:18 PM

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