Technology, Mobiles tabs, 7th Feb 2019, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 07 Feb 2019

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Indian-American Narsan Lingala and his girlfriend Sandhya Reddy have been charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill the former’s estranged wife. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Supari in US: Indian-American couple charged with murder-for-hire

Lingala, 55, who has been charged by criminal complaint of murder-for-hire was produced before US Magistrate in Newark federal court.

07 Feb 2019 11:00 AM

The clash took place near Pettah around 1 am and the four injured, two each from both sides, have been admitted to the Trivandrum Medical College, police said. (Photo: ANI)

4 injured in clash between workers of RSS, DYFI in Kerala

A case has been registered in Vanchiyoor police station and a probe is underway.

07 Feb 2019 10:48 AM

Additional District and Sessions Judge Himanshu Bhatnagar held all seven men -- Muzammil, Mujassim, Furkan, Nadeem, Janangir, Afzal and Iqbal -- guilty of killing Gaurav and Sachin on August 27, 2013, and rioting. (Representational image)

Court convicts 7 for killing 2 youths that led to Muzaffarnagar 2013 riots

The District and Sessions court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on February 8.

07 Feb 2019 10:38 AM

Around 2,000 protestors submitted the memorandum to an official in this regard. In the memorandum, 14 concerns have been raised against the bullet train project. (Photo: ANI)

Gujarat: Farmers hold protest against bullet train project

Farmer leader Jayesh Patel said that the land which the government plans to acquire is a green belt.

07 Feb 2019 10:35 AM

International Brent crude oil futures were down by 26 cents, or 0.4 percent, at USD 62.43 per barrel.

Oil falls as US maintains record output, inventories climb

US crude oil production remained at the record 11.9 million barrels per day (bpd) it reached in late 2018.

07 Feb 2019 10:28 AM

Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress Rahul Gandhi was quizzed in a money laundering case after a court asked that he join the investigation. (Photo: PTI | File)

ED’s round 2 questioning of Robert Vadra today, day after 6-hour grilling

He will be questioned again on Thursday around 10:30 am.

07 Feb 2019 10:25 AM

Apple’s stock has risen about 13 per cent since its quarterly earnings report on Jan 29.

Scoot over Microsoft: Apple again the most valuable US company

Apple edged up 0.03 per cent, putting its market value at USD 821.5 billion.

07 Feb 2019 10:20 AM

The video of the incident has apparently gone viral on social media after which Hussain too stated that he had not said ‘Vande Mataram’ as the same is against his religious belief. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar: Muslim teacher attacked for not saying ‘Vande Mataram’ on Republic Day

The District Education Officer, however, said that he has not received any complaint yet.

07 Feb 2019 10:17 AM

China hacked Norway to steal secrets

Visma took the decision to talk publicly about the breach to raise industry awareness about the hacking campaign.

07 Feb 2019 10:11 AM

During investigation, Balakrishnan confessed to having killed his wife Sandhya in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Chennai filmmaker arrested 2 weeks after wife's body parts found in bins

The woman's identity was also established two weeks after her severed limbs with tattoo designs were found in a dumpyard.

07 Feb 2019 10:11 AM

Government sources said a decision could come next week when leaders of Merkel’s ruling coalition are due to meet.

German ministers meet as US urges Huawei exclusion

Huawei faces international scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese government.

07 Feb 2019 10:09 AM

Positive opening in domestic equities, fresh foreign fund inflows and easing crude prices, however, capped the losses for the domestic unit.

Rupee falls 20 paise against dollar in early trade

Rupee opened on a weak note at 71.73 then fell further to 71.76 against the US dollar

07 Feb 2019 10:09 AM

IBM’s system uses data collected by satellites, drones, aerial flights, sensors and weather models to help companies monitor the state and maintenance of hundreds of miles of transmission and distribution lines.

New IBM technology to help prevent power outages

Vegetation can cause disruption for energy companies, often growing over or obstructing power transmission lines.

07 Feb 2019 10:08 AM

Samsung had written to the federal government saying it would not make two of its high-end models in India because of the new tariff.

Expensive phones ahead? India to tax mobile touch panel imports

Wistron, Foxconn also called on the government to reconsider the duties on new components.

07 Feb 2019 10:06 AM

The new legislation was a last-minute addition by the government to a wide-ranging corporate law and would have required telecom operators to seek formal approval for the use of certain kinds of equipment considered to be particularly sensitive for spying or sabotage risks.

French Senate rejects tougher telecoms controls despite US Huawei warning

Huawei is facing international scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese government.

07 Feb 2019 10:05 AM

SIX had earlier signaled a summer start date for the alternative bourse, which it expects to overtake its traditional trading platform within a decade.

Swiss exchange SIX to launch blockchain

The new SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) will initially run parallel to the existing SIX platform.

07 Feb 2019 10:04 AM

The battle royale format, which allows dozens of players to battle each other to the death until the last survivor, became wildly popular in 2018 thanks to the two games that have also helped attract newer audiences to gaming.

Take-Two, EA forecasts spark concerns as 'Fortnite', 'PUBG' win over gamers

The company raised its full-year adjusted revenue forecast range to between $2.89 billion and $2.94 billion.

07 Feb 2019 10:03 AM

The 50-share NSE Nifty rose 33.05 points, or 0.30 per cent to 11,095.50. (Photo: File)

Sensex jumps 150 points ahead of RBI policy outcome

The 30-share index was trading 161.53 points, or 0.44 per cent, higher at 37,136.76.

07 Feb 2019 10:01 AM

Musk told a Twitter user that the company is “doing everything we can” to drop the Model 3 base price to $35,000, without credits. “It’s a super hard grind,” he wrote.

Second time: Tesla cuts Model 3 price again

Tesla delivered fewer-than-expected Model 3 sedans in the fourth quarter.

07 Feb 2019 10:01 AM

Cybersecurity companies have benefited as organizations worldwide set aside budgets to shield against rising cyber crime. Severe attacks such as a denial-of-service can cripple entire organizations while malware and phishing often target individuals via emails.

FireEye forecasts surprise loss, shares fall

Analysts on average were expecting a profit of 1 cent per share and revenue of $211.3 million.

07 Feb 2019 10:00 AM

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