Technology, Mobiles tabs, 8th Aug 2018, News & Stories from India

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In the samples used in for the research, the number of senescent cells was reduced by up to 50 percent. (Photo: ANI)

Breakthrough study discovers compounds that can reverse cell ageing

Researchers have developed new compounds that could reverse human cell ageing.

08 Aug 2018 10:37 AM

They have been appointed as a part-time, non-official director for the period of four-year.

S Gurumurthy, Satish Marathe appointed to RBI board

The total number of government-appointed directors on the RBI board has reached 10.

08 Aug 2018 10:27 AM

The molecule that Kaupp and colleagues identified allows sodium ions to flow into the sperm cell and, in exchange, transports protons out of the cell.

Key molecule identified that helps sperm locate egg cells

Eggs from marine invertebrates release a chemical factor that attracts sperm by a process called chemotaxis.

08 Aug 2018 10:24 AM

B K Hariprasad of Congress is party's candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, said sources. (Photo: ANI)

BK Hariprasad to be Congress candidate for RS Dy Chairperson post

The elections will be held on the second last day of the monsoon session of Parliament, on August 9.

08 Aug 2018 10:23 AM

The hefty prices for paintings by the likes of Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso drive a lucrative forgery market. (Photo: Pixabay)

Nuclear research facility could fight art forgery

Researchers have proposed using equipment to embed isotopes below the surface of valuable works of art.

08 Aug 2018 10:13 AM

A higher opening in the domestic equity market lifted the domestic currency

Rupee spurts 6 paise against US dollar

Rupee is trading at 68.62 against the dollar in early trade today as the US currency softened against China's yuan.

08 Aug 2018 10:05 AM

Adam Purinton shot and killed 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla, and wounded 2 others (Photo: File | AP)

US navy veteran gets 3 life terms for killing Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla

Adam Purinton of Olathe shot and killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla, and wounded two others at Austins Bar & Grill in Olathe, Kansas, last year.

08 Aug 2018 10:02 AM

The first-stage booster previously soared in May. (Photo AP)

SpaceX booster flies again with Indonesia satellite

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off early Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

08 Aug 2018 10:00 AM

The sectoral indices rose up to 0.64 per cent, led by metal, oil and gas, PSU, infrastructure, power, auto, healthcare, consumer durables, capital goods and FMCG.

Sensex rises 110 points, Nifty above 10,400-mark

The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 33.40 points or 0.29 per cent to 11,422.85.

08 Aug 2018 9:59 AM

The 94-year-old leader, a five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu, breathed his last at Kauvery Hospital in downtown Chennai at 6:10 pm on Tuesday. (Photo: File | PTI)

Pall of gloom descends on native village of Karunanidhi

Villagers turned up in large numbers to pay floral tributes at a portrait of the DMK patriarch at his house in Thirukkuvalai.

08 Aug 2018 9:58 AM

Priyanka Chopra last worked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in ‘Bajirao Mastani.’

After Salman and Bharat team, Priyanka left Bhansali ‘in lurch’ too? Here’s the truth

The filmmaker's spokesperson on Tuesday reacted to reports of the actress quitting a reported collaboration.

08 Aug 2018 9:57 AM

DMK chief M Karunanidhi being laid to rest at Marina Beach. (Photo: ANI)

End of a political era in TN as DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi is laid to rest

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi passed away on Tuesday at the age of 94.

08 Aug 2018 9:50 AM

NEC says its biometric identification technology is used at airports and elsewhere in 70 countries, including Japan. (Photo: AP)

Facial recognition system to be used in Olympic security

The NeoFace technology developed by NEC Corp. will be customized to monitor every accredited person.

08 Aug 2018 9:50 AM

Force India have gone on to become a strong midfield team, finishing fourth in the past two seasons.

Force India secure future with rescue deal, Mallya's reign ends

According to a statement issued on behalf of administrator Geoff Rowley, all 405 jobs at Force India will be saved.

08 Aug 2018 9:48 AM

Most people infected with Zika don't get sick. In others, it can cause a mild illness, with fever, rash and joint pain. But infection during pregnancy can lead to severe brain-related birth defects. (Photo: Pixabay)

1 in 7 children of Zika-infected mothers have problems

Study focused on children of women in Puerto Rico, other territories, where most cases were seen when disease swept across Americas.

08 Aug 2018 9:44 AM

DMK supremo Karunanidhi breathed his last on Tuesday in Chennai. He was 94. (Photo: File)

TN mourns Karunanidhi’s death, schools, colleges to be shut today

A seven-day mourning has also been announced in the state by the Tamil Nadu government.

08 Aug 2018 9:39 AM

Ola plans to start services in South Wales next month. (Photo: AP)

Ride-sharing service Ola plans UK expansion

The company said it has won operating licenses for South Wales and Greater Manchester.

08 Aug 2018 9:37 AM

India now contributes, in purchasing power parity measures, 15 per cent of the growth in the global economy.

Strong Indian economy continues to lead global growth: IMF

IMF Executive Board has forecast India's growth to rise to 7.3 per cent in FY2018-19 and 7.5 per cent in FY2019-20.

08 Aug 2018 9:28 AM

A dual rate structure with a low standard rate and an additional higher rate on select items can be progressive and preserve revenue neutrality. (Photo: AFP)

IMF asks India to consider simpler GST rate structure

GST as presently designed has an effective tax rate rising with household consumption.

08 Aug 2018 9:21 AM

DMK supporters react after the party president M Karunanidhi passed away, in Chennai. (Photo: File | PTI)

3,500 sq ft for Jayalalithaa but AIADMK refusing 6 ft for Karunanidhi: DMK

DMK said AIADMK's refusal to permit the burial was plain and simple 'political vendetta' and 'reeks of pettiness'.

08 Aug 2018 9:12 AM

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