Technology, Mobiles tabs, 8th Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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Addressing a rally, Prime Minister Modi said at a time of Gujarat floods it was the BJP which took up the relief work, while the Congress MLAs were relaxing in Bengaluru. (Photo: ANI)

Gujarat knows the difference between BJP and Congress, says PM Modi

The polling for the two-phase elections in the state will take place on December 9 and 14 and votes will be counted on December 18.

08 Dec 2017 3:06 PM

Donald Trump with his son and Jennifer Lawrence. (Photo: AFP)

That's not how it would end: Trump Jr on JLaw's 'martini to the face' comment about US Prez

Trump Jr responded to the actress' latest comment of throwing a martini on US President Donald Trump's face.

08 Dec 2017 3:04 PM

The USD 500-million ten-year dollar money was issued through the Dubai branch of ICICI Bank.

ICICI Bank mops up $500 million in overseas bond sale

ICICI Bank has sold a benchmark bond issue at a coupon of 3.833 per cent to overseas investors.

08 Dec 2017 3:03 PM

Ed Sheeran, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. (Photo: AP)

Ed Sheeran wishes to perform at Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's royal wedding

The British singer, who recently was honoured with the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), is all for it.

08 Dec 2017 2:48 PM

The statistics vary depending on the discipline: the economics prize has been by far the most unattainable for women. The literature prize remains largely a male domain, while peace does somewhat better. (Photo: AFP)

Women in 21st century ‘locked out of labs’ and Nobel prizes

The peace prize is meanwhile the most favourable to women: 16 women laureates out of 104 people awarded.

08 Dec 2017 2:48 PM

The 3-D mammograms have been marketed as being able to find more cancers.

A better mammogram? Huge study putting 3-D scans to the test

US officials are starting a huge study to find out if the newer, sometimes pricier choice really improves screening for breast cancer.

08 Dec 2017 2:21 PM

On a full charge, Epson claims that it can deliver up to 50 colour pages and 100 black and white pages before you need to hunt for the power socket.

Epson WorkForce WF-100 review: Executive printing on the go

The Epson WF-100 portable printer comes as a relief for those in need of a portable document printer.

08 Dec 2017 2:13 PM

An antique book expert shares his list of the 20 most valuable books that could fetch up to £50,000. (Representational Image)

Find out which are the books that could make someone very rich

According to expert, a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone tops the list with an estimated value of £50,000.

08 Dec 2017 2:10 PM

The film is slated for an Eid, 2018 release.

Anil Kapoor is the latest to join Salman Khan-Remo D'Souza's Race 3

Apart from Sallu, Anil and Jacqueline, the film also stars Bobby Deol, Saqib Saleem and Daisy Shah.

08 Dec 2017 2:02 PM

In the passenger vehicles segment, total sales grew by 10 per cent at 71,628 units last month.

Tata Motors global sales up 22 per cent in November

Global wholesales of all Tata Motors' commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in November 2017 were at 40,845 units.

08 Dec 2017 1:59 PM

The house of representatives consists of 275 members, of which 165 would be elected directly under the first-past-the-post system while the remaining 110 will come through the proportional representation system. (Photo: AP)

Nepal’s left alliance wins 3 seats in first phase of elections

The opposition CPN-UML won two seats while the candidate of its ally CPN-Maoist Centre defeated its main rival Nepali Congress nominee.

08 Dec 2017 1:56 PM

The government had approached the NCLT to take over the management of Unitech alleging mismanagement and siphoning of funds by the management.

NCLT allows govt to appoint 10 directors on Unitech board

NCLT has also issued notice to Unitech Ltd directing it to file the reply.

08 Dec 2017 1:50 PM

Jadhav has been in a Pakistani prison since March 2016 after security forces there arrested him on charges of spying. (Photo: PTI | File)

Pak allows mother, wife to meet Kulbhushan Jadhav on Dec 25

An official from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad would escort the mother-wife duo when they meet Jadhav on December 25.

08 Dec 2017 1:48 PM

The company has addressed the issue and already put a fix in place to rectify the bug, but this also disables the remote access to shared users.

iOS HomeKit bug makes smart locks vulnerable

Apple HomeKit framework has a bug that allows unauthorised access to connected smart devices such as locks and garage door openers.

08 Dec 2017 1:45 PM

Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra at an event.

Is Aamir Khan is on the verge of walking out of Rakesh Sharma biopic because of this reason?

Aamir is currently working on ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’, post which he was going to shoot for Rakesh Sharma biopic.

08 Dec 2017 1:45 PM

The app is one part of a multi-billion dollar drive by Alibaba to extend its dominance of online shopping into physical stores.

Alibaba redraws retail fault lines with bricks-and-mortar push

Alibaba’s strategy echoes Amazon Inc’s $13.7 billion deal this year for organic offline grocer Whole Foods Market.

08 Dec 2017 1:40 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Researchers reveal new warning sign of Parkinson's disease, dementia

People who suffer from this condition are also at risk of developing other health issues.

08 Dec 2017 1:39 PM

Under the provisions of recently introduced section 139AA of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, with effect from July 1, 2017, all taxpayers having Aadhaar Number or Enrolment Number are required to link the same with PAN. (Photo: Representational Image)

Government extends deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar to March 31

'It has come to notice that some of the taxpayers have not yet completed the linking of PAN with Aadhaar,' FinMin says.

08 Dec 2017 1:13 PM

Gates has established himself as an influential book reviewer with his blog Gates Notes.

Must read books of 2017 revealed by Bill Gates

Gates Notes for the fifth year in a row reveals his top five literary picks of the year

08 Dec 2017 1:11 PM

BBM never really regained the lost ground against Whatsapp.

BBM for Android updated with new features

Last week BlackBerry Messenger saw an update on App store for the iOS devices and now it brings the same features for Android

08 Dec 2017 1:09 PM

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