Technology, Mobiles tabs, 9th Apr 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 09 Apr 2018

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Washington stunned observers when it announced last month it had agreed to a historic first meeting between Trump and Kim to be held by the end of May. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un ready to discuss N Korea's denuclearisation with US: reports

It is the first time the offer was made directly to Washington, after it was previously conveyed through S Korean national security adviser.

09 Apr 2018 8:57 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Want to lead a de-stressed life? Quit Facebook, says study

Taking a Facebook break for just 5 days reduced a person's level of the stress hormone cortisol.

09 Apr 2018 8:52 AM

The 1.4 trillion rupees over the project will be expended for the construction of the structures and additional 11 billion rupees for the transmission lines.

SBI to invest Rs 80 billion in hydropower project of Nepal

The Nepal Investment Board will soon issue the license for the construction of the project.

09 Apr 2018 8:51 AM

RBI, in the past, has come out with three specific warnings to discourage public from investing in the virtual currencies.

Blackmoney SIT reviews cryptocurrencies; directs clampdown

Government is the final authority to frame rules and law to regulate these virtual currencies.

09 Apr 2018 8:43 AM

'They fired rubber bullets and tear gas at us. They beat us with batons,' said Hasan Al Mamun, the leader of the anti-quota student group. (Photo: AFP)

B'desh: Police fire tear gas at students protesting against unfair job quotas

The govt has reserved 56 per cent of civil service jobs for the families of veterans from the independence war and disadvantaged minorities.

09 Apr 2018 8:40 AM

haudhary had just returned home after a visit to Razapur village when the gunmen, wearing helmets, barged into his home. (Photo: Facebook | facebook.com/anuj.chaudhary.773)

Journo shot at in Ghaziabad shifted to ICU, condition critical

The initial investigation showed the personal enmity being the reason behind the shootout.

09 Apr 2018 8:26 AM

State news agency SANA said that there were 'dead and wounded' in the strike, without giving exact casualty numbers. (Photo: Representational | AFP)

Syria blames Israel of carrying out deadly dawn bombing raid on military air base

The Russian army also accused Israel, saying two Israeli F-15s had fired eight missiles at the base.

09 Apr 2018 8:11 AM

BJP chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa will fight from his Shikarpur constituency. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

K'taka polls: BJP releases 1st list of 72 candidates, only 2 women

Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 to elect its representatives for the 225-member assembly.

09 Apr 2018 8:00 AM

All 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive a notice titled “Protecting Your Information” with a link to see what apps they use and what information they have shared with those apps.

Facebook to send Cambridge Analytica data-use notices today

87 million users, who might have had their data shared with Cambridge Analytica, will get a detailed message on their news feeds.

09 Apr 2018 7:41 AM

The recent allegations against a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Life Sciences here has put the issue of treatment of women in Indian science labs under the microscope.

Women in labs face sexual harassment

The nature of the economics underlying scientific enterprise, he said, results in hierarchical organisations with men typically at the top.

09 Apr 2018 6:31 AM

Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AFP)

Pervez Musharraf postpones plan to return to Pakistan

The 74-year-old retired general has been living in Dubai since last year when he was allowed to leave Pakistan for medical treatment.

09 Apr 2018 6:14 AM

CAG raps Assam govt for massive expenditure

According to Assam Budget manual, the expenditure should not be incurred on a scheme or services without provision of funds.

09 Apr 2018 5:57 AM

The extreme heat conditions, intense rays of the sun and changes in the atmosphere due to the heat can trouble the eyes, which cannot hydrate themselves.

Protect your eyes this summer!

Eye problems typically soar during the summer months, but with a little care and adequate precautions, they can be kept at bay.

09 Apr 2018 5:51 AM

Kedar Jadhav retired hurt on 14 after aggravating a hamstring injury but came back limping after Dwayne Bravo put his team in a winning position with a 68 off 30 balls, which included 40 runs in two overs.

Suryakumar Yadav shines but Jadhav walks away with accolades

Surya scored 43 in 29 balls to help MI post 165/4. Jadhav, who retired hurt on 14, limped back to steer his side CSK to victory.

09 Apr 2018 5:50 AM

The young Rumi and his family fled to Turkey, where he spent most of his life -- he died in the city of Konya in 1273.

Mystic Mantra: The golden middle way

Spiritual teachers of all hues and stripes repeatedly emphasise the need for finding equilibrium between the material and spiritual scales of life.

09 Apr 2018 5:49 AM

The CBI has also questioned several bank officials who had arranged credit for Mr Modi and Mr Choksi on the basis of forged Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) issued by the PNB’s Brady House branch in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

PNB fraud: Non-bailable warrants issued against Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi

The duo have refused to join investigations into one of the biggest banking scam of the country involving Rs 12,700 crore.

09 Apr 2018 5:29 AM

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress veteran Digvijay Singh during his ‘Narmada Parikrama’.

Unease in Congress as Digvijay Singh ends ‘sanyas’

Digvijay Singh’s ‘Narmada Parikrama’ came close on the heels of him being divested of charge of Karnataka & Telangana.

09 Apr 2018 2:33 AM

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. (Photo: PTI)

Rajasthan: Desert state’s politicians shining on national stage

The Congress has four general secretaries from the state, while the BJP has a general secretary and a V-P from Rajasthan.

09 Apr 2018 2:27 AM

The deceased were on bike when they were attacked.

NCP MLA among 4 held for Sena leaders’ murder

Ahmednagar tense after killings, bandh observed.

09 Apr 2018 2:25 AM

Food plants in residential buildings can reduce temperature during the summer season, but may not mitigate climate change.

Green cities to mitigate heat

Agriculture outside the city increases the Urban Heat Island effect due to increased moisture supplied by irrigation.