Technology, Mobiles tabs, 12th Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 12 Feb 2018

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 12 Feb 2018

The Maharashtra government on Monday strongly opposed in the Supreme Court plea for a probe into the death of CBI Judge BH Loya. (Photo: File)

Pleas seeking probe in Loya’s death 'politically motivated': Maharashtra govt to SC

Senior counsel appearing for Maharashtra said, 'Apart from politics, there is nothing amiss in the death of Loya.'

12 Feb 2018 9:33 PM

Saturday’s attack on Sunjuwan camp was the worst in months, with five soldiers and the father of one of the soldiers killed and women and children among the ten wounded. (Photo: PTI)

Pak 'warns' India against any surgical strikes after Sunjuwan attack

Pak warned India against cross-border strikes in Kashmir after Indian authorities blamed a Pak-based group for an attack on an Army camp.

12 Feb 2018 9:12 PM

The Supreme Court was hearing a PIL seeking to restrain convicted persons from forming and holding posts in political parties for the period they are disqualified under the election law. (Photo: File)

How can convicted persons run political party, select candidates, asks SC

The bench said it was a 'huge blow to the purity of the electoral process'.

12 Feb 2018 9:04 PM

Mangrove eco-systems are rich in biodiversity and provide a number of ecological services (Photo: AFP)

Mangrove forest cover in India increased by 181 sq km according to report

They also play a major role in protecting coastal areas from erosion, tidal storms and tsunamis.

12 Feb 2018 8:48 PM

Nick Jonas comments on Deepika Padukone's Instagram post.

Priyanka Chopra’s Met Gala date Nick Jonas shows interest in Deepika Padukone?

Is Deepika Padukone trying to get close to contacts Priyanka Chopra is making?

12 Feb 2018 8:46 PM

Theresa May's spokesman told reporters that international aid minister Penny Mordaunt was meeting Oxfam representatives on Monday to consider what further steps needed to be taken over a sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti. (Photo: File)

‘Zero tolerance’ on Oxfam sex scandal: UK Prime Minister's Office

The Department for International Development have taken action to enforce a zero tolerance approach.

12 Feb 2018 8:38 PM

Addressing a conference titled 'Enhancing India-China People to People Relations,' at Chennai, Former Indian Ambassador to China, Ashok K Kantha said China has started describing its contested territorial claims including with India as 'non-negotiable.' (Photo: ANI)

India needs 'more nuanced' approach to deal with China: Ex-envoy

Former Indian Ambassador to China said enhanced people to people engagement between Asian neighbours can impart stability in bilateral ties.

12 Feb 2018 8:33 PM

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, 'Activities of terrorists in the hinterlands are severely curtailed due to relentless efforts of security forces.' (Photo: ANI)

Pak will pay for 'misadventure': Sitharaman on J&K terror attacks

Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Jammu on Monday to meet the injured soldiers, civilians and assess the security situation.

12 Feb 2018 8:28 PM

Yash Johar, Taimur Ali Khan play the piano. (Photo: Instagram)

Taimur or Yash: Whose picture with the piano took away your Monday blues?

Taimur Ali Khan has been internet’s obsession, but it now looks like the little one has competition in Yash Johar.

12 Feb 2018 8:26 PM

This is a rare incident of an Android OEM rolling out updates for a smartphone that has officially completed three years in the market.

Android Oreo to grace Galaxy S6, Note 5 users

Samsung will work with T-Mobile to deliver Android Oreo updates for its 3-year-old flagship models.

12 Feb 2018 8:26 PM

Mr Rouhani is due to leave for India on Thursday to discuss ‘the latest regional and global developments.’ (Photo: File)

Following Modi’s invitation, Hassan Rouhani to visit India this week

Hassan Rouhani was invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017.

12 Feb 2018 8:21 PM

Salman Khan poses with Karan Johar, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone spotted outside KJo's office.

Are Salman Khan and Karan Johar joining hands for Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone?

After Ekta Kapoor and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s collaboration, it looks another interesting collaboration might happen.

12 Feb 2018 8:05 PM

Something borrowed, something really old! (Photo: Pixabay)

Wedding dress returned 32 years after dry cleaner mix-up

Nobody wants this to happen to them.

12 Feb 2018 7:40 PM

This could one day help in developing regenerative medicine therapies and new infertility treatments. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists grow human eggs to full maturity in a lab

Scientists had developed mouse eggs in a laboratory to the stage where they produced live offspring.

12 Feb 2018 7:33 PM

The 1976 robbery at a Societe Generale branch in the southern city of Nice confounded the police for decades. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tell-all writer on trial over France's 'heist of the century'

Police found the manuscript on Cassandri's computer, and his children later confessed that their father had often bragged about the robbery.

12 Feb 2018 7:29 PM

Duterte who came into power after vouching to kill all of the country’s drug users and peddlers has been doing just that. (Photo: File)

Shoot them in their vagina: What Prez Duteres wants to do to female rebels

This is not the first time that Duterte has come under the limelight for being openly misogynistic and tried to brush it away ‘as a joke’.

12 Feb 2018 7:24 PM

Project Treble requires the developer to create two partitions on the device — one for the vendor’s elements and the other for the core Android Framework.

Redmi Note 4 gets Project Treble unofficially

An XDA Forums member has managed to port Project Treble compatibility to the Redmi Note 4.

12 Feb 2018 7:16 PM

There is an overall lack of awareness about sexual and reproductive health in men and women alike in India. (Photo: Pixabay)

Awareness about sexual, reproductive health must to avoid diseases

Sexual health refers to the many factors that impact sexual function and reproduction.

12 Feb 2018 7:15 PM

Onir, Zain, Geetanjali during 'Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz' promotions. (Photo: Twitter)

Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz unfiltered: Onir, Zain, Geetanjali speak on digital age romance

Known for making intense and dark films in the past, Onir tried his hands with out-and-out romantic film.

12 Feb 2018 7:11 PM

The development came after a meeting in January 2018 between WCD minister Maneka Gandhi and a 53-year-old Indian-origin scientist from Canada, a survivor of child sexual abuse. (Photo: File/PTI)

Women and Child Development Ministry mulls lifting time bar on reporting child sexual abuse

The ministry will pursue the matter with the MHA as it has been receiving 'several complaints of incidents that happened many yrs ago".

12 Feb 2018 7:00 PM

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