Technology, Mobiles tabs, 13th Dec 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 13 Dec 2018

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Irdai’s recent circular on the CPA cover has provided clarification in line with the Indian Motor Tariff provisions.

Irdai delinks personal accident cover from 3rd party motor insurance

The insurers have been asked to file the standalone CPA as a product under the file and use guidelines along with its pricing.

13 Dec 2018 10:02 AM

He also claimed that TRS is the first party to fulfil all the promises made in their manifesto. (Photo: File)

‘Planets line up in right positions’: KCR to take oath as CM at 1.25 pm today

Only a couple of ministers will be sworn-in with Rao, while the rest will take their oaths five days later.

13 Dec 2018 9:55 AM

The NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,800 mark, rising 76.95 points, or 0.72 per cent, to 10,814.55.

Sensex rises over 200 points, Nifty reclaims 10,800 mark

The 30-share index was trading higher by 263.70 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 36,042.77.

13 Dec 2018 9:54 AM

'I'm pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues in tonight's ballot,' she said outside her Downing Street office after the result was announced. (Photo: File)

Theresa May survives confidence vote over Brexit deal

May won backing of 200 Conservative lawmakers, but 117 voted to oust her and only after she conceded she would step down before 2022 poll.

13 Dec 2018 9:48 AM

Intel, the world’s biggest maker of computing chips for personal computers and data centers, for decades followed Moore’s law, named for Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, by doubling the number of transistors on a chip every two years, thus roughly doubling their performance.

Intel plans stacked circuits in bid to regain its chipmaking lead

Intel has technology to stack computing circuits on top of each other and wire them together.

13 Dec 2018 9:44 AM

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the commission’s decision would allow wireless providers “to continue taking action against unwanted text messages.”1

FCC affirms that wireless carriers can block unwanted text messages

The FCC voted 3-to-1 to classify text messages as an information service rather than a telecommunications service.

13 Dec 2018 9:42 AM

Vijayan said the government would soon implement a project to prevent recurrence of such flooding. (Photo: File)

Project to stop floods in Kochi airport soon, says Pinarayi Vijayan

The airport, one of the busiest in the country, was rendered non-functional for two weeks from August 14 due to the unprecedented flooding.

13 Dec 2018 9:40 AM

If a Canadian judge rules the case against Meng is strong enough, Canada’s justice minister must next decide whether to extradite her to the United States.

Canada frees CFO of China's Huawei on bail; Trump might intervene

Meng faces US claims that she misled multinational banks about Iran-linked transactions.

13 Dec 2018 9:40 AM

Apple and Qualcomm are locked in a wide-ranging legal dispute in which Apple has accused Qualcomm of unfair patent licensing practices. Qualcomm has in turn accused Apple of patent infringement.

US tribunal to review ruling on Qualcomm request for iPhone ban

Qualcomm initiated the ITC case against Apple in July 2017.

13 Dec 2018 9:38 AM

Meng was arrested on Dec. 1 and released on bail on Tuesday. She will be set free if the United States fails to submit a formal demand for her extradition within 60 days of her arrest.

Chinese state media urges Canada to defy US, free Huawei executive

Meng has no criminal record anywhere in the world and her arrest violates a US-Canada extradition agreement.

13 Dec 2018 9:36 AM

Assistant Attorney General John Demers told a US Senate hearing on Chinese espionage that the Justice Department is not “a tool of trade.”

After Trump comment on Huawei, official says Justice Dept sticks to law enforcement

Meng was released on bail by a Canadian court on Tuesday after being arrested at the request of US.

13 Dec 2018 9:35 AM

The veteran politician was speaking to reporters after meeting scores of party workers who had gathered here to greet him on his 78th birthday. (Photo: File)

'Ram temple issue may not click for BJP in 2019': Sharad Pawar

Pawar alleged that the BJP may try to create a communal divide on the temple issue which is a 'matter of concern'.

13 Dec 2018 9:33 AM

The New York Police Department had received an anonymous tip about a bomb threat regarding Facebook’s campus in Menlo Park, California, and alerted local authorities at about 4:30 p.m., a spokeswoman for the Menlo Park police said.

Facebook office bomb scare: Police sound 'all clear'

Late on Tuesday, police said the building was secure.

13 Dec 2018 9:29 AM

Among the charges against Cohen was making 'hush money' payments to two women who had threatened to go public during the 2016 presidential election campaign with claims they had affairs with Trump. (Photo: File)

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen jailed for 3 yrs, says ‘job was to cover his dirty deeds’

Cohen, 52, said he was taking responsibility for his crimes 'including those implicating the President of the United States of America.'

13 Dec 2018 9:20 AM

Reacting to this, Naidu said in a democracy anyone could go anywhere and work. (Photo: File)

After KCR's 'return gift' jibe, Chandrababu Naidu welcomes him to Andhra

KCR's Telangana Rashtra Samithi registered a thumping victory in the Assembly polls drubbing the Congress-TDP led 'People's Front'.

13 Dec 2018 9:12 AM

'Stress jeopardises decision-making relevance and cognitive functioning which is fatal to flight safety,' the ICPA said in the letter. (Representational Image)

Salary delays causing 'stress', loan EMI default: Air India pilot body

Air India spokesperson was, however, not available for comments on the issue.

13 Dec 2018 9:00 AM

A division bench of Justices Ramachandra Menon and N Anil Kumar said its earlier order that there should not be any protest in Sabarimala stands intact. (Photo: File)

On Sabarimala, Kerala HC asks police to remove barricades at key spots

The court also directed police to lift restrictions like blocking pilgrims at Sharankutti, en route to the 'sannidhanam' or temple complex.

13 Dec 2018 8:32 AM

Hazare said there are already countless statues of Lord Ram in the world and what is needed is to imbibe his teachings. (Photo: File)

Political parties don't remember promises but people do: Anna Hazare

Hazare said the BJP had to face defeat in MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan assembly polls due to false assurances given by it to people.

13 Dec 2018 8:28 AM

Congress to waive farm loans if it wins Odisha

Speaking to mediapersons, Patnaik said waiving of loans would not solve all the problems of farmers.

13 Dec 2018 5:41 AM

Congress Party workers celebrate the party victory in the states Assembly elections, at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

The Game of Change: Stormy days lie ahead

This isn’t how the BJP’s spin masters and pundits will frame the narrative in the coming days.

13 Dec 2018 5:37 AM

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