Technology, Mobiles tabs, 15th Oct 2017, News & Stories from India

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“We will now have an arms race -nuclear arms race in East Asia,” Clinton predicted. (Photo: AFP)

Diplomacy is hard-going, difficult: Hillary Clinton attacks Trump’s handling of Iran, N Korea

Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State for President Barack Obama began negotiations on the deal.

15 Oct 2017 6:02 PM

RBI refuses to share details of Swachh Bharat logo on Rs 500, Rs 2,000 notes

The RTI query was filed with the Department of Economic Affairs -- that deals with the policy formulation in respect of currency.

15 Oct 2017 5:49 PM

Trump's tweet comes a day after the Pakistani security forces rescued an American-Canadian family from the clutches of the Haqqani terror network operative in Islamabad. (Photo: ANI)

Modi ji, Trump likely needs another hug: Rahul slams PM over US,Pak ties

Rahul Gandhi was responding to Trump's tweet that talked of America's evolving friendship with Pakistan.

15 Oct 2017 5:41 PM

The hospital is overwhelmed by both dead and wounded; have received people whose limbs were cut away by the bomb.

Twin blasts in Somalia's Mogadishu leave 189 dead, over 200 injured

Doctors struggled to assist horrifically wounded victims, many burnt beyond recognition.

15 Oct 2017 5:31 PM

A group of ministers on making the GST composition scheme more attractive held its first meeting on Sunday.

Group of ministers meet today to discuss GST composition scheme

The 5-member GoM, under Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has also been tasked to revisit GST rates for restaurants.

15 Oct 2017 5:20 PM

This auto-rickshaw driver helps leprosy patients lead a dignified life

Setting aside eight hours of his day for the patients, the driver has been treating the patients for the last 20 years.

15 Oct 2017 5:11 PM

'Gangraped' woman pulled out of auto, abducted from Delhi-Agra Highway

Earlier in July, the girl was allegedly gangraped and on the basis of the investigation, one accused was sent to the jail.

15 Oct 2017 5:09 PM

India thrashed the Aussies ruthlessly in the ODI format, clinching a 4-1 series win before securing a 1-1 draw in the T20I series after the final match in Hyderabad was called off. (Photo: PTI)

David Warner, Sourav Ganguly heap praise on Virat Kohli

The Team India skipper led his side to another bilateral series win against Australia.

15 Oct 2017 5:09 PM

Singh, who represents Lucknow in the Lok Sabha, was addressing people at a programme organised here by the Bhartiya Lodhi Mahasabha. (Photo: PTI/File)

China knows India's not weak, our borders 'completely safe': Rajnath

Singh said under the leadership of Modi, India has become a powerful country and its prestige at the international level has grown.

15 Oct 2017 4:55 PM

WB: TMC's Mukul Roy to join BJP? decision in 2 days, says senior party leader

According to BJP sources, Roy has expressed his desire to join BJP and help the saffron wing expand its organisational base in the state.

15 Oct 2017 4:46 PM

The Shanghai Masters is Federer's 94th career title, moving him into a tie with Ivan Lendl in second place on the Open era list. (Photo: AP)

Shanghai Masters: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to clinch title

The Swiss 19-time grand slam winner didn't face a break point and started and ended the match with service breaks.

15 Oct 2017 4:41 PM

A BofAML report said the Reserve Bank is likely to go for a rate cut in December after cooling inflation figures.

RBI likely to cut rate in December post September's steady inflation: BofAML

As per Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, retail inflation came in at 3.28 per cent in September.

15 Oct 2017 4:28 PM

The decision to raise such a military-style combat wing in the paramilitary was taken after the Union home ministry recently approved deployment of snow scooters at all the high-altitude border outposts of the mountain-warfare trained force along the 3,488-km long frontier it guards. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

ITBP to raise combat wing at China border to mobilise troops in Doklam-like situation

Till now, only the BSF that guards the Indo-Pak border had an artillery unit and some mechanised components to aid it.

15 Oct 2017 4:20 PM

When firefighters put out the flames, they found a badly burned woman in the passenger seat. She was pronounced dead at the scene. (Photo: Facebook)

Driver strands Indian-origin woman to die in blazing car, escapes

Harleen Grewal was burnt to death on Friday after Saeed Ahmad slammed his car into a concrete barrier

15 Oct 2017 4:17 PM

Several Parsis also staged protests outside their Fire Temple Bhika Behram well near Churchgate station in Mumbai to draw government's attention towards their plight. (Photo: ANI)

Parsis move HC fearing Mumbai metro project will affect fire temples

The two notable fire temples of the Parsi community are feared to be disturbed by this tunneling work.

15 Oct 2017 4:17 PM

The clip from flood hit Vietnam baffled everyone (Photo: YouTube)

3-year-old boy rides 20-feet-long python in viral video

The boy's family in flood hit Vietnam have kept the enormous snake as a pet for the past four years.

15 Oct 2017 4:09 PM

This still image made from a 2013 video released by the Coleman family shows Caitlan Coleman and her husband, Canadian Joshua Boyle in a militant video given to the family. (Photo: AP)

Taliban rejects Canadian man's allegation of rape, murder, calls it fabricated

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid rejected the accusation as propaganda by the Western governments that helped rescue the family.

15 Oct 2017 3:54 PM

he finance ministry is working on capital infusion strategy for the public sector banks (PSBs) and it is expected to be finalised by December.

FinMin working on capital infusion plan for PSBs, may finalise by Dec

The Department of Financial Services is assessing the capital needs of various banks based demands made by them, sources said.

15 Oct 2017 3:47 PM

Flies buzz around human remains poking through the dusty earth in the Iraqi town of Dhuluiyah, at a hastily-dug pit containing the bodies of dozens of IS fighters. (Photo: AP)

Promises of paradise end in mass graves as ISIS fighters' bodies lie at mercy of dogs

Since the launch of a US-led coalition, around 80,000 jihadists have been killed.

15 Oct 2017 3:46 PM

Haroon's parents were illiterate and relied on alternative treatment (Photo: AFP)

Bangladeshi man forced to live as recluse since children are afraid of tumour on his thigh

The tumour appeared on Haroon's leg when he was nine and engulfed his upper right leg by the time he was 30.

15 Oct 2017 3:44 PM

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