Technology, Mobiles tabs, 19th Jul 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 19 Jul 2017

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A view of the Lok Sabha in Parliament during the ongoing session in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

210 official sites display personal details of Aadhaar holders: Govt in LS

UIDAI has taken note of the same Minister of State for Electronics and IT, PP Chaudhary said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

19 Jul 2017 7:27 PM

The market capitalisation of listed firms on the NSE stood at Rs 1,29,77,650 crore.

Nifty rebounds 72 points on earnings lift

Nifty opened higher at 9,855.95 and traded between 9,905.05 and 9,851.65 before settling at 9,899.60.

19 Jul 2017 7:15 PM

Government had decided to settle the PF/EPF, gratuity of retiring on the day of retirement itself.

EPFO directs field offices to settle pension on retirement day

There are about 48.85 lakh central government employees and 55.51 lakh pensioners in the country.

19 Jul 2017 7:12 PM

SP leader Naresh Agrawal made the comment while participating in a short duration debate on 'rising incidents of lynching and atrocities on minorities and dalits across the country'. (Photo: PTI)

SP leader links Hindu gods with alcohol in RS, apologises for remark

After two adjournments, when the House re-assembled, Agrawal said he did not intend to hurt sentiments of anyone.

19 Jul 2017 7:11 PM

If you wish to go ahead with the link, you have to click on ‘Advanced’ and type ‘continue’ to gain access to that website.

Google web apps get new security updates

A warning screen with authentication now assures users that malicious accounts are not getting access to your Google account.

19 Jul 2017 7:02 PM

Funds were mobilised for business expansion, refinancing of debt, working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes.

Fund-raising via preferential allotment at Rs 1,835 cr in April

Firms had raised a total of Rs 44,251 crore during the entire 2016-17 fiscal through 409 preferential allotments.

19 Jul 2017 7:01 PM

India and Russia inked an inter-governmental pact for the FGFA project in 2007. (Photo: AFP)

Contract on Russian-Indian Joint 5th Gen fighter jet to be signed shortly

The official had said that both the countries are co- developers and India will have equal rights over the technology.

19 Jul 2017 6:56 PM

Shastri had earlier served as Team Director between 2014 and 2016 and Kohli feels it wouldn't be a tough task for him and the newly appointed head coach to get along and work.(Photo: AP)

Would not be a problem for me to get along with Ravi Shastri: Virat Kohli

When asked about the speculations off the field, the India skipper replied that his job is to perform with the bat.

19 Jul 2017 6:53 PM

People who are single or widowed are at a greater risk of suffering from dementia as compared to those who are married (Photo: Pixabay)

Being single is now linked to dementia

According to researchers people who are married are financially better off which is closely interwoven with aspects of better health.

19 Jul 2017 6:49 PM

Haasan would launch the jersey of ‘Tamil Thalaivas’ at an event here tomorrow.

Tamil Thalaivas find their brand ambassador in Kamal Haasan

The multi-faceted film personality had recently run into a controversy over the Tamil version of ‘Bigg Boss’ he is hosting.

19 Jul 2017 6:44 PM

Indeed Trump seated himself between two GOP senators - Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska who announced Tuesday they would oppose McConnell's efforts to move forward with the latest bill. (Photo: File)

Trump making last-ditch effort after health bill collapse

Along with opposition from a third GOP senator, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, that was enough to kill the legislation.

19 Jul 2017 6:38 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AP)

Iran's president threatens response to new US sanctions on nuclear deal

Iran's parliament on Tuesday voted to streamline a bill that would increase funding for the country's missile programme.

19 Jul 2017 6:37 PM

Increase in digital transactions was witnessed after demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes on November 8, 2016.

Digital transactions declining since March

Number of digital transactions has come down from 119.07 crore in March 2017 to 118.01 crore in April.

19 Jul 2017 6:36 PM

The robot’s mission is to capture live footage from the space station and send it back to the Tsukuba Space Center in Japan.(Photo: JAXA)

ISS has a new floating robot for clicking pictures

The Japanese robot Int-Ball will provide ground control a clear perspective of astronauts while moving inside the space station.

19 Jul 2017 6:34 PM

The move comes a day after the Hyderabad High Court issued 'urgent notices' to several airlines, ministry of civil aviation, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a petition filed by Reddy challenging the ban. (Photo: File)

IndiGo, Air India revoke TDP MP Diwakar Reddy's fly ban

The decision taken by IndiGo followed a meeting between its officials and Diwakar Reddy on Wednesday.

19 Jul 2017 6:32 PM

Andri Yatim who has been consistently revealing information about the upcoming Motorola handsets has leaked a scanned image of the Moto G5S+ revealing the specs of the device.

Moto G5S Plus specifications tipped online

If the rumours are to be believed, Motorola will be launching the Moto G5S and the Moto G5S+ on July 27.

19 Jul 2017 6:31 PM

Rs 20 notes in Mahatma Gandhi series to be out soon

New notes will be bearing inset letter 'S' in number panel and signature of Governor Urjit R Patel.

19 Jul 2017 6:31 PM

India's head coach Ravi Shastri was speaking at a press conference on Wednewsday, before the team left for Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Shastris, Kumbles will come and go, fabric of Indian cricket will remain: Ravi Shastri

Ravi Shastri also revealed on how he has matured as a person in the past few weeks.

19 Jul 2017 6:30 PM

Pre-natal sensitivity to the rhythmic properties of language may provide children with one of the very first building blocks in acquiring language (Photo: Pixabay)

Learning language begins in womb

Experts say language development may indeed start in utero with fetuses tuning their ears to the language they are going to acquire.

19 Jul 2017 6:26 PM

At the BSE, 1,717 stocks advanced, while 985 declined and 151 remained unchanged.

M-cap of BSE cos soars to life high of Rs 131 lakh crore

BSE 30-share index gained 244.36 points, or 0.77 per cent, to close at 31,955.35.

19 Jul 2017 6:11 PM

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