Technology, Mobiles tabs, 19th Nov 2018, News & Stories from India

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Coal India accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal output.

Five independent directors reappointed to CIL board

Ministry of coal has reappointed them as independent directors on the board of CIL for a period of one year.

19 Nov 2018 12:52 PM

Priyanka Chopra with Alia Bhatt. (File photo)

Alia Bhatt 'can’t wait to see' Priyanka Chopra in her wedding attire!

Wedding bells will soon be ringing for Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas.

19 Nov 2018 12:40 PM

With reference to the recent speculation that Flipkart may lay off 50 per cent of Jabong's workforce.

E-commerce poster boy Flipkart stares at mass exodus

Some 5,275 Flipkart employees, across all profiles and seniorities, have floated their CVs have posted their CVs on the job portal.

19 Nov 2018 12:37 PM

Nafisa Ali in one of her Instagram posts. (Picture Credit: Instagram/nafisaalisodhi)

Veteran actress Nafisa Ali diagnosed with stage 3 cancer

Ali, 61, said that she is looking forward to getting better for more years of togetherness with her family members.

19 Nov 2018 12:15 PM

The minister said there was lack of basic facilities at the temple complex. (Photo: File)

Kerala govt turned Sabarimala complex into war zone: KJ Alphons

Protests are being held across Kerala against detention of 68 persons even as BJP demanded judicial probe into police action.

19 Nov 2018 12:02 PM

Three persons, including a preacher, were killed and over 20 injured when two-motorcycle borne men threw grenade on a religious congregation on the city outskirts. (Photo: File | PTI)

Amritsar blast: Punjab CM announces Rs 50L reward for info on suspects

Information can be provided on Punjab Police helpline - 181, officials said, adding identity of informer will be kept a secret.

19 Nov 2018 11:58 AM

The Congress has accused the Modi government of destroying every institution in the country and the latest one being the Reserve Bank of India. (Photo: File)

Hope RBI Governor has 'spine', will show PM 'his place': Rahul

Taking to Twitter, Gandhi accused PM Modi and his 'coterie of cronies' of 'destroying' institutions.

19 Nov 2018 11:51 AM

The bench also comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph is scheduled to hear tomorrow the plea of CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma challenging the government's decision of divesting him of duties and sending him on leave. (Photo: Representational | File)

CBI officer probing Asthana moves SC, challenges transfer to Nagpur

Sinha, who was part of investigation team probing Asthana's role in alleged corruption case, mentioned his plea for urgent hearing tomorrow.

19 Nov 2018 11:23 AM

The CRPF camp had been set up recently with a view to enhance security in this militancy-infested district due to the ongoing Panchayat elections. (Representational image | PTI)

CRPF jawan killed, 2 injured in militant attack, JeM claims responsibility

Police said incident took place at around 7:30 pm when militants hurled grenades and fired at CRPF personnel near Kakapora railway station.

19 Nov 2018 11:20 AM

The government had targetted an average monthly GST collection of over Rs 1.10 lakh crore this fiscal.

Flagship social security schemes facing cash crunch

Govt is already committed to spend over Rs 35,000 crore this fiscal for the poor and farmers across the country.

19 Nov 2018 11:19 AM

It reorganises DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate into a new agency.

Trump signs bill to elevate cybersecurity mission at DHS

The legislation the president signed into law on Friday creates the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS.

19 Nov 2018 11:16 AM

“One of my abiding memories is of MS (Dhoni) driving the team bus to the hotel in Nagpur, during my 100th Test. I couldn’t believe my eyes — the captain of the team driving us back from the ground!,” explained Laxman in his autobiography ‘281 and Beyond’. (Photo: AP)

MS Dhoni drove team bus after India-Australia Test in 2008; Laxman reveals more

Back in 2008, during Laxman’s 100th Test when India played Australia in Nagpur, Laxman described more of a ‘playful’ Dhoni.

19 Nov 2018 10:51 AM

Shah Rukh Khan and AR Rahman’s collaboration song for Hockey out now!

Bollywood music composer Rahman uploaded a teaser video of the official track 'Jai Hind India' previously.

19 Nov 2018 10:38 AM

The optical fiber failures only should be assigned to BSNL.

BharatNet failure: BSNL passes blame on BBNL

BSNL has incurred lot of expenditure to facilitate its field unit with required tools & testers to carry out O&M of BharatNet.

19 Nov 2018 10:36 AM

Fraud-hit bank has been robbed of another Rs 271 crore by a group of businessmen in UK using similar modus operandi.

PNB’s overseas operations also under fraud cloud

Lender goes to the British HC against 5 Indians and an American who made off with Rs 271 crore in unpaid loans.

19 Nov 2018 10:28 AM

The crisis talks came after Sri Lanka's parliament witnessed unprecedented violence as lawmakers threw furniture and chilli powder at each other. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka: Sirisena's all-party crisis talks fail to end political stalemate

JVP boycotted the meeting and wrote to Sirisena stating he should end the crisis as he created it. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya also stayed away.

19 Nov 2018 10:21 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi to meet India Inc on ease of doing business today

India’s rank rose 23 places to the 77th spot in the ‘Doing Business’ rankings released on October 31.

19 Nov 2018 10:17 AM

The AAA findings are the second tests showing that the systems can’t handle every situation in real-world driving.

Electronic driving systems don’t always work, tests show

The test results released Thursday come after several highly publicised crashes involving Tesla vehicles.

19 Nov 2018 10:16 AM

A higher opening of the domestic equity markets limited the rupee fall ahead of RBI's board meet.

Rupee sheds 9 paise against US dollar

Rupee is trading at 72.02 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday at the interbank foreign exchange.

19 Nov 2018 10:10 AM

The NSE Nifty was up 43.10 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 10,725.30 points. (Photo: AP)

Sensex rises over 150 points ahead of RBI board meet

The 30-share index was trading 190.81 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 35,647.61 points.

19 Nov 2018 10:05 AM

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