Technology, Mobiles tabs, 20th Oct 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 20 Oct 2018

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 20 Oct 2018

Rahul Gandhi was addressing a gathering on the occasion of 'Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Yatra commemoration day' at Charminar. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Women in India scared to come out: Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP in Hyderabad

'Today PM for first time in India tries to divide the country, spreads hatred. Similarly his supporters also spread hatred,' Gandhi said.

20 Oct 2018 9:05 PM

'We will launch a nationwide campaign against trespassing and the dangers thereof. This is all that we can do to avoid such tragedies,' Lohani said. (Photo: PTI | File)

Amritsar train tragedy: Railways to launch massive anti-trespassing drive

Chairman Railway Board Ashwani Lohani said the railways has launched such campaigns in the past as well, but intermittently.

20 Oct 2018 8:51 PM

A man sleeps under the cover of a mosquito net in the evening. Zika virus is transmitted through the aedes aegypti mosquito, and causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain. (Photo: AP)

8 new Zika cases in Rajasthan, people infected in outbreak climbs to 117

Rajasthan health dept has formed 5-member committee to investigate, examine and track Zika virus disease.

20 Oct 2018 8:29 PM

The counting of votes in the winter capital started at a government polytechnic institute at 9 am. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

BJP sweeps Jammu Municipal Corporation polls, wins 43 seats in 75-member body

The BJP won a total of 169 seats in these bodies followed by independents at 167 and the Congress at 96, the officials said.

20 Oct 2018 8:23 PM

If Manju manages to reach the shrine, she would be the first woman from the menstruating age group to visit the temple. (Photo: File)

Dalit activist aborts Sabarimala trek after rain, cops to verify background

SP Manju, general secretary of Kerala Dalit Mahila Federation, began her last 5 km journey to enter the temple on Saturday.

20 Oct 2018 8:22 PM

An Afghan policeman searches voters before casting their votes, with many voters having to queue for hours. (Photo: AFP)

Nearly 170 casualties as violence rocks chaotic Afghan elections

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for blast, but Taliban said earlier it had carried out more than 300 attacks.

20 Oct 2018 7:50 PM

Rahul Gandhi kicked off the party's campaign for December 7 Telangana Assembly polls at a public meeting in Nirmal district. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi promises farm loan waiver in Telangana; slams Modi, KCR

Rahul said the KCR govt failed to fulfil promises such as job for every family, 3 acres of land and 2-BHK houses.

20 Oct 2018 6:52 PM

Perfect Bluetooth speaker for this festive season.

Zebronics launches Atom, a lantern wireless speaker

The speaker comes with 60 LED lights that help in providing a flame-like effect.

20 Oct 2018 6:45 PM

Projecting the unity between both the parties ahead of the November 3 bypolls to three Lok Sabha and two assembly se

BJP our 'common enemy', declare Karnataka Congress, JD(S) leaders

JD(S)-Cong alliance in state sent message to secular parties across country to unite to defeat 'communal forces' in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

20 Oct 2018 5:49 PM

Medical teams were rushed to the site of the accident in which at least 61 people, including women and children, died. (Photo: PTI)

No penal action against driver in Amritsar train accident: MoS Manoj Sinha

Railway officials said that the accident was a 'clear case of trespassing' and no permission was granted for the event.

20 Oct 2018 5:47 PM

In an upcoming release of macOS, Gatekeeper will require Developer ID–signed software to be notarised by Apple.

Apple tells developers to get their Mac software notarised

Give users even more confidence in your software by submitting it to Apple to be notarised.

20 Oct 2018 5:40 PM

Vora had earlier told the court that Swamy was indulging in 'character assassination' of the accused persons by tweeting. (Photo: File)

'Right to tweet': Subramanian Swamy as Cong accuses him of 'influencing' Herald case

Swamy was responding to Vora's application seeking court's order to restrain him from tweeting about the case.

20 Oct 2018 5:38 PM

Giving a different account of what happened, Krishnapal Singh, the brother of the 70-year-old, said that Dharampal was collecting wood for a 'havan' (ritual) when he was attacked by the monkeys (Representational Image)

UP man 'stoned to death' by monkeys; family wants case filed against them

The incident took place on October 17 in Tikri village in UP's Baghpat district.

20 Oct 2018 5:25 PM

Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and critic of the Islamic petro-state's powerful crown prince, was last seen on October 2 entering his country's consulate in Istanbul. (Photo: File)

Turkey will 'reveal whatever happened' in Khashoggi death

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday night spoke with Saudi King Salman and the two agreed to continue cooperation in the probe.

20 Oct 2018 5:13 PM

This also benefits a developer as it provides a Play-authorised offline distribution channel and, since the peer-to-peer shared app is added to a developer’s user's Play library, the app will now be eligible for app updates from Play.

Google partners with SHAREIt for offline Google Play installs

Additional integrations from Files Go by Google and Xender are planned in the coming weeks.

20 Oct 2018 5:07 PM

#MeToo: Atul Kasbekar charged of grinning to abuse on Cheat India, releases statement

Atul Kasbekar is most popular for producing women-oriented films ‘Neerja’ and ‘Tumhari Sulu’.

20 Oct 2018 5:00 PM

The Spanish government's proposed tax on some digital services will introduce a 3 percent tax on online advertising. (Photo: Pixabay)

Spain considers new taxes on internet companies

The proposed tax on digital services will be levied on companies with annual revenue of more than 750 million euros.

20 Oct 2018 4:43 PM

The gross direct premium income (GDPI) of the company increased to Rs 3,530 crore in the September quarter. (Photo: AP)

ICICI Lombard Q2 net profit surges 44 pc to Rs 293 crore

Company's net profit in the corresponding July-September quarter of 2017-18 was at Rs 204 crore.

20 Oct 2018 4:42 PM

Globally, gold ended the week higher at USD 1,227.50 an ounce and silver at USD 14.70 an ounce in New York.

Gold remains up on festive buying, positive global leads

Gold is trading at Rs 32,270 per 10 grams as upward trend continued unabated for the fourth straight week.

20 Oct 2018 4:24 PM

The court has set October 26 as the next date of hearing in the case. The Bombay High Court had last month rejected Purohit's plea to restrain the trial court from framing charges against him and other accused in the case. (Photo: File)

Malegaon blast case: Special NIA court rejects Lt Col Purohit's plea

Special NIA court judge Vinod Padalkar rejected his petition after hearing the arguments of Purohit and other accused in the case.

20 Oct 2018 4:18 PM

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