Technology, Mobiles tabs, 20th Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 20 Dec 2017

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 20 Dec 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated team India skipper Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma on their wedding. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Was it a wedding reception invite for Modi: Virat, Anushka meet PM in Delhi

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have met the Prime Minister in New Delhi.

20 Dec 2017 9:33 PM

This is Sachin Tendulkar’s first attempt at initiating a debate in the upper house, where he has been a member for five years and is a year short of completing his term. (Photo: File)

Sachin speaks: Tendulkar may talk on these points in his RS debut speech

Cricket superstar and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar is scheduled to speak at 2 pm on Thursday.

20 Dec 2017 9:09 PM

Salman and Katrina in a still from 'Tiger Zinda Hai'.

Salman Khan will always be family, asserts Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif has been on a promotional spree with Salman Khan, as their film ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ comes closer to a release.

20 Dec 2017 9:02 PM

Three days before the second phase of Gujarat Assembly polls, the rally-cum-roadshow on motorcycles and cars was organised, which started from Bopal and culminated at Nikol area on the other end of the city, covering a distance of around 15 km. (Photo: Twitter | @HardikPatel_)

FIR against Hardik Patel for disobeying police order for roadshow

Hardik, 50 supporters, who were on their bikes, had organised a roadshow on Dec 11, despite being denied permission by district authorities.

20 Dec 2017 8:34 PM

Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi's first birthday pictures.

Inside Pics: Taimur Ali Khan is living every moment celebrating his first birthday

Mom Kareena, dad Saif and aunt Karisma were seen in candid photos while celebrating the little munchkin’s birthday.

20 Dec 2017 8:28 PM

This milestone reinforces the potential of this breakthrough approach in treating a wide-range of challenging diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

FDA approves gene therapy for rare form of vision loss

Hereditary retinal dystrophies are a broad group of genetic retinal disorders that are associated with progressive visual dysfunction.

20 Dec 2017 8:20 PM

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma recently got married at a private function in Italy's Tuscany recently. (Photo: PTI)

Seek BJP’s 'approval' for who to marry: Cong after Virushka called unpatriotic

BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh questioned the patriotism of cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma for not getting married in India.

20 Dec 2017 8:01 PM

New mobile malware jumps 60 per cent with infection rates remaining highest in Asia

McAfee report sees known exploits and fileless malware drive record new malware surge

Cybercriminals leverage Microsoft Office exploits, fileless powershell threats and more to create four new malware samples per second.

20 Dec 2017 7:54 PM

The word topped the list for the ninth straight year (Photo: Pexels)

Survey reveals 'Whatever' as the most annoying word

About one in 10 found “literally” to be most grating, as did a similar number for “you know what I mean.”

20 Dec 2017 7:52 PM

Katrina Kaif in a photoshoot; Virushka get married.

Katrina Kaif was totally unaware of Virat and Anushka wedding

Anushka and Katrina are working on the same film currently - Aanand L. Rai’s untitled next starring Shah Rukh Khan as a dwarf.

20 Dec 2017 7:39 PM

Among sexual minorities, 40 percent of the teens said they had considered suicide and 35 percent of them planned a suicide attempt (Photo: AFP)

Gay, lesbian or bisexual teens are thrice as likely as peers to attempt suicide

While some previous research has pointed to the increased suicide risks for sexual minority teens, the current study offers fresh evidence.

20 Dec 2017 7:36 PM

Older phones will still keep working but may not receive update features and security algorithms as developers will prefer to avoid re-coding an app for 32-bit.

Beware! Upgrade your Android or carry a brick in your palm

Google has planned to fully embrace support for 64-bit apps starting August 2019.

20 Dec 2017 7:33 PM

Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra with director Dibakar Banerjee during the shoot.

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar: Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra shoot at Indo-Nepal border

The entertaining thriller, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, becomes the only film ever to shoot at this location.

20 Dec 2017 7:07 PM

Law stepped down, having become a central figure in the worst crisis to hit the Roman Catholic Church in America — the alleged cover-up by church officials of sexual abuse of children by priests. (Photo: AP)

Cardinal Law, forced to step down over sex-scandal, passes away

Law promoted Shanley, who had admitted to sodomizing boys and vocally advocated sex between adults and children.

20 Dec 2017 7:00 PM

Cong ruled 18, BJP now in 19 states: Modi breaks into tears at party meet

Modi dedicated the win to sacrifices made by party workers and urged them to continue working with 'dedication and humility.'

20 Dec 2017 6:51 PM

India unveiled its national solar programme in 2011, seeking to ease chronic energy shortages in Asia's third-largest economy without creating pollution. (Photo: File/Representational)

Trouble in Paradise? US-India solar power dispute reignited in WTO

If India is found not to have complied, Washington could ask the WTO for permission to impose trade sanctions on India.

20 Dec 2017 6:43 PM

Hoping to organise free shows for Padman, says Akshay Kumar

The first song of 'PadMan' released in the presence of Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Radhika Apte, R. Balki and others.

20 Dec 2017 6:32 PM

Team 'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety' at the trailer launch.

Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety trailer launch: Kartik says Luv made him a bromantic hero

Luv Ranjan, known for 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama', is now back with another rom-com 'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'.

20 Dec 2017 6:22 PM

Lack of physical activity among people leads to other health complications such as arthritis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mind your Vitamin D deficiency to overcome bone and joint pain in winters

The idea behind exercise is to keep the movement in the joints.

20 Dec 2017 6:21 PM

Nauert also said that Bangladesh has been so generous in accepting hundreds of thousands of refugees and the US government has provided significant financial assistance to help. (Photo: File)

US appeals for ‘dignified,’ ‘voluntary’ return of Rohingyas

Some 625,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the last six months.