Technology, Mobiles tabs, 21st Aug 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 21 Aug 2017

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Qari Mohammad Yakub Sheikh is the representative of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) in the Difa-e-Pakistan Council. (Photo: ANI/twitter)

Pakistan: Noted terrorist in US to contest from Sharif's constituency

Born in Bhawalpur in 1972, Yakub was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by US Treasury Department in 2012.

21 Aug 2017 9:32 AM

Hardoi Superintendent of Police, Vipin Kumar Mishra, said that a middle aged man was trying to molest a minor girl, who was later caught and beaten up by the villagers. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UP villagers bash man, garland him with slippers for trying to rape minor

Providing details of the incident, the victim's mother said, her daughter was playing outside the house when Balbhadra tried to molest her.

21 Aug 2017 9:02 AM

Experts say important to take diet according to the blood type because people with different blood groups digest lectins in a different way. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, health associated with eating according to blood type

Experts share 'Blood Type' diet is based on eating food that allow digestion, increase energy and prevent disease and illnesses.

21 Aug 2017 8:55 AM

A day after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley claimed that demonetisation has left Maoists and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir fund-starved, the Congress party on Monday said the he should validate his claims. (Photo: PTI)

Prove tall claims: Cong asks FM how note ban left terrorists fund-starved

Jaitley praised the demonetisation drive saying money that was earlier circulated outside of economy has come under a formal banking system.

21 Aug 2017 8:36 AM

Study used 10 years of neighborhood-level price data to determine how it affected nearby smokers ( Photo: Pixabay)

A small hike in cigarette price can make smokers quit

Study finds increases in cigarette prices associated with quitting suggesting cigarette taxes may be effective for behaviour change.

21 Aug 2017 8:28 AM

A team of researchers from Montana State University has partnered with NASA to participate in the Space Grant Ballooning Project to send more than 50 high-altitude balloons 80,000 feet up to capture the solar eclipse as it crosses the country on Aug. 21. (representational image)

Solar eclipse to be streamed live for first time, from balloons

The eclipse shadow was expected to move at 2,000 miles per hour in Oregon and slow down to 1,500 miles per hour in South Carolina.

21 Aug 2017 8:25 AM

President Donald J Trump will address our nation's troops and the American people on Tuesday night at 9:00 pm from Fort Myer in Arlington. (Photo: File)

Trump to address nation on new Afghan strategy

The much-awaited policy announcement comes eight months after he became the US President.

21 Aug 2017 8:22 AM

Study shows ome of the carbohydrates in human milk not only possess antibacterial properties of their own but also enhance the effectiveness of the antibacterial proteins also present (Photo: Pixabay)

Sugar in mother’s milk protects child against bacteria

According to researchers, study is first example of generalized, antimicrobial activity on the part of the carbohydrates in human milk.

21 Aug 2017 8:15 AM

With 200 million people within a day's drive of the path of totality, towns and parks braced for monumental crowds.

Eclipse eve: Millions converge across US to see sun go dark

The Earth, moon and sun line up perfectly every one to three years, briefly turning day into night for a sliver of the planet.

21 Aug 2017 8:02 AM

Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with local authorities. (Photo: Representational/AP)

10 sailors missing as US destroyer rams into tanker in Singapore

The collision was reported at 5:24 am (2124 GMT Sunday) while the ship was heading for a routine port visit in Singapore, it said.

21 Aug 2017 7:47 AM

Donald Trump ready with new Afghan policy, says Jim Mattis

Mattis arrived in Jordan Sunday on the first day of a five-day swing through the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

21 Aug 2017 5:32 AM

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Panama Papers: Sharifs fail to appear before NAB second time

The apex court is likely to take up Sharif’s review petition early next month after the judges vacation.

21 Aug 2017 5:24 AM

National Green Tribunal query on Noida garbage

The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Noida resident Abhisht Kusum Gupta.

21 Aug 2017 5:08 AM

Delhi HC rejects PIL to ban alcohol sale at airports

The government had then held that such incidents were endangering flight and passenger safety.

21 Aug 2017 5:01 AM

Monkey menace: Delhi Assembly seeks help from municipal body

Mr Goel said the NDMC could shift the monkeys to some other places so that MLAs and staffers could work without fear.

21 Aug 2017 4:56 AM

The study, undertaken by the Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan and Satark Nagrik Sangathan during 2016-17, focused on 221 shops (approximately 10 per cent of the total ration shops in Delhi) located across eight districts. (Representational image)

No transparency in PDS, says study

60 per cent of ration shops routinely remain closed during working hours.

21 Aug 2017 4:42 AM

“While Rishi Pal died, the other three are undergoing treatment,” a Delhi Fire Service official said. (Representational Image)

Worker dies while cleaning septic tank at LNJP hospital

Three others injured, PWD contractor booked for negligence.

21 Aug 2017 4:41 AM

Decide on Kashmiri teachers:Delhi HC to government

The government said the Cabinet decision was taken in the middle of July this year and the file was sent to the L-G on July 24 for approval.

21 Aug 2017 4:29 AM

The court said she had adopted “ingenious modus operandi” to trap public personalities and extort money.

MP honeytrap: Court denies bail to woman

The woman had allegedly filmed obscene videos after drugging the MP from Valsad in Gujarat.

21 Aug 2017 4:23 AM

Neeraj grabbed a knife from his house while his brothers, armed with pairs of scissors, charged an attack on Suraj and allegedly brutally stabbed him several times. (Representational image)

Delhi: Neb Sarai man stabbed to death by neighbours

The deceased has been identified as Suraj (23), a resident of Sangam Vihar.

21 Aug 2017 4:17 AM

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