Technology, Mobiles tabs, 22nd May 2018, News & Stories from India

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Former Infosys chief executive Vishal Sikka. (Photo: PTI)

Sikka got Rs 13 crore remuneration from Infosys for FY18

Vishal Sikka received Rs 16.01 cr in 2016-17, according to company's annual report for last fiscal, ended Mar 31.

22 May 2018 1:10 PM

Chinese adults who ate an egg every day had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). (Photo: File)

An egg a day may keep the doctor away, study claims

An important limitation of this present study is that the people who consumed eggs regularly were much more affluent.

22 May 2018 12:54 PM

Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Tuesday announced a deal to acquire the music publishing firm and record label EMI for a price of around USD 1.9 billion.

Sony to become world's No 1 music publisher

Sony will later on Tuesday unveil its latest strategic plan under new CEO Yoshida.

22 May 2018 12:44 PM

Wilson was accused of covering up a serious indictable offence by another priest, James Fletcher, after being told about it in 1976 when he was an assistant parish priest in the state of New South Wales. (Photo: AP)

Australian court convicts Catholic archbishop for hiding child sex abuse

Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, is expected to be sentenced by the court in June. He faces maximum penalty of two years in jail.

22 May 2018 12:44 PM

Solar system's first interstellar immigrant discovered

All of the planets in our solar system, and the vast majority of other objects as well, travel around the Sun in the same direction.

22 May 2018 12:37 PM

JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda has also admitted that he is not interested in contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and may hand things over to the younger generation. (Photo: File)

Alliance with Cong fully Kumaraswamy's decision: Father Deve Gowda

Deve Gowda said all secular forces must come together to save country from communal, undemocratic party.

22 May 2018 12:34 PM

The protesting doctors held several rounds of meetings with the medical education authorities and the hospital's dean but failed to get a "satisfactory" response, a senior member of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) said. (Photo: File | Representational)

JJ Hospital doctors continue strike as talks fail to break impasse

They decided to continue the protest after their talks with authorities concerned failed to break the deadlock, an official said on Tuesday.

22 May 2018 12:29 PM

Ola, one of the world's largest ride sharing platforms, is now available in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Canberra.

Ola expands to 3 Australian cities

The service has received a strong response from driver-partners with over 30,000 driver-partners registered Australia-wide.

22 May 2018 12:28 PM

The much-anticipated meeting between the two leaders is scheduled to be held in Singapore on June 12. (Photo: AFP)

WH releases commemorative coin before Kim-Trump meet

Released by WH Communications Agency, 'trip coin' describes the North Korean leader as the

22 May 2018 12:04 PM

State-owned oil producers ONGC and Oil India Ltd face increasing risk of the government once again requiring them to share the fuel subsidy burden.

ONGC, OIL face risk of subsidy sharing, says Moody's

This subsidy sharing ended in June 2015 with global oil prices plummeting.

22 May 2018 12:02 PM

Julie Brill, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel, said in a blog post that the company believes the new regulation “establishes important principles that are relevant globally.”

Microsoft swears to extend EU data rights worldwide

This new move allows users to see what information the company collects about the user and correct or delete it if necessary.

22 May 2018 12:00 PM

An Amati violin dating to 1570 and a Gasparo da Salo violin dating to 1560 mimicked the basses and baritones of male singers. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

First violins imitated human voices: study

Music historians have long suspected that the inventors of the violin wanted to imitate the human voice.

22 May 2018 11:53 AM

Jurors return to a Silicon Valley courtroom Monday to put a price on patented iPhone design features copied by Samsung in a legal case dating back seven years.

Apple-Samsung iPhone design copying case goes to jury

Apple is seeking slightly more than a billion dollars in damages, while Samsung wants a figure closer to USD 28 million.

22 May 2018 11:51 AM

Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, will operate flight services on the Calcutta-Guwahati-Pasighat route thrice a week - on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. (Photo: Twitter/@PemaKhanduBJP)

First commercial flight lands in Arunachal Pradesh in historic moment

The 42-seater ATR aircraft of the Alliance Airlines touched down at Pasighat airport around 2:15 pm after 1.5-hour journey from Guwahati.

22 May 2018 11:40 AM

Sushmita Sen was last seen in 'Nirbaak.'

Sushmita Sen reveals she was molested by 15-year-old at event, here’s what she did

The actress' latest confession proves even Bollywood actresses are not safe with bodyguards around them.

22 May 2018 11:35 AM

'The world today does not accept that the United States decides for the world. Countries have their independence,' Rouhani said.

On strongest sanctions so far by US, Iran asks 'who are you to decide?'

Iranian President quickly dismissed the threats, saying the rest of the world no longer accepts Washington making decisions on their behalf.

22 May 2018 11:32 AM

The former first couple have launched Higher Ground Productions to produce a variety of content for the video streamer. (Photo: File)

Barack and Michelle Obama sign production deal with Netflix

Michelle used her influence as one of the world's most high-profile public figures to advocate for the rights of women and girls.

22 May 2018 11:25 AM

Around 21 per cent of the companies were of the view that the major candidate sourcing avenue will be through job portals and lesser through advertisements.

Companies project increased manpower strength in FY19: survey

The projected figure of recruitment of male and female candidates stood at 57.77 per cent and 42.23 per cent.

22 May 2018 11:08 AM

Archbishop of Delhi Anil Couto, in a letter said, 'As we look forward towards 2019 when we will have new government let us begin a prayer campaign for our country from May 13.' (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Democracy under threat, let's pray for India, appeals Delhi Archbishop

Reacting to the letter, RSS idealogue Rakesh Sinha said: 'This is a direct attack by the Church on Indian secularism and democracy.'

22 May 2018 11:07 AM

Pyongyang is allowing the small media group access to the site to publicize its promise to halt underground tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles. (Photo: AP)

Foreign media arrive for North Korea nuclear test site closing

South Korean media initially scheduled to join were not allowed onto Tuesday's charter flight from Beijing.

22 May 2018 11:05 AM

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