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

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On inspection, medics realised the unfortunate man had developed an infection in his penis after attempts to put in a catheter – a tube in the penis to drain urine – during the operation had been botched. (Photo: Pixabay)

Gangrene rots away Lucknow man’s penis until it drops off after cancer surgery

The 65-year-old had cancer just two weeks earlier, and for 10 days, lived with a ‘blackish discolouration’ of the shaft of his penis.

22 Sep 2018 11:11 AM

Android 9.0 Pie is served on OnePlus 6

Starting with the Android Pie, OxygenOS version number will correspond with the Android version number.

22 Sep 2018 10:57 AM

Indian economy grew 8.2 per cent in April-June quarter. (Photo: AP)

Fitch raises India's 2018-19 growth forecast to 7.8 per cent: statement

Economic outlook is subject to several headwinds including tightening of financial conditions.

22 Sep 2018 10:47 AM

Terror attacks against policemen in the state have been rampant in recent times. (Photo: ANI)

J&K police, Army, CRPF launch cordon, search operation in Pulwama

The operation is being carried out in light of an incident where bullet-ridden bodies of two SPOs and a police constable was found in J&K.

22 Sep 2018 10:46 AM

Abhishek Bachchan in a still from ‘Manmarziyaan.’

‘Not going to sit on my ego for 3 basic shots’: Abhishek reacts to Manmarziyaan row

He gave a Robbie-like response to the controversy unlike heated and sarcastic responses by Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu.

22 Sep 2018 10:40 AM

In her complaint to the Kottayam Police in June, the nun had alleged that Bishop Mulakkal raped her at a guest house in Kuravilangad in May 2014 and later sexually exploited her on several occasions. (Photo: File)

Kerala nun rape case: Bishop Franco Mulakkal discharged from Kottayam hospital

Bishop was under observation in the cardiology section of the Medical College Hospital for over 6 hours after his blood pressure shot up.

22 Sep 2018 10:34 AM

Nowadays, HIV positive patients are prescribed anti-retroviral therapy (ART). (Photo: AFP)

First ever HIV immunotherapy drug proves safe in phase 1 trial, paves way to cure

Phase 1 trial is milestone for team at University of North Carolina, which won $20 million grant to make their ideas a reality.

22 Sep 2018 10:28 AM

Google Pay’s new privacy policy stated that UPI transaction data could be used for monetisation purposes only by the platform itself.

Google tweaks privacy policy for Indian payment app after Paytm complaint

Paytm complained that the US tech giant’s platform allowed disclosure of customer data for advertising and other purposes.

22 Sep 2018 10:19 AM

Earlier this week, China added USD 60 billion of US products to its import tariff list as it hit back at US duties on USD 200 billion of Chinese goods that go into effect from Sept. 24. (Photo: File)

China cancels trade talks with US as tariff threats escalate: report

Report said that a mid-level Chinese delegation was due to travel to US ahead of Liu's visit, but trip has now been abandoned.

22 Sep 2018 10:16 AM

The truck got smashed and the toll booth apparently got damaged due to the impact. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Watch: Truck carrying beer bottles rams toll plaza in Rajasthan

The horrific incident was caught on a CCTV camera installed at the toll plaza.

22 Sep 2018 10:07 AM

Rahul Vijay and Kavya Thapar in a still from ‘Ee Maya Peremito.’

Ee Maya Peremito song hurts religious sentiments: Telangana MLA writes to CBFC

CBFC Chairperson Prasoon Joshi received a letter from T. Raja Singh over a song in the love story.

22 Sep 2018 9:47 AM

SPOP is the most frequently mutated gene in prostate cancer and is altered in other solid tumors.

What can salad dressing tell us about cancer?

Liquid-liquid phase separation is seen often in nature and is the reason why oil and vinegar separate in salad dressing.

22 Sep 2018 9:44 AM

The Trump administration has publicly said and also in its court filing that it wants to revoke work permits to H4 visa holders, a significant majority of whom are Indian-Americans and women. (Photo: File)

Will end work permits for families of H-1B visa holders in 3 months: US

Department of Homeland Security said new rule would be submitted to Office of Management of Budget, White House, within three months.

22 Sep 2018 9:34 AM

Woman's roommate, also visually and hearing impaired, told police, with the help of an interpreter, that watchman Sahab Singh Gurjar had allegedly raped the woman repeatedly for over two months. (Representational Image)

Woman raped for 2 months by watchman at Gwalior shelter home, foetus burnt

Police sources said crime came to light when the district office of Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Department received complaint.

22 Sep 2018 9:33 AM

The White House did not immediately react to the reports, and Trump did not respond to shouted questions from reporters about whether he would fire Rosenstein as he arrived in Springfield, Missouri, for a rally. (Photo: File)

US official in Russia probe suggested taping Donald Trump: reports

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the suggestions in the spring of 2017 after Trump fired FBI Director Comey said.

22 Sep 2018 9:28 AM

Google says YouTube isn’t for children under 13, which is why it created a separate app for them, YouTube Kids. (Photo: AP)

Congressmen question Google over kids’ privacy on YouTube

The letter comes months after privacy advocates filed a complaint about YouTube with the Federal Trade Commission.

22 Sep 2018 9:22 AM

Earlier this month, Twitter banned Jones and Infowars.

PayPal is the latest platform to ditch Alex Jones, Infowars

PayPal said Friday that it cut ties with Infowars after a review found instances of it promoting ‘hate.’

22 Sep 2018 9:13 AM

Twitter says less than 1 percent of its 335 million users were affected. (Photo: AP)

Twitter discovers software privacy bug affecting direct messages

The company says the problem specifically involved direct messages or protected tweets sent to businesses overseen by software developers.

22 Sep 2018 9:04 AM

Dassault Aviation said it has decided to make a partnership with the Reliance Defence in accordance with the policy of 'Make in India'. (Photo: File | PTI)

Not involved in choosing Indian partners in Rafale deal, clarifies France

'French companies have full freedom to choose Indian partner companies they consider to be most relevant,' French govt said.

22 Sep 2018 8:57 AM

Qureshi said India's 'stubbornness' is also adversely affecting future of the SAARC countries, the Radio Pakistan report said. (Photo: File | PTI)

India calling off foreign ministers' meet in New York 'unfortunate': FM Qureshi

'It is unfortunate that India has not given positive response. Indian has once again wasted an opportunity for peace,' Qureshi said.

22 Sep 2018 8:56 AM

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