Technology, Mobiles tabs, 23rd May 2019, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 23 May 2019

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The accused, Sandeep Kalkulte (44) and Anil Patil (53), were arrested in the first week of April over ‘negligence’ during a non-destructive test (NDT) of the Himalaya FOB.

FOB collapse: BMC chief yet to okay engineers’ trial

The police is required to submit the supplementary charge-sheet by May 29, but it is still awaiting the BMC commissioner's sanction.

23 May 2019 3:50 AM

Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian

New govt should ease land acquisition rules: Krishnamurthy Subramanian

The latest pulse check for the economy is due on May 31, when the government will release gross domestic product data for the quarter ended March.

23 May 2019 3:38 AM

The market ended with moderate gains on Wednesday, the day before the counting votes of the general elections.

Expect a volatile day in market

The Sensex rose 140 points or 0.36 per cent to close at 39,110, while the Nifty gained 29 points or 0.25 per cent to end at 11,738.

23 May 2019 3:31 AM

Cyber attackers seem to have had a field day during January-March, 2019, for more reasons than one.

India ranks 14th in global online cyber attacks

India is placed 14th worldwide, as the country of origin for global online attacks, according to Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2019.

23 May 2019 3:26 AM

Ahead of the big event, the volatility index, India VIX, jumped to a four-year high to 30.18, indicating high volatility ahead in the equity market on Thursday.

Stock market readies for roller-coaster ride

The predicted rise is much smaller than the 15 per cent stock market surge in the first six months after Modi came to power in 2014.

23 May 2019 3:18 AM

The value of M&A transactions fell drastically by 96 per cent in April against the same month last year and 92 per cent compared to the previous month.

Elections hit M&A transactions

The April deals brought down the year-to-date (YTD) deal value by 65 per cent and volumes by 7 per cent.

23 May 2019 2:57 AM

Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV-C46 carrying earth observation satellite lifts off at Sriharikota on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

India launches spy satellite that can see through clouds

With a mission life of five years, the satellite will also be used for military surveillance, sources said.

23 May 2019 2:56 AM

Sectors like fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), auto, consumer staples were the worst hit from sluggish rural demand and a general slowdown in consumption.

Earnings season disappoints again

Overall, the market was hoping for a 20 per cent growth in earnings but the results have come below expectation.

23 May 2019 2:53 AM

Two workers died when they entered a tank of a flour mill to clean it in Northwest Delhi’s Keshav Puram area on Tuesday night. (Representational Image)

2 workers die due to toxic gas in flour mill tank

Lack of safety equipment, negligence by the administration and poor planning to deal with any such incident cost the two lives, alleged their kin.

23 May 2019 2:49 AM

The voter turnout was less despite the election commission has spent more than Rs 13.5 crore in the past few months to encourage voters to come out in large numbers. (Photo: File)

25 digital screens to display results

The chief electoral office has arranged Delhi specific digital screens for faster dissemination of results on wide scale of the Lok Sabha elections.

23 May 2019 2:30 AM

Nahida Manzoor first Kashmiri woman to scale Mount Everest

It said that Nahida who is a resident of Jammu & Kashmir “has been passionate about the snow peaks and took to the mountains at a very young age.”

23 May 2019 2:30 AM

Even before the results of the 17th Lok Sabha elections are out, BJP is preparing for its grand victory celebration. The party, particularly its Delhi unit, is preparing about 350 kilogram of laddoos and special 10 laddoo-cakes.

Laddoos, ‘kamal barfis’ for BJP’s victory celebration

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari told this newspaper that the party has placed an order for 350 kg ladoos to celebrate re-election of Mr Modi as PM.

23 May 2019 2:24 AM

Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh and Shane Warne with the 1999 World Cup.

Oz win from jaws of defeat

Steve Waugh won that and chose the dressing room to the right as you face the historical Lord’s Pavilion from the Nursery End.

23 May 2019 2:15 AM

It’s no one-man show: Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar is hardly worried that India doesn’t have a settled No. 4, saying the slot can be kept flexible as per requirement and match situation.

23 May 2019 2:12 AM

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik (Photo: PTI)

I want end to President’s Rule, early polls in J&K: Gov

The Governor’s rule was replaced by President’s rule in November 2018.

23 May 2019 2:03 AM

The EC will deploy 200 coys of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal in addition to the 82 companies present to ensure security at the counting centres and check any post-poll violence when the exercise is taken up, an EC senior official said Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

EC to deploy additional 200 CAPF units for LS counting

The counting for 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bengal will be taken up Thursday along with the rest of the country.

23 May 2019 2:01 AM

SC grants anti-arrest shield to BJP candidate till May 28

The court passed the order noting that the courts in West Bengal were ‘paralysed’ in the wake of the indefinite strike by the lawyers since April 25.

23 May 2019 1:56 AM

The Gujarat Assembly in September 2018 had amended Section 379 of the IPC by adding two clauses, IPC 379(A) and 379(B), thus incorporating the stringent punishment, the official said.

Chain snatchers in Gujarat to face up to 10 years in jail

As per the new law, for an attempt to snatch chain, the accused will get minimum five and maximum seven years of imprisonment.

23 May 2019 1:52 AM

Asaram Bapu film taking time

And as it turns out, the scripting is taking a lot more time because of the research involved.

23 May 2019 1:40 AM

Anupam Kher clocks 35 years in Bollywood

The Daddy actor is taking a break for a holiday in New York and reveals that he will only think about Hindi films once he returns to the city.