Technology, Mobiles tabs, 24th Oct 2018, News & Stories from India

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Petrol retailed at Rs 86.73 per litre after an eight paise reduction in Mumbai.

Petrol price witnesses decline on Wednesday

The petrol price in Delhi has been reduced by nine paise to retail at Rs 81.25 per litre.

24 Oct 2018 11:27 AM

The unnamed man will appear in court next month, police said, after he was accused of assaulting the fellow resident at a care facility in the city's eastern suburbs. (Representational | File)

102-year-old man charged with indecent assault in Australia

Police declined to give details of alleged crime but said the incident took place around lunchtime on Tuesday and was reported to police.

24 Oct 2018 11:19 AM

AbbVie said that after 14 weeks of treatment, 69 percent of patients receiving a 30 milligram dose of the drug and 65 percent of patients receiving a 15 mg dose reported improvements in physical function. (Photo: Pixabay)

AbbVie rheumatoid arthritis drug succeeds in late stage trial

The U.S. drugmaker hopes the drug, upadacitinib, can help replace lost revenue from its top-selling RA treatment Humira.

24 Oct 2018 11:15 AM

Media reports said witnesses spoke of football fans, seemingly drunk, jumping and dancing on the escalator just before its collapse, but supporters denied this ever happened. (Photo: AFP)

Video: Russian football fans among 20 injured in Rome after escalator collapse

Most of those hurt, one seriously, suffered leg injuries after getting entangled in the escalator's mangled mechanics.

24 Oct 2018 11:13 AM

The alleged plot briefly threatened to cause tension between Sri Lanka and India, after a report that Sirisena had accused India's intelligence services of involvement - a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both denied. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka wants Chinese help to recover evidence of 'assassination plot'

A man named as M. Thomas from Kerala was arrested in Sri Lanka on September 22 on suspicion of involvement in the plot.

24 Oct 2018 11:11 AM

Yussuf was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment and an additional three years on license, or release under strict conditions. (Representational Image | File)

2 men jailed for fatal stabbing of Indian-origin man in UK

Balbir Johal, 48, was attacked in the Southall suburb of west London in March and rushed to hospital with stab wounds but died later.

24 Oct 2018 11:04 AM

Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel. (Photo: PTI)

Parliamentary panel to summon RBI governor Patel on IL&FS controversy

The RBI governor had blamed the bank management for lapses.

24 Oct 2018 11:03 AM

“The decision of where to make our car is complex, based on supply chains, access to markets, and the availability of the expertise that will help us achieve our ambitions,” Dyson Chief Executive Jim Rowan said after Singapore was chosen on Tuesday.

Dyson chooses Singapore over Britain to build electric car

Dyson said they had been secretly working for more than two years on a USD 2.6 billion project to build an electric car.

24 Oct 2018 11:02 AM

Following a global outrage, the Saudi government on Friday in a statement acknowledged that Khashoggi was killed in a fistfight inside the consulate and noted that an interrogation went wrong. (Photo: File)

US' moral standing at risk, Senators urge Trump to condemn Khashoggi's murder

Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.

24 Oct 2018 10:57 AM

The debt-ridden airline has decided to keep only a small portion in the building for booking and other activities.

Air India has a new card up its sleeve after many a flop idea

Airline mulling renting out three floors of Mumbai property.

24 Oct 2018 10:56 AM

Check Point’s latest Global Threat Index reveals a near four-fold increase in cryptomining malware targeting iPhone users.

iPhones see 400% increase in cryptomining malware

Crypto-mining continues to be the dominant threat facing organisations across the world.

24 Oct 2018 10:55 AM

PM Modi has been conferred with Prize for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth. (Photo: File)

PM Modi to be conferred with Seoul Peace Prize 2018

The Seoul Peace Prize was established in 1990 to commemorate the success of the 24th Olympic Games held in Seoul.

24 Oct 2018 10:52 AM

Vinod Kumar, chief executive of Tata Communications who work with Formula One as ‘technology enablers’, said the winning idea catered for both the sophisticated fan and those relatively new to the sport.

Smart assistant technology puts F1 fans' fingers on the pulse

The winner of this year’s USD 50,000 Tata Communications F1 Innovation Prize aims to harness smart assistant technology.

24 Oct 2018 10:51 AM

The rupee sentiment also received a boost after a steep fall over 4 per cent in Brent crude prices on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Rupee recovers 42 paise against US dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 73.15 against the US currency on fresh dollar selling by exporters.

24 Oct 2018 10:47 AM

Pompeo said this was the message he had delivered to the Pakistani leadership when he travelled to Islamabad in September, after Imran Khan became prime minister. (Photo: File)

Pak must make sincere efforts to curb terrorism on Afghan border: Pompeo

On September 5, Pompeo met Khan and pressed him 'to do more' to rein in the terror groups operating from Pakistan's soil.

24 Oct 2018 10:45 AM

Tuberculosis killed at least 1.7 million people in 2017, according to the WHO, making the airborne infection the world's deadliest infectious disease.

Scientists create new tuberculosis drug that cures 8 in 10 patients

The World Health Organization says currently only 55 per cent of people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are successfully treated.

24 Oct 2018 10:36 AM

The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) said Huawei will open the lab on Nov. 16 in Bonn.

Huawei opens up to German scrutiny ahead of 5G auctions

The move follows Australia’s decision to ban Huawei from supplying 5G equipment over concerns it could facilitate Chinese spying.

24 Oct 2018 10:34 AM

Presently the only way to resolve the Google News issue is to disable the app or uninstall it till Google manages to roll out a fix.

Google News bug hogging mobile data

The Google News app has a bug and is reportedly using up gigabytes of mobile data in the background.

24 Oct 2018 10:34 AM

'Bad deal, should have never been thought of. Somebody really messed up. And they had the worst cover-up ever,' Trump said. (Photo: File)

Khashoggi killing 'one of worst cover-ups' in history: Trump

'They had a very bad original concept. It was carried out poorly,' Trump declared in the Oval Office.

24 Oct 2018 10:33 AM

A video of the drama shows the descending escalator at Repubblica station suddenly and dramatically pick up speed with dozens of people on it, many screaming as they piled on top of one another at the foot of the moving stairway. (Photo: Screengrab | Twitter @Paulie G)

Over 20 injured as out-of-control escalator comes speeding down in Rome

Most of those hurt, one seriously, suffered leg injuries after getting entangled in the escalator's mangled mechanics, Italian media added.

24 Oct 2018 10:25 AM

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