Technology, Mobiles tabs, 26th Sep 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 26 Sep 2017

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 26 Sep 2017

Sumit and Anamika, who hail from Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh, were granted ‘deeksha’ by Sadhumargi Jain Acharya Ramlal Maharaj. (Representational Image)

Gujarat: Jain couple renounces Rs 100 crore wealth, daughter to become monks

A couple in Madhya Pradesh renounced their three-year-old daughter and property worth Rs 100 crore to become a Jain monk and a sadhvi.

26 Sep 2017 9:14 PM

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi woos Patidars, invokes legacy of Sardar Patel

Hitting out at the BJP, Gandhi accused the state of perpetrating atrocities on the members of the Patel community during their quota stir.

26 Sep 2017 9:00 PM

Sunanda Pushkar: Police rapped for not de-sealing hotel suite

Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender Singh said the hotel room should have been opened by Tuesday.

26 Sep 2017 8:56 PM

Naxal held, IED planted by maoists detected in Chhattisgarh

The patrolling team comprising Border Security Force (BSF) and local police spotted Gavde near Larchhora village forest.

26 Sep 2017 8:51 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis in a meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Mattis meets PM, discusses enhanced Indo-US cooperation

Modi appreciated the close engagement between India and the US on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

26 Sep 2017 8:47 PM

Delhi HC dismisses Honeypreet's bail plea, advises her to surrender

Showing her willingness to join investigation, Honeypreet said she is a single woman with clean antecedents and is law abiding.

26 Sep 2017 8:40 PM

Bharti Airtel is India's laregest telecom operator in terms of number of subscribers.

Airtel deploys 5G capable tech; promises faster data speeds

Deployment of 'Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output technology' will start from Bengaluru and Kolkata.

26 Sep 2017 8:37 PM

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. (Photo: PTI)

Tripura govt forms SIT to probe journalist Shantanu Bhowmick's murder

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Cultural Affairs Minister Bhanulal Saha said.

26 Sep 2017 8:36 PM

Gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar (yellow T-shirt). (Photo: File)

ED books Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar, aides under PMLA

Kaskar and his two aides were recently arrested in Mumbai by the anti-extortion cell of the police.

26 Sep 2017 8:32 PM

Last date for payment of GST as well as filing of GSTR 3B return for the month of August was September 20, 2017. (Phtoto: Representational/PTI)

GST mop-up at Rs 90,669 crore in August

GST mop-up for July stood at Rs 94,063 crore, up from the initial projection of Rs 92,283 crore.

26 Sep 2017 8:31 PM

Foreign medical graduates make up nearly a quarter of the physician workforce in the U.S (Photo: AFP)

Progress of medical research may be affected by US immigration restrictions

The impact might not occur immediately but the long-run impact on medical innovation would be substantial.

26 Sep 2017 8:28 PM

Ashok Choudhary, President, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. (Photo: PTI)

Ashok Choudhary removed from Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee

This came days after Choudhary accused party insiders of spreading false information saying that he was making attempts to split the party.

26 Sep 2017 8:25 PM

Yes Bank said the money will be raised in one or more tranches through private placement.

Yes Bank awaits board's approval to raise up to Rs 20,000 cr

Stock of the bank on Tuesday closed 0.22 per cent up at Rs 360.35 on BSE.

26 Sep 2017 8:18 PM

On a weekly basis approximately 82 million spam texts or SMS are received by Indian users, out of which 24 million are automatically blocked.

Truecaller’s new update for ios 11 will filter out junk SMS from iMessage

The new feature will filter out SMS and MMS spam from iMessage and send them directly to a junk tab.

26 Sep 2017 8:17 PM

Earlier studies had shown significant abnormalities in the white matter in the brains of people who had experienced child abuse (Photo: AFP)

Brain wiring of children suffering abuse may be altered

For the optimal function and organisation of the brain, electrical signals used by neurons may need to travel over long distances.

26 Sep 2017 8:14 PM

GST is a pan-India taxation system that has replaced cascading tax rates.

Govt got Rs 90,669 crore in total GST collections in Aug

Total Central GST revenue at Rs 14,402 crore; State GST revenue at Rs 21,067 crore.

26 Sep 2017 8:08 PM

Anil Ambani says telecom sector in ICCU, warns of monopoly

Rcom has a debt of Rs 45,000 crore and has been given a moratorium till this December.

26 Sep 2017 8:05 PM

Diet and microbiome may be important variables in the different outcomes (Photo: Pixabay)

Consuming alcohol with controlled diet can prevent liver problems

Alcoholic liver disease is a global health burden and refers to a disease spectrum including hepatomegaly and simple fatty liver.

26 Sep 2017 8:04 PM

Coffee is known to have anti-inflammatory and liver-protective properties (Photo: AFP)

Risk of death lower among HIV patients who drink 3 cups of coffee a day

In the general population, drinking 3 or more cups of coffee a day has been associated with 14 percent reduction in the risk of mortality.

26 Sep 2017 7:52 PM

And since Microsoft themselves sell Samsung’s Galaxy S8 through their stores, it is not hard to suspect that he possibly uses the S8 as his daily driver.

Bill Gates uses an Android with Microsoft apps

Bill Gates appreciates Apple’s efforts towards app ecosystem development but prefers Android with MS apps.

26 Sep 2017 7:49 PM

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