Technology, Mobiles tabs, 28th Aug 2017, News & Stories from India

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BSE Sensex on Monday rallied nearly 155 points to extend gains for the fourth session in a row. Photo: PTI

Sensex posts 155 points on cooling Indo-China tensions

Infosys emerged as top gainer among Sensex components by rising 3.14 per cent to Rs 941.15.

28 Aug 2017 4:54 PM

According to Farah, the product uses the finest ultra-thin vegan, 100 per cent natural and fair-trade latex for maximum sensitivity.

Childhood friends create condoms for women

Farah Kabir and Sarah Welsh create condoms that promise to put female sexual pleasure at forefront.

28 Aug 2017 4:48 PM

Game of Thrones S07 finale review: The Winter now breathes blue

'The Dragon and the Wolf,' finale of Game of Thrones' penultimate season, is also its longest episode yet.

28 Aug 2017 4:43 PM

He created a script to automatically download porn (Photo: AFP)

This man just downloaded 300 years worth of porn

The Reddit user downloaded porn equivalent to 2 million gigabytes to see how much Amazon's unlimited cloud data can handle.

28 Aug 2017 4:26 PM

Speaking on the big convoy that Baba Ram Rahim had brought on the day of hearing, Mahajan told that he had brought 700 to 800 vehicles with himself, which met with seven accidents in different locations along the way. (Photo: ANI)

Dera chief warned of using political power against jail officials: journo

The journalist informed that Honeypreet accompanied Ram Rahim to Rohtak Jail, but after about two-and-a-half hours, she was taken away.

28 Aug 2017 4:19 PM

The partnership aims to leverage Airtel’s strength in India’s Business to Business (B2B) segment, helping them address the challenges of the Cloud Generation with Symantec’s innovative Integrated Cyber Defense Platform.

Airtel and Symantec announce strategic partnership

Airtel will be the exclusive Cyber Security Services partner for Symantec in India, and will distribute the enterprise security software.

28 Aug 2017 4:05 PM

Samsung is by far the biggest of the chaebols, as the family-controlled conglomerates that dominate Asia's fourth-largest economy are known, with its revenues equivalent to around a fifth of the country's GDP. (Photo: File)

South Korean media mounting division over Samsung heir verdict

Chaebols were instrumental in South Korea's economic rise but have long had murky connections with political authorities.

28 Aug 2017 3:56 PM

Trump’s company pursued Moscow real estate deal during presidential run: report

Trump, who was elected in November 2016, never went to Moscow, the newspaper said.

28 Aug 2017 3:51 PM

Even though these sellers establish a customer base through these platforms, they often get overshadowed and fail to create an identity for themselves.

5 apps for homepreneurs to set up a successful business

With the increasing demand for online retail, a large number of small-scale homepreneurs are joining B2C or a C2C e-commerce platforms

28 Aug 2017 3:48 PM

The airline expects to have 20 turbo prop aircraft by January 2019.

IndiGo to look at GE engines for A320 neo planes: Ghosh

IndiGo has grounded eight A320 neo aircraft due to engine issues that has also resulted in cancellation of flights.

28 Aug 2017 3:46 PM

Over 36 lakh businesses have so far filed their first tax returns under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.

Over 36 lakh biz file GST returns, to rope in Rs 65,000 crore revenue

Tax collected in maiden filings under GST regime are still being compiled.

28 Aug 2017 3:36 PM

Psychic in Japan claims he spoke to Princess Diana's spirit

He has released a tell all book about their

28 Aug 2017 3:24 PM

BlackBerry is also considering providing the secure OS for televisions, wearables and medical devices

BlackBerry prepares to release more secure version of Android

The company is already in talks with various smartphone makers to license out its own version of secure Android OS.

28 Aug 2017 3:24 PM

Judi Dench will be seen opposite Ali Fazal in 'Victoria and Abdul' next. (Photo: AP)

'It's horrible, awful': Judi Dench hates being called 'national treasure'

In an interview, the 82-year-old star says she despises the term and often asks people not to use it for her.

28 Aug 2017 3:14 PM

Outgoing Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya. (Photo: File)

Govt should focus more on reducing poverty: Panagariya

He says there can be potentially serious conflict between poverty reduction and reduction in inequality.

28 Aug 2017 3:12 PM

Arguments began at the Sunaria jail around 2:30 pm where the prosecution demanded maximum punishment for Ram Rahim. (Photo: PTI/File)

Ram Rahim Singh gets 20-year jail for rape; fined Rs 30 lakhs in 2 cases

Medical examination of Ram Rahim Singh was conducted, after which he was given a jail uniform and allotted a cell in jail.

28 Aug 2017 3:11 PM

According to the study, most airlines board by zones starting with first class and then moving on to other sections until the plane is full. (Photo: Pixabay)

Being the first to board a plane is a bad idea, says study

Priority boarding dramatically increases the risk of infection if a passenger is sick.

28 Aug 2017 3:04 PM

A prince is said to have sanctioned adulterous sex before he was killed (Photo: Pixabay)

Centuries old festival in India requires people to have sex with strangers

The couples are required to have sex at the shrine which houses remains of a prince and his step mother whose affair was caught by the king.

28 Aug 2017 3:03 PM

United States President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump expected to decide soon on fate of young immigrants as court deadline nears

The Trump administration faces a September 5 deadline from a group of Republican state lawmakers hoping to force the president's hand.

28 Aug 2017 2:58 PM

Gold is trading at Rs 29,900 per 10 grams owing to slack demand from local jewellers.

Gold prices move down slightly, silver remains flat

Globally gold rose 0.41 per cent to USD 1,296.10 an ounce and silver by 0.44 per cent to USD 17.13 in Singapore.

28 Aug 2017 2:44 PM

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