Technology, Mobiles tabs, 30th Oct 2018, News & Stories from India

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The study also highlights that blocking these receptors may help to prevent cancers spreading in the body. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how cancer spreads so easily through body

Study finds tumours push through blood vessels 200 times the force of ordinary cells.

30 Oct 2018 2:36 PM

Priyanka Chopra with her near and dear ones at her bridal shower. (Courtesy: Instagram/priyankachopra)

Inside pics: Bride-to-be Priyanka Chopra celebrates wedding shower at Tiffany&Co

Lupita Nyong’o and Kelly Ripa were among the guests at the private event.

30 Oct 2018 2:28 PM

Equipped with 45mAh battery, the band is claimed to deliver up to seven days of standby time.

Ambrane Smart Band launched for Rs 1,999

The band tracks calories burned, distance walked, notifications, floors climbed with the Step Pedometer.

30 Oct 2018 2:27 PM

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex pose with children from Pinehill School after unveiling a plaque dedicating 20 hectares of native bush to the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy project at The North Shore Riding Club in Auckland on October 30, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Meghan beats Harry at 'welly wanging' in New Zealand

Earlier, the royals helped plant native trees as part of an environmental project.

30 Oct 2018 2:06 PM

Addressing party workers in Thiruvananthapuram, BJP state president P S Sreedharan Pillai alleged the ruling CPI(M) was on the road to 'liquidation' and the party's graph was coming down. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4Keralam)

BJP begins dawn-to-dusk hunger strike over arrest of Sabarimala protesters

BJP took out marches to offices of Superintendent of Police in all district headquarters to condemn government for arresting agitators.

30 Oct 2018 2:03 PM

Those children who took a nap after learning the words remembered them better four hours later, according to the University of Arizona team. (Photo: AFP)

Here's why toddlers need their afternoon nap

Scientists discover youngsters remember words better after a 90 minute siesta.

30 Oct 2018 2:02 PM

Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg.

Govt looking for ways to stabilise FPI inflow: Garg

During April-September period, the Centre's fiscal deficit has widened to 95.3 per cent.

30 Oct 2018 2:02 PM

(Representational image/ Photo: Pixabay)

Apple Watch supplier under fire over China student labour

A labour rights group said the tech giant's supplier forced student workers to work "like robots" to assemble its popular Apple Watch.

30 Oct 2018 2:00 PM

The dual SIM Disco phone comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display and sports a digital camera.

M-tech launches Disco feature phone in celebration of Diwali

The smartphone comes with colourful disco lights, a boom box speaker and a bright dual LED torch.

30 Oct 2018 1:59 PM

World War I, a revolution for women

Women's contribution is also widely held to have helped secure them the vote, as early as November 1918 in both Britain and Germany

30 Oct 2018 1:34 PM

Sex steroids in men suppress the brain’s reward system by increasing risk-taking behaviour (Photo: AFP)

Sex hormone oestrogen makes women more likely to become addicted to cannabis

Even as men are more likely to try it and take heavy doses due to testosterone; cannabis may quickly become a habit in case of women.

30 Oct 2018 1:13 PM

The incident was reported at 11:50 am in Nargis Dutt Nagar slum, located opposite Bandra fire station in Bandra (West). (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Massive fire erupts at slum in Mumbai’s Bandra, 9 fire engines on spot

No loss of life has been reported so far and 8 water tankers, 9 engines and 10 fire tenders to spot to douse blaze.

30 Oct 2018 1:12 PM

Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan on Kedarnath poster.

Kedarnath teaser: Did Sushant and Sara leave these hints from the movie?

Starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan, the interesting teaser of this film has just released.

30 Oct 2018 1:08 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: ANI)

Arun Jaitley criticises RBI for indiscriminate lending by banks

The central bank looked the other way when banks gave loans indiscriminately during 2008 to 2014, says Jaitley.

30 Oct 2018 1:08 PM

According to reports, the DD cameraperson has been identified as Achyuta Nanda Sahu. (Photo: Facebook)

Doordarshan cameraman, 2 cops killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

The national broadcaster's crew was attacked on Tuesday in Dantewada's Aranpur.

30 Oct 2018 1:04 PM

This combination of pictures created on October 21, 2018 shows (L to R top) Jessica Esquivias, Ingrid Lopez Garcia, Jossy Javier and (L to R bottom) Gabriela Sanchez, Donovan Sanchez and Arlette Ortiz posing for a photograph disguised as "Catrina" (Mexican representation of death) before the March of Catrinas organized by Body Paint group in Mexico City on October 21, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

In Mexico, skull faces to scare away US-style Halloween

Photos show parade-goers wearing wild, colourful costumes and had their faces turned into that of death itself by expert body painters.

30 Oct 2018 12:59 PM

The apex court also observed that the direction for permitting the use of green crackers was meant for the Delhi-NCR region and was not pan India. (Photo: File)

TN, Puducherry can fix time to burst crackers, not exceed 2 hours: SC

The apex court was hearing several applications filed by the Tamil government and firecracker manufacturers seeking clarification.

30 Oct 2018 12:58 PM

Sri Lanka's sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe attends a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo | AP)

Sri Lanka braces for protest over PM Wickeremesinghe's sacking

He also suspended parliament in an apparent bid to shore up support for newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

30 Oct 2018 12:43 PM

Vehicles ply at Rajpath as thick haze engulfs Vijay Chowk, in New Delhi on Monday, October 29, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi air quality just 3 points below 'severe', worst pollution of season recorded

Air quality of Delhi was recorded at 397, just three points below severe level. Seventeen areas of Delhi recorded severe air quality.

30 Oct 2018 12:41 PM

Trump in recent weeks has repeatedly said more troops are needed to tighten security at the border, and he has made political capital of the caravan ahead of important mid-term congressional elections that could see the Democrats regain a degree of power. (Photo: AFP | File)

5000 troops, night vision helicopters to be sent to US-Mexico border

The United Nations estimates about 7,000 people have joined the caravan since it set out from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 13.

30 Oct 2018 12:39 PM

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