Five people were killed and five others injured when a speeding car hit an auto-rickshaw on Monday in Telangana's Ranga Reddy, police said.The accident occurred near Lingala area. According to the police, a group of 10 women with their vegetables were on their way to a market in Hyderabad when the car coming from opposite direction rammed into the three-wheeler.The injured were shifted to hospitals in Ibrahimpatnam and Hyderabad. The death toll may increase as the three were in critical condition.In a similar accident on Sunday, 14 women...
If men can remarry, why can't women: Venkaiah
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for a change in mindset towards widows, asking "if a man can remarry, why can't a woman"?"There is a problem in the mindset of the people, we need to change this mindset," Naidu said during the celebration of International Widows Day.He also said that widowhood is sad for both men and women, but women suffer more.Speaking during an event organised by the Loomba Foundation at the Vigyan Bhawan here, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad echoed the same sentiments."The steps taken for the...
Women shine at Smart India Hackathon at IIT Kharagpur
Coimbatore's Whistling Cookers of Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women bagged a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh by winning the Smart India Hackathon 2018 - Hardware Edition on Friday.
The first runner-up was from the same college -- Team Buddies. And the second runner-up was Team Askurvara from the Silicon Institute of Technology.
The winner and runners-up were all women's team, a IIT Kharagpur release said.
The two runner-ups were richer by Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively.
SIH2018 - Hardware edition is the first-of-its-kind innovation...
Google rolling out desktop browser support for Android Messages
Google is set to roll out desktop browser support for Android Messages, allowing users to send, view and receive messages they get on their Android devices to their personal computers (PCs).The search engine giant plans to roll out the feature that supports text, images and stickers on the web, in the coming weeks, The Verge reported on Tuesday.This is reportedly one of the first significant steps in Google's "push towards chat", which is the company's...
Uber to launch e-bikes sharing service in Seattle
U.S. ride-hailing leader Uber is going to launch its new e-bikes sharing service in Seattle, the largest city in the west U.S. state of Washington state, next month, according to a media report.
The new Uber service, to be provided by JUMP, a bike-share startup acquired by Uber in April, will be immediately available soon after the Seattle City Council approves a bike-share permit programme in the city in July, The Seattle Times newspaper said.
The...
Samsung Galaxy A6+: Immersive 'Infinity Display' in a budget (Tech Review)
Samsung Galaxy A6+: Immersive 'Infinity Display' in a budget (Tech Review)
By Krishna SinhaChaudhury
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Aiming to take on its mid-range smartphone rivals in India, South Korean tech major Samsung has introduced its contender, the Galaxy A6+, at a price of Rs 25,990 for 4GB RAM and 64GB on-board storage which can be further expanded up to 256GB via a MicroSD card slot.
The smartphone...
Online platforms capture 38% smartphone sales in India, Flipkart leads
Driven by exclusive online launches and strong promotions, e-commerce platforms captured a record 38 per cent share of the total smartphone channels in India in the first quarter of 2018, a new report said on Friday.According to Counterpoint Research's "Market Monitor" service, Flipkart continued its dominance in the online smartphone market with 54 per cent share, with Amazon at second place with 30 per cent followed by Mi.com with...
Apple to plug security hole that helped cops unlock iPhones
The upcoming iPhones and iPads will plug a security hole that the police
and law enforcement officials have used to crack into the highly-secure
devices in the past, Apple has said.
According to a report in
The Fortune on Wednesday, Apple will soon update its current operating
system that runs iPads and iPhones.
"Apple will add 'USB
Restricted Mode', an option that disables the USB port for any kind of
data transfer or interactions if a...
Trump: Biggest enemy of US is fake media
President Donald Trump has once again lambasted the "fake"
communications media as the country's "biggest enemy" because of their
alleged attempts to "downplay" the results of his recent summit with
North Korea."So funny to watch the Fake News, especially NBC and
CNN. They are fighting hard to downplay the deal with North Korea. 500
days ago they would have 'begged' for this deal-looked like war would
break out," Trump said on Wednesday...
Facebook may unveil eye-tracking technology in future
Facebook is bullish on eye-tracking technology tools that will let the
social media giant detect users' eye movement and emotions but has
denied using it at the moment, the media reported.In a 229-page
document addressed to US Congress in the wake of Cambridge Analytica
data breach scandal, Facebook revealed that it had looked into building
the technology, Fortune reported on Wednesday."Like many
companies, we apply for a wide variety of...
PNB fraud: Interpol asked to issue RCN against Nirav Modi's brother, another
The CBI has approached the Interpol to issue Red Corner Notice (RCN)
against diamantiare Nirav Modi's brother Nishal and one of his
executives in connection with its probe into the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab
National Bank (PNB) fraud, sources said on Wednesday.
"The agency
has approached Interpol to issue RCN against Nirav Modi's brother
Nishal, who is a Belgian national, and his executive Subhash Parab,"
said a Central Bureau of Investigation...
Dubai hotel sacks Indian-origin chef over anti-Islam tweet
A popular Indian restaurant here has fired its head chef, Indian-origin
celebrity chef Atul Kochhar, following his "anti-Islam tweet".Michelin-star
chef Atul Kochhar of the Rang Mahal restaurant at the JW Marriot
Marquis hotel received flak after taking a dig at actress Priyanka
Chopra for her tweet over a "Quantico" episode that portrayed Hindu
nationalists as terrorists. Kochhar's anti-Islam tweet created a furore on social media, with twitterati calling for his sacking."Following
the recent comments made by Chef Atul Kochhar, we have...
Tyres of Indian economy punctured, policy blunders responsible: Chidambaram
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said three out of the four wheels of the national economy have been "punctured" and held the BJP government's "administrative incompetence", "reckless decisions" and "policy blunders" responsible for the rising farm distress, unemployment and economic failure.
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"The tyres on three of the four wheels on which the economy rides are punctured. Firstly exports: the growth rate in the last...
Allahabad Bank focuses on recovery, refers 65 NPA accounts to IBC
State-run Allahabad Bank, which referred 65 stressed
accounts involving around Rs 12,566 crore to the NCLT for IBC resolution
during last fiscal, is focusing on recovery and rebalancing its loan
book with emphasis on small, micro, agriculture and retail advances.The
lender also said the number of "wilful defaulters" declared by the bank
stood at 257, a two-and half-fold jump from March 2017 figure of 101."Taking
into account the optimistic outlook of the economy and its different
sectors, the bank will align its business objective...
3 tourists drown in Goa beach
Three tourists from Maharashtra, including a policeman, drowned at
Goa's Calangute beach on Monday morning while two others are missing,
police said.
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The deceased and the missing were part of a group of
14 tourists who arrived in Goa on Monday from Akola by train and headed
straight for the Calangute beach.
After they went swimming,
strong currents pulled five of them into the sea....
Prabhudheva starts shooting for his next
Choreographer-actor-filmmaker Prabhudheva has started shooting for his
next yet untitled film in which he will sport a police uniform for the
first time."Prabhudheva in khaki. Shooting starts today. Really looking forward to this," Prabhudheva tweeted on Monday.The film is directed by AC Mugil, a former associate of the "Mercury" actor in his directorial ventures "Pokkiri" and "Villu".Other details related to the film are still under wraps....
Over 80% CEOs expect 2018-19 growth to be higher than 7%: CII Poll
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII)
"CEOs opinion poll" on Monday showed that 82 per cent of the chief
executives expect GDP growth to be higher than seven per cent for
2018-19.As per the poll data, out of the 82 per cent, 10 per cent of CEOs expect the growth rate to even go above 7.5 per cent.Besides, 92 per cent of CEOs polled expect further increase in consumption demand during 2018-19.On private investment, the...
India needs a full-proof cybersecurity ecosystem: McAfee official
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Although India has become more active when it comes to cybersecurity,
the country needs to put all the pieces together to protect businesses
via a full-proof ecosystem, a top executive from cybersecurity firm
McAfee has stressed.
"India is interacting a lot with neighbours,
coordinating with them via strategic MoUs on cybersecurity but there
are few things that need to be patched to be able to respond faster and
better to cyber attacks,"...
M.K. Jain appointed RBI Deputy Governor
Former IDBI Bank MD and Chief Executive M.K Jain was on Monday appointed a new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three years, an official statement said.The appointment was made by the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointment Search Committee, which includes the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, the Financial Services Secretary, besides other independent members.The post of one of the Deputy Governors at the...
12, including 4 policemen, injured in grenade attack (Second Lead)
Twelve people, including four policemen and eight civilians, were injured on Monday when militants hurled a grenade at a police team in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian town.The grenade exploded on the road injuring the lot, a police officer said. A girl who was among the injured was said to be in critical condition and rushed to a Srinagar hospital.Hospital sources in Shopian identified two of the injured policemen as Station House Officer (SHO) Gulzar Ahmad and his security guard.Militants have continued to attack security forces despite New Delhi...
Facebook defends data-sharing partnerships with phone makers (Lead)
After a New York Times report claimed that Facebook allowed about 60 device makers, including Apple and Samsung, to access personal information of users and their friends, the social network has defended the pacts saying that these partnerships do not raise privacy concerns.Even before Facebook apps were widely available on smartphones, Facebook had data-sharing partnerships with the device makers, the report said citing company officials, adding that most of the deals remain in effect. Facebook said that the partners signed agreements...
