Technology, Mobiles tabs, 4th Nov 2018, News & Stories from India

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The development comes amid the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment which has gained momentum in India in recent weeks. (Representational Image)

National Institute of Design faculty member expelled over sexual harassment charges

Krishnesh Mehta, who had been teaching at the NID since 1995, resigned last month after the institute sought to terminate his services.

04 Nov 2018 4:12 PM

She said when there could not be a temple in the holy town of Medina or a mosque in the Vatican City, it would be 'unfair' to talk about a mosque in Ayodhya. (Photo: File | PTI)

Talk of building mosque next to Ram temple can make Hindus intolerant: Uma Bharti

Bharti invited Rahul Gandhi to lay foundation stone of Ayodhya temple with her, saying he would 'atone for sins' of his party by doing so.

04 Nov 2018 4:11 PM

BSF jawan held for sharing information with Pakistan ISI agent

Riazuddin shared photos of fencing and border roads, contact numbers of BSF officials, other secret data with a Pakistani ISI agent.

04 Nov 2018 4:03 PM

The technology will be exclusive to Samsung phones for a period of six months after the launch of the S10.

Galaxy S10 will come with an ultrasonic in-display sensor

The S10 will use Qualcomm’s ultrasonic sensor for the first time and will replace the Iris Scanner.

04 Nov 2018 3:51 PM

It's a little bit pricey: Elton John's 'Your Song' lyrics for auction

The romantic ballad remains one of his best known songs.

04 Nov 2018 3:50 PM

The cybersecurity bill, which observers say mimic China's repressive web control tools, is set to come into effect in January despite drawing sharp criticism from the US, the EU and internet freedom advocates.

Vietnam could give tech companies one year to obey cyberlaw

Vietnam may give internet companies one year to comply with a controversial cybersecurity law.

04 Nov 2018 3:48 PM

In the Alps near Belluno, 100 km (60 miles) north of Venice, pine trees and red spruces were snapped wholesale like matchsticks. (Photo: AFP)

17 dead, 14 million tress uprooted in Italy's 'apocalyptic' storm

The governor of Veneto, Luca Zaia, said the region's storm damage amounted to at least a billion euros (USD 1.1 billion).

04 Nov 2018 3:41 PM

In a first of its kind private initiative in India, the company has already installed 300 outdoor sensors including few live sensors across the country and plans to raise the count to 500 by this Diwali.

Purelogic Labs launches AQI India - Private Air Monitoring initiative

The platform detects and reports invisible air particulate as small as PM2.5 along with noise pollution.

04 Nov 2018 3:40 PM

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Rotten shark made you queasy? A vomit bag for every guest at the Disgusting Food Museum

Grasshoppers, cooked animals’ skulls and other body parts, including an eyeball, are on display in pots or on boards.

04 Nov 2018 3:35 PM

New Delhi proposed the construction of new railway links during Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's recent visit to India. (Photo: PTI)

First India-Nepal passenger train on broad gauge likely to begin from December

The train will run from Jayanagar in Bihar to Kurtha in Dhanusa district in Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal, which is a 34 km stretch.

04 Nov 2018 3:26 PM

After nearly three years in the making, 2.0 is now all set to hit the screens on November 29, 2018.

'2.0' will be a milestone in Rajinikanth’s career, says Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan has given his best wishes to Rajinikanth.

04 Nov 2018 3:12 PM

At a historic summit in Singapore in June, US President Donald Trump and Kim signed a vaguely-worded statement on denuclearisation. (Photo: File)

Will 'seriously' return to nuclear state policy: North Korea warns US

North's foreign ministry said Pyongyang could revert to its former policy if the US did not change its stance over sanctions.

04 Nov 2018 2:44 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was speaking at an event in Rajasthan's Bikaner. (Photo: ANI)

Light ‘diyas’ for Lord Ram, temple work to start very soon: Yogi Adityanath

UP CM asserted that wishes of scores of Hindu devotees of building a Ram temple in Ayodhya will soon come true after Diwali.

04 Nov 2018 2:41 PM

Thousands of loyalists from across the country are camped out at the Temple Trees residence in Colombo, a colonial-era bungalow where Ranil Wickremesinghe has been holed up since his shock dismissal more than a week ago. (Photo: AFP)

Ousted Sri Lankan PM's official home becomes symbol of power struggle

Sirisena sacked Wickremesinghe on October 26 but he has refused to accept the decision or to leave the residence.

04 Nov 2018 2:27 PM

Boeing Co, which is opening a 737 completion plant in China, will not display any of its planes but only models at its exhibition stand. (Representational Image)

Trade war, spy claims cast cloud over China airshow

The biennial Airshow China, to be held in Zhuhai during Nov 6-11, is traditionally an event for Beijing to parade its aviation prowess.

04 Nov 2018 2:20 PM

'Who is a bigger anaconda than (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi. He himself is the anaconda, who swallowed all the institutions like CBI, RBI etc,' Yanamala Ramakrishnudu claimed. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi an ‘anaconda’ who is swallowing CBI, RBI: Andhra finance minister

Yanamala Ramakrishnudu asserted TDP will fight dictatorship, hegemony, and pride - 3 qualities, he claimed, BJP possesses.

04 Nov 2018 1:46 PM

"Fourteen civilians, including five children under the age of 18, were killed in the coalition air raids on the villages of Hajin, Sousa and Al-Shaafa" in eastern Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. (Representational image | AP)

5 children among civilians killed in US-led coalition strikes in Syria: Monitor

'The death toll is likely to rise due to the number of seriously wounded,' the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

04 Nov 2018 1:38 PM

Iranian officials are betting on the unstable market conditions to beat US sanctions. (Representational Image)

When Iran exports fall after US sanctions, Saudi to open its oil tap

Saudi is only producer with significant spare capacity of around 2 million bpd that can be tapped to compensate loss of Iranian supplies.

04 Nov 2018 1:37 PM

A video clip showed some girls crying and complaining that teachers stripped them on the premises of their school in Kundal village three days back. (Representational Image)

Teachers strip girls to check for sanitary pad, Punjab CM orders inquiry

Amarinder Singh has ordered the state Education Department Secretary, Krishan Kumar to initiate an inquiry into the incident.

04 Nov 2018 1:25 PM

So far, Rajapaksa has 100 MPs on his side while sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has 103 MPs in the 225-member assembly. (Photo: File| AP)

Tamil prisoners may be released to tilt scales in favour of Lanka PM Rajapaksa

Tamils say some of the prisoners have been held over a long time under an anti-terrorism law without even being formally charged.

04 Nov 2018 1:00 PM

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