Technology, Mobiles tabs, 5th Aug 2017, News & Stories from India

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Karunaratne scored his 13th Test half-century off 83 balls, while Mendis scored his 5th Test half-century off 53 balls. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd Test: Kusal Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne lead fight back

Mendis and Karunaratne added 191 as the visitors could get only two wickets in the next two sessions.

05 Aug 2017 6:07 PM

The government has extended the time by which poor women wishing to avail of free cooking gas (LPG) connections must apply for Aadhaar, till September 30.

PMUY: Deadline to get Aadhaar for free LPG extended till Sept 30

The government launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in 2016 to provide 5 crore poor women with free LPG connections in 3 years.

05 Aug 2017 6:05 PM

Hundreds of mothers suckled their babies inside a cavernous Manila stadium for a cause (Photo: AFP)

Mums in Philippines breastfeed babies in public for a cause

Mothers breastfed babies in public to raise awareness about infant deaths and dispel taboos over practice.

05 Aug 2017 6:03 PM

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has been instrumental in Patanjali's exponential rise.

Former Patanjali CEO alleges firm pays less in name of 'seva'

S K Patra who served Patanjali from 2011 to 2014 is credited with turning around company's sales.

05 Aug 2017 5:39 PM

NDA Vice Presidential nominee Venkaiah Naidu and Opposition Vice Presidential candidate Gopralkrishna Gandhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Voting for Vice Presidential poll ends, records 98.21 per cent; result soon

A total of 771 votes were cast out of 785 votes with a poll percentage of 98.21.

05 Aug 2017 5:34 PM

Breastfeeding, according to experts, also help remove cells with damaged DNA (Photo: Pixabay)

Breastfeeding children may keep breast cancer at bay

Experts say every five months of going natural lowers the chance of developing breast tumours by two percent.

05 Aug 2017 5:31 PM

Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, another banned organisation and a US declared terrorist group. (File Photo)

Hafiz Saeed to float political party, re-brand JuD as Milli Muslim League Pakistan

Saeed is likely to launch his political outfit on Pakistan's Independence Day at a function in Lahore.

05 Aug 2017 5:20 PM

Bigger banks are less motivated to work with MSMEs on loans due to smaller business accounts. (Representational Image)

Mergers of small banks may hurt MSME sector: report

Disadvantages of big banks are that services are less personable and local people abstain from reaching out to them.

05 Aug 2017 5:10 PM

Syndicate Bank has reported a net loss of Rs 263.19 crore for the June quarter of 2017.

Syndicate Bank posts net loss of Rs 263.19 crore

The total income during the first quarter of 2017-18 also fell to Rs 6,171.49 crore

05 Aug 2017 5:10 PM

The incident happened in the first week of June near the Lalten post in the Doka La general area in Sikkim after a face-off between the two forces (Photo: Representational/PTI)

China capable of wiping out Indian troops: Chinese media on standoff

The Global Times said, 'we believe that the PLA has made sufficient preparation for military confrontation'.

05 Aug 2017 5:04 PM

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi both will receive rakhis from (Photo: AP)

Remote Haryana village women to send rakhis to Trump and Modi

According to NGO, gesture by people of Mewat region represents wish of people that ties are further strengthened between India and US.

05 Aug 2017 5:02 PM

Globally, gold fell 0.75 per cent to USD 1,258.40 an ounce and silver by 2.49 per cent to USD to 16.24 an ounce in New York

Gold sheds Rs 200 on weak global cues

Gold is trading at Rs 29,420 per ten gram at the bullion market on august 5 in line with a weak trend overseas.

05 Aug 2017 4:52 PM

Both were booked under section 354 D (stalking) of IPC and 185 of the Motor Vehicle Act (driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs), the police said. (Photo: Representational/File)

2, including Haryana's BJP chief's son arrested for stalking IAS officer's daughter

The police said both the accused have been called for questioning and investigation is underway.

05 Aug 2017 4:45 PM

Rahul's car was attacked on Friday when he was on his way to the helipad after visiting the flood-hit areas in Gujarat's Dhanera. (Photo: PTI)

BJP leader detained for attack on Rahul Gandhi's convoy in Gujarat

Earlier in the day, the Congress workers staged protests across the nation against the attack.

05 Aug 2017 4:30 PM

Aadhaar Enabled Payment System offers services like Aadhaar to Aadhaar cash transfers, checking balance, cash deposit and cash withdrawal.

Aadhaar's payment system allows you to pay with just a fingerprint

The Aadhaar Enabled Payment System is powered by National Payments Corporation of India.

05 Aug 2017 4:29 PM

P. Chidambaram on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not succeed in making Congress-free India. (Photo: AFP/File)

BJP won't succeed in making Congress-mukt Bharat: Chidambaram

Congress on Saturday staged protests across the nation over attack on party vice president Rahul Gandhi's convoy in Gujarat on Friday.

05 Aug 2017 4:13 PM

On August 5, 2012, the mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, exalted at radio confirmation and first images from Curiosity after the rover's touchdown using a new "sky crane" landing method.

NASA's Curiosity rover marks 5 years of Mars exploration

Curiosity, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars.

05 Aug 2017 3:53 PM

Retail inflation in June was at record low of 1.54 per cent.

Base year to measure WPI revised from 2004-05 to 2011-12

The number of items in the basket has increased from 676 to 697.

05 Aug 2017 3:52 PM

According to psychologists, having too many friends might not be a good idea either and rather one or two close friends is what matters most (Photo: Pixabay)

Is friendship really all that necessary?

Experts say having friends is very important, but what kind of company one chooses to keep makes all the difference.

05 Aug 2017 3:51 PM

Upcoming OnePlus 5 variant will be Amazon India exclusive, confirms OnePlus

The OnePlus 5 features a dual rear camera, akin to an iPhone 7 Plus and various other smartphones.

05 Aug 2017 3:39 PM

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