Technology, Mobiles tabs, 12th Jan 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 12 Jan 2018

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he image was pulled from the website following the controversy (Photo: AFP)

Racist hoodie lands H&M in trouble as celebrities cut ties

Several celebrities showed their discontent with the image on the social media platforms.

12 Jan 2018 10:44 AM

Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan often praise each other's films on social media.

Hrithik feels touched after Akshay sends him cake baked by his mother as birthday gift

To express love for his friend and neighbour, the 'Rustom' star had sent him a homemade cake baked by his mother.

12 Jan 2018 10:38 AM

According to a poll 60 per cent women use porn twice a month and 18 per cent use it daily. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study reveals women are watching more porn than ever

Search term ‘porn for women’ skyrocketed among females logging on to the adult platform, which is internet’s largest X-rated site.

12 Jan 2018 10:34 AM

Kim has warned the United States that he intends to build a nuclear arsenal capable of hitting the United States, prompting threats of military action by Washington. (Photo: File)

Trump says he ‘probably’ has good relationship with Kim Jong-Un

Trump said while on a trip to Vietnam that becoming friends with Kim 'might be a strange thing to happen but it's a possibility.'

12 Jan 2018 10:27 AM

Diluvicursor was about 7-1/2-feet (2.3 meters) long.

Fossil of dinosaur swept away in ancient Australian river found

Diluvicursor’s remains were found amongst a jumbled collection of large fossilised tree trunks, also swept down the river during a flood.

12 Jan 2018 10:24 AM

A sum of Rs 150 crore will be spent on raising the capacity of faucets manufacturing facility located in Bhiwadi in Rajasthan.

Jaquar Group to invest Rs 300 cr on capacity expansion

Company looks to expand the manufacturing capacity of faucets from 80,000 to 100,000 per day.

12 Jan 2018 10:16 AM

The ad uses technology similar to what's in an at-home pregnancy test, according to Ad Week. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ikea wants women to pee on magazine ad to avail discount

Apparently, once the woman urinates on the ad in Amelia magazine, a discount is revealed, only if she is pregnant.

12 Jan 2018 10:11 AM

Dish TV has an active subscriber base of 15.5 million, while that of Videocon d2h stands at around 12.2 million.

Dish TV evaluating insolvency impact on Videocon d2h merger

Proposed merger has already received regulatory approvals from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

12 Jan 2018 10:07 AM

All the sectoral indices led by metal, consumer durables, oil and gas and capital goods were in the positive zone, rising up to 0.71 per cent. (Photo: AP)

Sensex, Nifty hit new highs on global cues

The 30-share index advanced 134.93 points, or 0.39 per cent, to trade at an all-time high of 34,638.42.

12 Jan 2018 10:02 AM

Neerja Bhanot, who headed the attendants on the flight, lost her life in protecting the passengers. (Photo: File)

FBI releases age-progressed photos of Neerja Bhanot's flight hijackers

The images were created by the FBI laboratory using age-progression technology and original photographs obtained by the FBI in 2000.

12 Jan 2018 9:59 AM

BSNL customers subscribing to Rs 186 plan voucher and Rs 187 special tariff voucher will get 1 GB data per day with 28 days validity.

BSNL to offer more data, validity under select prepaid plans

Under scheme, pre-paid plan priced at Rs 485 will give 1.5 GB data per day with validity of 90 days.

12 Jan 2018 9:56 AM

Flu deaths have soared by 77 per cent in just a week in England with government figures revealing it to be worst outbreak in 50 years. (Photo: Pixabay)

Flu outbreak in UK sees 85 dead

According to latest updates, 93 people have lost their lives to flu already this winter from two strains of virus.

12 Jan 2018 9:54 AM

Forex dealers said a weak dollar in overseas markets on fears that a huge amount of foreign demand for American currency would dry up bolstered the rupee.

Rupee up 11 paise against dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 63.55 against dollar on fresh selling of US currency by exporters and banks.

12 Jan 2018 9:48 AM

A shift away from non-ad content produced by businesses is a potentially severe blow to news organisations, many of which use Facebook to drive readership, but Zuckerberg said many such posts have been unhealthy.

Facebook to emphasise friends, not news, in series of changes

Facebook would prioritise what friends and family share while reducing the amount of non-advertising content from publishers and brands.

12 Jan 2018 9:44 AM

Shah Rukh Khan was last seen in 'Jab Harry Met Sejal.'

SRK to receive award at WEF summit; Elton John, Cate Blanchett also to be honoured

Announcing the names of the three awardees, the WEF said "each of them in their own way has taken action to uphold human dignity".

12 Jan 2018 9:42 AM

Trump said he wanted people from countries like Norway, whose prime minister he met and held a press conference with on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Why do we have immigrants from sh**hole countries coming here: Trump

Trump asked senators why the US has to shoulder the burden of refugees coming to the country after Third World natural disasters.

12 Jan 2018 9:35 AM

According to the survey, rural women start having sex at 16.6 years old, while women in cities lose their virginity at the average age of 17.4 years old. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women from rural areas have sex earlier than city girls

According to survey, they found several differences in sexual activity between women who live in rural areas and those living in cities.

12 Jan 2018 9:20 AM

The victim's daughter lamented that her mother is food deprived and requested the Indian authorities to rescue her. (Photo: ANI)

Telengana woman stranded in Saudi, family seeks help from Swaraj

The victim was promised a job in a hospital but was forced to work as a maid on reaching there.

12 Jan 2018 9:12 AM

Experts say major changes in work may affect our risk of developing diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stress at work may cause diabetes

According to researchers, workers who experience increasing stressful tasks on job are 57 per cent more likely to develop diabetes.

12 Jan 2018 8:58 AM

Intel has identified three issues in updates released over the past week for “microcode,” or firmware.

Intel's Spectre patches can cause reboot problems in old chips

If required, Intel will distribute a revised firware update through normal channels.

12 Jan 2018 8:55 AM

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