Technology, Mobiles tabs, 14th Jan 2018, News & Stories from India

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Preliminary analysis suggests the diminutive galaxy weighs in at no more than 3 billion solar masses (credit: NASA)

NASA discovers farthest known Galaxy in the universe

A primitive cluster of stars which are about 500 million years old were spotted by NASA.

14 Jan 2018 2:00 PM

Centre has decided to change the colour of passport to orange for Indians who are wishing to migrate. (Photo: File)

Govt biased against migrant workers: Rahul on passport change

Rahul Gandhi accused the govt of treating migrant workers like second class citizens.

14 Jan 2018 1:56 PM

The Delhi ashram that was raided had deplorable living conditions, with small cage-like rooms and the girls were constantly kept under CCTV surveillance. (Representational Image)

Delhi: Young girls retained in cages, sexually abused by godman

Virender Dev Dixit perpetrated he is God and demanded donations to stop the world from ending in 2020.

14 Jan 2018 1:49 PM

A volcano on the island of Kadovar, located about 24 km north of the Papuan mainland, began erupting on January 5. (Photo: AFP)

1,500 evacuated from Papua New Guinea after volcano eruption

After venting ash for several days, the volcano exploded on Friday, blasting out glowing red rocks and sulphur dioxide.

14 Jan 2018 1:41 PM

Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt's Gully Boy goes on floors today

The release date for Zoya Akhtar directed film is yet to be announced.

14 Jan 2018 1:31 PM

Imran Khan said he wants madrassa school graduates to have skills that will allow them to find jobs across all sectors. (Photo: AP)

Meeting Trump would be ‘bitter pill’ but would still do it, says Imran Khan

Imran Khan said, 'The way the United States has treated Pakistan as a doormat is not fair.'

14 Jan 2018 1:17 PM

According to the researchers, a brain develops till the age of 20-30 (Photo: AFP)

Regular yoga can help tackle brain ageing

The research study focused not only on the brain but cstudies were conducted on hypertension, blood pressure, heart rate, and stress.

14 Jan 2018 12:54 PM

Dozens of crypto units see the light of day every week, as baffled financial experts look on, and while none can match Bitcoin's $200-billion euro ($242 bilion) market capitalisation, several have left the media darling's profitability in the dust.

Cryptocurrency rivals snap at Bitcoin's heels

Despite a dizzying rise, Bitcoin is not the most lucrative one and far from alone in a universe that counts 1,400 rivals, and counting.

14 Jan 2018 12:49 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bored of blacks? Explore the 'flower power' in your outfits

Here's all you need to know.

14 Jan 2018 12:45 PM

The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis (Photo: AFP)

Here are 6 hand exercises that can help tackel symptoms of arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease affecting the entire body.

14 Jan 2018 12:28 PM

The use of scaffolds is becoming more common and varied in its applications, but the new technique creates super-soft scaffolds that are like the softest tissues in the human body and could help to promote this regeneration.

Soft 3D printed structures mimic brain, lung tissues

Regenerating damaged tissue by 'seeding' porous scaffolds with cells and encouraging them to grow allows body to heal without the issues.

14 Jan 2018 12:23 PM

Women using digital tech to explore sexuality: Study

Researchers found that pornography encouraged women to embrace their sexuality.

14 Jan 2018 12:22 PM

YouTube suspends star over suicide video, doesn't shut door

The video service announced this week that it had pulled Logan Paul's channel from its ad-supported Google Preferred platform.

14 Jan 2018 12:10 PM

Two photographs of Pakistan's flag and the neighbouring country's President Mamnoon Hussain were posted from the Twitter account of India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin. (Photo: ANI)

Twitter account of India's UN envoy hacked, Pak flag posted

The pictures were posted during the wee hours of Sunday, and the 'blue tick' that marks a verified account also disappeared at the time.

14 Jan 2018 12:06 PM

Apple said it will cut the price of a replacement for an out-of-warranty battery to $29 from $79 for an iPhone 6 or later.(credit: Pixabay)

House Republicans wants answers from Apple for slowing older iPhones

This comes after the US Senator John Thune, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, sent a similar letter to Apple last week.

14 Jan 2018 11:51 AM

Teachers from across the state had gathered at the Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) Jamboorie ground where several of them tonsured their heads. (Photo: ANI)

Bhopal: Teachers shave heads demanding formal job status

The protesters want that their services be brought under the education dept and they be provided facilities given to government employees.

14 Jan 2018 11:44 AM

Pakistan's foreign office spokesperson, too, said that country is fully capable of defending itself. (Photo: AFP)

Test our resolve: Pakistan’s challenge to India on nuclear attack

Pak Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif issues nuclear threat in response to Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat's statement.

14 Jan 2018 11:44 AM

Sagar Island: Devotees take holy dip at the sea shore of Gangasagar Island on Friday. Sadhus and devotees have gathered at Gangasagar for 'holy dip' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival. (Photo: PTI)

Over 20 lakh devotees take holy dip on Makar Sankranti

Makar Sankranti is the festival of kites.

14 Jan 2018 11:42 AM

The study of 7,993 full-time employees which asked about policies and responsibilities for corporate IT security also revealed that 24 per cent of employees believe there are no established policies in their organizations at all.

Only 12 per cent of employees are fully aware of their organisation’s IT security policies

Just one-tenth of employed respondents are fully aware of the IT security policies and rules set in the organizations they work for.

14 Jan 2018 11:39 AM

Prabhudheva, Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif rehearsing for 'Thugs Of Hindostan' in YRF studios.

In Pic: Aamir-Katrina sweat it out, remind of Kamli on Thugs Of Hindostan sets

Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif’s chemistry was most visible in the song ‘Kamli’ from Vijay Krishna Acharya’s ‘Dhoom: 3’.

14 Jan 2018 11:34 AM

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