Technology, Mobiles tabs, 19th Aug 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 19 Aug 2017

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Vishal Sikka has resigned as CEO and MD of Infosys. (Photo: PTI)

Sikka misses home, says have been away far too long

Back in 2014, Sikka had overtaken S D Shibulal to become Infosys' first non-founder CEO.

19 Aug 2017 10:58 AM

Poor adherence to CPAP remains the major impediment to effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (Photo: Pixabay)

Positive interaction between couples may improve CPAP use in apnea

According to researchers, couples who focused on benefits for both patient and sleep partner were more likely to use CPAP machines.

19 Aug 2017 10:54 AM

People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. (Photo: AP)

President's arts council quits over Donald Trump's Charlottesville remarks

Noting that art is about inclusion and the humanities include a vibrant free press, the members alleged that Trump had attacked both.

19 Aug 2017 10:49 AM

The Shopian Police, 62 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), 3 RR and the 14th Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are conducting the search operations. (Photo: File/Representational)

J&K: Security forces conduct cordon, search ops in 10 villages of Shopian

Cordon and search operations are being carried out in at least ten villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

19 Aug 2017 10:47 AM

Chronic gum inflammation, known as periodontitis, is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (Photo: Pixabay)

Long lasting gum disease may up risk of Alzheimer’s, says study

Recent studies have suggested that chronic periodontitis might contribute to a decline in thinking ability.

19 Aug 2017 10:36 AM

The incident came to light after the woman was brought to the Vijaypur Community Health Centre (CHC) when her family members presumed that she had gone into labour. (Photo: File/Representational)

MP: Mentally ill woman dumps infant in toilet septic tank; child saved

The woman was allegedly trying to 'hide' the infant but the girl survived and is currently undergoing treatment in a hospital.

19 Aug 2017 10:33 AM

Vishal Sikka on Friday informed Infosys employees in an email about his resignation as CEO and managing director. (Photo: PTI)

Sikka quits Infosys: Twitteratis have field day with digs and puns

RPG's Harsh Goenka tweets: 'Post demonetisation, old 'sikkas' not working. 'Vishal' change in #Infosys'.

19 Aug 2017 10:32 AM

Approach from the Northwestern Medicine scientists allowed the behaviour of individual virions, infectious particles, to be connected to infectivity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Better therapies may be in offing with novel HIV tracking approach

Research used novel live-cell fluorescent imaging system that allowed them to identify individual particles associated with infection.

19 Aug 2017 10:29 AM

Esha Gupta's song with Emraan Hashmi had released recently.

When I saw the comments on pictures, I had a great laugh about it: Esha Gupta

The actress has responded to the criticism for posting a few bold pictures on social media, which have gone viral.

19 Aug 2017 10:16 AM

The apex court directed NIA to probe conversion and marriage of a Hindu woman to a Muslim man in Kerala. (Photo: File/Representational)

In a first, NIA registers investigation report in Kerala's 'love jihad' row

The Kerala High Court had annulled the marriage, terming it as an instance of 'love jihad'.

19 Aug 2017 10:03 AM

According to a police official, the victim's father lodged a complaint stating his 16-year-old daughter has been kidnapped and raped by a 24-year-old Bhavani Shankar who was the tuition teacher to his daughter earlier. (Photo: File/Representational)

Hyderabad: 24-yr-old BTech graduate kidnaps, rapes 16-yr-old student; arrested

Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Police said, a case has been registered under sections 376, 366 of IPC and the accused has been taken into custody.

19 Aug 2017 9:50 AM

Akshay Kumar's 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' is inching closer to the 100-crore club.

'My idea is to grab more eyeballs, not money': Akshay on Toilet-Ek Prem Katha success

He is happy that ‘Toilet...’ is doing good business, but he said he is more keen about getting more people to watch the movie.

19 Aug 2017 9:31 AM

The total eclipse will last up to 2 minutes and 40-plus seconds in places. (Photo: File)

What's a total solar eclipse and why this one is so unusual

The last time a total solar eclipse swept the whole width of the US was in 1918.

19 Aug 2017 8:46 AM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured countrymen that adoption of the 'new India' policy will help the government solve issues like terrorism, naxalism and Northeast insurgency by 2022. (Photo: PTI)

Will free India of terrorism, problems in Kashmir, NE by 2022: Rajnath

Singh was addressing a programme in Lucknow titled 'Sankalp se Siddhi - New India Movement (2017-2022) Naye Bharat kaa nirmaan'.

19 Aug 2017 8:42 AM

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to take 2 months of paternity leave

Zuckerberg had also taken a two-month paternity leave following the birth of his first child, Maxima Chan Zuckerberg, in 2015.

19 Aug 2017 8:28 AM

Nitish and senior rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav are at loggerheads since the grand alliance was broken in Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Nitish Kumar working as Amit Shah's slave: Cong leader Sandeep Dikshit

Nitish recently walked out of the grand alliance with RJD and the Congress to join hands and form government with the BJP in July.

19 Aug 2017 8:03 AM

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, with NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-M aboard, in a NASA handout photo obtained on August 18, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

NASA launches satellite to help astronauts communicate with Earth

The satellite will "support critical space communication into the mid-2020s," NASA said in a statement.

19 Aug 2017 8:02 AM

The MEA also said India would “continue to engage with China to find a mutually-acceptable solution” to the Doklam issue. (Photo: PTI/File)

India confirms ‘incident’ in Ladakh

The MEA refused to “confirm” reports that there was a scuffle between troops of the two sides along with stone-pelting.

19 Aug 2017 6:56 AM

Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) and Kalsoom, his wife. (Photo: AFP)

Pak EC’s nod for nomination of Sharif wife’s challenged

The plea says that Kulsoom Nawaz concealed facts in her nomination papers.

19 Aug 2017 6:49 AM

Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan. (Photo: AP/File)

Panama papers: Sharifs decide to skip probe

The apex court is likely to take up Sharif's review petition early next month after judges return from vacation.

19 Aug 2017 6:38 AM

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