Technology, Mobiles tabs, 23rd Aug 2017, News & Stories from India

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Apa's comments come in the wake of a letter signed by more than 100 leading robotic experts urging the United Nations to ban the development of killer military robots, or autonomous weapons.

Robot makers slow to address danger risk - researchers

Some of the robot manufacturers defended themselves, saying they had fixed some or all of the issues raised.

23 Aug 2017 7:42 PM

The Note 8 is also expected to carry the Exynos 8895 octa-core chipset found in the Galaxy S8, which could be running at a higher clock speed to justify a possibly higher price tag. (Image : Evan Blass)

Countdown to the Galaxy Note 8 launch: What to expect? (Watch here)

The Note 8 is supposed to be the most expensive smartphone in Samsung’s portfolio along with the most advanced specifications.

23 Aug 2017 7:41 PM

Sex drive in women starts reducing slowly as they age (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's the age when a person's sex drive is at its peak

The study comes as a challenge to notions that women achieve a peak in sex drive at a later stage in comparison to men.

23 Aug 2017 7:39 PM

Jaitley also said that the prime minister will take a decision ‘on whatever request the railway minister has made’. (Photo: File)

PM will take a call on whatever request Suresh Prabhu made: Jaitley

Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday offered to quit as the railway minister, takeing full responsibility for train mishap.

23 Aug 2017 7:39 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Nuclear weapon negotiation never on table: N Korea in clash with US at UN forum

North Korea has pursued its weapons programmes in defiance of UN Security Council sanctions and ignored all calls.

23 Aug 2017 7:34 PM

The national capital so far has recorded 1,719 H1N1 infections and five deaths. (Representational Image)

1,094 swine flu deaths across India so far this year: government

Maharashtra has the highest death toll with 437 people succumbing to H1N1 infections.

23 Aug 2017 7:31 PM

People flee from the scene after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district of Barcelona. (Photo: AP)

Spain attacks: Suspect says imam planned to blow himself up in Barcelona

National Court Judge Fernando Andreu questioned the four about the vehicle attacks as well as the fatal explosion.

23 Aug 2017 7:23 PM

For months, Freedom and Michael Eubanks were set on naming their daughter Violet (Photo: Facebook)

US couple names daughter 'Eclipse' as she was born after the rare event

Freedom, now a mother of two, said her second daughter arrived just hours after the solar eclipse.

23 Aug 2017 7:20 PM

The existing 26 cadres have been divided into five zones in the new policy proposed by the personnel ministry. (Photo: File)

Government finalises new cadre policy for IAS, IPS officers

The new cadre policy aims at ensuring ‘national integration’ in the country's top bureaucracy.

23 Aug 2017 7:17 PM

Following the right steps to let that small box on the top-right corner of your smartphone stays green for an extended duration will let you worry less about the presence of a wall socket in your vicinity. (Image: Pixabay)

Check out these steps to save battery on your smartphone

Every little effort to save battery on your smartphone will give bigger returns in the form of lesser time on the charger.

23 Aug 2017 7:12 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Alternative Mechanism will oversee the proposals coming from boards of PSBs for consolidation. Photo: AP

Cabinet clears 'Alternative Mechanism' to oversee bank mergers

The decision to set up the AM follows SBI merging its five associate banks, as also the Bharatiya Mahila Bank, with itself.

23 Aug 2017 7:09 PM

Wayne Rooney earned his first cap against Australia in 2003 at the age of 17 years and 111 days to become the youngest player, at the time, to represent the national side. The 31-year-old also leaves as England's most-capped outfield player with 119 appearances.(Photo: AP)

England's Wayne Rooney announces international retirement

The announcement comes ahead of England's World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovakia next month.

23 Aug 2017 6:56 PM

Ravin Gandhi, 44 founder and CEO of GMM Nonstick Coatings (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin CEO racially abused by Trump supporters over Charlottesville remarks

US-born Ravin Gandhi, 44 founder and CEO of GMM Nonstick Coatings, a global supplier of coatings for cookware and bakeware.

23 Aug 2017 6:53 PM

Concerned over rising onion prices, the Centre on Wednesday asked state governments to impose stock limits on traders to check hoarding.

Onion prices soar, govt directs states to put stock limits on onion traders

Onion prices have shot up in the last few weeks due to depleting old stocks and concerns about this year's output.

23 Aug 2017 6:34 PM

A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will determine on Thursday if there is any fundamental “right of privacy” under the Indian Constitution. (Photo: PTI)

Right to privacy: Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Thursday

The matter arose in furnishing of personal data and biometric information for Aadhaar card.

23 Aug 2017 6:34 PM

Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead on August 20, 2013, in Pune and Govind Pansare was shot at on February 16, 2015, in Kolhapur and died on February 20 that year. (Photo: PTI)

Rationalists Dabholkar, Pansare killings linked, says Bombay HC

The high court also asked the investigators to look beyond their current line of probe to apprehend the culprits.

23 Aug 2017 6:19 PM

Three persons were killed in a collision between a truck and tractor-trolley. (Representational Image)

3 killed in truck-tractor collision in Uttar Pradesh

The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination, an official added.

23 Aug 2017 6:16 PM

Tata Sons on Wednesday appointed Banmali Agrawala as President of its infrastructure, defence and aerospace businesses. Photo: GE India website

Tata Sons appoints Banmali Agrawala as head of defence, infra biz

Agrawala's knowledge in areas like leadership development, digital infrastructure, innovation and technology, will be beneficial.

23 Aug 2017 6:12 PM

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the order after counsels of the MoEF and the Delhi government failed to appear before it and no report was placed on record. (Representational Image)

Yamuna cleaning: NGT slaps Rs 50,000 fine on Centre, Delhi government

They were slapped with a fine for not submitting a status report on rejuvenation and restoration of the Yamuna river.

23 Aug 2017 6:05 PM

The phone is backed by a 4GB of storage, which can be further expanded up to 32GB via micro SD card. The Neo Power runs on android marshmallow 6.0.

Swipe Neo Power with 4G LTE launched at Rs 2,999

Swipe Neo Power comes with a 4-inch display with Gorilla Glass and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor along with 512 MB of RAM.

23 Aug 2017 6:00 PM

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