Technology, Mobiles tabs, 30th Nov 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology, Mobiles tabs, 30 Nov 2017

FC Goa’s Ferrán Corominas (right) celebrates after scoring against Bengaluru FC in their ISL-4 match in Margao on Thursday. The hosts won 4-3. (Photo: ISL)

ISL 4: Coro hat-trick helps Goa edge Bengaluru

Coro (16th minute, 33rd, 63rd) was the hero for the match while Manuel Lanzarote also scored for Goa from a 40th-minute penalty.

30 Nov 2017 11:18 PM

Deepika Padukone-Shahid Kapoor-Ranveer Singh film was earlier scheduled to release on December 1. The makers have deferred the release till they receive a certificate from the CBFC. (Photo: File)

Media screening of Padmavati to influence CBFC? parliamentary panel to Bhansali

The panel is headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur and its members are senior BJP leader LK Advani and film actor Raj Babbar, a Congress leader.

30 Nov 2017 9:30 PM

A journalist was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified men who were on bikes in Kanpur's Bilhaur. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Journalist shot dead in Kanpur; fourth in 3 months

Naveen was the fourth journalist shot after Sudip Bhaumick, Gauri Lankesh and one other.

30 Nov 2017 8:59 PM

On the inside, the Honor 7X is powered by the latest of Huawei's mid-level Kirin chips, the Kirin 659 — an octa-core 16nm processor, along with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage.

Honor 7X to be unveiled next week

Honor 7X is the sucessor of Honor 6X mid-range smartphone

30 Nov 2017 8:54 PM

The Trinamool Congress president cautioned people not to fall into any trap of provocation or false campaign that might invite bitterness and enmity among people. (Photo: File)

Mamata accuses BJP of destabilising state admin, asks people to be alert

Banerjee alleges,'BJP is also in the habit of engineering riots or a similar situation in a peaceful state where party does not have base.'

30 Nov 2017 8:48 PM

One procedure that uses the implants to treat incontinence, mid-urethral slings, was not banned (Photo: AFP)

Controversial pelvic mesh implants banned in Australia over risks to patients

There is a “lack of adequate scientific evidence” that there were more benefits than risks to using them to treat urinary incontinence.

30 Nov 2017 8:11 PM

'Demonetisation and GST's impact is behind us and hopefully in coming quarters, we can look for an upwards trajectory,' Jaitley said.(Photo: AP)

Impact of notes ban, GST behind us: FM after GDP growth breaks 5-quarter slide

India's economy grew at 6.3 percent in the second quarter of the financial year, official data showed on Thursday.

30 Nov 2017 8:06 PM

The rover is getting some upgraded Curiosity hardware, including colour cameras, a zoom lens and others. (Photo: NASA)

NASA Builds its Next Mars Rover Mission

Mars 2020 mission relies heavily on the system designs and spare hardware previously created for Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover.

30 Nov 2017 8:03 PM

The bones strengths of modern women were compared to those of women from early Neolithic agricultural eras (Photo: AFP)

Prehistoric women were stronger than athletes of today

The findings suggest a "hidden history" of gruelling manual labour performed by women that stretched across millennia.

30 Nov 2017 8:03 PM

The new technology will read your fingerprint from almost anywhere on the display. (Photo: LetsGoDigital)

Samsung patents under-screen fingerprint scanner

According to patent, the pressure sensor is positioned on the bottom, underneath the display panel.

30 Nov 2017 7:55 PM

All the 18 prisoners, including Syed Shahid Yusuf, were injured when the personnel of the TN special force intervened after one of their physically handicapped officers was assaulted. (Photo: ANI)

Hizbul chief’s son injured in scuffle with security guards in Tihar Jail

A fact-finding team, headed by a district judge rank officer, has been constituted to investigate the entire incident.

30 Nov 2017 7:43 PM

Samples were collected on either Teflon or quartz microfiber filters and analysed to determine concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and transition metals (Photo: AFP)

People travelling on underground metro may be exposed to cancer risk

Two major compounds found in airborne particulate are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hexavalent chromium.

30 Nov 2017 7:42 PM

Tahira needs help from family members to climb stairs and has been forced to drop out of school due to her condition (Photo: AFP)

Rare condition causing leg to balloon thrice its size forces girl to live as a recluse

The swollen leg weighing 10 kg has left the child in pain.

30 Nov 2017 7:04 PM

With the win, Chanu also became only the second Indian weightlifter ever to have won the gold medal in the World Championship. It was also India's first gold in the tournament. (Photo: PTI)

World Weightlifting Championship: Mirabai Chanu bags gold

The 23-year-old ended India's 22-year-long wait for a World Championship gold by creating a new world record of 194-kg.

30 Nov 2017 6:54 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: PTI)

12, 18 per cent GST rates to be merged; luxury items in 28 per cent slab

Merging of 12 and 18 per cent slab mean some items in 12 per cent bracket will be sent to 5 per cent.

30 Nov 2017 6:48 PM

The Paper, a Chinese news website, noted that Yao was considered the 'kingpin' of a gang of 225 grave-robbing suspects rounded up by authorities in 2015. (Photo: AFP/ Representative)

China: ‘Master’ tomb raider gets death penalty for robbing relics from burial sites

Yao Yuzhong made a 30-year career out of robbing historical burial sites.

30 Nov 2017 6:41 PM

The former Union Law Minister said the political discourse in the election campaigning in poll-bound Gujarat was deliberately being brought down by the BJP, as they lack issues to debate on. (Photo: RSTV screengrab)

PM not a real Hindu, BJP has forgotten Hinduism, adopted Hindutva: Kapil Sibal

Controversy started when Rahul Gandhi and MP Ahmed Patel’s name were written in special register for non-Hindus visitors.

30 Nov 2017 6:40 PM

Police suspect that Alexander didn’t actually expect the grenade to detonate until he threw it (Photo: Pixabay)

Russian man dies as he poses for picture with grenade after removing the pin

Several similar pictures with grenades sent to other friends indicate that the blast wasn’t intentional.

30 Nov 2017 6:38 PM

Researchers analysed 27,940 newborns in China, where 310 were diagnosed with ASDs at three years of age. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D deficiency at birth ups autism risk

Low level of Vitamin D at birth is linked to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) at the age of three.

30 Nov 2017 6:32 PM

Huawei says it’ll make it just even faster fingerprint scanners, so it’ll unlock the device in just 400 milliseconds.

Huawei to launch 'better' Face ID and Animojis

Huawei claims that its own features will be substantially better than Apple’s, both in terms of security and usability.

30 Nov 2017 6:24 PM

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