Opinion, Reporters diary, 5th Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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Opinion Reporter\'s Diary 05 Feb 2018

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British Prime Minister Theresa May has said Britain should take a serious look at digital currencies such as Bitcoin because of the way they can be used by criminals.

Lloyds Bank to ban credit card owners from buying cryptocurrencies

Credit card customers of the bank will be blocked from buying Bitcoin online through a blacklist that will flag sellers.

05 Feb 2018 9:38 AM

The BJP questioned Rahul Gandhi's "silence" on Divya Spandana's comments. (Photo: PTI)

BJP questions Rahul’s silence over Cong leader’s ‘POT’ jibe at PM

Divya's swipe came after Modi's comment in a rally where he said farmers are his top priority; described 'TOP' as tomato, onion and potato.

05 Feb 2018 9:26 AM

'Ville Provencale' was first exhibited at Venice Biennale in 1956, before it was secreted away into private collections for many decades.

Masterpiece by Raza to under hammer for first time

Created during Raza's formative years in France, painting displays a semi- abstracted view of a town in rural Provence.

05 Feb 2018 9:26 AM

Uber has vehemently denied the allegations in the civil case, which has also triggered a criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice.

A strident Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

Google spin-off Waymo sued Uber, accusing it of ripping off key pieces of its self-driving car technology in 2016.

05 Feb 2018 9:22 AM

In 2017, the CBI had booked Jain in case related to disproportionate assets. (Photo: File)

Property, bank papers linked to Satyendar Jain found during CBI searches

The documents were recovered at the residence of Dental Council Registrar Rishiraj after he was arrested in a separate case on Sunday.

05 Feb 2018 9:07 AM

Apple iPhone X hiked to Rs 95,390 from Rs 89,000.

Apple iPhone prices hiked in India

This increase comes after the Union Budget 2018-19, in which the import duty on mobile phones increased to 15 per cent from 20 per cent.

05 Feb 2018 9:01 AM

The government had expressed "concerns" over the judicial order and resisted complying with it, but the court said there can be no excuses. (Photo: AFP)

Maldives crisis deepens as court orders President Yameen to comply

Dissidents must be released because their trials were politically motivated and flawed, the Supreme Court said in a statement.

05 Feb 2018 8:53 AM

The study provides, for the first time, novel preclinical evidence supporting the targeting of multiple key disease mechanisms through DNA epigenetic modification for the treatment of depression.

Grape-derived compounds may help treat depression, says study

According to experts, grape-derived compounds might be developed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of depression.

05 Feb 2018 8:38 AM

Lekhi also said the Congress is on ground zero in Nagaland and is merely seeking attention in a state in which it is almost wiped out. (photo: ANI)

BJP hits back at Rahul for taking jibe at Centre over Naga peace accord

MoS Jeetendra Singh said Congress party failed to resolve the issue even as it stayed in power for a long time since independence.

05 Feb 2018 8:25 AM

She gave full credit to modern distance education, which provided the means for her to earn the diploma. (Representational Image)

Octogenarian woman graduates from Chinese University

She said that despite all the hardships she experienced when studying, she gained wisdom from setbacks and became tougher.

05 Feb 2018 8:18 AM

Police said they were looking into the matter and would take necessary action after investigations. (Photo: Screengrab from video| @ashokepandit)

Mumbai: Woman seeks police help against ‘torture’ by husband through Twitter

In the video posted on Twitter by filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, the woman, a Khar resident, is seen weeping for 'help and justice'.

05 Feb 2018 8:10 AM

A defence spokesman said the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatic weapons and mortars around 1110 hours.(Representational Image)

J&K: Army captain, 3 jawans dead, 4 hurt in Pak shelling along LoC

Officials said the situation was very tense as firing and shelling by Pakistani troops continued round-the-clock.

05 Feb 2018 8:00 AM

Rao instructed the Chief Secretary, Municipal and Forest Ministers, Chief Conservator of Forests, and other senior officials to visit Hyderabad and study its surrounding forest areas to find out what could be done to develop it.

Save Hyderabad campaign: Telengana CM bats for forest protection

Rao said that there was 1.5 lakh acres of forest land around city which should be developed into forest blocks for fresh air.

05 Feb 2018 7:59 AM

Yadav addressed a rally organised by his party. (Photo: PTI)

Akhilesh Yadav lashes out at BJP, RSS for ‘divisive politics’

'The government, guided by the RSS, is trying to distort the tenets of Constitution.' said Akhilesh Yadav.

05 Feb 2018 7:51 AM

The high court has issued notice to the Delhi Police and sought their stand on the woman's plea. It also directed the investigators to file their reply by March 20. (Photo: PTI)

32-yr-old NRI woman moves Delhi HC, seeks justice in rape case

Plea further stated that till date neither the accused has been arrested nor any progress made in the probe.

05 Feb 2018 7:44 AM

Inflammatory bowel disease is an idiopathic disease caused by a dysregulated immune response to host intestinal microflora.

Pay attention to your gut

IBD symptoms vary, depending on the severity of inflammation and where it occurs.

05 Feb 2018 7:11 AM

Though the dresses seem elaborate and heavy, Anushree ensures us that they are meant for summer and are light enough on the body.

Pretty in pinks

The line of white roses and wildflowers divided the ramp along the middle as models glided out in different shades of pink.

05 Feb 2018 7:10 AM

The Ayurveda department has prepared eight medicines using ‘gau mutra’ (cow urine) which is said to be useful in treating liver ailments, joint pain and immunity deficiency.

Ayurveda medicines to use cow urine

The official said that more and more people were turning to Ayurveda which is relatively free from side effects.

05 Feb 2018 7:02 AM

A provision in the Right to Education Act, 2009, the no- detention policy mandated the annual promotion of all children from Classes 1 to 8 regardless of their academic performance. (Representational image)

No-detention policy did less harm: IIM study

Last year, the government introduced an amendment bill in Parliament to allow states to detain a child at the end of Class 5, Class 8, or both.

05 Feb 2018 6:55 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Congress takes potshots at Modi over ‘TOP’ speech

Interestingly, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has asked his party workers to exercise restrain in their utterances.

05 Feb 2018 6:50 AM

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