Opinion, Reporters diary, 7th May 2018, News & Stories from India

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The Panasonic P95 is priced at Rs 4,999 and is available in Blue, Gold and Dark Grey colour variants.

Panasonic P95 budget smartphone unveiled

The new budget smartphone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered processor and Android 7.1.2 Nougat out-of-the-box.

07 May 2018 4:34 PM

'The woman told us that she had dreams that evil spirits had gripped her. She also told us that in her dreams someone told her to make child sacrifice in order to get rid of evil spirits,' the police said. (Photo: File | Representational)

To ward off evil: Aunt pierces throat of 3-yr-old with knife in Haryana

The woman, who is married and has two children, allegedly pierced the girl's throat with a knife, police said. The girl bled to death.

07 May 2018 4:33 PM

The BSE Sensex surged 293 points on Monday to close at an over three-month high of 35,208.14 while the broader Nifty recaptured the 10,700-mark.

Sensex soars 293 points to reclaim 35,000 mark

Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors added to the momentum.

07 May 2018 4:25 PM

Tata Power on Monday said it produced 53,556 million units of electricity in financial year 2017-18, registering an increase of 1.9 per cent.

Tata Power output at 53,556 MUs in FY 2018

The company generated 52,512 million units of power in 2016-17 from all its units, ranging from thermal to solar.

07 May 2018 4:12 PM

It is estimated that about 90 per cent of people who die by suicide have a mental illness (Photo: AFP)

Suicidal thoughts in depressed people can be reduced using brain stimulation

The effects on suicidal ideation were independent of effects on depressive symptom.

07 May 2018 4:12 PM

The benefit to businesses is obvious and significant, as estimated by Juniper Research which states chatbot conversations will be responsible for cost savings of over $8 billion per year by 2022, up from $20 million in 2017.

How AI and Data Science are reshaping customer experience

The two most popular vowels on the internet, AI or Artificial Intelligence, are being implemented by various industries to learn from data.

07 May 2018 4:11 PM

In women with HER2-positive cancer, it was found that the less AXL is present, the better the survival rate. (Photo: Pixabay)

Is protein responsible for breast cancer?

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime and one in 30 is expected to die from it.

07 May 2018 4:02 PM

Air France shares went into a tailspin on the Paris stock exchange on Monday after the resignation of the strike-hit company's CEO.

Air France shares in tailspin after CEO quits

France's economy minister yesterday warned that the survival of Air France was now in the balance.

07 May 2018 3:59 PM

The children have been admitted to a local hospital. (Photo: @ANI/Twitter)

19 school students injured after buses collide on Jaipur-Delhi highway

The school bus overturned after collision with other bus.

07 May 2018 3:58 PM

The injured have been transferred to a local hospital near Akola city. (Photo: @ANI/Twitter)

3 dead, 18 injured in Maharashtra road accident

The bus carrying 35 passengers collided with truck on Wasim-Akola road near Ridhora.

07 May 2018 3:56 PM

Vladimir Putin inaugurated his fourth Kremlin term under the shadow of hugely strained ties with the West and a crackdown on the opposition. (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin 4.0 to launch amid crackdown on opposition

'I consider it my duty and my life's aim to do everything possible for Russia, for its present and for its future,' Putin said.

07 May 2018 3:54 PM

State-owned ONGC registered 6.3 per cent increase in natural gas production in 2017-18 and is on track to double the output by 2022.

ONGC clocks 6.3 per cent rise in gas production

It produced 23.484 billion cubic meters of gas in 2017-18 as against 22.088 bcm in 2016-17, he said.

07 May 2018 3:47 PM

Sexual selection pressures lead women to prefer more masculine mates, who supposedly have greater genetic "fitness" . (Photo: Pixabay)

Women's preference for masculine faces not linked to hormones: study

The data also showed that oral contraceptive use did not dampen women's preference for masculine faces.

07 May 2018 3:47 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cuban artists stage alternative festival after government delay

The artists had been indignant at the delay of the state-run arts extravaganza.

07 May 2018 3:45 PM

A key ingredient in UHPC that is not in regular concrete is steel fibres. (Photo:File )

New concrete formula for long-lasting roads, bridges

Regular concrete will have a strength of about 4,000 pounds per square inch (psi) - that is maybe the weight of an SUV on every square inch.

07 May 2018 3:33 PM

The rape survivor has been sent to a local non-profit organisation for counselling after medical examination was done. (Representational Image)

Delhi: Visually-challenged woman raped, identifies accused by voice

The woman was allegedly raped in shanty near her home in central Delhi's Desh Bandhu Gupta Road on May 4.

07 May 2018 3:32 PM

The gangrape and murder of 8-year-old girl in Kathua has sparked nationwide outrage. (Photo: PTI/File)

SC shifts Kathua rape case to Pathankot, says fear, fair can't co-exist

J&K govt submitted to Supreme Court that it is ready for a fair trial of Kathua rape case in the state.

07 May 2018 3:18 PM

Govt to prepare action plan to boost trade with Africa: Prabhu

The commerce ministry has decided to formulate a comprehensive action plan to boost India's trade with Africa.

07 May 2018 3:13 PM

King Tutankhamen's military chariot moved to new Egyptian museum

King Tut ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 B.C.

07 May 2018 3:03 PM

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said NDA government clocked inferior growth rate despite a favourable international climate and low oil prices. (Photo: Twitter/@INCKarnataka)

Disastrous economic management: Manmohan Singh slams Modi

Manmohan Singh said 2 'major avoidable blunders' of Modi govt had been demonetisation and hasty implementation of GST.

07 May 2018 2:59 PM

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