Opinion, Reporters diary, 29th May 2017, News & Stories from India

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Opinion Reporter\'s Diary 29 May 2017

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The video shows shows a newborn baby walking with the support of a nurse on the hospital bed. (Photo: Facebook)

Newborn astonishingly walks immediately after birth

The viral video has got over 70 million views and one million shares since it was posted

29 May 2017 2:33 PM

AB de Villiers said he felt it was being implied that his players were at fault for scuffing up the ball. (Photo: AFP)

AB De Villiers ‘pretty upset’ with fresh ball tempering row

South Africa were last year sanctioned for altering the condition of the ball in a Test against Australia in Hobart.

29 May 2017 2:30 PM

The research included two groups of eight youths aged 16 -17 and two groups of eight youths aged 14-15. The groups included equal numbers of boys and girls.

WhatsApp allows teens to better express themselves

Youngsters around the world use the WhatsApp application as a means of interpersonal and group communication.

29 May 2017 2:28 PM

Online campaign to trace missing Chennai model gains national attention

The lady, who’d left for work on her two-wheeler, never showed up at office, and has been missing ever since.

29 May 2017 2:28 PM

The cow vigilantes in the video can be seen beating up the young men, and accusing the duo of being in possession of cow meat. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Video: Cow vigilantes assault 2 youth for possessing cow meat in Maharashtra

Nine people have been arrested in connection with the incident, the police officials informed.

29 May 2017 2:27 PM

Immunotherapies, used to treat cancer for many years, "disinhibit" the body's defence system and thus strengthen its half-hearted fight against cancer cells. Stimulating the immune system to specifically and wholeheartedly combat cancer cells, however, has remained elusive.

New designer viruses can help fight cancer: study

Most cancer cells only provoke a limited reaction by the immune system - the body's defence mechanism.

29 May 2017 2:21 PM

With AlphaGo, DeepMind has shown that a set of codes has become smart enough to do what they were meant to in the first place – assist humans in their complex work.

AlphaGo retires from Go, will assist scientists

AlphaGo has been making news for beating a human at the 3,000 year old board game and will now assist scientists in important researches.

29 May 2017 2:20 PM

Tejas Express to now give cheaper headphones

IRCTC buys 1,000 new headphones costing Rs 30 each for passengers on luxury train.

29 May 2017 2:15 PM

The meeting comes in the wake of the Group of Seven's summit over the weekend where relations with Russia were part of the agenda, making Macron the first Western leader to speak to Putin after the talks. (Photo: AP)

Russian Prez Putin set to visit France in hope of mending strained ties

The Kremlin hails the visit as a chance for Putin and Macron to get to know each other and understand their views on some disputed issues.

29 May 2017 2:14 PM

Flipkart's another summer sale with 80 pc discounts

Fresh offers come barely weeks after ecommerce major celebrated ten years of its inception.

29 May 2017 2:08 PM

Annual growth was 7.0 per cent in the quarter ending December, and 7.9 per cent in the January-March quarter last year.

India seen staying fastest growing major economy in Jan-March quarter

Demonetisation drive barely impacted the economic momentum in the second half of FY'17.

29 May 2017 2:07 PM

Rafael Nadal will play his opening match in Paris on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and not the main Philippe Chatrier showcourt. (Photo: AP)

Rafael Nadal begins pursuit of 10th French Open title against mercurial Paire

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is second on Chatrier in what could be a taxing outing against claycourt specialist Marcel Granollers.

29 May 2017 2:05 PM

The team investigated the associations of Facebook activity and real-world social network activity with self- reported physical health, mental health, life satisfaction, and body mass index.

Excessive Facebook use makes you sad, unhealthy: study

Researchers used data from 5,208 people about their Facebook use between 2013 and 2015

29 May 2017 1:55 PM

Chen's father told authorities that his son had a history of mental illness, according to the initial statement. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

China: 2 dead, 18 wounded in knife attack

The suspect, identified as Chen Guangliang, 30, was detained after the attack along a roadway in Guizhou province.

29 May 2017 1:55 PM

No cricket between India, Pak till 'terrorism' stops: Govt

Sports Minister Vijay Goel's firm statement comes on a day when BCCI and PCB are meeting in Dubai to discuss their bilateral ties

29 May 2017 1:54 PM

It will be powered by a 2.2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 chipset with Adreno 512GPU. It will have 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

Xiaomi Mi 6C spotted online

The smartphone recently made appeared on the benchmarking website, GFXBench with a code name ‘Xiaomi Jason’.

29 May 2017 1:52 PM

Liquor ban: SC allows Bihar liquor firms to dispose stock outside state

The Nitish Kumar government had imposed a complete ban on liquor in Bihar from April 1, 2016.

29 May 2017 1:47 PM

Mexico: First female Indian candidate to run for presidency

The Indian Governance Council chose Maria de Jesus Patricio to run in the 2018 election, calling for an ‘anti-capitalist and honest’ govt.

29 May 2017 1:46 PM

Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray. (Photo: PTI)

Modi govt only 'inaugurated, renamed' projects of UPA: Shiv Sena

The Sena said nothing new, barring demonetisation, has been achieved in its three years in office.

29 May 2017 1:43 PM

Facebook was "tightly linked to compromised social, physical, and psychological health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Constant Facebook use makes people unhappy and sick

People are affected by the number of likes they get which affects them mentally

29 May 2017 1:39 PM

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