Technology, Mobiles tabs, 1st Mar 2019, News & Stories from India

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New outlay of Rs 10,000 crore over a period of three years provides a stable policy to promote green mobility in India.

Revised FAME scheme puts EV segment in fast lane: M&M

EV segment, a move that would encourage more manufacturers to launch environment friendly vehicles in the country.

01 Mar 2019 11:41 AM

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that the Indian pilot is being released on Friday.

India asks YouTube to take down videos of pilot captured by Pakistan

YouTube has already complied with the Indian government’s order.

01 Mar 2019 11:41 AM

The filing said the Audit Committee was also briefed on the management-initiated investigation conducted by leading law firms in the US and India.

L&T says audit panel to seek external expert's help on alleged Cognizant bribery case

Reports alleged that L&T was the contractor involved in the matter.

01 Mar 2019 11:34 AM

Google became the latest of a handful of tech companies to announce it would no longer require employees to arbitrate employment disputes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Google workers support proposed US laws to curb mandatory arbitration

Mandatory arbitration, which prevents people from taking disputes to court, has become a big target for workers’ rights activists.

01 Mar 2019 11:34 AM

Manoj Bajpayee in the still from Sonchiriya.

Sonchiriya movie review: A star-ensemble shines in the expertly crafted thriller

Anchored by terrific performances by its star-ensemble, Chaubey brings his assured directorial mind to an eerily beautiful film.

01 Mar 2019 11:33 AM

Abhinandan Varthaman was forced to eject and landed into the Pakistani side of Line of Control, where he was captured. (Photo: File)

'This is all I am supposed to tell you,' Abhinandan was resolute before Pak soldiers

The videos and photographs fuelled a wave of messages on social media and hashtags like #BringBackAbhinandan and #Abhinandanmyhero.

01 Mar 2019 11:32 AM

Bajaj Auto sales up 10 per cent in Feb at 3,93,089 units

Total exports in February went up by 19 per cent to 1,71,383 units against 1,43,860 units in the year-ago month, it added.

01 Mar 2019 11:30 AM

At least three commercial flights departed from Pakistan on Thursday. (Representational Image)

Pakistan to re-open airspace today

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) temporarily restored Pakistani airspace for commercial aviation, allowing some flights to depart.

01 Mar 2019 11:25 AM

The projected infrastructure will include 65,000 fibre optic cables to transfer the data from the antennas to the SKA's supercomputing facilities. (Photo: ANI)

World’s largest radio telescope gets one step closer to beat Hubble telescope

The SKA will include more than 132,000 low-frequency antennas in Australia and hundreds of dishes in South Africa.

01 Mar 2019 11:25 AM

The Indian manufacturing sector made further progress midway through the final quarter of FY18.

Feb mfg activity hits 14-month high as sales, output, employment accelerate

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 54.3 in February, from 53.9 in January.

01 Mar 2019 11:23 AM

The GDP growth during 2018-19 is now estimated at 7 per cent as compared to 7.2 per cent in 2017-18. (Photo: File)

GDP growth in Q3 of 2018-19 pegged at 6.6 per cent

The GDP at constant prices (2011-12) grew at 7 per cent during October to December quarter of the previous financial year.

01 Mar 2019 11:22 AM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called corruption allegations a witch hunt. (File Photo)

Israel PM says corruption charges a ‘witch hunt’ to topple him

But Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned on being prime minister for a long time to come despite the allegations.

01 Mar 2019 11:16 AM

An exchange of fire, which took place between security forces and terrorists in wee hours of Friday, in Babagund village of Kupwara district, has ended, official sources said. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

J&K encounter ends; search operations underway

According to official sources, two or three terrorists are believed to be trapped in the area.

01 Mar 2019 10:57 AM

ICICI-Videocon case: ED searches office, home of Chanda Kochhar, Dhoot

The Enforcement Directorate raided the premises of the suspect and accused of ICICI-Videocon case.

01 Mar 2019 10:56 AM

If past leaks are anything to go by, the upcoming Lite versions of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are expected to sport a plastic casing similar in overall design and ditch the dual camera on the front and dual front-facing speakers to make for an affordable buy. (Photo: Android Authority)

Google Pixel 3 Lite phones pass FCC

The FCC filings mention eight models in all, which may indicate the different colours, storage capacities, and sizes.

01 Mar 2019 10:56 AM

India’s second-biggest with an annual production of more than 400,000 tonnes, citing air and water pollution.

Vedanta says it loses 50 million rupees daily due to smelter shutdown

Vedanta Chairman Agarwal said the company could face a loss of USD 100 million if the plant remained shut for a year.

01 Mar 2019 10:49 AM

Qureshi added that Pakistan will take action against Azhar if India provides 'solid, inalienable evidence' against him. (Photo: File)

‘Masood Azhar is in Pak’, admits foreign minister, then says ‘he is very unwell’

'According to my info, he is very unwell to the extent that he cannot leave his house because he is really unwell,' Qureshi said.

01 Mar 2019 10:48 AM

Canada's opposition leader formally asked federal police on Thursday to investigate a claim of political meddling by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government. (Photo:AP)

Trudeau told to resign as Canada's opposition seek probe in corruption case

The House of Commons scheduled an emergency debate on Thursday on the deepening controversy, the most serious faced by Justin Trudeau.

01 Mar 2019 10:47 AM

As Google Duo is a gradual rollout, it may not be available in all countries.

Google Duo expands to the web

The web-based version is compatible with Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

01 Mar 2019 10:45 AM

The Punjab Chief Minister has been reviewing the security in the areas near border in the last two days amid heightened tensions with the neighbouring country. (Photo: File)

'Will be honour for me to go, receive him': Amarinder Singh's request to PM

Amarinder who is in Amritsar, tweeted his request to PM shortly after Pak PM announced that the IAF pilot would be released on Friday.

01 Mar 2019 10:38 AM

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