Technology, Mobiles tabs, 1st Nov 2017, News & Stories from India

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Pakistani bride kills 17 in botched plot to kill husband

The woman was married against her will.

01 Nov 2017 3:47 PM

The Supreme Court asked the Centre to constitute special courts on lines of fast track ones for expeditious disposal of cases against MPs and MLAs. (Photo: File | PTI)

Constitute special court for 1,581 cases against MPs, MLAs: SC to Centre

SC also sought details of criminal cases lodged against politicians between 2014 and 2017 and data of their disposal.

01 Nov 2017 3:45 PM

Aliens may be more like us than we think: study

Scientists from the University of Oxford in the UK show that aliens are potentially shaped by the same processes that shaped humans.

01 Nov 2017 3:42 PM

Globally, gold fell 0.44 per cent to USD 1,270.70 an ounce and silver by 0.83 per cent to USD 16.69 an ounce in New York. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Gold sinks on muted demand, weak global cues

Gold is trading at Rs 30,275 per ten gram at the bullion market owing to slackened demand from local jewellers.

01 Nov 2017 3:25 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smoking may lead to inflammatory bowel disease: study

Find out what researchers want people to know.

01 Nov 2017 3:07 PM

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sits in his office and believes what foreigners say. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rahul attacks Arun Jaitley, says note ban, GST ruined ease of doing business

Targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Gandhi said 'entire country will shout to say that there is no ease of doing business in India'.

01 Nov 2017 3:01 PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government blames the JMB for a number of deadly attacks in Bangladesh. Several foreigners, bloggers and rights activists have been targeted by the group in recent years. (Representational Image | Photo: File)

B’desh: 4, including 1 pilot arrested; planned to crash into politicians’ homes

Bangladesh has witnessed a number of Islamist attacks since 2013 on foreigners, liberals and religious minority.

01 Nov 2017 2:57 PM

Prices of subsidised LPG cylinders on Wednesday were hiked by Rs 4.6 per cylinder. (File Photo)

Prices of non-subsidised LPG cylinders hiked by Rs 93-94

The government had asked state-run oil companies to increase subsidised LPG prices by Rs 4 per cylinder every month.

01 Nov 2017 2:50 PM

Beijing has reclaimed islands it controls in the sea in order to cement its claims and installed military aircraft and missile systems on them, causing tensions to spiral in recent years. (Photo: AP/File)

After ‘century of humiliation,’ China eyes ‘world class army,’ neighbours worried

Xi's call to build a military that can ‘fight and win’ has alarmed China's neighbours

01 Nov 2017 2:45 PM

Find out if spicy foods can curb salt cravings or lower blood pressure

A high-salt diet has long been linked to higher odds of developing high blood pressure and heart disease.

01 Nov 2017 2:42 PM

The company had sold 22,043 units in the same month last year.

Ford India sales tumble 32 pc to 15,033 units in October

Domestic sales were down 43.82 per cent at 4,218 units last month as against 7,508 in October last year.

01 Nov 2017 2:34 PM

Democrats and Republicans at the Senate crime subcommittee hearing fired questions for much of two hours at Facebook General Counsel Colin Stretch, who said that in retrospect the company should have done more.

US senators hammer Facebook for power over elections

Facebook has broader reach than the smaller Twitter network, and it offers more powerful targeting capabilities than Google.

01 Nov 2017 2:20 PM

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval to the trade agreement between India and Ethiopia.

Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval for India-Ethiopia trade pact

The pact was signed on October 5 during the state visit of the president of India to Ethiopia.

01 Nov 2017 2:19 PM

The Apple keyboard can now generate multiple emoji options when typing keywords that support emoji.

Apple releases iOS 11.1, watchOS 4.1 and more

The most significant addition to the latest update is the Unicode 10, which brings dozens of new emoji to the operating system.

01 Nov 2017 2:11 PM

Time off for good behaviour: Japan firm rewards non-smokers

Japan lags behind other developed nations in terms of smoke-free policies and the social pressure to quit is less intense.

01 Nov 2017 2:10 PM

Tourism Minister KJ Alphons visited the Swiss couple when they were in the hospital. (Photo: Alphonstourism | Twitter)

KJ Alphons offers free stay in 5-star hotel to Swiss couple beaten up in UP

Tourism Minister KJ Alphons said the couple, Marie Droze and Quentin Jeremy Clerc, can choose to stay at hotel on dates of their choice.

01 Nov 2017 1:56 PM

India on Monday jumped 30 places to rank 100 on the World Bank's 'ease of doing business' list. (Photo: PTI)

A look at how India made it to top 100 economies on 'ease of doing business' list

Despite worrying economic parameters, India jumped 30 places to rank 100 on World Bank's list.

01 Nov 2017 1:55 PM

You can only try this new feature with Google Pixel Buds or Libratone's Q Adapt On-Ear, and soon on Plantronics Voyager 8200 series wireless headsets.

Thank you Google, Bluetooth pairing on Android just got easier

ast Pair makes discovery and pairing of Bluetooth devices easy and is currently rolling out to Android 6.0+ devices.

01 Nov 2017 1:53 PM

Jay-Z had become father to twins with Beyonce earlier this year. (Photo: AP)

Jay-Z to receive Industry Icon Award at annual pre-Grammy gala

The 47-year-old musician will receive the honour from Clive Davis and the Recording Academy on January 27.

01 Nov 2017 1:52 PM

Scientists have discovered molecules in the blood that predict these birth complications with up to 98 per cent accuracy.

Scientists discover new test that can predict miscarriage just one week into pregnancy

Test, carried out in first 12 weeks of pregnancy, can also predict if woman is expected to give birth prematurely or develop pre-eclampsia.

01 Nov 2017 1:47 PM

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