Technology, Mobiles tabs, 3rd Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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Digital Education for MSMEs is now a basic necessity, believes Joey Hickson

The digital transformation of businesses has changed the way they operate and engage with customers.

03 Aug 2019 11:35 AM

Back in 2015, WhatsApp launched its web app for PCs; however, people are still quite unaware that such a feature exists.

How to use WhatsApp on your computer

A step-by-step breakdown that shows you how to conveniently use WhatApp on your PC.

03 Aug 2019 11:34 AM

Pakistan has thrown open the historic 19th-century old Gurdwara Chowa Sahib in Punjab province for pilgrims, seventy-two years after Partition. (Photo: File)

72-years after Partition, Pakistan opens 19th century Gurdwara

This comes days after Pakistan government reopened 1,000-year-old Shawala Teja Singh Temple located in Pakistan's Sialkot.

03 Aug 2019 11:32 AM

The regulator has blamed asset liability mismatch for the troubles.

RBI bans NBFCs from charging loan foreclosure penalties

Foreclosure charges are part of the fee income for any lender and add to its bottomline.

03 Aug 2019 11:29 AM

Tissy even wears a floatie around the waist and likes to be snuggled in the pool. (Photo: AP)

Pennsylvania cat that loves to swim

Pennsylvania cat dives in to summer with love of swimming.

03 Aug 2019 11:28 AM

Should the deal go through, Maguire will become the most expensive defender in the world, surpassing the 75 million pounds Liverpool paid Southampton for Virgil van Dijk last year. (Photo: AFP)

Manchester United agree record deal to sign Maguire from Leicester - reports

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Leicester City to sign centre back Harry Maguire with a transfer fee of 80 million pounds.

03 Aug 2019 11:28 AM

Brendan Burns on how to create a 4-hour work week

Today he shares some of his favorite strategies for creating your own 4-hour work week.

03 Aug 2019 11:27 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: ANI)

Sitharaman to meet heads of public and private sector banks on Monday

In the last few months, there have been signs of revival in public sector banks.

03 Aug 2019 11:24 AM

Gold reserves surged by USD 1.025 billion to USD 25.330 billion, according to the central bank data.

Forex reserves fall by USD 727 million to USD 429.6 billion

The country's reserve position with the fund also declined by USD 15.8 million to USD 3.534 billion, the apex bank said.

03 Aug 2019 11:20 AM

Alphabet Inc’s Google will allow rivals to compete to be the default search engines on new Android devices in Europe, but they will have to pay for the privilege. (Photo: Representational Image)

Google to allow rival search engines on Android, but there’s a price

Google on Friday announced plans to auction spots on a “choice screen” from which users will select their preferred search engine.

03 Aug 2019 11:19 AM

The shift away from plastics is also part of a broader plan to slash net carbon emissions and energy use to zero and eliminate most landfill waste by 2021. (Photo: AP)

San Francisco airport bans sale of plastic bottles

Single use plastic bottles sales banned at San Francisco airport.

03 Aug 2019 11:18 AM

Ahmed Adeeb, 37, became the youngest vice-president of the island country in 2015. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Maldives former VP deported who was detained for illegally entering India

Ghafoor was planning to seek political asylum in India, citing threat to his life in Maldives where he faces trials in corruption cases.

03 Aug 2019 11:17 AM

The date of the meeting was formerly intimated to the exchanges vide its letter dated 22 July 2019.

Coffee Day board not to take up results for June quarter next week

The development comes in the backdrop of the company's chairman and managing director V G Siddhartha was found dead.

03 Aug 2019 11:16 AM

Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall throughout the night in many parts of the city. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Mumbai: 4 students swept away in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar, 1 dead

The met department has forecast 'intense heavy rainfall' in the city till Sunday.

03 Aug 2019 11:12 AM

The company also said job cuts had accelerated since April.

Maruti Suzuki cuts temporary jobs as sales plunge

India’s jobless rate rose to 7.51 pc in July 2019 from 5.66 pc a year earlier, according to private data group CMIE.

03 Aug 2019 11:11 AM

We're responsible filmmakers: Vikramaditya Motwane on 'Sacred Games 2'

The first season of the series was directed by Anurag Kashyap and Motwane.

03 Aug 2019 11:07 AM

Preeti Nair and her brother Subhash, a rapper, had posted a statement on social media, apologising “for any hurt that was unintentionally caused” by their video, which is alleged to contain offensive content. (Photo: Twitter)

‘Insincere’: Singapore on apology by Indian-origin YouTubers for ‘racist’ video

The Nair siblings created their rap video in response to the e-payment advertisement, to call out the racism in it.

03 Aug 2019 11:06 AM

Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan who is currently on her honeymoon took to Instagram on Thursday to share pictures of herself from the vacation. (Photo: Nusrat Jahan | Instagram)

TMC MP Nusrat Jahan enjoys her dreamy honeymoon, see photos

After inter-faith wedding and winning LS seat from Basirhat constituency, Jahan is currently on her honeymoon with husband Nikhil Jain.

03 Aug 2019 10:55 AM

Current Indian rules do not mandate a tech company to have such an executive stationed in the country. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

SC wants central bank to report on WhatsApp's compliance with local data rules

WhatsApp has been testing a peer-to-peer payments service for over a year in India.

03 Aug 2019 10:53 AM

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday put an end to calls for her to run for President stating that she believes the there are other ways to help the country. (Photo: File)

'Zero chance, it’s not for me': Michelle Obama on running for US President

Michelle has repeatedly being called to consider running for the next presidential election.

03 Aug 2019 10:41 AM

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