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

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Wood has played 13 Test matches for England and bagged 36 wickets with the best figure of 5-41. (Photo: AP)

Mark Wood ruled out of Ashes due to knee injury

Wood was the second-highest wicket-taker for England after Jofra Archer in the World Cup.

03 Aug 2019 8:59 AM

Jadhav, 49, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017. (Photo: File)

Pakistan silent on granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

There were reports that Pakistan had put some conditions to grant consular access to Jadhav.

03 Aug 2019 8:55 AM

However, Andhra Pradesh government has claimed that Jagan's tour to Jerusalem was a personal trip and expenses were borne by him. (Photo: File)

BJP, TDP slams Jagan Mohan Reddy over 'use of public money' for Jerusalem trip

K Pattabhiram, TDP spokesperson said: 'Why has the Andhra Pradesh Government released money for the security of Jagan at Jerusalem?'

03 Aug 2019 8:51 AM

Details about the 2019 iPhone seem to cement the notion that Apple will skip 5G this year. (Photo: Tech Designs)

New Apple iPhone leak confirmed

Apple will be undertaking a new strategy with their upcoming iPhones.

03 Aug 2019 8:46 AM

The court convicted Roshan Kumar for repeatedly raping the woman in 2017, criminally intimidating her, assaulting her with an intent to outrage her modesty, and voluntarily causing hurt, under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code. (Representational Image)

Delhi court sentences tuition teacher to 20 yrs in jail for repeatedly raping student

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Kumar and directed Delhi Legal Services Authority to pay compensation of Rs 6 lakh to woman.

03 Aug 2019 8:45 AM

Most of the leaders of the party want Siddaramaiah as the Leader of Opposition as he is strong and hails knowledge of finance and other issues of the state, a party leader said. (Photo: ANI)

'Internal fight' in Congress for post of Leader of Opposition in Karnataka

Siddaramaiah, G Parameshwara and DK Shivakumar are said to be playing their cards with central leaders to be Oppn leader.

03 Aug 2019 8:40 AM

Shah was joined by his party members who jeered at Singh and the Congress in the wake of Congress being without a party president after Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post. (Photo: File)

Find your party prez first: Shah slams Diggy after being asked to leave BJP post

'You should leave your the party presidentship and coronate (JP) Nadda ji,' Singh said.

03 Aug 2019 8:33 AM

The statement issued from the Governor’s office stated: 'Unnecessary panic is being created by linking this to all kinds of other issues.'(Photo: File)

Unnecessary panic created, don't believe rumours: J&K Guv to leaders

The Governor informed the delegation that there were serious and credible inputs regarding terrorist attacks on the Amarnath Yatra.

03 Aug 2019 8:23 AM

Google will roll out the feature in the Phone app on Pixel and select Android devices in the US over the coming months.

Google Pixel users will be able to tap on screen for emergency help

This feature will work irrespective of your data connection status.

03 Aug 2019 8:12 AM

It will also allow users the ability to choose to participate in grading.

Apple suspends Siri 'quality control' program over privacy concerns

Apple said that it is suspending Siri grading globally.

03 Aug 2019 8:05 AM

A Facebook spokesperson said that the patent was filed over four years ago and should not be taken as an indication of future plans.

Facebook patent reveals probable plan of inserting ads in Messenger chats

The ads would come via a plug-in, allowing the app to show targeted ads.

03 Aug 2019 8:01 AM

Websites such as Facebook are known to keep an eye on the users for a number of purposes including targeted advertising.

'Facebook is spying on you', reminds Edward Snowden

Snowden said that social networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram are snooping on the users.

03 Aug 2019 7:56 AM

The service recently increased its subscription costs to USD 49.99 per month for all users.

YouTube TV free trial extended to two weeks

YouTube TV is offering an extended free trial period, up from one week to two free weeks.

03 Aug 2019 7:50 AM

Pinterest expects to take total revenue up between USD 1,095- 1,115 million for 2019.

Pinterest reaches 300 million monthly active users

Pinterest gains more favour from international users, recording at 215 million.

03 Aug 2019 7:46 AM

The algorithms have been released on Github and Facebook hopes that developers and other companies will make use of it to identify harmful content.

Facebook to open-source algorithms to identify child sexual exploitation

PDQ and TMK+PDQF are the two technologies which Facebook uses to identify child sexual exploitation.

03 Aug 2019 7:41 AM

Bata to add 500 outlets in next 5 years

At present, the company has nearly 1,500 Bata Retail stores and nearly 150 franchise outlets.

03 Aug 2019 2:35 AM

The work for the tunneling was started in December last year for package 2 of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ metro 3 corridor.

3.5km tunnel work of Metro 3 completed, declares MMRCL

It was a herculean task for the engineers as the tunnel passes under 14 high-rise buildings and 28 heritage structures.

03 Aug 2019 2:28 AM

Bombay HC stays FDA action against e-cigarettes

The court directed the state government to justify that its seizure of e-cigarettes was as per the law.

03 Aug 2019 2:26 AM

The 19-year-old girl in her statement to the police said that on July 7, 2019, when she left her brother's place in the morning to attend a birthday party, four men raped her.

Girl registers complaint against 4 for gang-rape

It was only on July 30 that she confided in her father, who lives in Aurangabad, about the incident.

03 Aug 2019 2:24 AM

The RTI report stated that five ventilators from the Medical Intensive Care Unit were not working since six months as O2 sensors were not functioning. (Representational image)

Seven critical ventilators not functional at Nair Hospital

The authorities provided the information in reply to a RTI query.

03 Aug 2019 2:22 AM

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