Technology, Mobiles tabs, 4th Oct 2017, News & Stories from India

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RBI on Wednesday did not cut repo rate instead kept it at 6 per cent.

New foreign portfolio investment norms from April: RBI

New norms will facilitate process of investment and hedging by Foreign Portfolio Investors.

04 Oct 2017 6:41 PM

Jet Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of its daily non-stop service from Bengaluru to Amsterdam from October 29.

Jet Airways launches 2 non-stop flights from Bengaluru to Amsterdam

Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube said there there was a demand from people of Bengaluru for direct connectivity to Europe.

04 Oct 2017 6:39 PM

Sweden grants temporary asylum to 106-year-old Afghan woman

The Migration Court of Appeal said Wednesday it has reversed a decision to deport Bibihal Uzbeki who is severely disabled.

04 Oct 2017 6:23 PM

The CBI FIR, lodged on May 15, had alleged irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when Karti's father was the Union finance minister. (Photo: PTI/File)

Karti Chidambaram tampered with proof in graft case during foreign trips: CBI to SC

The CBI told a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that there was a need to issue a look out circular (LoC) against Karti.

04 Oct 2017 6:23 PM

India's GDP slowed down to 5.7 per cent on the back of demonetisation and GST. (Photo: AP)

RBI should have cut interest rate to boost growth: India Inc

Industry argues rate cut would have propelled demand as interest rates remain unduly high.

04 Oct 2017 6:14 PM

Protesting farmers allegedly stripped and thrashed by Police in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Protesting Madhya Pradesh farmers detained, stripped, thrashed by police; govt orders probe

The Congress had organised a farmers' protest outside the Tikamgarh collectorate seeking drought-hit status for the district.

04 Oct 2017 6:06 PM

The film is titled Shiddat and it is to be directed by Abhishek Verman who helmed 2 States in 2014.

Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Aditya Roy Kapur to star in a romantic triangle?

The movie will be helmed by Abhishek Verman who directed 2 States in 2014.

04 Oct 2017 6:00 PM

Rolls Royce Phantom worth $750k gets swallowed into road in China

The sinkhole was caused by surface subsidence, and affected only the Phantom.

04 Oct 2017 6:00 PM

"Expect more accidents" because of women drivers, remarked one Saudi, echoing an avalanche of sexist comments on Twitter. (Photo: AFP)

'Battle of sexes': Saudi Arabia men react to ban lifted on women driving

The decision of lifting ban was led by Prince Mohammed, who styles himself as a reformer to set the country on the road to civil liberty.

04 Oct 2017 5:56 PM

Traders at BSE said RBI's decision to keep key interest rate unchanged was largely in line with investor expectations.

Sensex up 174 points at 31,671.71 on RBI's policy decision

A strengthening rupee, which hit 65.03 against the dollar during the day, pepped up mood.

04 Oct 2017 5:53 PM

From left, Sara Snogerup Linse, chairman of the Nobel Committee in Chemistry, Goran K. Hansson, secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and Peter Brzezinski, member of the Nobel Committee, sit during a press conference as they announce - Jacques Dubochet - from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Joachim Frank from Columbia University, USA and Richard Henderson, from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, in England as the winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.(Photo: AP)

Nobel Prize honors technique for seeing molecules' details

The $1.1 million prize is shared by Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson.

04 Oct 2017 5:51 PM

The RBI is contemplating a transparent foreign exchange trading platform with a view to encouraging retail participation.

RBI mulls transparent foreign exchange trading platform

Such a mechanism will provide transparency while enhancing competition and lead to better pricing for customers, it said.

04 Oct 2017 5:38 PM

The no-frills airline is looking to operate 10 and 14 seater amphibious planes, which can also take off from as well as land on water bodies.

SpiceJet plans to introduce amphibian planes for regional

Airline has plans to launch such flights from Delhi to Jaisalmer, Kanpur and Adampur.

04 Oct 2017 5:33 PM

Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel. (Photo: PTI)

Stimulus, farm loan waiver to push up fiscal deficit by 1 per cent: RBI

Central bank in its October policy statement says inflation will go up by 0.50 per cent on such measures.

04 Oct 2017 5:27 PM

The country had produced a record 22.95 million tonnes in the 2016-17 crop year.

'Govt to dispose of 5.5 lakh tonnes pulses from buffer stock'

Around 2 lakh tonnes of pulses will be given for consumption under various central welfare schemes.

04 Oct 2017 5:26 PM

Union Petroleum Minister Dhamrendra Pradhan on Wednesday urged states to cut VAT by 5 per cent to bring down the escalating fuel prices. Union Petroleum Minister Dhamrendra Pradhan on Wednesday urged states to cut VAT by 5 per cent to bring down the escalating fuel prices. Photo: PTI

Dharmendra Pradhan urges states to cut VAT on fuel by 5 per cent

He also went on to say that states are the ultimate beneficiaries of tax collection on petrol and diesel.

04 Oct 2017 5:24 PM

It is surprising to see older versions of Android still being used on a substantial amount of devices.

Android Oreo enters the race to glory with 0.2 per cent market share in September

Android Marshmallow is still leading the charts with 32 per cent of active devices, Nougat still following at 17.8 per cent.

04 Oct 2017 5:17 PM

Representational Images. (Photo: Pexels)

Exposure to pesticide during pregnancy ups risk of brain tumour in kids

The findings indicated that pesticide use was associated with a 1.4-times increased risk of childhood brain tumours.

04 Oct 2017 5:11 PM

Many farmers participated in the protest which reached its 17th day. (Photo: ANI)

Buried in pits, Rajasthan farmers protest against land acquisition

In order to get their plight heard, farmers went on a unique strike against the acquisition of their lands by Jaipur Development Authority.

04 Oct 2017 5:07 PM

SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya with Rajnish Kumar at an event. (Photo: PTI)

Rajnish Kumar to succeed Arundhati Bhattacharya as SBI chairman

Kumar was frontrunner along with three other MDs interviewed by Banks Board Burea.

04 Oct 2017 4:55 PM

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