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

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Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a televised speech to the nation at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Oxford honour over Rohingya criticism

A cross-party motion was unanimously passed by the council on Tuesday, which said it was 'no longer appropriate' for her to hold the honour.

04 Oct 2017 4:55 PM

The Monetary Policy Committee noted that implementation of GST had rendered short-term prospects uncertain. Photo: PTI

GST roll out left short-term prospects uncertain, delayed investment: Urjit Patel

The Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel on Wednesday also kpet the repo rate unchanged at 6 per cent.

04 Oct 2017 4:44 PM

The fifth generation Verna is based on a newly developed K2 platform and has been developed with an investment of Rs 1,040 crore.

Hyundai receives over 15,000 bookings for next-gen Verna

Latest model comes with 1.6 litre petrol and diesel engines mated with both manual and automatic transmissions.

04 Oct 2017 4:44 PM

The calf is too weak to lift two heads and is fed by a bottle (Photo: Facebook)

Dairy farm in Pakistan welcomes two-headed buffalo calf as miracle

The calf has a condition where the embryo splits into twins but stops causing them to stay attached.

04 Oct 2017 4:39 PM

Haryana Police has booked Insan, alias Priyanka Taneja, on several charges, including sedition and rioting. (Photo: ANI)

Ram Rahim's adopted daughter Honeypreet sent to 6-day police remand

Honeypreet was arrested on Tuesday on the highway near Chandigarh, along with another woman.

04 Oct 2017 4:33 PM

Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel. (Photo: PTI)

RBI comes down heavily on MCLR, moots external benchmark

The base rate/MCLR regime is also not in sync with global practices on pricing of bank loans.

04 Oct 2017 4:24 PM

The Indian Army is retaliating effectively and the firing is still on, a Defence Spokesman said. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

J&K: 3 soldiers hurt in ceasefire violation by Pak along LoC in Poonch

Pakistani troops also violated ceasefire in Laam sector by briefly opening fire along the LoC, police officials said.

04 Oct 2017 4:22 PM

Danley is an Australian citizen who moved to the United States 20 years ago (Photo: @LMVPD)

Las Vegas massacre: Gunman's girlfriend Marilou Danley back in US, FBI to question her

Danley is an Australian citizen who moved to the United States 20 years ago to work on the casino strip, Australian govt confirmed.

04 Oct 2017 4:21 PM

Government has collected nearly Rs 1.9 lakh crore as GST in the first two months of roll out.

RBI on GST: Adverse impact on mfg, may delay investment revival

RBI forecast economic growth to slow to 6.7 per cent in current fiscal, from 7.3 per cent projected earlier.

04 Oct 2017 4:11 PM

The Western Railway on Tuesday launched an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the stampede on the overbridge, where vendors selling their flowers and other products are a common sight. (Photo: PTI/File)

Flower vendor's 'phool gir gaya' cry set off panic: stampede survivor

On September 29, a massive crowd of morning rush hour commuters had stampeded on the stairwell of a narrow foot overbridge leaving 23 dead.

04 Oct 2017 4:06 PM

Vodafone and Reliance Communications had requested for removing the spectrum caps, while Airtel had represented against it.

DoT approaches TRAI on review of spectrum caps for telcos

As per the current rules, operators in each access area are not allowed to exceed the cap of 25 per cent of total radiowaves.

04 Oct 2017 4:04 PM

Police said Anthony Joseph (55) and his wife Sagai Mary (52) were on their way home on their scooter with their six-year-old granddaughter from St Johns Hospital, where they had taken her as she was running a fever. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Bengaluru: Pothole claims lives of elderly couple; grandchild hurt

The incident drew sharp criticism from the public as well as the opposition BJP for the pathetic condition of roads.

04 Oct 2017 3:54 PM

The Reserve Bank of India kept its policy rate unchanged at a near seven-year low of 6 percent on Wednesday.

Here's what experts have to say about RBI's monetary policy decision

Despite a slowing economic growth, RBI on Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 6 per cent.

04 Oct 2017 3:53 PM

The 77-year-old BJP MP Banshilal Mahto's comment had triggered outrage across Chhattisgarh. (Photo: ANI)

C'garh BJP MP faces flak after he makes sexist remark, calls girls of state 'tan-a-tan'

The derogatory comment angered people across the state and they demanded a public apology.

04 Oct 2017 3:43 PM

Mattis was responding to questions from lawmakers who wanted to know why the administration believes that Pakistan will change its behaviour this time. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan may get economic benefits from India, only if it stops terrorism: US

Trump has said that he would change the US approach to Pakistan, which continues to harbour militants and terrorists.

04 Oct 2017 3:43 PM

Amazon and Flipkart offer: Extra Rs 3,000 off, new special price Rs 26,999

Honor 8 Pro and Honor 6X price slashed

These discounts and offer will be in sync with pre-Diwali sale on both these leading platforms.

04 Oct 2017 3:42 PM

India’s bonds slumped on Wednesday, sending yield sharply higher, after the RBI cut the statutory liquidity ratio by 50 bps. (Representational Image)

RBI slashes SLR by 50 bps, India's bonds plummet

The RBI said it would reduce banks’ statutory liquidity ratio by 50 bps to 19.5 percent from the fortnight starting October 14.

04 Oct 2017 3:37 PM

RBI maintains status quo; cuts growth forecast to 6.7 per cent in FY18

RBI is mandated to keep the headline inflation, which accelerated to 3.36 per cent for August, in the 4-6 per cent band.

04 Oct 2017 3:04 PM

A new study, billed as the first of its kind, makes those calculations state-by-state and county-by-county, revealing some striking disparities. (Photo: AFP)

Study examines how far US women must travel to get abortion

The analysis was conducted by researchers with the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.

04 Oct 2017 2:53 PM

People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: AFP)

Las Vegas gunman transferred USD 100,000, set up cameras outside hotel room

Authorities are trying to determine why Stephen Paddock killed 59 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.

04 Oct 2017 2:52 PM

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