Technology, Mobiles tabs, 6th Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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The condition shows up without warning and those afflicted start to vomit violently and continuously, sometimes up to five times an hour. (Photo: Pixabay)

Long-term marijuana users get mysterious illness; causes severe vomiting

Most people who use marijuana say it's soothing and therapeutic.

06 Dec 2017 5:53 PM

The deliveries for the new bike are set to begin by the end of this year.

TVS launches Apache RR 310 in India

TVS Apache RR 310 is the most powerful production motorcycle from TVS.

06 Dec 2017 5:41 PM

Fifth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy statement for 2017-18, it also raised Inflation forecast marginally to 4.3-4.7 pc for second half of fiscal from earlier estimate of 4.2-4.6 per cent. (Photo: PTI)

RBI warns of fiscal slippage, inflation

GST collections were Rs 83,346 crore in October, down from over Rs 92,000 crore in the previous month.

06 Dec 2017 5:23 PM

Legend has it that St Nicholas, who is depicted with a white beard in icons and was said to have died in 343 AD. (Photo: Pixabay)

Did Santa really exist? Ancient relic offers new clue

Oxford University researchers analysed a micro-sample of a pelvis fragment and found that it dated back to the fourth century.

06 Dec 2017 5:16 PM

The Olympian also talked about the 'Khelo India' initiative to promote the culture of sports in the country. (Photo: PTI)

National Sports Code ensuring transparency to be introduced soon: Rajyavardhan Rathore

The sports minister reiterated that the Sports Authority of India (SAI) will undergo a structural reform in the coming years.

06 Dec 2017 5:12 PM

Customers will not be charged for using the service or the data transmitted to and from the car while making transactions.

GM puts an e-commerce marketplace in the dashboard

GM’s Marketplace technologywill be uploaded automatically to about 1.9 million model-years 2017.

06 Dec 2017 4:51 PM

In first half of the year, RBI had tweaked the rules to make it compulsory for lenders to disclose under-reporting of bad assets. (Photo: AFP)

Massive NPA under-reporting: RBI says no ruels changed

Lenders started reporting divergences since this June for having under-reported NPAs in FY16.

06 Dec 2017 4:23 PM

India's growth, at 5.5-6 per cent in old series, will likely continue to remain below the 7 per cent trend.

'GDP growth in FY'19 likely to see marginal pick up at 7.2 per cent'

Public investment is also constrained by a strict 3.2 per cent of GDP center's fiscal deficit target in FY18-19.

06 Dec 2017 4:18 PM

Delhi government told NGT that Odd-Even rule will be implemented without exemptions to combat pollution. (Photo: PTI)

Will implement odd-even rule to combat pollution, Delhi govt tells green bench

With odd-even rule implementation, the entry of trucks will be banned in national capital.

06 Dec 2017 4:17 PM

In the previous monetary policy review held in October, RBI had projected inflation to be in range of 4.2-4.6 pc for October-March period of this fiscal.

RBI expects retail inflation to range 4.3-4.7 pc in H2 FY'18

RBI has aimed to achieve a medium-term target of 4 per cent for retail inflation.

06 Dec 2017 4:12 PM

The incident took place when a squad of C-60 commandos was out on anti-Naxal operation. (Photo: File/ Representational)

Maharashtra: 7 Maoists including 5 women killed in encounter in Gadchiroli

The patrolling team was cordoning-off the forest patch near Kalled, which borders neighbouring C'garh, when the encounter took place.

06 Dec 2017 3:47 PM

Back in May, Google announced ‘Project Treble’, a feature with a modular base resulting in faster updates for Android devices running Oreo 8.0.

Current Nokia and OnePlus devices won’t support Project Treble

There are several devices such as Google’s own original Pixel, Essential Phone, Honor 9 and 8 Pro, which got Project Treble with Oreo update

06 Dec 2017 3:41 PM

Aamir Khan and Fatima Sana Shaikh at an event.

Here's why Aamir and Fatima are visiting Thailand

Aamir Khan and Fatima Sana Shaikh are going on a trip to Thailand. Can you guess what is the reason?

06 Dec 2017 3:40 PM

Shooting off a seventh question at Modi, blaming the Prime Minister for the price rise of essential items, Gandhi on Tuesday aggressively highlighted the difference in rates as they existed in 2014 when general elections were last held, and rates as they exist or prevail now in 2017. (Photo: PTI | File)

Unlike Narendrabhai, I am human: Rahul justifies mistake, jibes at Modi

Realising his mistake soon after, Rahul deleted the tweet and posted a fresh one with corrections.

06 Dec 2017 3:39 PM

Microsoft is claiming an average battery life of around 22 hours on these machines.

Snapdragon chips make Windows 10 PCs ‘Always Connected’

Microsoft’s next generation utility notebooks will be utilising Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile chips for greater battery life.

06 Dec 2017 3:32 PM

Dramatic reality TV shows lead women to be more fearful of what vaginal delivery might do to their sexuality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women get mixed messages about sexuality after childbirth

Popular TV shows tend to portray vaginal births as negative and C-sections as positive.

06 Dec 2017 3:31 PM

NSE Nifty trading lower by 78.70 points, or 0.77 per cent, at 10,039.55.

Sensex extends losses as RBI holds policy rate

Sensex, which had lost 100 points in early trade, continued its slide and fell 217.78 points.

06 Dec 2017 3:30 PM

Salman Khan training for Tiger Zinda Hai

Ali Abbas Zafar spills Salman Khan's fitness secret for Tiger Zinda Hai

Ali Abbas Zafar, who directed 'Sultan' and 'Tiger Zinda Hai', shares a picture of Salman Khan's working out for Tiger Zinda Hai.

06 Dec 2017 3:28 PM

MS Dhoni cleared for Chennai Super Kings return ahead of IPL 2018

CSK and Rajasthan Royals were suspended owing to the 2013 spot-fixing scandal.

06 Dec 2017 3:27 PM

The Guinness World Records lists the world's heaviest bony fish as Mola mola. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japanese researchers discover 'world's heaviest bony fish'

Solving the case of mistaken identity, a team of Japanese researchers have identified and clarified biological name of fish.

06 Dec 2017 3:25 PM

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