Technology, Mobiles tabs, 17th Aug 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 17 Aug 2018

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at his Krishna Menon Marg residence in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

PM pays tribute to Vajpayee: A leader for the ages, ahead of his times

It was Atalji who prepared the foundations of an India that is ready to take on the mantle of global leadership in the 21st century.

17 Aug 2018 4:00 AM

If you are happy with the creation and are willing to settle with it, you are materialistic. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: An omnipresent Almighty

Any question about existence is simply meaningless because all questions are limited.

17 Aug 2018 3:46 AM

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (Photo: PTI)

Of Dalai, Gandhi, Nehru & Jinnah: For monks, silence is always best

What the Indian government and people across the country have done for the Tibetan people is unparalleled in world history.

17 Aug 2018 3:42 AM

BMC: No online permits for goat sacrifice during Eid

The court kept the matter for hearing on Monday and asked the BMC to state how it would verify permissions already issued.

17 Aug 2018 3:11 AM

According to the ATS, on May 11 this year, it had had arrested one of the accused, who is an electrician from Behram Baug area of Jogeshwari. (Representational image)

Terror charges against four, one from Pakistan

The ATS filed the chargesheet under sections 16, 18(A), 18(B) and 20 of the Unlawful Activity Prevention Act (UAPA).

17 Aug 2018 3:05 AM

Confined to chairs and tables for long hours create problems for children’s backs, not to mention the stress that worsens their mental state.

‘Same rule must also apply for other classes’

Furthermore, schools give students projects and assignments almost every week.

17 Aug 2018 2:54 AM

People being rescued from a flood-affected region following heavy monsoon rainfall in Kochi. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala flood toll increases to 92

Many places on arterial national highways and the main centre road were flooded, leading to the suspension of traffic.

17 Aug 2018 2:47 AM

So, we do give work to be done at home more like a home connect which is reflecting on the work done in the school. (Representational Image)

No homework for CBSE std 1 & 2

City schools have initiated ‘classwork’ and weekend ‘activities’

17 Aug 2018 2:45 AM

Can Mullaperiyar dam’s water level be reduced: Supreme Court

The panel should also consider a plan of action for release of water and in what manner the plan could be conveyed to the people, it observed.

17 Aug 2018 2:41 AM

Allaying worries over the rupee’s slide, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said that the currency was coming back to its natural value after witnessing a 17% appreciation in the last three years.

Rupee closes at new all-time low of 70.16

Emerging market currencies remained in the crosshairs.

17 Aug 2018 2:38 AM

AAP MLAs may seek EC nod to quiz witnesses

The March order had come on the legislators’ pleas challenging their disqualification on grounds of holding office-of-profit.

17 Aug 2018 2:33 AM

Not only was Karunanidhi more intellectually agile, he had his feet firmly on the ground.

Battle for Dravida dynasty to strain Centre-TN ties

The MGR-Jayalalithaa charisma had obscured the Dravida movement’s earlier anti-Hindi, anti-north and anti-brahmin edge.

17 Aug 2018 2:31 AM

Court frames bribery charge against Naveen Jindal

The case pertains to allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand.

17 Aug 2018 2:30 AM

Individual Internet and search engines/social media users just don’t seem to know or care that every part of their quotidian lives is being captured as data, and being mined and monetised. (Photo: Pixabay)

Get serious on data privacy

The only way is for the government to strictly regulate new age tech czars.

17 Aug 2018 2:27 AM

L-G wishes Kejriwal on birthday despite bitterness

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind too wished Mr Kejriwal on his birthday, which he acknowledged with thanks.

17 Aug 2018 2:27 AM

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

A true statesman of the highest calibre

If Vajpayee’s successors can show his broadness of vision, we will be a better society and country.

17 Aug 2018 2:26 AM

The victim in the meantime called up the police’s emergency service number, and the message was relayed to the police station. “It took the police less than an hour to arrest him,” he said. (Representational image)

Man held within 60 minutes of stealing bike

“We were informed a man has been injured and robbed off his motorcycle by two men,” Badalpur Station Officer Vijay Kumar said.

17 Aug 2018 2:24 AM

Former PM’s memories, anecdotes haunt Lucknow

The crowd cheered lustily and the former Prime Minister went on to narrate an anecdote.

17 Aug 2018 2:24 AM

A file photograph of Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the PMO.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee bids adieu, end of an era

As the body of the BJP’s tallest leader lay wrapped in the tricolour at his residence, leaders arrived to pay homage.

17 Aug 2018 2:21 AM

In the recent months, Delhi has witnessed at least two dust storms originating from outside Delhi — in Rajasthan and Oman — which resulted in severe pollution levels in the national capital. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Study: 74 per cent of NCR pollution caused by external factors

NCR industries responsible for 30% of Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution.

17 Aug 2018 2:20 AM

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