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

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The government said its reforms reflect the review’s findings that completely banning zero hours contracts.

Uber welcomes, unions criticise UK plan to maintain flexible gig economy

Uber, best-known for its ride-hailing service has been criticised for hiring workers on a self-employed basis.

17 Dec 2018 1:03 PM

The stance of country's 'first family' in not listening to SC's order on Rafale deal case petition can be termed as, with due respect, 'amazing audacity', Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. (Photo: ANI)

Cong 'knowingly' misleading people on Rafale jet pricing: Sitharaman

SC on Friday had said there is no occasion to doubt decision-making process in procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France.

17 Dec 2018 12:47 PM

Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra in latest 'Kesari' photos. (Courtesy: Twitter)

It's a wrap: Parineeti Chopra shares her first look from 'Kesari' with Akshay Kumar

Karan Johar produced "Kesari", based on the Battle of Saragarhi, will arrive in cinema halls on March 21, 2019.

17 Dec 2018 12:21 PM

Qualcomm was also handed a setback in an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by the US Federal Trade Commission.

Foxconn not in settlement talks with Qualcomm in Apple battle: attorney

The conflict is but one aspect of the global legal battle between regulators, Apple and Qualcomm.

17 Dec 2018 12:15 PM

The statue was unveiled to the public in June 2016 by India’s former President Pranab Mukherjee.

'Racist' Mahatma Gandhi statue pulled down by teachers in Ghana

Having campaigned for removal of statue for two years, teachers at University of Ghana decided to pull down the statue themselves.

17 Dec 2018 12:07 PM

The girl's parents were out on work when the incident took place, a senior police officer said. (Representational Image)

3-year-old raped by guard in Delhi, locals bash him up

The minor girl was raped allegedly by man who works as guard and lives in ground floor of same building as child.

17 Dec 2018 12:00 PM

Ashok Gehlot is the fourth leader to become chief minister of Rajasthan for a third time. (Photo: File | PTI)

Ashok Gehlot swears-in as Rajasthan Chief Minister, Sachin Pilot as deputy CM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister of Rajasthan.

17 Dec 2018 11:40 AM

KGF: Chapter 1 is slated for release in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam on 21 December.

'Baahubali' director SS Rajamouli is keen to watch actor Yash's KGF

Presented by Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment, KGF has created immense excitement amongst the cinegoers.

17 Dec 2018 11:35 AM

After 'Stree', Rajkummar Rao reunites with Dinesh Vijan for a horror-comedy

The film will be directed by "Fukrey" helmer Mrigdeep Singh Lamba, which also features Varun Sharma.

17 Dec 2018 11:23 AM

Finance minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Jaitley sees 8 per cent plus GDP growth rate as polls near

Economic affairs secretary echoes minister to say a USD 10 trillion economy by 2030.

17 Dec 2018 11:03 AM

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was convicted of murder and rioting during the clashes that broke out in the wake of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination by her Sikh bodyguards. (Photo: File)

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar gets life imprisonment

Reversing the acquittal order of a lower court, the Delhi High Court has asked Sajjan Kumar to surrender by December 31.

17 Dec 2018 11:00 AM

Scientists found that they could protect animal models from HIV by injecting them with neutralizing antibodies that were produced in the lab. (Photo: PTI)

World's oldest monkeys may help fight against HIV

Rhesus macaque could be prompted to produce neutralizing antibodies against one strain of HIV that resembles the resilient viral form.

17 Dec 2018 10:54 AM

Another case was confirmed in a district of the city of Jixi in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang where 24 pigs died on a farm of 84 pigs. (Photo: AP)

China confirms new African swine fever cases in Sichuan, Heilongjiang

One outbreak occurred on a farm of 210 pigs in Yanting county in the southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 26.

17 Dec 2018 10:44 AM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be attending all the three oath-taking ceremonies. (Photo: PTI)

3 Cong CMs took oath in Hindi heartland today, all eyes were on Oppn unity

A host of leaders attended the swearing-in ceremony of Ashok Gehlot, Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel.

17 Dec 2018 10:40 AM

Sufferers are often bed-bound and unable to carry out basic daily activities like washing and feeding themselves. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds chronic fatigue clues in overactive immune response

A severe illness characterised by long-term physical and mental fatigue, CFS is thought to affect up to 17 million people worldwide.

17 Dec 2018 10:27 AM

The GST not just made India one market by levying uniform tax rates on goods and services, it also did away with tax-on-tax prevalent in the previous system.

GST regime led to better savings as tax rates came down

GST rates have been lowered on an array of commonly used goods and services which resulted in monthly savings for consumers.

17 Dec 2018 10:16 AM

Positive cues from other Asian markets also bolstered trading sentiments here, traders said. (Photo: File)

Sensex rises 224 points on fund inflows, positive Asian cues

The broader Nifty 50 index was trading at 10,864.80, with a gain of 59.35 points, or 0.55 per cent.

17 Dec 2018 10:08 AM

Increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks also supported the domestic currency.

Rupee rises 16 paise against US dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 71.74 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday at the interbank foreign exchange.

17 Dec 2018 10:03 AM

The announcement caps a year of continued job creation. Apple added 6,000 jobs to its American workforce in 2018 and now employs 90,000 people in all 50 states. As announced in January, the company is on track to create 20,000 jobs in the US by 2023. In 16 states, Apple today employs over 1,000 people.

Apple to build new campus in Austin and add jobs across the US

New sites in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California

17 Dec 2018 8:56 AM

The tiny satellites are called “CubeSats”, and will collect data on phenomena such as radiation belts or on autonomous movement in space for a group of universities and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

New Zealand's Rocket Lab shoots 13 tiny cube satellites into orbit

Sunday’s launch was the second commercial launch for the New Zealand firm.

17 Dec 2018 8:54 AM

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