Technology, Mobiles tabs, 18th May 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 18 May 2018

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Police suspect the 55-year-old went to US with the help of a human-trafficking gang. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

55-yr-old man held in Madhya Pradesh for using fake passport to settle in US

Accused Aamir Ali Khairani was arrested following a tip-off. During interrogation, he told police that he has become a US citizen.

18 May 2018 9:50 AM

Govt to help workers laid-off by telcos: Aruna Sundararajan

Voice revenues constituted over 70 per cent of the revenues in the industry before the launch of RJio.

18 May 2018 9:49 AM

Irrfan Khan was seen in 'Blackmail' earlier this year.

After revealing his illness, Irrfan Khan returns to Twitter, here's what he wrote

The actor returned to the microblogging platform after more than two months to convey a special message.

18 May 2018 9:41 AM

Dollar's weakness against some currencies overseas capped the losses. (Photo: AP)

Rupee drops 17 paise against US dollar

Rupee is trading 67.87 against the US dollar in early trade at the interbank forex market.

18 May 2018 9:41 AM

Delhi ranked number four with 5 per cent train searches to these religious destinations. (Photo: Pixabay)

Spiritual tourism on rise in India, Varanasi, Puri preferred spots

Spiritual tourism is one of the biggest untapped markets for domestic travel.

18 May 2018 9:27 AM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday spoke with JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda over phone and is understood to have discussed the prevailing political situation in the state. (Photo: File | PTI)

Power struggle in Karnataka: Rahul talks to Deve Gowda over phone

Rahul Gandhi and Deve Gowda had telephonic talk, but no details were available about what was discussed by the two leaders.

18 May 2018 9:26 AM

YouTube to launch music streaming service next week

YouTube Music will launch on May 22 and include features such as personalised playlists based on a user’s YouTube history.

18 May 2018 9:12 AM

It’s not the only object threatening life on the planet as we know it as in just over a week’s time an even bigger asteroid is expected to fly past the Earth.

Huge asteroid to skim past Earth a day ahead of royal wedding

The day before Prince Harry and Meghan tie the knot at Windsor, an asteroid is expected to come extremely close to the Earth’s surface.

18 May 2018 9:09 AM

The slain jawan was identified as 28-year-old constable Sitaram Upadhyay, who hails from Giridih in Jharkhand and is survived by a 3-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter. (Photo: @ANI/Twitter)

BSF jawan killed, another injured in unprovoked firing by Pak along IB

2 civilians were also injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in R S Pura Sector in Jammu.

18 May 2018 9:07 AM

The celebrations were marked with drinks, dinner and dancing at Galaxy Hotel, where the Brightsun offices are based.

Brightsun Travel launches its revamped website

The launch of its revamped website traveasy.co.in was marked with the celebrations of its 15th anniversary of operations in India.

18 May 2018 8:52 AM

Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle arrive to attend the traditional Christmas Day service, at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England. (Photo: AP)

Here's a look at royal dresses over centuries

The Royal Family revealed the details of previous dresses on their official Twitter handle.

18 May 2018 8:40 AM

The latest update brings new additions to the platform, primarily the introduction of a Sports Social Feed and Live Fantasy Game in India for cricket.

Rooter 3.0 app update brings Sports Social Feed

Rooter, earlier introduced the concept of Live Sports Engagement for different sports, including Cricket, Football, and Tennis.

18 May 2018 8:38 AM

The hub also provides tips for teens on things like security, reporting content, and deciding what they can see and share.

Facebook introduces Youth Portal focusing on teenagers

The social media giant says the portal is a central hub targeted for teens on its platform.

18 May 2018 8:31 AM

In April last year, Paytm launched the digital gold service.

Gold transaction via mobile apps to be popular in coming decades

Mobile payment apps like Paytm and PhonePe have joined hands with gold refiner MMTC-PAMP to buy, store and sell gold.

18 May 2018 8:30 AM

The CCI in February fined Google $20 million for abusing its position in online web search and also slammed the company for preventing its partners from using competing search services.

Google says India anti-trust ruling could cause 'irreparable' harm: Report

A new report has suggested that Google has found this type of ruling could cause a reputational loss to the company.

18 May 2018 8:22 AM

George and Charlotte also acted as page boy and flower girl at last year’s wedding of Pippa Middleton, sister of his mother Kate, to financier James Matthews. (Photo: AP)

Prince William's children get major roles at Harry, Meghan's royal wedding

Also selected for event at Windsor Castle on Saturday are couple’s goddaughters and godson, and children of one of Meghan's best friends.

18 May 2018 8:19 AM

The company involved, LocationSmart of Carlsbad, California, operates in a little-known business sector that provides data to companies for such uses as tracking employees and texting e-coupons to customers near relevant stores.

Website flaw exposes real-time locations of US cellphones

A company from California, which gathers real-time data in mobile devices, had its website vulnerable.

18 May 2018 7:49 AM

BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa has 15 days to prove his majority in the Assembly. (Photo: PTI)

JD(S) alleges DGCA denied permission to charter flights to Kochi for MLAs

However, a Civil Aviation Ministry official said DGCA permission was not required for charter operations within India.

18 May 2018 6:46 AM

The L-G also directed the traffic police to undertake intensive measures to spread awareness on road safety and traffic laws, special focus on school and college children. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

‘Need awareness drives on traffic laws, safety’

The L-G directed the traffic police to undertake intensive measures to spread awareness on road safety and traffic laws.

18 May 2018 6:30 AM

The court was hearing a plea by advocate P. Manchanda, who sought a complete ban on defacement of public properties during the Delhi University Students’ Union (Dusu) elections.

10 sites identified for beautification: DMRC to Delhi HC

During the hearing, the bench was informed that the guidelines against defacement were yet to be finalised.

18 May 2018 6:26 AM

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