Technology, Mobiles tabs, 20th Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 20 Feb 2018

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Apple will halve its iPhone X production target for the first three months of the year to around 20 million units, the Nikkei reported last month, adding to growing concerns about weak sales of the $999 phone.

Samsung Elec to slash OLED panel production as iPhone X demand disappoints: Nikkei

Samsung Display, the panel-making unit of Samsung Electronics, is now planning to make OLED panels for 20 million or fewer iPhones.

20 Feb 2018 12:08 PM

Fifteen genes that shape our face identified

In the past, scientists selected specific features, including the distance between the eyes or the width of the mouth.

20 Feb 2018 11:59 AM

Schools across the country received circulars from their respective state education departments to submit the evidence by February 19. (Photo: PIB)

Prove students saw PM’s speech: HRD ministry asks schools to submit pics, videos

The HRD ministry denies asking for any such report, says it was a ‘routine feedback’ with no mandatory clause.

20 Feb 2018 11:50 AM

The Trump Organization has licensing agreements with all its Indian business partners, who build the properties and acquire the Trump name in exchange for a fee. (Photo: File/AP)

Donald Trump’s son to help sell apartments, give foreign policy speech during India visit

Donald Trump Jr is scheduled to make a speech about Indo-Pacific ties at a New Delhi business summit, sharing the stage with Narendra Modi.

20 Feb 2018 11:47 AM

Priya Prakash Varrier's expressions in the viral video.

'Hurting sentiments': police notice to Oru Adaar Love director

Some local persons had lodged a complaint that lyrics of the song in Priya Varrier film hurt the sentiments of Muslims.

20 Feb 2018 11:41 AM

The head priests had suggested that such an invocation will help the recovery of money from defaulters, however big they are. (Photo: ANI)

PNB fraud: Hyderabad temple invokes Lion God to solve money crisis

The priests also urged people to do the chanting to bring back the 'failed banking' system on the right track.

20 Feb 2018 11:36 AM

Priyanka Chopra at Golden Globes 2017. (Photo: AP)

Priyanka’s cleavage on Assam Tourism calendar sparks row, Congress leaders furious

Congress leaders in the Assembly want the international actress removed as the brand ambassador of Assam Tourism.

20 Feb 2018 11:24 AM

The Rating Watch Negative reflects the possibility of a downgrade of PNB's Viability Rating. (Photo: File)

Fitch puts PNB on 'Rating Watch Negative', hints at downgrade

Fitch Ratings has placed PNB's Viability Rating of 'bb' on Rating Watch Negative, following the large fraud reported by the bank.

20 Feb 2018 11:21 AM

People experiencing any of the warning signs of heat stress (headache, nausea, light-headedness and fatigue) need to alter their behaviour to reduce it.

Find out how extreme heat can cause death

Most at risk are elderly, people living in socioeconomic disadvantage, workers, and athletes who play outdoors.

20 Feb 2018 11:21 AM

Sectoral indices led by metal, capital goods, Teck and IT were trading in the green with gains of up to 0.75 per cent. (Photo: File)

Sensex recovers 157 points, Nifty above 10,400-mark

The 30-share Sensex recovered by 157.24 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 33,931.90 in opening trade.

20 Feb 2018 11:09 AM

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday confirmed the marriage of their party chief Imran Khan, with Bushra Maneka, faith healer and a mother of 5. (Photo: AP / Screengrab)

Twitter brutally trolls Imran Khan's 3rd marriage

The marriage to Bushra Maneka is 65-year-old Imran Khan’s 3rd marriage. He had earlier married to Jemima Goldsmith and Reham Khan.

20 Feb 2018 11:00 AM

The incident came to the fore on Monday after parents of the victim registered a complaint with the police; the accused has been arrested already. (Photo: ANI)

UP teacher strips class 8 girl to 'take measurements for school uniform'

The father of the victim alleged, that the teacher asked her daughter to remove all her clothes including her undergarments.

20 Feb 2018 10:51 AM

Cong President Rahul Gandhi said the entire country was keen to know the 'secret behind his silence' and alleged that it screams out loudly where his loyalties were. (Photo: File)

Cong calls PM 'Maun Modi', questions his silence on Nirav Modi bank scam

Rahul attacked the PM's 'silence' on PNB fraud, questioned where 'country's watchman' was when Nirav Modi fled like Vijay Mallya.

20 Feb 2018 10:33 AM

Participants build audiences for their imaginary fake news sites, to stoke fear, anger and mistrust by manipulation of online content. (Photo: Pixabay)

Play 'fake news tycoon' to combat misinformation

The game, based in part on existing studies of online disinformation, takes its cues from actual conspiracy theories about organizations.

20 Feb 2018 10:26 AM

Women’s noses may be smaller, but their brains can read much more from the air they do breathe in. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why women have colder hands and men have bigger noses

University researchers reveal how science proves members of both sexes are actually different from each other.

20 Feb 2018 10:25 AM

The bottom bezel is a slightly thicker than that of the iPhone X, which could be the only hint of this Asus being different from the Apple flagship.

Asus' Zenfone 5 leaks again, shows off iPhone X design

New leaks show the early renders of the Zenfone 5 with a completely knocked-off iPhone X design.

20 Feb 2018 10:20 AM

Sanjay Leela Bhansali faced tremendous hurdles before releasing 'Padmaavat.'

Padmaavat earns mammoth Rs 525 crores worldwide, Sanjay Leela Bhansali reacts

The magnum opus is proving to be unstoppable as it has gone on to become the director's biggest film of his career.

20 Feb 2018 10:18 AM

The murky case threw the spotlight on Thailand's then unregulated rent-a-womb industry. (Photo: Pixabay)

Japanese 'baby factory' man wins custody of 13 kids born to Thai surrogates

Mitsutoki Shigeta caused a "baby factory" scandal in 2014 after Thai police said DNA linked him to 9 infants found in a Bangkok apartment.

20 Feb 2018 10:14 AM

the leak also confirms three colour variants — Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Lilac Purple, and the phones will ship with Android Oreo out of the box.

Leaked: Check out the Samsung Galaxy S9 before the world sees it officially

Samsung is in full swing to show off its next flagsjhip Galaxy series, the S9.

20 Feb 2018 10:13 AM

Acne includes whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, cysts and nodules that affect the face, shoulders, back, chest and upper arms.

Acne diagnoses increases depression risk, says study

Dermatologists treating acne should keep eye on patients’ mood symptoms, and make psychological referral if depression is present.

20 Feb 2018 10:04 AM

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