Technology, Mobiles tabs, 21st Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 21 Aug 2019

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AIMIM awaiting VBA’s response on candidate list

The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi-AIMIM combine primarily cut into the Congress share, due to which the party could win only one seat in the state.

21 Aug 2019 2:28 AM

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)

Finalise seat-sharing deal soon, state BJP told

State leaders have also been advised to properly “evaluate” leaders who want to join the BJP from rival political parties.

21 Aug 2019 2:25 AM

Traffic signals on city roads will soon change in accordance with vehicular movement. In a bid to resolve Mumbaikars’ never-ending traffic woes, the state government has decided to implement the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) for effective management of traffic on the city roads.

Mumbai to get intelligent traffic management

According to state officials, Mumbai’s population is around 1.30 crore and its surface area is 438 square km.

21 Aug 2019 2:22 AM

Ahead of the Vidhan Sabha polls, the BJP-led state government is trying to woo upper caste voters by setting up an autonomous institute for the educational and financial development of economically weaker sections (EWS) from the general category. (Representational image)

Government to set up educational institute for EWS

The AMRUT will help EWS youths attain growth in areas such as industry and business and pursue higher education and foreign education.

21 Aug 2019 2:14 AM

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray

MNS decides not to hold stir over ED notice to Raj Thackeray

The MNS has also withdrawn its proposed bandh in the neighbouring Thane district on Thursday.

21 Aug 2019 2:08 AM

The Sensex fell 74.48 points or 0.20 per cent to settle at 37328.01, while the Nifty 50 Index fell 36.90 points or 0.33 per cent to settle at 11017. In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap Index down 0.60 per cent and BSE Small-Cap Index shed 0.62 per cent.

Investors remain risk averse over growth fears

The market breadth was tilted in favour of the sellers. On the BSE, 918 shares rose and 1,524 shares fell.

21 Aug 2019 1:41 AM

A few days later came the turn of former CMs Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo PTI/File)

Omar, Mufti & others briefly flown to Delhi

Some others were also taken out of Srinagar and brought back in a similar fashion, the sources said.

21 Aug 2019 1:36 AM

High pricing may have also impacted first day investors' response post listing for these two IPOs said analysts.

IPOs disappoint on market debut

Sterling & Wilson finally closed 7.01 per cent down at Rs 725.35 on the BSE and 6.89 per cent down at Rs 726.20 on the NSE.

21 Aug 2019 1:36 AM

‘Moderate your rhetoric’ on India, Trump advises Imran

This was an obvious reference to the Pakistan PM’s recent belligerent rhetoric against India.

21 Aug 2019 1:33 AM

A representational image for textile or apparel industry. (Photo: PTI)

Trade war can help MMF exports

Man-made textile is one among the products from China upon which Trump administration has levied additional tariff recently.

21 Aug 2019 1:30 AM

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan plans to move ICJ over Kashmir

In any case, India is likely to oppose any jurisdiction of the ICJ on the matter as it will violate India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

21 Aug 2019 1:30 AM

From now onwards, you may hesitate to order food as frequently as you did earlier. The heavy discounts that were luring you to order those favourite dishes may soon come to an end.

Food app discounts to end soon

The idea of scoring a discount should make guests feel special and not give them a sense of beating the system.

21 Aug 2019 1:25 AM

In Buddhism, we are shown that humility is actually one of our greatest strengths. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: The strength of humility

Many of us are mistaught by society that humility symbolises weakness, but that’s not the case at all.

21 Aug 2019 1:24 AM

Hyundai Motor, India’s second biggest car maker, which launched its all-new Grand i10 Nios hatchback on Tuesday, said it will invest a total of Rs 7,000 crore on new products and technologies in the country despite a slowdown hitting automakers in the last nine months.

Hyundai to put in Rs 7,000 crore

The company has invested Rs 1,000 crore in developing the all-new Grand i10 Nios for the global market, Kim said.

21 Aug 2019 1:23 AM

Crocodile tears in dragon’s eyes? Show China Tibet, J&K ’47 maps

Understandably, both Pakistan’s and China’s common interest in J&K originates from the “enemy’s enemy” theory.

21 Aug 2019 1:19 AM

According to the data released by the Central Electricity Authority, solar power generation in the second quarter (Q2) of calendar year 2019 increased by 29 per cent year-on-year to 12,277 million units (MUs) compared to Q2 2018 during which approximately 9,514 MUs were generated by solar projects.

Solar power growth dips in H1

The report said solar power generation in the country peaked in the summer months of March, April, and May of 2019 with over 4 BUs.

21 Aug 2019 1:19 AM

Banks are keen to offer floating interest rates on deposits, as they come under pressure from the Reserve Bank of India to transmit the repo rate cuts to borrowers by reducing their lending rates.

Floating rates for bulk deposits on the cards?

Banks already have discretion to offer differential rate of interest on bulk deposits. Most of the bulk deposits are from institutions.

21 Aug 2019 1:17 AM

No dream team for BSY

Another Cabinet expansion to accommodate the 17 Congress-JD(S) rebels who brought down the H.D. Kumarswamy government is a given.

21 Aug 2019 1:15 AM

Tell US, others not to get involved in J&K

The effort was to get the US to intervene.

21 Aug 2019 1:13 AM

Despite the decades of dithering and suffering, successive governments in New Delhi have not been able to develop strategic foresight on Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)

To transform J&K, tackle rise in radicalisation

The real issues are quite different, but nobody seems ready to name the elephant in the room.

21 Aug 2019 1:11 AM

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