Technology, Mobiles tabs, 22nd Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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Industry sources said Apple had spoken to miners such as Glencore, a top producer, which said late last year it would produce around 39,000 tonnes of cobalt this year.

Apple in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies

A report claims that the iPhone maker was seeking contracts to buy several thousand metric tonnes of cobalt for five years or longer.

22 Feb 2018 12:17 PM

'If you had a teacher who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly,' Donald Trump said, suggesting that 20 per cent of a school's teachers could be trained to carry concealed weapons. (Photo: AP)

Arm teachers to end gun violence in schools: Trump's solution

Donald Trump also promised 'very strong' background checks on gun owners during the poignant 'listening session.'

22 Feb 2018 12:17 PM

Plants and fruits produce polyphenols to ward off infection by harmful bacteria and other pathogens. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wine may be good for oral health: study

Some health benefits of polyphenols have been attributed to the fact that these compounds are antioxidants.

22 Feb 2018 12:14 PM

Every organisation should have a mental health counselor, says Deepika Padukone

The actress talked about mental wellness in a candid manner at World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT).

22 Feb 2018 12:07 PM

Screengrabs from Blackmail trailer. (Courtesy: YouTube/T Series)

Blackmail trailer: Watch Irrfan's twisted revenge in this outrageous comedy

Directed by 'Delhi Belly' fame Abhinay Deo and produced by T-Series, the film is scheduled to release on 6 April.

22 Feb 2018 12:05 PM

He told her it was because the time he spent chauffeuring her was keeping him from his friends, she said.

Wife divorces husband in Dubai for charging £100 everytime he gave her a lift

Interestingly, the woman is the household’s sole breadwinner and pays the bills because her husband is unemployed and cannot hold down job.

22 Feb 2018 12:04 PM

Three women pilots, Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh, had undergone strenuous training programme to fly fighter jets. (Photo: ANI)

Avani Chaturvedi makes history as India's 1st woman fighter pilot to fly solo

She undertook the sortie from IAF's Jamnagar base on Monday, he said.

22 Feb 2018 12:01 PM

Philippines, India and the Maldives are among the worst regional offenders in this respect.

India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index

The index uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.

22 Feb 2018 11:37 AM

Mari Lopez with her niece Liz (Youtube Screengrab/ Liz & Mari)

Vegan who claimed her diet 'cured' her from cancer, dies from disease

Mari Lopez who claimed her plant-based diet 'cured' her cancer and lesbianism has died from the disease.

22 Feb 2018 11:29 AM

Shah Rukh Khan in 'Zero,' Abhishek Kapoor's heroine Sara Ali Khan with Janhvi Kapoor.

‘SRK looked like alien, Janhvi no threat to Sara’: Abhishek Kapoor ridiculed stars?

The maverick filmmaker apparently mocked Bollywood stars associated with films 'pitted' against his 'Kedarnath.'

22 Feb 2018 11:25 AM

Six months after stepping down from the post of Bihar health minister, Tej Pratap Yadav vacated the government bungalow last week saying that Bihar CM and his deputy has released ghosts in it. (Photo: YouTube | Screengrab)

Left govt bungalow as Nitish unleashed ghosts in it: Tej Pratap Yadav

Tej Pratap Yadav said the ghosts unleashed by Bihar CM and his deputy were haunting him.

22 Feb 2018 11:22 AM

Sensex slips 144 points ahead of F&O expiry

Sectoral indices, led by oil and gas, metal, auto, PSU and banks, slipped into the negative terrain to fall up to 0.99 per cent.

22 Feb 2018 10:30 AM

Jaspal Atwal, a convicted Khalistani terrorist, who was active in the banned International Sikh Youth Federation, posed with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Trudeau at an event in Mumbai on February 20. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Khalistani terrorist 'invitee' at Trudeau’s Mumbai event, sparks controversy

Jaspal Atwal, who was active in banned International Sikh Youth Federation, posed with Canadian PM's wife at event in Mumbai.

22 Feb 2018 10:30 AM

Pakistan has strict notions of masculinity where men are often expected to be austere and flamboyant styling is to be avoided. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pakistani men assert their right to be groomed as male beauty booms

There is this whole lot of clever marketing of male beauty products which is spurring demand

22 Feb 2018 10:27 AM

PNB has also created a unit called ‘Treasury Division Mumbai’ for re-authorisation of most messages sent over SWIFT by branches.

PNB adopts strict SWIFT controls after mega fraud case

The new measures mean only PNB officers will be able to initiate messages on SWIFT.

22 Feb 2018 10:23 AM

Ahmed Khan is directing a film after close to a decade with the Tiger Shroff-Disha Patani starrer 'Baaghi 2.'

They'd come in separate cars: Ahmed Khan on rumoured couple Tiger and Disha

The team of 'Baaghi 2' launched the trailer of the film on Wednesday and made several interesting revelations.

22 Feb 2018 10:15 AM

Some previous research has also linked robotic surgery to lower blood loss and shorter hospital stays than other prostate operations. (Photo: Pixabay)

After-effects not necessarily reduced with robotic prostate surgery

For many men, especially relatively healthy cancer patients which hasn’t spread beyond the prostate, surgery might not be needed at all.

22 Feb 2018 10:10 AM

MPC voted 5-1 at the meeting to keep the policy rate on hold at 6.0 per cent and to retain its “neutral” monetary policy stance. (Photo: PTI)

RBI panel warns on inflation as it monitors growth

Govt has projected growth could accelerate to 7 to 7.5 pc in 2018-19 after expanding at its slowest in 3 years.

22 Feb 2018 10:09 AM

As per the study, the death rate was three times higher on TV, 22% of trauma patients died on TV compared with 7% in real life. (Photo: Pixabay)

TV trauma cases don’t look much like real life

Only 6 percent of TV patients got transferred to a long-term care facility, compared with 22 percent of actual patients.

22 Feb 2018 10:01 AM

The dollar's gain against major world currencies, after US Federal Reserve minutes hinted at hiking interest rates faster than expectations. (Photo: PTI)

Rupee down 30 paise against dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 65.06 against US dollar due to increased demand for the greenback from importers.

22 Feb 2018 9:54 AM

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