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

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Indian Navy had launched “Operation Madad” which comprised of Lt Cdr Nandu, Lt Tejjeet Singh Gill, Lt Avdhesh Dubey and two others to lead the team. (Photo: Facebook | @TejjeetSinghGill)

Operation Madad: Navy's endeavor to rescue stranded people in flood-hit Kerala

Indian Navy and other rescue team are working on war footing to rescue those stranded and airlifting them to relief camps.

22 Aug 2018 5:19 PM

Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai founded Malala Fund in 2013 to champion every girl's right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. (Photo: File | AP)

Malala Fund suspends grant to 2 Bihar shelter homes after child abuse cases

TISS which had conducted the social audit had found that sexual abuse of varying forms was prevalent in almost all shelter homes in Bihar.

22 Aug 2018 5:11 PM

About 40 people were inside the restaurant at the time of the blast, many of whom were children under 10. (Photo: @Peel_Paramedics/Twitter)

Bomb blast victims sue Indian restaurant in Canada for 6 mn dollars

On May 24, two persons walked into the Bombay Bhel restaurant at Mississauga in Ontario dropped an improvised explosive device and fled.

22 Aug 2018 5:10 PM

'The biggest heroes are fishermen, they came in 600 boats and rescued people,' said Tourism Minister KJ Alphons. (Photo: File | AP)

Local boatmen 'biggest heroes' of rescues in flood-hit Kerala

Rescue officials and flood victims said the unsung heroes of the massive relief operation were fishermen and local people with boats.

22 Aug 2018 4:58 PM

A person who offers space will simply add his/her location and contact number to the website to help a victim reach him. (Photo: File | PTI)

5 Chennai entrepreneurs launch website to help Kerala flood victims relocate

The website 'EachOneHostOne.com' helps the affected relocate to any safer place near them.

22 Aug 2018 4:47 PM

According to Michels, it is worse than lard and yet a lot of people believe coconut oil to be healthy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Coconut oil is poison: Harvard professor says health fad is one of 'worst foods'

While cardiologists agree that it may be tasty and sumptuous, the velvety oil is harmful to the arteries.

22 Aug 2018 4:44 PM

Pavan Kumar Varma was critical about demonetisation and said although the decision to implement it was taken with a good intention, it was not implemented properly and led to a lot of problems. (Photo: File)

Unlikely for BJP to repeat 2014 performance next year: JD(U) leader

JD(U) national general secretary Pavan Kumar Varma however said NDA would still bag more seats than the proposed opposition front.

22 Aug 2018 4:37 PM

Rahul Kumar, who moved from India to Canada seven years ago, was also called a loser with 'shit-coloured skin', CTV news reported. (Representational Image)

Go back to your country, Paki: Canadian woman’s racial slur at Indian

Towards the end of the video, she can be seen driving off, but not before she spits on his car and calls him a 'loser.'

22 Aug 2018 4:27 PM

The investment book increased to Rs 8,261 crore, up by 20 per cent from a year ago.

Reliance General registers 30 per cent rise in Q1 net profit at Rs 57 cr

The gross premium was Rs 1,571 crore, a year-on-year increase of 23 per cent, Reliance General Insurance said.

22 Aug 2018 4:09 PM

A militant wearing a suicide vest blew himself up just after midnight at Adnan al-Ganam’s house in the village of Asdira, Colonel Khalil al-Sahn, the police chief of surrounding Shirqat district, told Reuters. (Representational Image)

Suicide attack kills at least six tribal militiamen in northern Iraq

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Islamic State militants operate in the area.

22 Aug 2018 4:09 PM

The presidential election is scheduled to take place on September 4. (Representational Image)

PPP, PML-N likely to field joint presidential candidate

In this regard, an all-party conference chaired by PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to take place in Murree on August 25.

22 Aug 2018 3:55 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exposure to tobacco smoke can weaken adolescents' health

Parents should be counseled on how to prevent and reduce their adolescent's secondhand smoke exposure.

22 Aug 2018 3:54 PM

Consistent moderate drinking could lower heart disease risk

Here is what a new study has found.

22 Aug 2018 3:40 PM

It’s as if the developers said to the audience, “You want more Hitman, you got more Hitman” and I mean that as a compliment.

Hitman 2 is more of the same: First Impressions at Gamescom 2018

The absurd nature of the things you can do in this game will not get old anytime soon.

22 Aug 2018 3:39 PM

Meiliana, a 44-year old ethnic Chinese Buddhist had complained the Muslim call to prayer, repeated five times a day, was being played too loudly at the mosque near her house in North Sumatra. (Representational Image)

Indonesian woman, who complained about Mosque being too loud, jailed

Indonesia has the world's largest population of Muslims and sizable Buddhist, Christian and other religious minorities.

22 Aug 2018 3:35 PM

The stakes for Trump are now legal as well as political. (Photo: AP)

Double blow to Trump as closest ex-aides face prison for multiple financial crimes

In a stunning admission that implicates Trump, Cohen pleaded guilty to buying silence of two women about their alleged affairs with Trump.

22 Aug 2018 3:24 PM

There have been roles written for Bollywood female actors that are beyond the stereotypical damsel in distress.

Bollywood actresses are no more damsels in distress on screen!

Feminism has been a huge topic of discussion in the recent past, and now things have changed in TV and film industry.

22 Aug 2018 3:19 PM

The bike miraculously did not hit a single vehicle and also narrowly missed a truck before slowing down and hitting the side divider where the child safely fell on the grass. (Photo: Twitter Screengrab)

Miraculous escape: In video, couple thrown off; bike skids for 300m with child

The accident reportedly took place on busy Bengaluru-Tumkur highway at around 3:30 pm on Sunday.

22 Aug 2018 3:18 PM

The S Pen relies on a supercapacitor to keep itself alive, which draws power from the Note 9’s massive 4000mAh battery.

Samsung launches Note 9 in India from Rs 67,900

The Galaxy Note 9 also features a Bluetooth-enables S Pen and variable aperture dual camera system.

22 Aug 2018 3:17 PM

The latest Nokia 6.1 Plus comes with the updated application installed on the phone out-of-the-box.

Nokia smartphones get major update for camera app

This is a comprehensive update which came with the updated version of Nokia Camera – version 90.0.1123.20.

22 Aug 2018 3:12 PM

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