Technology, Mobiles tabs, 22nd Oct 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 22 Oct 2017

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 22 Oct 2017

It is clear that the boffins at Huawei weren’t kidding when they said their phone was better than the iPhone; at least in photography.

Huawei's Mate 10 Pro beats the iPhone 8 Plus's camera in DxOMark rankings

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro scores 97 on DxOMark’s photography scale for smartphones.

22 Oct 2017 7:16 PM

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a swipe at Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over a controversial ordinance. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

It's 2017, not 1817: Rahul slams Raje over bill shielding public servants

He also tagged a news report titled 'Rajasthan ordinance is against free speech, say legal experts'.

22 Oct 2017 6:46 PM

A line of code was discovered which suggested that if a user makes a voice call to someone on WhatsApp, the app will send a request to the server whether the person is busy or not. (Representative Image)

WhatsApp to soon get Video/Audio call conferencing

Latest WhatsApp Beta has hints about group audio as well as video calling features, set to rollout soon.

22 Oct 2017 6:44 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) ferry service connecting Saurashtra with south Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Modi blames UPA for delay in Guj ferry project; PM in 'panic mode', Cong hits back

A Congress leader also alleged that Modi's 'Gujarat Model' has been presented as a lie to the public.

22 Oct 2017 6:37 PM

The Child Protective Services says it's a standard custodial hearing, as the parents ask a judge to let them bring their biological daughter home in Richardson city in the US state of Texas. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-American missing 3-yr-old Sherin’s parents fight for other child’s custody

The mysterious disappearance of the Sherin Mathews led to the Child Protective Services removing 4-year-old biological girl.

22 Oct 2017 6:30 PM

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia. (Photo: File)

'GST rate structure requires total overhauling'

GST Council has rationalised rates on over 100 commodities and made refund process easier for exporters.

22 Oct 2017 6:22 PM

Trump called his social media accounts on Facebook Inc , Twitter Inc and Instagram “a tremendous platform.” “When somebody, says something about me, I am able to go bing, bing, bing and I take care of it,” he said. (Photo: AP)

Trump hails social media as a key factor in White House victory

Republican leaders have regularly urged Trump to avoid or cut back on tweets.

22 Oct 2017 6:19 PM

After laying the foundation stone of several projects in Hamirpur, Adityanath questioned the previous governments on the poor not receiving any benefit of the welfare schemes of the Centre. (Photo: PTI)

SP, BSP's agenda did not include upliftment of poor: Yogi Adityanath

'We will not let anyone snatch away the rights of the poor,' the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister further said.

22 Oct 2017 6:14 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lost Australian diver swam miles to shore stalked by shark

Experts say incidents are increasing as water sports become more popular and baitfish move closer to shore, but fatalities remain rare.

22 Oct 2017 6:09 PM

The Chinese Embassy made the request in a letter written to the interior ministry saying a member of the banned terrorist group ETIM has sneaked into Pakistan to assassinate its ambassador. (Representational Image | Photo: AP)

China requests Pak to hike security in lieu of life threat to top envoy

China has appointed Yao Jing, who has served as its new envoy to Pakistan.

22 Oct 2017 5:44 PM

CCEA gave its in-principle nod for the strategic disinvestment of the airline - which has a debt burden of more than Rs 50,000 crore in June this year.

Air India may renegotiate contracts with key vendors

Air India's net loss after tax narrowed to Rs 3,643 crore and operating profit rose to Rs 300 crore.

22 Oct 2017 5:41 PM

The report mentions that the new models will borrow only some features of the iPhone X.

Cheaper iPhone X on the cards next year

The next generation iPhones are expected to carry a ‘majority’ of features from the iPhone X.

22 Oct 2017 5:40 PM

Last post: Titanic victim's letter sells for record $166,000

The Titanic was the largest ocean liner in service when it struck an iceberg on April 14 1912.

22 Oct 2017 5:21 PM

“The legal invisibility of unregistered children makes it more likely that their disappearance and exploitation will go unnoticed by authorities,” Anne-Sophie Lois said. (Photo: AFP)

Without identity proof, over 1.1 billion people ‘invisible’ worldwide

The issue arises chiefly from the distance between people and government services in developing areas.

22 Oct 2017 5:17 PM

British-Indian couple raise allergy awareness in memory of daughter

Their nine-year-old daughter died after having a severe reaction to blackberries and dairy.

22 Oct 2017 5:08 PM

Unfaithful men don't believe when they are forgiven: study

Most partners are not particularly intent on getting revenge or seeing their partner suffer.

22 Oct 2017 4:58 PM

Alleging Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Home Minister Rajnath Singh of interfering in the investigation process, Ashok Gehlot claimed that innocent lives were being troubled with the introduction of this ordinance, adding that there may be a delay in investigation. (Photo: ANI)

Rajasthan: Withdraw bill that protects govt officials from media probe, says Cong

Rajasthan Govt passed a bill protecting all public servants in Rajasthan from being investigated for on-duty action without prior sanction.

22 Oct 2017 4:54 PM

Country witnessed 8 million foreign tourist arrivals in CY 2015, which has grown at a CAGR of 6 per cent during the period from CY 2007 to CY 2015. (Representational Image)

Indian tourism industry holds potential to grow by 2.5 pc: study

Total contribution of travel & tourism to Indian GDP was USD 208.9 billion, 9.6 per cent of GDP in 2016.

22 Oct 2017 4:43 PM

Underneath, the Aquos R Compact means business with its Snapdragon 660 octa core chipset, which is accompanied by 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage.

SHARP's Aquos R Compact takes a dig at iPhone X, Essential PH-1

The SHARP Aquos R Compact is an Android Oreo smartphone with midrange specifications.

22 Oct 2017 4:31 PM

'This file will not close till there is proof that the 39 Indians are dead. I will not commit the sin of declaring them dead without any evidence,' Sushma Swaraj had said earlier in July. (Photo: PTI)

DNA tests of kin of 39 missing Indians normal procedure, says Centre

Both India, Iraq maintain that the 39 Indian nationals are alive and authorities remain committed to continue their search for them.

22 Oct 2017 4:01 PM

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