Technology, Mobiles tabs, 23rd Jul 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 23 Jul 2018

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 23 Jul 2018

At 4 am, Akbar Khan was taken to a local hospital which was about 20 minutes away the spot where Akbar was beaten by mob around 1 am. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Took photo in police van, he looks fine: Man who accompanied lynching victim

The photograph of Akbar in the police van, however, proved that he was not grievously injured, contended Naval Kishore.

23 Jul 2018 10:19 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his speech in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

No confidence motion: Rahul emerges a serious challenger

What has been the biggest success of Rahul is that he has unsettled the Prime Minister by seeking to remove the fear about him among the BJP MPs.

23 Jul 2018 10:15 PM

Dhamija’s The Mogul revolves around Prem Bedi, who, at 53, and hailing from a royal family has always had the spotlights on him. A twist of fate and some morbid turn of events finds the man under the spotlight, albeit, for a very sinister reason.

The Mogul explores a little gap in the legal system, says author Vish Dhamija

Dhamija’s whodunit looks into Indian judicial process and lays bare fact that because one is not guilty, does not mean they are innocent.

23 Jul 2018 9:56 PM

The attack took place in Inhar, the same area where Parbhat Singh lives, with whom Sheikh had a tiff. Singh started harassing and thrashing Sheikh and was later joined by other family members. (Representational image)

J&K: 60-yr-old man beaten by group of men, police warn against spread of rumours

Abdul Hamid Sheikh had brought a buffalo and was walking it to home when he was attacked. The attackers took away Rs 70,000 also.

23 Jul 2018 9:43 PM

'Thorough investigation is being done in the matter,' NRK Reddy, Rajasthan Special Director General of Police said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Rajasthan cop suspended for delay in taking Alwar lynching victim to hospital

Along with the suspension of ASI, Rajasthan Police have sent three constables to district lines.

23 Jul 2018 9:30 PM

The BJP leader claimed that Congress leaders like former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Antony may understand the sensitivity involved with the deal but were 'forced' to demand that the NDA government share details of the fighter aircraft, to defend Gandhi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Collective singing of falsehood on Rafale deal price by Cong to defend Rahul: BJP

'The stand of the Congress on the Rafale deal is clearly not in the interest of the country,' Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

23 Jul 2018 9:24 PM

'I didn't have my original RC.I told police that it is too late in the night and that they can give me a receipt and confiscate my bike. I told them that I will come the next day to take the bike, but the policeman got angry and started thrashing me. He also snatched my phone,' said Haroon Sait. (Photo: ANI)

22-yr-old Chennai boy assaulted by cop for refusing to pay bribe

Haroon Sait, victim, revealed that he asked the policeman to confiscate his bike, but the cop got angry and started assaulting him.

23 Jul 2018 9:15 PM

Cryptomining uses the computational power of compromised assets to create new blocks in the blockchain of like Bitcoin and Monero. (Photo: Pexels)

Cryptomining replaces ransomware as most popular cybercrime malware

Analysis of vulnerability and threat trends shows cryptomining malware dominates threat landscape in the first half of 2018.

23 Jul 2018 9:05 PM

Mikhail, in his testimony, narrated a chain of events which led to the death of Sheena Bora. (Photo: ANI)

Sheena Bora murder case: Mikhail narrates chain of events leading to death of his sister

Mikhail Bora testifies against his mother Indrani Mukerjea in the Sheena Bora murder case.

23 Jul 2018 9:00 PM

A breezy read, Obsessed, by Kokcha meanders amongst Greek concepts, love, lust, murder, mystery and a sense of hopelessness in life that is all too real.

Book Review: Obsessed; a tale of love gone all wrong

Ruchi Kokcha’s novel Obsessed talks about sensitive issues, love, lust and a madwoman's aspirations.

23 Jul 2018 9:00 PM

Conventionally, these games are available in the form of Compact discs which are much costlier.

Pirated game cracks sold on Flipkart?

Games including GTA V and Watch Dog 2 were made available by some online merchants which weren't the legal versions.

23 Jul 2018 8:59 PM

The former Union minister said a 'wrong perception' has been created in the media and many channels are saying that the party has evolved a 'Congress Mission 150' strategy. (Photo: File)

With its allies, Congress has 'mission 274+' for 2019: Anand Sharma

'Cong mission is to remove BJP govt led by PM Modi from office. And our mission is not 150, our mission is 274-plus,' Anand Sharma said.

23 Jul 2018 8:56 PM

Banerjee is scheduled to arrive in Delhi on July 31. (Photo: File)

Mamata Banerjee to be in Delhi to invite opposition leaders for 'federal front' rally

Banerjee has been trying to stitch together a federal front of regional parties to take on the ruling BJP in the next general election.

23 Jul 2018 8:45 PM

'Shariat says Talaq should be given in three stages. Whereas, triple talaq has been kept as an option for times like if, for example, you find your wife in a compromising situation with another man, what will you do? You will either kill her or give triple talaq to get rid of her. So to save a life, this was introduced,' Ahmed said. (Photo: ANI)

Triple Talaq meant to save lives of cheating women, says SP leader Riyaz Ahmed

Ahmed said that in case man finds his wife cheating on him, he doesn't have to kill her and can give triple talaq, thus sparing her life.

23 Jul 2018 8:36 PM

The new version will be active on all the operating systems including Linux, Windows and Chrome OS.

Google Chrome getting more curves with material design update

The representation of tabs on top of the screen, which currently are trapezoidal, will become curvy and rounded.

23 Jul 2018 8:11 PM

Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra with Jackie Chan.

See photos: When Dangal girls Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra met Jackie Chan

The two ladies are in China to attend the Jackie Chan Action Film Festival in Datong, China.

23 Jul 2018 8:03 PM

Contractors have stopped work on several projects of the CPEC after their cheques worth over Rs 5 billion bounced a couple of days ago, Dawn reported. (Photo: AFP)

CPEC projects in Pakistan stuck due to financial crisis: report

The CPEC is the flagship project of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and includes a maze of roads and port projects.

23 Jul 2018 8:02 PM

A local organisation had booked the university auditorium for a show by Kamra on August 11. The show was booked around a fortnight ago. (Photo: File)

Gujarat’s MS University cancels stand-up show, claims content to be ‘anti-national’

A group said content of Kunal Kamra's shows is 'anti-national' as he 'mimics national anthem' and 'openly supports tukde-tukde gang'.

23 Jul 2018 7:46 PM

The camera offers AI solutions integrated with Portrait/ Bokeh mode, Smile Gesture, Face cute and Face-age photographing.

COMIO unveils new X1 budget smartphone for Rs 7,499

The X1 comes with full view HD+ display, face unlock, dual 4G VoLTE/ViLTE and a 13MP AF rear camera.

23 Jul 2018 7:29 PM

The arrest comes days after the Supreme Court reserved its judgement on IPC section 377, which prohibits unnatural sex. (Representational image)

Self-styled godman forces men into unnatural sex, arrested in Maharashtra

Asif Noori (38) was arrested from a neighbouring district and brought on Sunday night, Parbhani Superintendent of Police Dilip Zalake said.

23 Jul 2018 7:23 PM

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