Technology, Mobiles tabs, 26th Dec 2016, News & Stories from India

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A six-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a teenager in a public toilet in northeast Delhi's Gokalpuri area. (Representational image)

Delhi: 6-yr-old boy sodomised by teenager

The 17-year-old accused took the boy, who was playing in a nearby park, to a public toilet and allegedly sodomised him, police said.

26 Dec 2016 8:36 AM

People who left West Pakistan and chose Jammu and Kashmir as their home have little rights seven decades on. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

70 years on, West Pak refugees in Kashmir say can't even apply for jobs

The number of such families has grown to 19,960 and they have been living a life of "stateless people".

26 Dec 2016 8:28 AM

A growing area of research called solid-state thermoelectrics aims to capture that waste heat inside specially designed materials to generate power and increase overall energy efficiency. (Representational image)

Soon, devices that convert heat into electricity

Many electrical and mechanical devices, such as car engines, produce heat as a byproduct of their normal operation.

26 Dec 2016 8:16 AM

J&K: Man shot dead by suspected terrorists in Baramulla

A case has been registered and a hunt is on to nab the assailants, police said.

26 Dec 2016 8:15 AM

$Tantalum carbide (TaC) and hafnium carbide (HfC) are refractory ceramics, meaning they are extraordinarily resistant to heat. (Representational image)$

World's most heat resistant material found

Researchers from Imperial College London discovered that the melting point of hafnium carbide is the highest ever recorded for a material.

26 Dec 2016 8:09 AM

Parasmal Lodha being produced in Saket Court in Delhi on Thursady for allegedly converting over Rs 25 crore in demonetised currency notes into new ones. (Photo: PTI)

ED begins probe on Parasmal Lodha hawala networks abroad

ED will send its investigators to Malaysia to trace businessmen with Lodha links there.

26 Dec 2016 6:56 AM

Dutch 3FM DJs Domien Verschuuren (left) and Frank van der Lende perform with 6-year-old Tijn Kolsteren. They raised $2.6 million at the House of Glass of Serious Request in Breda, Netherlands on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Sick boy tough as nails nets $2.6 million for ill kids

Tijn’s family learned only last week that a course of chemotherapy had failed to reduce the size of his cancer.

26 Dec 2016 6:32 AM

Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies in Spain

The veteran musician had been recuperating since June after a heart attack but died after he was taken into hospital in Marbella.

26 Dec 2016 6:25 AM

In this file photo First lady Michelle Obama with television and radio host Ryan Seacrest read Twas the Night Before Christmas during a holiday event at Children’s National Health System in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Michelle Obama springs up a Santa surprise for kid

First Lady answers boy calling NORAD Tracks Santa programme.

26 Dec 2016 6:19 AM

Remakes and remixes set an unhealthy trend: Mithoon

Aashiqui 2 composer does not even like creating something similar to his own hit tunes and supports the idea of reinvention in music.

26 Dec 2016 6:12 AM

Leicester triumph rouses England’s dozing giants

Leicester City’s fairytale Premier League title win made 2016 the year of the underdog in English football.

26 Dec 2016 6:11 AM

A file photo of Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton performing at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre in New York. (Photo: AP)

Lin-Manuel Miranda is Associated Press entertainer of the year

Miranda was virtually everywhere in popular culture this year — stage, film, TV, music and politics.

26 Dec 2016 6:08 AM

Difficult job at Man United: Jose Mourinho

United head into their Boxing Day fixture against Sunderland on the back of three consecutive Premier League victories.

26 Dec 2016 6:02 AM

Songs sung by Sultan Niazi and Usman Niazi were stirring in an event organised by businessman and philanthropist Sanjay Dalmia and celebrity astrologer Jai Madaan.

Niazi Nizami brothers’ rendition of qawwalis enthral senses

Sufi music is all about immersing yourself in Allah to the extent of losing yourself; where the master and the man becomes one.

26 Dec 2016 6:02 AM

11-point scoring system would be exciting: Prakash Padukone

Sindhu, the Rio Olympics silver-medallist, had said the system will force players to be alert and focus from the first point itself.

26 Dec 2016 5:54 AM

Table toppers Chelsea will host Bournemouth in their EPL clash at Stamford Bridge on Monday in search of their 12th consecutive win, which would set a new club record. (Photo: AP)

Premier league: Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola eye Boxing Day high

Chelsea have registered 11 consecutive wins within the same season for the first time after winning 1-0 at Crystal Palace last weekend.

26 Dec 2016 5:48 AM

We are confident after pushing Australia close: Misbah-ul Haq

Misbah was reluctant to name his team’s final makeup, despite Steve Smith having earlier confirmed his side would be unchanged.

26 Dec 2016 5:40 AM

Australia celebrate their first Test win against Pakistan at the Gabba. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan hopeful of turnaround in second Test

Pakistan have lost their last 10 Tests in Australia and last won at the MCG in 1981 in the era of Imran Khan.

26 Dec 2016 5:33 AM

Not retiring yet, says Shahid Afridi

The firebrand former Pakistan captain said he would not ask the PCB for any farewell match.

26 Dec 2016 5:27 AM

Rahul Dravid hails impact of Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble

Dravid, who has seen Karun Nair in the ‘A’ team, Delhi Daredevils as well as Rajasthan Royals are proud of one of his wards’ success.

26 Dec 2016 5:22 AM

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