Technology, Mobiles tabs, 27th Apr 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 27 Apr 2018

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Moments after Pompeo was sworn in, the State Department said he would visit Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel during the weekend after attending a NATO meeting on Friday in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

Mike Pompeo sworn in as US secretary of state; heads to Europe, Middle East

Pompeo, a former Army officer who was a Republican congressman, is regarded as a Trump loyalist with hawkish world views.

27 Apr 2018 1:29 PM

Billed as 'heart-to-heart' summit, it is aimed at evolving consensus between the two leaders. (Photo: PTI)

Will be happy to host informal meet in 2019: PM Modi invites Xi Jinping

Beginning the summit, Modi met Xi Jinping met at Hubei Provincial Museum and witnessed a cultural programme there.

27 Apr 2018 1:27 PM

Synology’s new DS418j, DS918+, DS218j entry-level NAS servers.

Synology unveils new 18-Series NAS and NVR products

The company’s new NAS servers claim to be budget-friendly and are available across India.

27 Apr 2018 1:14 PM

A joint squad of Greyhounds -- an elite anti-Naxal unit of the Telangana Police -- and security personnel from Chhattisgarh had launched a combing operation in the forests along the inter-state border following a tip-off about presence of Maoists there. (Photo: Representational | File)

C'garh: 7 Naxals gunned down by police; weapons, literature seized

Security forces recovered the bodies of seven ultras, including that of women, from the encounter spot.

27 Apr 2018 1:13 PM

Rahul Gandhi on Friday released the 'Nava Karnataka' Manifesto in Mangaluru in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President Dr G Parameshwara, MP Dr M Veerappa Moily and other senior leaders. (Photo: ANI)

Rahul releases Cong manifesto for K’taka, calls it 'Mann ki Baat' of people

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the party will continue in its efforts to build a 'Nava Karnataka'.

27 Apr 2018 1:07 PM

Daas Dev movie review: Nothing more than a brave attempt

The movie gives ode to legends like late filmmaker Kundan Shah and actor Om Puri in the opening credits.

27 Apr 2018 1:00 PM

Amazon.com Inc more than doubled its profit on Thursday and predicted strong spring results as the world’s biggest online retailer raised the price for US Prime subscribers.

Amazon delivers dazzling profits, as well as USD 20 Prime hike

The forecast beat expectations on Wall Street, sending shares up 7 per cent to a new record high.

27 Apr 2018 12:44 PM

The Uttar Pradesh Police has detained at least six people in connection with the case. (Photo: Representational)

BPO employee takes cab from Noida, raped by driver's friend

The cab driver left the woman and his friend at a forest area near Jarcha in Greater Noida where he raped her.

27 Apr 2018 12:42 PM

The Indian mobile manufacturing industry is expected to touch Rs 1,32,000 crores by the end of 2018, Union Minister, of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

Mobile manufacturing industry to touch Rs 1,32,000 cr by 2018 end

In 2017 the Indian mobile manufacturing industry produced 22 million mobile phones.

27 Apr 2018 12:33 PM

Apart from encouraging digital over cash transactions, India introduced GST regime which provides for uniform taxes.

GST, note ban brought 1.8 mn more people into I-T net: India

GST has led to a 50 per cent increase in the number of indirect taxpayers.

27 Apr 2018 12:27 PM

Content remains the king in online labour market as this field provides continuous job activity.

Freelancing jobs on a rise, content remains the king

The top 50 fastest growing and declining job types in the online labour market, the number of freelancers is on an uptrend.

27 Apr 2018 12:25 PM

Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit and Varun Dhawan in a video taken during 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' promotions. (Photo: Twitter)

Madhuri Dixit begins Kalank today, Alia Bhatt to join her for dance off soon?

Madhuri has been inundated with film offers for sometime, but she has been picking her projects very carefully.

27 Apr 2018 12:23 PM

NCLAT on Friday agreed to hear on May 17 cross petitions filed by Essar Steel bidders, NuMetal Ltd and ArcelorMittal India Ltd.

Essar Steel case: NCLAT to hear NuMetal, ArcelorMittal petition

The NCLAT took up the petitions on a day when a panel of lenders to Essar Steel is slated to meet to decide if fresh bids are to be called.

27 Apr 2018 12:15 PM

India has a large population, and with people speaking multiple languages, dialect, accent and vocabulary, the voice assistant could end up confused or ineffective in most cases. (in pic: Alexa-based Amazon Echo)

Is India ready to embrace voice assistants?

Cracking a strategy for a diverse country such as India is like nailing jelly on a wall.

27 Apr 2018 12:14 PM

The government mobilised Rs 7.41 lakh crore from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) during 2017-18.

Govt collects Rs 7.41 lakh cr from GST in FY18

The average monthly collection has been Rs 89,885 crore during the August-March period.

27 Apr 2018 12:04 PM

Vivaldi users can update the browser to v1.15 either through company's website or can check in the update section within the browser.

Vivaldi browser gets updated to version 1.15

The updated version now enables its users to have even more control over the appearance and functionality of the browser.

27 Apr 2018 11:59 AM

Nalini is presently serving a life sentence in the Vellore Central Prison. (Photo: File)

Madras HC rejects Rajiv Gandhi killer Nalini's plea for early release

Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on the night of May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

27 Apr 2018 11:59 AM

Norton embarked on a period of gruelling rehabilitation and in 2015, he blew away expectations on his graduation day by walking across the stage with the help of his fiancée, Emily Summer.

Paralysed man defeats odds to walk down at own wedding

In 2010, Norton was playing football for Luther College in Iowa when an accident on field caused him to suffer severe spinal cord injury.

27 Apr 2018 11:53 AM

Prabhjot allegedly opened fire at Gurjit's family, killing Gurjit on the spot. Later Gurjit's family attacked Prabhjot and his wife with swords and guns. (Photo: File | Representational)

Delhi: 2 brothers kill each other, wife, over property feud

The two brothers, who live in the same building on ground and first floor, have been at loggerheads for years.

27 Apr 2018 11:46 AM

Penalty amount of Rs 135.86 crore translates to 5 per cent of the company's average total revenue generated from India operations.

NCLAT stays CCI penalty of Rs 136 cr on Google in search bias case

Competition Commission imposed a penalty on Google for unfair business practices in online search market.

27 Apr 2018 11:45 AM

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