Friday, November 30, 2018

This is a 'significant chance' for India: Waugh

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says the upcoming four-match rubber is a "significant chance" for India to win their first Test series Down Under. The series begins with the first Test in Adelaide on December 6.

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1991 Gulf War looms large over George H W Bush's Mideast legacy

With Bush's death , his legacy across the Middle East takes root in that 100-hour ground war that routed Iraqi forces. That war gave birth to the network of military bases America now operates across the Persian Gulf supporting troops in Afghanistan and forces fighting against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

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Putin-bin Salman 'high-five' becomes talk of G20



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Ex-US President George H W Bush dies at age 94

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, lived longer than any of his predecessors. His death at 10:10 p.m. Central time was announced in a statement issued by longtime spokesman Jim McGrath.

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Get a 2nd chance to pass ICSE, ISC in 3 months

​CISCE will have compartmental exams from 2019 in the third week of July every year. Class-XII examinees, who pass in English and two other subjects, can write the compartmental exam if they fail in the fourth subject. Class-X examinees, who pass English and three other subjects, can write these compartmental exam if they fail in the fifth subject.

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JAI: PM Modi's term for Japan-America-India

Using initials of each of the three nations, the Prime Minister coined the term “JAI” (Japan-America-India), which in the Hindi language translates to success or victory. The Prime Minister said that the acronym sends a positive message at the outset of the new partnership’s ventures to maintain peace, stability and prosperity across the world.

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G20 summit: India presents 9-point agenda on fugitive economic offenders

The agenda was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the second session of the G20 Summit on international trade, international financial and tax systems. India also called for joint efforts by G-20 countries to form a mechanism that denies entry and safe havens to fugitive economic offenders.

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US proposes changes to H-1B visas

Under a new proposed merit-based rule, a notice for which was issued on Friday, companies employing foreign workers on the H-1B visa – under the Congressional mandated annual caps -- would have to electronically register with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a designated registration period.

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Ex-coal secy, 5 others convicted in Coalgate case



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India tries a balancing act with combat exercises



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'Demography along Pakistan border changing': BSF flags concerns

A BSF study that examined demographic changes has found a departure from traditional Rajasthani culture in terms of personal grooming such as hairstyles and dress. The study also found a high 22-25 per cent growth rate in Muslim population as compared to 8-10 per cent of other communities. There is a rise in religiosity with higher attendance of children at mosques.

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India-Japan-US focus on ‘inclusive' Indo-Pacific

This being the first trilateral on the margins of the G-20, the meeting seals the importance of the Indo-Pacific framework as a new policy architecture in this region. In his remarks, PM Narendra Modi is learned to have put out five action points — connectivity, sustainable development, maritime security, disaster relief and freedom of navigation — as issues with which the trilateral group should engage the countries of the region.

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Farmers' protest bring oppn parties together

Addressing the two-day farmers' protest at Parliament Street, the political leaders also backed the demand for passage of legislation guaranteeing ‘freedom from indebtedness' and ‘remunerative prices' in line with recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission. The meeting saw opposition leaders attack PM Narendra Modi, saying the government failed to meet the expectation of the farming community.

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Plea against probe into 'fake encounters' rejected

Rejecting a petition by 700-odd Army personnel protesting dilution of protection from prosecution under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in disturbed areas for alleged fake encounters, the Supreme Court on Friday said it ordered a CBI probe only in a few specific cases after finding that the Army had not conducted any inquiry into 15-20-year-old incidents.

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Seven IL&FS staffers held hostage in Ethiopia



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Everything You Need to Know About PUBG on PS4

After PUBG Mobile, PUBG PC, and PUBG Xbox One is PUBG PS4. Download size, price, pre-orders, and everything else you need to know about PUBG Corp's battle royale sensation.

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PM, Trump, Abe hold 1st trilateral meet, discuss global interest issues

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday met for their first trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit to discuss major issues of global and multilateral interests.

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Live: Modi, Trump, Abe meet for 1st trilateral

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires to attend the G20 summit. Stay with TOI for live updates

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Need to stick together more than ever: Oz coach ahead of India Tests

"Be bloody good," coach Justin Langer warned his players on Friday at a time when 'Elite Honesty' has emerged as the buzz word in Australian cricket. Langer also emphasised that this is the time the team need to stick together.

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PUBG PC Helps More People Understand What Gaming Is: Acer

PUBG Mobile might be all the rage but it appears that PUBG PC isn't far behind. Gadgets 360 caught up with Chandrahas Panigrahi, CMO and Consumer Business Head, Acer India to find why.

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'CBI not maintaining secrecy in coal scam probe, sharing info with others'

In an embarrassment to the CBI, a Delhi court on Friday said the agency was not maintaining secrecy in the investigation of the coal scam, despite the Supreme Court's direction, and the information was being shared by the agency officials with outsiders.

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PUBG PS4, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and More Games Out This December

Here are the PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC games releasing in December 2018.

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Sol Republic Relays Sport Wireless Review

The Sol Republic Relays Sport Wireless features IPX4 water resistance, a lightweight design, and up to 8 hours of battery life. Read our review to find out if it's worth buying.

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'My Captain is Rahul': Sidhu's dig at Amarinder for opposing his Pak visit



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BCCI invites application for women's team coach

The BCCI on Friday invited applications, eyeing men of international stature, for the position of the Indian women's team head coach, left vacant after a bitter public spat between the outgoing Ramesh Powar and senior player Mithali Raj.

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'No regret of going public against Dipak Misra'



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Zomato to Bring Online Ordering, Delivery to 30 More Indian Cities This Week

Zomato's online ordering and food delivery services are now present in 93 cities with the addition.

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Apple Music Will Be Available on Echo Devices Starting the Week of Dec 17

Apple Music subscribers who own Echo devices will be able to listen to Apple Inc's library of 50 million songs.

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Hathway Now Offers 125Mbps Broadband Plan at Rs. 649 Per Month

The same 125Mbps plan can be availed with a six-month subscription at Rs. 3,549 or 12-month subscription at Rs. 6,588.

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Samsung Galaxy A8s May Ditch 3.5mm Headphone Jack, FCC Shows Display Hole

If the speculation comes true, the Samsung Galaxy A8s would debut as the company's first phone to abandon the 3.5mm headphone jack.

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Global Wearable Device Sales to Reach 225 Million in 2019: Gartner

Gartner said 74 million smartwatches will be shipped in 2019, thus making smartwatches the top segment among all wearable device form factors.

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Farmers' rally in Delhi: Top developments



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Amazon Prime Video Announces New Women-Centric Original Series for India

Amazon Prime Video's Four More Shots Please series revolves around the lives of four young urban Indian women.

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Massive data breach at Marriott Starwood hotels

The information of as many as 500 million people staying at Starwood hotels has been compromised and Marriott says it's uncovered unauthorized access that's been taking place within its Starwood network since 2014.

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Dell Posts Revenue Jump Ahead of Voting on VMware Offer

Dell reported a 15 percent rise in quarterly revenue on Thursday, as businesses were forced to upgrade their systems running on older Windows technology.

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HP Revenue Tops Estimates on Personal Systems Business

The personal systems business, which accounts for more than 60 percent of HP's total revenue, rose 11 percent to $10.06 billion.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Probe on Course to Reach Asteroid Bennu on December

A NASA spacecraft designed to bring a small sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth is on course to arrive at its destination on December 3

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Meizu 16, Meizu 6T India Launch Set for December 5

With an event in New Delhi, Meizu is expected to unveil its latest smartphones - the Meizu M16th and Meizu M6T - in the Indian market, Gadgets 360 has learnt.

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Q2 GDP growth drops to 7.1% from 8.2% in Q1

The gross value added (GVA) growth rate for the second quarter came at 6.9 per cent from 8 per cent in Q1. The growth rate came below expectations as a Reuters poll had projected that the Q2 figures may slow down to 7.4 per cent.

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Facebook Makes Ad Breaks Available for Video Creators in India

Facebook said ad breaks are now available for eligible partners in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, and English.

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US Army Wants Microsoft's HoloLens Headsets for the Battlefield

Microsoft says the technology will provide troops with better information to make decisions.

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Shooting's highest honour for Abhinav Bindra

Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra added yet another feather to his illustrious cap. The 36 year old who is still India's only individual Olympic gold medallist was awarded the coveted ISSF Blue Cross on Friday.

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WhatsApp for Android Starts Previewing Text Shared From Other Apps

The new feature is initially available for WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.18.366.

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'Note ban against corrupt, not elite': Niti Aayog VC's response to ex-CEA



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The Secret Behind Google's Improved Portrait Mode on the Pixel 3

Google's distinguished engineer explains the secret sauce behind the improved Portrait mode on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL.

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White House to Hold Roundtable With Tech Executives on Innovation

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Oracle co-CEO Safra Catz, and Qualcomm CEO Steven Mollenkopf all plan to attend the December 6 meeting.

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SwiftKey for Android Gets Microsoft Bing Search Bar With Easy Sharing

Search on SwiftKey for Android is an addition to the long list of previously available features including Stickers, Calendar and Location sharing capabilities, and translation.

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SC junks pleas challenging 'dilution' of AFSPA



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Chinese Company Unveils First Satellite for Free Global Wi-Fi Service

LinkSure Network said its satellite will be launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu province next year.

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In China, Your Car Could Be Reporting Its Location to the Government

More than 200 manufacturers, including Tesla, Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Mitsubishi and US-listed electric vehicle start-up NIO, transmit position information and dozens...

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Instagram's New Feature Allows Users to Share Stories With Smaller Group

Instagram on Friday said it launched a new feature dubbed 'Close Friends' allowing users to share their stories with a smaller group of people.

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BSNL Employees to Go on Indefinite Strike From December 3

BSNL employees union would go on an indefinite strike from December 3 over non-issuance of the third pay revision.

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Minesweeper in the sky: Satellite HysIS to detect landmines, save lives

The HysIS camera will work on a visible and near infrared band with a wavelength between 400 and 1400 nanometres (nm) and shortwave-infrared falling roughly between 1,400 and 3,000 nm. HysIS is better than the existing Indian earth observation satellites as it gives finer details of the objects.

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TOI Data Hub: See how states voted in the past

The Times of India brings you fresh election insights with our new Interactive Data Hub to help you better understand and analyse the assembly elections held in each of the five poll-bound states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.

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DKS is point man of Cong in Telangana battle

Party leaders said the Congress high command, which was impressed by Shivakumar’s performance as a poll strategist, had tasked him with quelling a rebellion in the party in the neighbouring state while finalizing candidates for the assembly elections earlier this month. Shivakumar handled the job well, assuaging the hurt feelings of as many as 27 of the 30 disgruntled aspirants.

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Asus Now Helps Gamers Earn Passive Income From Mining Cryptocurrency

Asus has entered into a partnership with Quantum Cloud, a startup with software that allows gamers to use their idle Asus graphics cards to mine cryptocurrency.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Could Have 2 In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Suppliers

Supply chain partners for the Samsung Galaxy S10 are said to be on track to fulfill its orders in January.

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Facebook Says COO Sheryl Sandberg Asked for Info on Soros

Facebook said that COO officer Sheryl Sandberg asked staff to look into whether billionaire critic George Soros had a financial interest in tarnishing the social network.

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Microsoft Office 365 Icons Redesigned to Reflect Cloud-Oriented Approach

Microsoft on Thursday announced new, redesigned icons for all Office 365 applications to reflect a modern real-time and cloud-based approach for the Redmond giant.

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Professor in Jammu calls Bhagat Singh 'terrorist'



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Google Assistant Now Encourages, Reinforces Polite Behaviour

The Pretty Please feature of Google Assistant was announced back at I/O 2018 earlier this year.

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Live updates: Delhi cops stop agitating farmers

Thousands of farmers from across the country, who have been camping at the Ramlila ground here since Thursday, began their march to Parliament Street today amid heavy policy deployment, to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. Stay with TOI for all the live updates:

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Nokia 7.1 With Dual Rear Cameras, HDR Display Launched in India

Nokia 7.1 price in India is set at Rs. 19,999 (recommended best buy price) for its 4GB RAM/ 64GB inbuilt storage variant.

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OnePlus 6T Display Affected by 'Static Wave' Issue, Some Users Report

Users have started reporting a weird issue with the display on their newly bought OnePlus 6T handset.

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Airbnb Will Start Testing Prototype Homes as Soon as Next Year

Airbnb announced Thursday that it will begin testing prototype homes as soon as next year to accommodate the needs of owners or occupants who rent and share living spaces.

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Why old GDP numbers are political fodder today

Before the numbers were revised, the average GDP growth rate under the Congress-led UPA government (2004-14) was 7.75%, higher than current NDA government's 7.35% but now UPA figures have gone down to 6.82%. That's a good selling point for the current government and a reason to cry foul for the last one.

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Indian IL&FS workers held hostage in Ethiopia

Seven Indian workers from the shadow lender, which rocked financial markets after it began missing debt payments earlier this year, have been detained since November 25 at three sites in Ethiopia’s Oromia and Amhara states by unpaid local staff, according to an emailed letter from the employees.

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Daredevil Cancelled by Netflix After Successful Third Season

The first three seasons of Daredevil will continue to be available for streaming on Netflix.

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Pak must be 'secular' for talks with India: Rawat



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HTC U11 Life Android One Variant Now Getting Android Pie Update: Reports

The Android 9.0 Pie update for the HTC U11 Life is reportedly rolling out in some part of Europe.

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OnePlus 5, 5T Get Android Pie-Based HydrogenOS Public Beta Update

As the HydrogenOS public beta is rolling out to OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T, the company may soon release the Android Pie-based OxygenOS beta.

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Prithvi Shaw ruled out of 1st Test due to injury

The Indian cricket team suffered a major blow, days before the first Test vs Australia, as rising star Prithvi Shaw was ruled out of the opening Test at the Adelaide Oval starting December 6 with an ankle injury.

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China signals displeasure to Pak with map depicting PoK in India

CGTN showed PoK as part of India while reporting the terror attack on its consulate in Karachi. This was seen as a signal that Beijing was extremely unhappy with Pakistan's inability to protect its citizens.

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Coal scam: Ex-secy & others guilty of corruption

Besides Gupta, Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar also convicted private firm Vikash Metals and Power Limited, one serving and one retired public servant — ex-joint secretary in ministry of coal (MoC) KS Kropha and the then director (CA-I) in MoC, KC Samria — in the case.

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Kisan rally live: Farmers march towards Parliament

Over one lakh farmers from across the country have assembled in the national capital to participate in a 2-day Kisan Mukti March over their demands, including debt relief and better MSP for crops. They will march from Ramlila Maidan to the Parliament Street today.

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Astrophysicists Count All the Starlight in the Universe

By their estimate, over the history of the universe, stars have emitted 4 times 10-to-the-84th-power photons into the visible universe (that's a 4 followed by 84 zeros).

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Moto G7 Play With Display Notch, Snapdragon 632 Spotted on FCC in the US

Moto G7 Play will be the Lenovo-owned brand's budget smartphone in its upcoming Moto G series refresh sometime next year.

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Oppo A7 vs Redmi Note 6 Pro vs Vivo Y95 vs Honor 8X

Oppo A7, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Vivo Y95, and Honor 8X price in India and specifications compared.

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Philips LED TV Range With 7 New Models Debuts in India

The new range of Philips TVs covering 22- to 65-inch screen sizes start at Rs. 9,990.

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Moto G7 Power Spotted on US FCC Site Tipping Massive 5,000mAh Battery

Moto G7 Power has been certified by the Federal Communications Commission in the US, tipping some of the specifications of the smartphone.

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Realme 1 ColorOS 5.2 Stable Update Rollout Begins, Includes Early Access

Realme 1 has now started receiving the latest ColorOS 5.2 software update in India starting Thursday.

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NASA's InSight Spacecraft, Safely on Mars, Snaps Some Pictures

NASA engineers are planning to begin work with its robotic arm soon, but are proceeding with caution.

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Rs 30k cr AI debt to be transferred to new firm

Air India will need to seek approval of lenders to transfer the debt. If that is hard to or does not come by, the government could even look at asking the SPV to raise the sum and pay off lenders, said a senior aviation ministry official.

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Who’s Chawla? Sidhu on pic with separatist

Despite claiming he was not interested in a credit war over the opening of the Kartarpur corridor, he said after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had gone to Lahore, Kargil conflict had taken place.

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Oppo India MD Yi Wang Steps Down Amid Mounting Losses

Wang will relinquish office on November 30. His resignation coincides with the increasing losses to the handset maker in the country.

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NASA Chooses Nine Companies to Bid on Flying to Moon

The move is part of NASA's goal of sending people to the Moon in the next decade, for the first time since the Apollo era of the 1960s and '70s.

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Woman ‘marries’ 17-yr-old, held under Pocso Act

The woman, who has a five-month-old daughter from the relationship, has moved for bail and the order is expected on Friday. The court had earlier allowed her to keep her daughter with her in Byculla jail. The police complaint filed by the boy's mother alleged that the woman had "enticed" her son.

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Powar may pay price for Mithali Raj face-off

The Indian women’s team coach Ramesh Powar is unlikely to get an extension after his recent faceoff with Mithali Raj. Powar’s contract ends on Friday and Indian cricket board sources said the decision not to continue with him was taken in wake of the continuing blame game between Mithali and Powar, which is affecting the morale of the team.

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How Assam cops are trying to beat fake news

In its take on Queen's iconic 'Bohemian Rhapsody', Assam Police tweeted a 'Bohemian Factsody' on Tuesday: "Open your eyes/ Look up to the skies and see/ Real life is not a fantasy/ Fact check before you forward/ There's no escape from reality/ Mama, I don't wanna lie". And the social media world loved it.

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What spurred Pakistan's Kartarpur initiative?

Pakistan's decision to agree to a Kartarpur corridor was likely driven by a desire to emerge from its current state of isolation as well as a calculation that the initiative could provide an opportunity to radicalise or indoctrinate Indian pilgrims who visit the shrine.

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Times Top10: So how hot has 2018 been?



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'EVM faults delay voting, do not impact results'



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1/3 of world’s stunted kids are from India: Report

With 46.6 million stunted children, India accounted for nearly one-third of the world’s 150.8 million children who are stunted, the report shows warning against a major malnutrition crisis.. India is followed by Nigeria (13.9 million) and Pakistan (10.7 million). The three countries together are home to almost half of all stunted children in the world.

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Will decide if removal of CBI chief was legal: SC



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Centre proposes ban on all animals in circuses



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Maha House okays 16% quotas for Marathas

The bill, which will become law once the governor signs it most likely by next week and the state issues a notification, proposes that 16 per cent of the total appointments in direct recruitment in public services and posts will be reserved for Marathas.

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'Inherited' issues like Saeed; can't be held responsible for past: Pak PM

Khan's comments reflected, at least in part, the 2004 joint statement arrived at between then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf that Pakistan would not allow territory under its control to be used for terrorism. It is significant as India continues to seek evidence of Pakistan's sincerity in addressing the issue of cross-border terrorism.

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Looking forward to interactions at G20: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires to attend the G20 summit, will discuss ways to meet the new and upcoming challenges of the coming decade with other world leaders, including US President Donald Trump.

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Trump calls off Putin meeting over Ukraine crisis



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Usman Khawaja will outscore Virat Kohli: Ponting

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Thursday boldly stated that Usman Khawaja will outscore Virat Kohli and backed the hosts to prevail over an optimistic Indian team eyeing its first Test series win Down Under.

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G20 summit: PM to attend 2 key trilateral meetings

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in two important trilateral meetings with world leaders here in Argentina's capital, during which they would discuss major global challenges and developments.

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US suspended $3 billion in security assistance to Pak this year: Report



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Fire breaks out on sets of Shah Rukh starrer 'Zero'

A fire reportedly broke out on the sets of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Zero’, in Film City, Mumbai on Thursday, police said.

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Iran sanctions: UAE, Saudi assure India on oil

​​​Speaking to journalists before a meeting of the joint commission between the two countries, Al Banna while fuel prices are determined by global markets and demand. Hesaid that India would not have to worry about supplies even afterthe US sanctions waiver ceased.

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Honor 8C vs Realme U1

Honor 8C and Realme U1 launched in India this week - we compare the specifications of Honor 8C and Realme U1.

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Smartphone vs Camera: Do Millennials Even Want a DSLR Anymore?

Smartphone cameras continue to get better, thanks to better hardware and powerful software.

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Fortnite GeForce GTX Bundle With Fortnite Counterattack Set Announced

Fortnite and Nvidia have teamed up for a Fortnite GeForce GTX bundle that comes with 2,000 V-Bucks and what's being branded as the Fortnite Counterattack Set.

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Intel's Latest iGPU Driver Uses Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform

Intel's latest driver release for integrated GPUs is the company's first to use the new Universal Windows Platform for driver releases.

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'Sacked' workers go on rampage at Noida factory

Hundreds of employees of a Chinese smartphone manufacturing facility here resorted to violence on Thursday after around 200 of them were "sacked without notice". Around 1,200 workers of phone-making companies went on a rampage pelting stones at the building and barging into the facility in Noida Sector 63.

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'Sacked Without Notice', Workers Go on Rampage at Phone-Making Unit in Noida

Around 1,200 workers of the Hipad Technology India, which makes Xiaomi and Oppo phones, went on a rampage pelting stones at the building and barging into the facility.

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Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ Reportedly Get Second One UI Beta Update

Samsung has now gone ahead and released the second One UI beta that comes with certain bug fixes and improvements.

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South Korea Indicts Group for Leaking Samsung Display Tech to Chinese Firm

Toptec, which produces automated equipment to make mobile phone display panels, denied any wrongdoing.

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AWS Enters Blockchain Market With 2 Dedicated Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced Managed Blockchain service and a Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) to help companies manage business transactions that require full auditability.

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Amazon, Alphabet Top List of World's Top R&D Spenders: PwC

Volkswagen was ranked third, Samsung Electronics was ranked fourth, Intel was ranked fifth, Microsoft was ranked sixth, and Apple was ranked seventh.

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Moto X4 Starts Receiving Stable Android 9.0 Pie Update: Report

Motorola reportedly kicked off a soak test earlier this month to test Android Pie on the Moto X4.

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Tech Giants Warn Australia Against Law to Break Encryption

The Digital Industry Group Inc (DIGI) said the legislation proposed by Australia's government would undermine rather than enhance the nation's security.

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Oppo's Foldable Phone to Be Announced as Soon as MWC 2019: Report

Oppo is reportedly working on its own foldable smartphone and is gearing up to announce it as soon as MWC 2019 in February next year.

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Uber Partners With Bengaluru-Based Happay for Auto Expense Management

With this partnership with Happay, "Uber for Business" travellers would be able to automatically submit their receipts for reimbursement.

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Govt can't cut CBI chief's 2-yr tenure: Verma in SC



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A Company Few Know Is About to Dethrone Intel

Hsinchu-based TSMC has scores of customers, including tech giants Apple and Qualcomm, second-tier players like AMD, and minnows such as Ampere Computing.

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Netflix to Make 'Alternative' French Revolution Series

Netflix says the as-yet-untitled French-language show is a tongue-in-cheek alternative take on one of history's greatest upheavals.

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Vodafone Hikes Rates of Its Postpaid International Roaming Plans

With the latest change, Vodafone is offering its international roaming plans at Rs. 599, Rs. 2,999, Rs. 3,999, and Rs. 5,999.

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Huawei Seeks Clarification After New Zealand Agency Rejects 5G Bid

Huawei said it had not had formal contact with the Government Communication Security Bureau (GCSB).

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Indian Police Break Up International Computer Virus Scam

The arrests were made after input from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Interpol, Sharma said. Microsoft was the complainant in the case.

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Revised GDP: Challenge accepted, Niti vice-chief tells Chidambaram

"Hon. @PChidambaram_IN Ji,challenge accepted. Let's discuss & dissect back series data. I gave 3 hrs of detailed interview yesterday & it is somewhat disingenuous of you to say that I asked the media to not ask questions. Do give more coherent reasons for ur difficulty with new data," Rajiv Kumar said in a tweet.

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Jaitley defends revised GDP numbers for UPA era

A day after chief statistician Pravin Srivastava, in an unusual move, announced the revised numbers based on back series data alongside Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar, Jaitley said, "I don't think any service is being rendered by those who discredit the highly credible organisation, CSO."

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Don't know who is Gopal Chawla: Sidhu



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US Indicts Iranian Hackers Responsible for Deploying 'SamSam' Ransomware

The 34-month long hacking scheme wreaked havoc on hospitals, schools, companies and government agencies.

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India's Heaviest Communication Satellite to Be Launched on December 5

GSAT-11 is the forerunner in a series of advanced communications satellites with multi-spot beam antenna coverage over Indian mainland and islands.

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Amazon Probe Opened by German Antitrust Watchdog

The Federal Cartel Office said it had received many complaints from traders about the business practices of Amazon of late.

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Realme U1 vs Realme 2 Pro: What's the Difference?

Realme U1 vs Reame 2 Pro price in India, specifications compared of the two Realme smartphones. What's the difference between Realme U1 and Realme 2 Pro?

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Honor 8C Review

Honor 8C features a 19:9 display, AI-enhanced cameras, and a 4,000mAh battery. Does it have what what it takes to keep the competition at bay? Find out in our full review.

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Huawei to Open 100 Experience Zones in India by 2019

Huawei on Wednesday said it would set up 100 exclusive experience zones through its retail partners by 2019.

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Fortnite Account Merging Feature May Be Delayed: Tim Sweeney

Fortnite's much anticipated account merging feature may be delayed according to a tweet from Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney.

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Sensex ends 453 points up to reclaim 36k-mark

On the BSE index, Bajaj Auto, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Vedanta and IndusInd Bank were among the major gainers, rising as much as 4.33 per cent. On NSE, apart from Nifty IT, all other sub-indices finished in green, gaining as much as 1.92 per cent.

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GDP data revision: Niti's role raises eyebrows

With eyebrows being raised over the involvement of the Niti Aayog in releasing revised GDP data for the UPA era, some in the government feel the controversy could have been totally avoided by keeping the think tank out of the announcement.

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Borderlands 2 VR Is Exclusive to PS VR for Five Months

Borderlands 2 VR is exclusive to PlayStation VR (PS VR) for a five month period and could come to Steam for PC soon after.

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DJI Osmo Pocket Arrives as Tiny Gimbal Camera With 4K Video Support

DJI Osmo Pocket price in the US has been set at $349 (roughly Rs. 24,400).

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Airtel Offers Discount Coupons Worth Up to Rs. 1,500 for Postpaid Referrals

Airtel has rolled out a new referral scheme in an attempt to motivate the telecom operator's numerous postpaid customers.

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ISRO Says Increasing Production of Solid Fuel Boosters for Rockets

ISRO's Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB) is setting up 29 additional facilities to increase the annual production by several times.

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Jio Sees User Growth in September as Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Lose Out: TRAI

While Airtel's stays at the top in terms of market share, Jio leads by a huge margin when it comes to adding new users.

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Musk's Boring Company Said to Cancel Plans to Open LA Test Tunnel

A report claimed Boring Company withdrew its project after it settled with community groups that had sued the LA government over plans to exempt the company from an environmental review process.

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Why British chose to leave Andamans tribes alone

The aboriginal tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that included both the Jarawas and Sentinelese — the latter recently made headlines for the alleged murder American missionary John Allen Chau — preferred magnificent isolation to human contact.

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BSY goes to DK Shivakumar's home, sparks speculation of alliance

Political circles were abuzz with speculation on Wednesday after BJP president and opposition leader in the legislative assembly BS Yeddyurappa paid a surprise visit to Congress troubleshooter and water resource minister DK Shivakumar at his official residence here.

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Why global warming harmful for heart, kidneys



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Huawei Nova 4 Said to Be Shown Off in Live Stream, Concept Render Released

Huawei is reportedly gearing up to unveil its first-ever smartphone, the Nova 4, with an all-screen design and a hole to fit in the selfie camera.

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Apple Watch Series 4 Said to Get ECG Feature With watchOS 5.1.2 Update

Apple Watch Series 4 debuted in September with an all-new Digital Crown and electrical heart rate sensor to enable the ECG functionality.

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Fallout 76 Engine Code Seems to Have Been Directly Copied from Skyrim

Fallout 76 features code directly copy-pasted from its past games, most notably Skyrim and Fallout 4.

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2.0 Out Now in Theatres Despite COAI's 'Concerns' About 'Misinformation'

2.0 movie features a post-apocalyptic world in which cellphones turn against their users. 2.0 sees Rajinikanth return as Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti, while Akshay Kumar plays the villain of the movie...

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US FTC to Investigate Video Game Loot Boxes

The list of games containing loot boxes has grown in recent months and includes popular titles, such as Fortnite, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and FIFA 18.

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Maha govt proposes 16% quota for Marathas

The Maharashtra government on Thursday proposed 16% quota for the Maratha community under 'Socially and Educationally Backward' category. The state government tabled the action taken report (ATR) on the State Backward Class Commission's recommendations for Maratha quota.

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ISRO's PSLV-CA Rocket Successfully Puts 31 Satellites Into Orbit

In the process, India has crossed the milestone of lifting and putting into orbit over 250 foreign satellites.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Campaign Tracker: Follow PM, Rahul on poll trail

With assembly elections in five states -MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram - being seen as a virtual semi-final before the Lok Sabha polls in 2019, the Times of India brings you a new interactive Campaign Tracker gives you a quick snapshot of where the country's top politicians have been travelling and highlights of the main issues they have been focusing on during their speeches in the poll campaign.

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Asus ROG Phone With 3D Vapour-Chamber Cooling Launched in India

Asus ROG Phone, the company's first gaming smartphone, has been priced at Rs. 69,999 in India.

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Amazon Launches Machine Learning Chip, Taking on Nvidia, Intel

Amazon is one of the largest buyers of chips from Intel and Nvidia.

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Just Cause 4 Release Date Broken Internationally

The Just Cause 4 release date is December 4 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Unless you're in Germany and Italy with stores selling the game right now.

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Isro satellite HysIS launched: What it will do



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Honor 8C With Dual Rear Cameras, Snapdragon 632 SoC Launched in India

Honor 8C price in India starts at Rs. 11,999 for the base 4GB/ 32GB storage model.

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CBI vs CBI live: Hearing under way in SC

SC is hearing CBI director Alok Verma's plea challenging the government's order divesting him of his duties and sending him on leave in view of graft allegations against him. Stay with TOI for all live updates

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'Darkest day of my life': Mithali Raj

"It's the darkest day of my life," said senior Indian woman cricketer Mithali Raj, responding to coach Ramesh Powar's allegations that she threatened retirement over a batting position, threw tantrums and created chaos in the side during the World T20. Mithali reacted to Powar's report by posting a brief statement on her official Twitter page on Thursday.

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PUBG Mobile iOS Revenue Beat Fortnite for the First Time Last Week: Report

PUBG Mobile iOS revenue beat out Fortnite for the first time ever according to a recent report.

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HDFC Bank Next-Gen Banking App Is Down Since Launch and No One Knows Why

HDFC Bank's redesigned app has been down on both Android and iOS for the past 48 hours now, ever since launch.

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How fake call centres in Gurugram cheated Americans, other foreigners

Youths sent pop-up messages from fake call centres in Gurugram to hundreds of people abroad, conned them into believing that their systems had been infected by malware, and then posed as Microsoft representatives to bag service charge by offering technical support.

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Michael Clarke slams 'headline-chasing coward'

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has angrily rejected suggestions he helped create a culture that led to the ball-tampering scandal, slamming a leading broadcaster as a "headline-chasing coward". "Australian cricket, I think, needs to stop worrying about being liked and start worrying about being respected," he said.

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20yrs of playing for my country in vain: Mithali

Dejected by Indian women's cricket team coach Ramesh Powar's claims of 'threaten to retire', India star batswoman Mithali Raj said she is deeply saddened and hurt by the accusations and the Indian star cricketer termed it as the darkest day of her life.

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UC Browser Updated With Ability to Add Short Videos as WhatsApp Status

The updated UC Browser (version 12.9.7) is available for download via Google Play.

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Nubia Red Magic Mars Gaming Phone With Up to 10GB RAM Launched

ZTE sub-brand Nubia has launched the all-new Red Magic Mars gaming smartphone in China

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Google Fi Now Supports Wider Range of Devices Including iPhones

Project Fi was limited to newer Pixel handsets made by Google and a few Android-powered smartphones.

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Nokia 8.1 Alleged Promotional Posters Leaked Ahead of December 5 Launch

Nokia 8.1 is all set to become HMD Global's next smartphone at an official unveiling expected sometime early next month.

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Microsoft's Stock Market Value Pulls Ahead of Apple's

Microsoft's stock market value surpassed Apple's, pulling ahead by as much as $3 billion on Wednesday.

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Isro launches India's first hyperspectral imaging satellite



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ISRO Says PSLV-CA Takes Off Successfully With 31 Satellites

The PSLV-CA (Core Alone) version (without its usual strap-on motors) took off at 9:58am from the first launch pad.

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With an Eye on Past Problems, Facebook Expands Local Feature

Called "Today In," the service shows people information from their towns and cities from such sources as news outlets, government entities and community groups.

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Dell.com Resets All Customer Passwords After Cyber-Attack

Dell said on Wednesday that it reset passwords for all accounts on its Dell.com online electronics store on November 14.

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iPhone XR Is Apple's Bestselling Model, Says Greg Joswiak

"Since the iPhone XR became available, it's been the best-selling iPhone each and every day that it's been on sale," Joswiak told Reuters.

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Live: PSLVC43 successfully lifts off with 31 sats, including HysIS

This will be Isro's second launch in the month. The space agency had launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29 on board GSLV MkIII-D2 on November 14. Stay with TOI for all the updates.

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US jury clears TCS of anti-American bias claims

The verdict is a major victory for the Indian outsourcing industry, whose business model depends heavily on exporting Indian engineers to the US. A federal jury in Oakland, California, sided on Wednesday with TCS against four former employees who claimed they’d been sidelined and fired because they aren’t South Asian.

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TOI TOP10: Does SAARC still matter to India?



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Movie review: 2.0

Even though some of the surprises in this segment have been let out in the trailer, Shankar manages to pack in a cute, little surprise.

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Focus on J&K issues before PoK: Army chief

The Army chief said India rightfully "claims the whole" of Kashmir and should not lose sight of PoK in the long run, but "we should first take control of our own part of Kashmir" by synergising efforts of all security and government agencies.

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Asus ROG Phone India Launch Set for Today, How to Watch Live Stream

Asus ROG Phone price in India, full specifications, launch offers, and the release date will be revealed today.

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Honor 8C With Snapdragon 632 SoC Set to Launch in India Today

Honor 8C is expected to become the Huawei sub-brand's next smartphone with a launch in the Indian market today.

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Andy Serkis, Christian Bale Talk Netflix's Mowgli With Gadgets 360

Netflix's adaptation of The Jungle Book, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, needs to be different. Andy Serkis and Christian Bale tell Gadgets 360 how it is.

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We can't go to war as both sides will lose: Imran

"I keep hearing from Indians that Pakistan army doesn't want good relations with India. I want to say that the army is on the same page as the government and all political parties in seeking better ties. We want to move forward and have a civilised relationship. I hope we don't have to wait for (Navjot Singh) Sidhu to become PM to have good relations with India," Khan said.

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Amid US-China row, Trump, Modi, Abe set up meet

The trilateral, which would be an expansion of the bilateral meeting between Trump and Abe, is part of the series of meetings the US President would have on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires on November 30 and December 1, the White House said. The meeting will provide an opportunity for all three nations to cement their Indo-Pacific policies.

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Kartarpur corridor: Sidhu hogs limelight, credit

Speaker after speaker at the event applauded Sidhu's role with a Pakistan minister even declaring that if there were more "jhappian (hugs)" between Sidhu and Pak army chief Bajwa, several other outstanding issues between India and Pakistan could get resolved. Sidhu himself though heaped praise on Pakistan PM Imran Khan, describing him as a "farishta (angel)".

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LeT terrorist wanted for Bukhari’s murder killed

The killing of Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Naveed Jatt, a Pakistani national, comes after months of a manhunt by security forces since February when he escaped from a hospital here while he was in police custody. Just four months later, Bukhari and his two PSOs were killed outside the journalist’s Srinagar office by three bike-borne assailants.

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'Heatwaves hit 40 million more Indians in 5 years'

The Lancet Countdown report has said that average temperatures in India are projected to rise alarmingly. Between 1901 and 2007, India's mean temperature increased by more than 0.5 degree Celsius. Globally, vulnerability to extremes of heat has steadily risen since 1990 in every region, with 157 million more people exposed to heatwaves in 2017 as compared to year 2000.

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MP polls: 3% EVM glitches, record 75% turnout

A record turnout and controversial EVM glitches marked voting day in Madhya Pradesh. A whopping 75 per cent voters — 3 per cent higher than 2013 — cast their ballot in the most hotly contested elections in 15 years. As many as 2,236 EVMs malfunctioned, prompting Congress to cry foul and demand re-polling at these places.

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Row erupts as new GDP data slashes growth rate in UPA era

In the run-up to 2019 general elections a sharp political debate has erupted over the Modi government's handling of the economy and the latest data is expected to trigger sharp responses from both sides. Following the new data, the average growth during the 10 years of UPA works out to 6.8% while the NDA's four-rule has seen average growth of 7.3%.

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At G20 meeting, PM Modi and Xi Jinping aim to build on thaw in ties

PM Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Argentina will be their fourth this year, Indian foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said. "It was decided that they would take the opportunity whenever and wherever they could meet. They could discuss issues on either leader's mind or issues of mutual concern," Gokhale said.

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No 'scandal' in Rafale deal: French envoy to India

Speaking to reporters here on the sidelines of the launch of French Tech Community here, Alexandre Zieglersaid, "...look at the track record, look at the trust that has been built between our two countries in aeronautics. Look at their commitment for Make in India, which is impressive. Fifty per cent offset is very unique, look at the major procurement..."

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Record 75% voting in MP; BJP eyes 4th term

The voting figures in the one-phase polls for 230 seats, which was peaceful, was 74.61 per cent and it is likely to go up after the final tally, poll officials said. The previous highest was in the 2013 Assembly polls when the turnout was 72.69 per cent.

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Hockey World Cup: India's 'five-star' show mauls South Africa

India's 'Cup of Hope', the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, had begun on a five-star note as they defeated South Africa 5-0 in their opening Pool C match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

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Govt scales down GDP growth data for UPA years



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Superman: World's Finest May Be Announced at The Game Awards 2018

Superman: World's Finest may be revealed at The Game Awards 2018 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Mithali Raj was 'aloof, difficult to handle,' coach Powar tells BCCI

The Indian women's cricket coach Ramesh Powar conceded to having a "strained" relationship with Mithali Raj but insisted that her contentious dropping from the World T20 semis was based solely on cricketing logic, a Board official has claimed.

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Driveclub and Motostorm Developer Wushu Studios to Work on Vehicle Combat MOBA Switchblade

Wushu Studios has announced it will be working with Lucid Games on Switchblade for PS4 and PC.

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Nokia 7 Plus Update Brings November Android Patch, New Camera App: Reports

The new software update for the Nokia 7 Plus carries version 3.39B and is 462.8MB in size.

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ISRO Says Countdown for Launch of 31 Satellites Progressing Smoothly

ISRO said the countdown began at 5:58am IST on Wednesday and is progressing smoothly with the fourth stage/ engine getting fuelled up.

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Deeply regrettable that Pakistan PM politicised a 'pious occasion': India

Following Pakistan PM Imran Khan's reference to Kashmir in his speech at the ceremony to lay foundation of Kartarpur corridor, the external affairs ministry said in a statement that Pak is reminded it must fulfill its international obligations and take effective and credible action to stop providing shelter and all kind of support to cross border terrorism from territories under its control.

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Hockey World Cup Live: India vs South Africa

Stay updated with Times of India for all the live updates of Men's Hockey World Cup match between India and South Africa at 7pm IST today

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Gene-Edited Twins in China Still Face Risk of HIV Infection

Twin girls whose DNA was altered as part of a controversial effort in China to make them resistant to HIV infection could still contract the virus that causes AIDS.

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Redmi 4A Gets MIUI 10 Stable Update, Redmi 4 Reportedly Receiving It Too

Redmi 4 and Redmi 4A are the latest smartphones from Chinese phone maker Xiaomi to receive the much-awaited MIUI 10 stable software update.

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Facebook May Soon Let Users Ban Chosen Words on Personal Timelines

Facebook users will soon be able to block comments containing particular words, phrases, and emojis on their timelines.

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Facebook Was Warned of Alleged Russian Meddling Back in 2014

Facebook acknowledged on Tuesday that its engineers had flagged suspicious Russian activity as early as 2014.

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Is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate the Most Leaked Nintendo Game in History?

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch is out on December 7. In the run up to this we've seen a host of details leak about the game thanks to copies releasing early and Nintendo Switch...

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Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme Dominated Diwali Smartphone Sales: Counterpoint

According to market research firm Counterpoint Research's "Market Pulse", this was driven by e-commerce platform Amazon India and Flipkart's series of online sales.

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BSNL Offers 1GB Free Data to Subscribers Downloading the New 'My BSNL' App

BSNL is offering up to 1GB of free data benefits when you download the latest version of the My BSNL app on Google Play.

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Realme U1 Review

Realme U1 is the company's first selfie-centric smartphone. But is it worth recommending over the Xiaomi Redmi Y2 and Redmi Note 6 Pro? Read our review to find out.

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro Touchscreen Issue Said to Be Caused by Oreo Update

Several users are reporting that the Android 8.1 update is the reason behind unresponsiveness issues with the touch screen on the Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro.

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Online 'Funeral Kits' Help Grieving Indians

Startups are seeking to cash in on India's elaborate traditional funeral ceremonies.

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OnePlus 3, 3T Now Receiving Update With November Android Security Patch

OxygenOS 5.0.7 for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T is rolling out as an incremental over-the-air (OTA) update.

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WhatsApp for Android Spotted With New Voice Message, Group Call Features

With the new features, WhatsApp for Android will be able to play multiple audio messages consecutively and provide a shortcut button to make group calls.

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Gene-Edited Baby Trial 'Paused': China Scientist

A total of eight volunteer couples - HIV-positive fathers and HIV-negative mothers - had signed up to the trial, with one dropping out before it was halted.

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At Kartarpur ceremony, Imran talks peace, but silent on terrorism

Speaking at the ceremony to lay foundation for Kartarpur corridor on the Paksitan side, Imran said, "If France and Germany who fought several wars can live in peace, why not India and Pakistan."

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Sidhu calls for restoring peace between India, Pak

Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu described the Kartarpur corridor as a major opportunity to open the hearts of the people in the two neighbouring countries. Sidhu, who attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan, said both the government should realise that they have to move forward.

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Google, Disney Enter Global Online Ads Partnership

As part of a global strategic relationship with Google, Disney will bring its entire global digital video and display business onto Google Ad Manager

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Realme U1 vs Redmi Note 6 Pro vs Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1

Realme U1 price in India comes at Rs. 11,999 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant, while the Redmi Note 6 Pro starts at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant and the ZenFone Max Pro M1 is...

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Didi Slammed by Chinese Transport Authorities for Skirting Safety Measures

China's Ministry of Transport said Didi had violated multiple safety rules, presenting a "major safety hazard".

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Google Maps Reviews Get Hashtag Support for Easier Search

Google has added a new feature that allows Maps users to use hashtags in their reviews.

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Oppo R17 Pro India Model Can Charge Its Battery 40 Percent in 10 Minutes

While Super VOOC did not make its way to India with the Find X, Oppo has now hinted at the presence of the same in the Oppo R17 Pro next month.

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Live: Want improved ties with India, Imran says

Prime Minister Imran Khan today laid the foundation stone for the much-awaited corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur. Stay with us for the latest development

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Live: Imran Khan addresses Kartarpur ceremony

Prime Minister Imran Khan will on Wednesday lay the foundation stone for the much-awaited corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur. Stay with us for the latest development

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Chinese Geneticist "Feels Proud" of Baby-Gene Editing

He Jiankui addressed a packed hall of around 700 people attending the Human Genome Editing Summit at the University of Hong Kong.

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 2080, and 2070 Battlefield V Bundles Announced

Battlefield V will be bundled with Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 2080, and 2070 GPUs Nvidia has announced.

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Amazon Web Services to Help Skilled Students Find Cloud Computing Jobs

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has decided to go beyond providing training and certification to now help students grab relevant openings in cloud.

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Facebook Has a 'Black People Problem', Says Ex-Employee in Public Memo

"Facebook's disenfranchisement of black people on the platform mirrors the marginalization of its black employees," wrote Mark Luckie.

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NASA Eyes Return to Moon, to Announce Partnerships With US Companies

Working with US companies is the next step to achieving long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and Mars, NASA said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Sony Xperia XZ4 Renders, 360-Degree Video Leak Tips Triple Rear Cameras

Sony Xperia XZ4 is expected to be the company's first smartphone with three cameras at the back.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to Get Day One Patch

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Director Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that the game would be getting a day one patch.

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Bitcoin's Crash Looks Like a Real Currency Crisis

Where does it go from here? True believers are betting on a simple repeat of past asset bubbles, like dot-com stocks or real estate.

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PS5 Could Use Cartridges, Patent Filing Suggests

The PS5, PlayStation 5, or whatever Sony plans to call its PS4 successor may use cartridges in some fashion.

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Is Realme U1 Essentially Redmi Note 6 Pro on Steroids?

Realme U1 could be one of the best phones under Rs. 15,000.

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Hockey WC: India not wary but SA opener is tricky

India last played South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and thumped them 5-2. For four years, the two teams haven't met, largely due to funding and support issues that roadblocked South Africa's international progress.

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Apple Reportedly Orders Second Cut in iPhone Orders as Demand Lowers

All's not well in Apple land as the company has reportedly ordered a second round of supply reduction in the wake of weaker iPhone sales, falling short of estimates.

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Apple Updates iCloud App to Resolve Issues With Latest Windows 10 Update

The latest iCloud for Windows app version 7.8.1 requires Microsoft Windows 7 or later.

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Fornite Now Enjoys More Than 200 Million Registered Users

Fortnite now has more than 200 million registered users, a 75 million increase in less than six months.

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India won't take part in Saarc meet: Sushma

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said the Kartarpur corridor is not connected with the dialogue process with Pakistan and talks can start the moment Islamabad stops terror activities in India. She further said that India won't participate in the Saarc meet until Pakistan stops terror activities.

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Realme U1 With Helio P70 SoC, 25-Megapixel Selfie Camera Launched in India

Realme U1 price in India starts at Rs. 11,999 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB inbuilt storage variant.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Samsung Galaxy S10+ Allegedly Spotted on AnTuTu With an Impressive Score

A variant of the Samsung Galaxy S10+ has been spotted on popular benchmark portal AnTuTu with scores and specifications revealed.

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Android's Fast Pair Now Syncs Bluetooth Accessories Using Google Account

Google brought the Fast Pair Bluetooth pairing process last year.

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SC orders CBI probe against Bihar shelter homes

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe against all the shelter homes in Bihar for allegedly subjecting children to torture and sexual abuse. It added that all the allegations made by TISS in its social audit report will be probed. Bihar has 17 such homes and the CBI is already probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.

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SC orders CBI probe against Bihar shelter homes

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe against all the shelter homes in Bihar for allegedly subjecting children to torture and sexual abuse. It added that all the allegations made by TISS in its social audit report will be probed. Bihar has 17 such homes and the CBI is already probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.

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Netflix to Adapt Roald Dahl Classics to Small Screen

The BFG, Matilda and Willy Wonka are some of the best loved characters in children's literature and Netflix is bringing them to life on the small screen.

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Facebook, Twitter Crack Down on AI Babysitter-Rating Service

Predictim, a California-based startup, analyses babysitters' online histories, including on Facebook and Twitter.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Said to Testify to US Congress in December

For Pichai, the hearing threatens to be a long, wide-ranging review of Google's business practices at a perilous political moment for the tech giant.

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LeT terrorist behind journalist Shujaat Bukhari's murder killed

Lashkar-e-Taiba's top commander Naveed Jatt and another terrorist were gunned down by security forces on Wednesday during the Budgam encounter. Jatt was involved in the assassination of journalist Shujaat Bukhari. The authorities have snapped internet services in Budgam as a precautionary measure.

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Netflix's Midnight's Children Gets Vishal Bhardwaj as Showrunner

Netflix announced that Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj will be the showrunner for Midnight's Children that will stream exclusively on Netflix soon.

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J&K: LeT's Naveed Jatt gunned down in Budgam

Lashkar-e-Taiba's top commander Naveed Jatt and another terrorist were gunned down by security forces on Wednesday during the Budgam encounter. Jatt was involved in the assassination of journalist Shujaat Bukhari. The authorities have snapped internet services in Budgam as a precautionary measure.

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Uber Fined $491,000 by British Regulator Over 2016 Cyber-Attack

Uber Technologies, already facing a range of legal and regulatory headaches in London, got another Tuesday.

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) to Go on Sale For First Time in India Today

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) price in India starts at Rs. 36,990 for the 6GB RAM variant, while its 8GB RAM model comes with a price tag of Rs. 39,990.

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Spotify Said to Enter Indian Market as Soon as Q1 2019

Spotify is preparing to introduce its service in India as soon as the first quarter of 2019.

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Samsung 860 QVO SSD Brings Up to 4TB of Storage, Starting at $149.99

Samsung has announced the affordable Samsung 860 QVO SSD, with 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB storage options.

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Amazon Adds Antenna Service for Satellite Data; Courts Space Industry

Amazon said it was aiming to make data transfers from space cheaper and easier through 12 antennas

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Apple's Stock Sours, Microsoft's Soars. Say What?!

Apple has been the world's most prosperous firm since claiming the top spot from Exxon Mobil earlier this decade.

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Google Maps Now Lets You Share Live Location for Bus, Train Journeys

The new feature is initially limited to Google Maps for Android, though it is likely to reach iOS devices in the coming future.

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Nokia 7.1 Android 9.0 Pie Stable Update Starts Rolling Out

Nokia 7.1 has now become the latest smartphone from HMD Global's bandwagon to get the Android 9.0 Pie treatment.

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IBM CEO Joins Apple in Blasting Data Use by Silicon Valley

Rometty joined a growing chorus of tech executives lambasting web platforms, like Google and Facebook, over their collection of user data.

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YouTube Shifts to Make New Exclusive Shows, Movies Free to Users

YouTube plans to make all future original programming available to users for free with advertising.

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Google Workers Demand End to Censored Chinese Search Project

Google has described the search app, known as Project Dragonfly, as an experiment not close to launching.

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How Suzuki Connect's Advanced Telematics Take Your Driving Experience to the Next Level

Suzuki Connect along with the NEXA app can make your car's information as easily accessible as anything else on your smartphone.

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Live updates: Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram elections

Voting for 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh and 40 seats in Mizoram is taking place today. Stay with TOI for live updates

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Realme U1 With MediaTek Helio P70 SoC Set to Launch in India Today

Realme U1 is all set to launch in India today at an event scheduled for 12:30pm in New Delhi. Realme U1 price in India is expected to be between Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 15,000.

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Redmi Note 6 Pro to Go on Sale in India for the Second Time Today

With a price in India starting at Rs. 13,999, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro will be available via Flipkart and Mi.com.

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Is this man America's deadliest serial killer?

Samuel Little, 78, has confessed to more than 90 murders, stretching back almost half a century. He is already serving three life sentences for the murders of three LA women during the 1980s, but authorities suspect him of killing women in at least 14 states. Investigators say they have established Little’s ties to about 30 of the murders.

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Sidhu on personal, not official visit: Amarinder

The sharp divide between Punjab CM Amarinder Singh and his cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu over attending the ceremony for Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan became more apparent when the CM revealed that he had asked the former cricketer to reconsider his decision. ​He also made it clear that Sidhu was on a personal trip and not official visit.

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India to help Maldives make up its budget deficit

Announcing that Maldives’ ‘India First’ policy was back on track, Maldivian foreign minister Abdullah Shahid said that the Ibrahim Solih government would undertake a review of the debt obligations by the Maldives to different nations, but mainly to China. He said his government would decide on the free trade pact with China after a full review.

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Signal to govt? Patel says RBI needs its reserves



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Sabarimala no place for protests, says Kerala HC



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2.0 days before release, Chitti fights telcos

A petition has been filed urging the censor board to revoke the certification of movie '2.0' and suspend its exhibition as it spreads “misinformation” about radiation impact from mobile towers and smartphones.

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Didn’t talk to Delhi on J&K House dissolution: Guv



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India dismisses ploy after Pakistan ‘invites’ PM Modi for Saarc summit

“India is not a special invitee that Pakistan has the discretion to invite us. India is integral to the Saarc process,” a senior government official said. Sources said Pakistan probably wanted to garner PR points in the presence of Indian media at the Kartarpur corridor ceremony to paint India as the obstinate one holding up regional cooperation.

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Sidhu's Pak visit 'personal', had asked him to reconsider: Amarinder

Amid criticism over his cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu's visit to Pakistan for the inauguration of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said he had asked him to reconsider it. Amarinder said he acceded to Sidhu's request for permission as he did not believe in stopping anyone from undertaking a "personal visit".

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Fortnite Gifting Feature Now Available for All Except iOS Users

Epic Games has announced that Fortnite's gifting feature is now available in the Fortnite 6.31 update.

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Opening Ceremony sets the bar for Hockey WC

The opening ceremony of the 14th Men's Hockey World Cup has nicely set up the tournament proper to begin in the Odisha capital on Wednesday. The evening warmed up nicely as the felicitation of India's 1975 winners was applauded by the 10,000 spectators in attendance.

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BJP targets Sidhu for his Rafale-hug remark

Drawing a Trojan Horse analogy, BJP on Tuesday once again put Navjot Singh Sidhu in the crosshair following his remark where he had said that his hug with Pakistan army chief Qamar Bajwa earlier this year was "no Rafale deal". "Insanity is contagious," BJP tweeted suggesting that Sidhu has contracted Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's "falsehood" on the Rafale defence deal.

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PM questions development claims of TRS; KCR hits back, says 'don't lie'

On Tuesday, Mahbubnagar town turned into a political battlefield with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao trading charges at massive public meetings.

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Fortnite Mobile Can Now Be Played at 60fps on These Phones

Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite Mobile on iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR now runs at 60fps.

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Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight and Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight Review

Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight and Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight for PS Vita and PS4 are spin-offs of Persona 5 and Persona 3 respectively, but should you buy them? We tell you.

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Flipkart's Latest Sale Brings Discounts, Offers on Popular Gadgets

Flipkart Grand Gadgets Days sale will last until November 29.

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Red Dead Online Battle Royale Mode Is Called 'Make It Count': Report

Red Dead Online release date is November 30 with a Red Dead Online patch download size of 5.5GB. The Red Dead Online battle royale mode is called 'Make It Count' according to information datamined...

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This Indian Company Just Launched a Robot for Kids

Miko 2 looks like its predecessor but adds useful features such as a camera for video calls.

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J&K Guv: 'Had I looked to Delhi, I would have had to'



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What oil at $50 a barrel means for India, the world economy

Energy importers like India and South Africa will benefit; oil producers such as Russia and Saudi Arabia will hurt. Central banks under pressure to raise interest rates will get a reprieve; those looking to revive prices, such as the Bank of Japan, face another headwind.

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Honor Band 4 to Launch in India Alongside Honor 8C on Thursday

Honor Band 4 will make its way to the Indian market alongside the Honor 8C that is also expected in India on November 29.

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Live Blog: Hockey World Cup 2018 Opening Ceremony

Check all the live updates of Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 Opening Ceremony on Times of India

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'PM Modi to be invited to Pak for Saarc summit'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited to Pakistan for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit, foreign office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said on Tuesday. Addressing a conference in Islamabad, Faisal recalled that PM Imran Khan in his victory speech had said that if India took one step forward, Pakistan would take two.

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Popular Android Apps Like Clean Master Reportedly Caught Committing 'Ad Fraud'

Clean Master, CM File Manager, CM Launcher 3D, and other popular Android apps have been accused of committing ad fraud.

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Ahead of WC opener, Harendra lays down marker

The setting is huge and the task enormous. Not surprisingly then, the Indian hockey tragics are nervous. On Tuesday, the hosts arrived for their final training session, before the big day. Getting off from the team bus, coach Harendra Singh and captain Manpreet Singh took a different route.

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European Consumer Groups Want Regulators to Act Against Google Tracking

Google is already facing a lawsuit in the United States for allegedly tracking phone users regardless of privacy settings.

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Gmail's Smart Compose Will No Longer Offer Gender-Based Pronouns as Suggestions

Type "I am meeting an investor next week," and Smart Compose suggested a possible follow-up question: "Do you want to meet him?" instead of "her."

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Bitcoin Is the Currency of the Future - and Always Will Be

Bitcoin has been down 76.5 since last December - the only currency worse is Venezuela's.

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Cong treats surname as 'political brand': Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has said the BJP will "gladly accept" the challenge of 2019 general elections if the Congress wants it to be between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the son of lesser-known parents, and someone who is known for his parentage.

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India to Have 1 Billion Smartphones by 2024, Data Usage to Grow by 4x: Ercisson

Globally, the number of smartphone subscriptions is forecast to reach 7.2 billion in 2024.

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Detel Launches 'World's Most Economical TV' in India

Detel D1 LCD TV comes with a price tag of Rs. 3,999, though its MRP is set at Rs. 4,999.

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs OnePlus 6T vs Galaxy Note 9 vs iPhone XS Max

Huawei Mate 20 Pro faces tough competition from flagships like the iPhone XS Max, Samsung Galaxy Note 9, and the OnePlus 6T.

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Samsung Galaxy A, Galaxy M Series Specifications and Colour Options Leaked

A fresh report brings more information on two upcoming devices in the Galaxy A series and one smartphone in the Galaxy M series.

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5G Subscriptions to Cover More Than 40 Percent of World's Population by 2024: Ericsson

The first commercial 5G subscriptions in Europe are expected in 2019, Ericsson said in its semi-annual Mobility Report.

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OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Expected to Launch on December 12

OnePlus 6T special McLaren Edition could launch in India next month.

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Amazon Web Services Launches Its Own ARM-Based, Custom Server Processor

The AWS Graviton Processor comes from the house of Annapurna Labs that the US giant acquired in 2015.

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Logitech G502 Gaming Mouse With 11 Programmable Buttons Launched at Rs. 6,495

The Logitech G502 HERO gaming mouse is available for purchase via Amazon India site.

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Coach Ramesh Powar humiliated me at World T20, says Mithali Raj

Senior Indian woman cricketer and ODI captain Mithali Raj on Tuesday lashed out at Committee of Administrators' member Diana Edulji and coach Ramesh Powar, saying a "few people in power are out to destroy me".

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Fortnite 6.31 Update Adds Team Rumble Limited Time Mode

Fortnite for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One just received a new content update bringing it to version 6.31. Fortnite 6.31 adds a new limited time mode (LTM) called Team Rumble.

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Kohli could soon eclipse Dhoni as highest earning Indian sportsman ever

Being the highest profile athlete in the world's second most populous country, India cricket captain Virat Kohli has built such a formidable brand across the spectrum that even his occasional brash and indiscrete comments fail to tarnish it.

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Oppo A7 vs Redmi Note 6 Pro vs Vivo Y95 vs Honor 8X

Oppo A7, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Vivo Y95, and Honor 8X price in India and specifications compared.

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Oppo A3s 3GB RAM Variant Gets a Price Cut in India

The Oppo A3s 3GB RAM variant price has now reportedly been dropped to Rs. 11,990.

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Learn and earn more: Infosys helps employees upskill, doubles salary

Infosys is doubling pay packages for employees who successfully complete its new bridge programmes. The company expects this initiative will also reduce attrition at junior levels — the rate has been high in recent times at over 20% — and give young employees more growth options.

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Facebook Election 'War Room' Goes Quiet - for Now

"The war room will be operational ahead of major events, and it still stands," Facebook vice president of product management Guy Rosen said on Twitter.

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PUBG Vikendi Snow Map Leaked, Release May Coincide With PUBG PS4

PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) for PS4, PC, and Xbox One may get the Vikendi snow map very soon.

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Samsung's Foldable Phone to Be Priced at Over Rs. 1,80,000: Report

A Samsung insider has reportedly said that the foldable Galaxy Flex phone could be priced up to GBP 2,000 (roughly Rs. 1,81,300).

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Nokia 8.1, Nokia 7.1 India Launch Expected at HMD Global December 6 Event

HMD Global is largely expected to launch the Nokia 8.1 - the global variant of the Nokia X7 in the country.

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Elon Musk: To Avoid Becoming Like Monkeys, Humans Must Merge With Machines

During an interview with Axios, Musk said humans must merge with artificial intelligence.

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Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ Polaris Blue Colour Variants Launched

The new Polaris Blue Galaxy S9 colour will join the likes of Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold, and Titanium Gray.

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Kohli pulls in ad dollars despite verbal slips

Being the highest profile athlete in the world's second most populous country, India cricket captain Virat Kohli has built such a formidable brand across the spectrum that even his occasional brash and indiscrete comments fail to tarnish it.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Camera Specifications Reportedly Finalised

Samsung Galaxy S10 is so far rumoured to have three regular variants, though a 10-anniversary model is also speculated with a total of six cameras.

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro With Triple Rear Camera Setup Launched in India

Huawei Mate 20 Pro price in India is set at Rs. 69,990 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model.

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Honor 8X Red Colour Variant Launched in India

The Honor 8X Red variant with 6GB/ 128GB, 6GB/ 64GB, and 4GB/ 64GB options will go on sale via Amazon on Wednesday.

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Monday, November 26, 2018

Maldives says China is building projects at inflated prices

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's administration, which took office this month, is reviewing contracts awarded by his predecessor Abdulla Yameen. Most went to Chinese firms and are feared to have left the country in debt.

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Smartphone-Maker Comio Is Closing Its India Operations

Comio India CEO and Director Sanjay Kalirona initiated its local partners and government authorities about the hardships the company faces presently.

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Facebook Says Bug Showing Old Messages to Users Has Been Resolved

The issue of old Messenger threads resurfacing automatically, without context or explanation, was first raised by users on Twitter.

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WhatsApp porn group admin held for adding woman without permission

Mustaq Ali Shaikh, 24, a carpenter from West Bengal, is now in police custody, arrested under IPC sections for outraging the modesty of a woman, and under 67 and 67-A of the IT Act. Matunga police, who made the arrest on Thursday, said this was a lesson for all administrators to be cautious on who they add and what is posted.

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'Govt's inaction on shelter homes case shameful'



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Amazon Offers Free Machine Learning Courses to General Consumers

The courses, which will be available through its Amazon Web Services (AWS), include more than 45 hours of 30 self-service, self-paced digital courses.

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Samsung Galaxy A8s Specifications, Design Details Leaked

Details about the Samsung Galaxy A8s that is said to sport an Infinity-O display has been spotted in a flurry of leaks.

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Apple Faces Scepticism at Supreme Court in Bid to Stop Antitrust Suit

US Supreme Court justices appeared inclined to allow an antitrust lawsuit that accuses Apple of using its market dominance to artificially inflate prices at its App Store.

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New Amazon Echo Dot and Echo Plus Review

2018 Echo Dot 3rd generation and Echo Plus 2nd generation speakers are here, but are they better than the competition? Read our review to find out.

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Man arrested with live bullet at Delhi CM's house

Mohammad Imran, a caretaker of a mosque in Karol Bagh and resident of Seelampur locality, was arrested when he was going to attend a Janta Darbar (public meeting) at the chief minister's residence on Monday, police said. He is a muazin at the Masjid Bawli Wali. Last week, a man threw chilli powder at Kejriwal inside the Delhi Secretariat.

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Vivo Nex 2 Photo Leak Tips Dual Displays, Triple Rear Camera Setup

The Vivo Nex 2 leaked images show dual screens on the front and back, and a triple cameras setup at the back

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Will Congress lose its only bastion in the NE?

Ever since the BJP led NDA came to power in 2014, the North eastern states have witnessed a saffron surge under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Act East' policy. Since then BJP leads or remains a part of governments in all states except Mizoram. Congress has been in power for a decade under chief minister Lal Thanhawala. But the party faces a stiff challenge from Mizo National Front (MNF) and BJP. Congress has tried to field younger candidates in a bid to ward off anti-incumbency. But will that be enough for Congress to hold on to its lone bastion in the North East?

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WhatsApp Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits After 7 Years

Neeraj Arora is the latest executive to depart from Facebook, more specifically WhatsApp, during a year that has been tumultuous for the social networking giant.

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Moto G7 Play With Display Notch, Snapdragon 632 Spotted on FCC in the US

Moto G7 Play will be the Lenovo-owned brand's budget smartphone in its upcoming Moto G series refresh sometime next year.

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Google Pixel 3 Lite Gets Leaked Next to iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and More

One of the leaked images shows the Google Pixel 3 Lite next to the original Pixel.

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Microsoft's Stock Market Value Catches Up With Apple

Global demand for smartphones has slowed in recent years, making it more difficult for Apple to increase its revenue.

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Varun Gandhi pens 'rediscovery of rural India'

At a time when his party colleagues are busy campaigning for the state election, Varun Gandhi has taken a very different route to rediscover rural India. The Sultanpur MP, who has been out of his party's list of campaigners for some time now, spent two and a half years to complete an 870-page book on India's rural society and economy.

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Google Maps Reviews Get Hashtag Support for Easier Search

Google has added a new feature that allows Maps users to use hashtags in their reviews.

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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Said to Be 'Tainted' by Crisis After Crisis

Facebook crises this year have put immense pressure on Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, undermining her authority and tainting her image.

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Apple to Tutor Women in Tech in Bid to Diversify Industry

Under the initiative, female entrepreneurs and programmers will attend two-week tutorial sessions at Apple's Cupertino, California, headquarters.

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Govt targets 20-30% drop in air pollution by 2024

The Centre has fixed a target of reducing air pollution by 20-30% from the current level in 102 cities across the country by 2024. The target is part of the environment ministry’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which is to be released in the next few days.

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NASA's InSight Spacecraft Lands Safely on Mars

For the eighth time ever, humanity has achieved one of the toughest tasks in the solar system: landing a spacecraft on Mars.

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26/11 attack: US stands with India in its quest for justice, Trump says

On the 10th anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attack, President Donald Trump Monday said that the United States stands with the people of India in their quest for justice. "On the ten-year anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack, the US stands with the people of India in their quest for justice," Trump tweeted.

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro to Launch in India Today, How to Watch Live Stream

Huawei Mate 20 Pro price in India has not yet been revealed.

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A terrorist who became a decorated Armyman dies fighting for nation

Lance Naik Nazir Ahmed Wani, the soldier slain in a counter-terrorist operation in Shopian, was once an ikhwan (a terrorist who surrenders and becomes involved in counter-insurgency operations) before joining the Army. He became a counter-insurgent after realising the futility of violence, a senior Army officer said.

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Give up double standards: India to Pak on 26/11



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Nasa's InSight probe lands on Mars



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Centre fixes weight of school bags based on class

HRD ministry, which announced “rationalisation” of school syllabi by culling irrelevant or obsolete content, has said Class X school bags must not exceed 5kg while for Classes I and II, they should not be more than 1.5kg. The norm for Classes III to V would be between 2kg and 3kg, for VI and VII it should be 4kg, and for Classes VIII and IX 4.5kg.

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50% jump in girls taking IIM entrance in 5 years

CAT 2018, the entrance test for IIMs, saw 50% more women candidates than six years ago. This year, 84,350 women registered for the Common Admission Test compared to 56,409 in 2013. ​​​Women also contributed to over 50% growth in total registrations from 2017. The IIMs have been reserving seats for women and non-engineers to make classes divers​e

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Saudi Crown Prince's protectors can't stop speculation over his fate

In conversations among diplomats, Saudis and foreigners working in the kingdom for years, there are two questions everyone keeps asking: can Prince Mohammed remain the chosen successor to King Salman and — if not — what would happen to the economic and social reforms he's been driving?

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Sunil Arora to be next chief election commissioner

President RN Kovind is said to have cleared the appointment of election commissioner Sunil Arora as the next Chief Election Commissioner. He is slated to take over as CEC on December 2, a day after incumbent Om Prakash Rawat retires.

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'In our best interest to heed advice of Constitution'

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Monday said it is in "our best interest" to heed the advice of the Constitution and warned that failing to do so would result in "sharp descent into chaos".

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Governance is executive's domain: Law minister

In presence of the Chief Justice of India, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday the judiciary has to decide "how far" it can go in taking over power on issues of governance as he stressed the need for all organs to appreciate the proverbial 'Lakshman rekha'.

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'Election game': On 26/11 anniv, PM takes a dig at Sonia; Cong hits back

Ratcheting up poll pressure on the 10th anniversary of India's worst terror strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a broad swipe at the Congress for being in power during the Mumbai attack and for questioning his government's surgical strike in Pakistan.

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Sidhu's decision to visit Pakistan his 'way of thinking': Amarinder Singh



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Google Pixel 3 Lite Photo Leak Places It Besides the Pixel 3

Google Pixel 3 Lite is expected to be priced between $400 and $500.

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iPhone XR Price Cut by NTT Docomo in Japan

This drop in iPhone XR price for the 24-month contract is thought to be due to lower than expected demand of the iPhone XR in the Japanese market.

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Selection row: Mithali, Harmanpreet meet Johri

The Indian women's T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and ODI skipper Mithali Raj met top BCCI officials on Monday to air their views on the selection call that has triggered a storm after the team's World T20 semi-final loss to England.

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Selection row: Mithali, Harmanpreet meet Johri

The Indian women's T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and ODI skipper Mithali Raj met top BCCI officials on Monday to air their views on the selection call that has triggered a storm after the team's World T20 semi-final loss to England.

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SC slams K'taka for shoddy probe in Kalburgi case



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Acer Launches Mixed Reality Headset, High-End Gaming Chair in India

While the Acer OJO 500 will be made available in India from February at Rs. 39,999, the Predator Thronos is up for pre-orders with pricing requests open.

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LG Patent Hints at a Smartphone With 16 Rear Camera Sensors

LG is planning to take things to another level altogether with not just four, but 16 rear camera lenses.

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Jio Offers Some Users 2GB Extra Data Daily: Check If You're One of Them

Reliance Jio has extended its Jio Celebrations Pack to offer free data benefits.

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Leica Launches Its D-Lux 7 High-End Compact Camera in India

Leica on Friday announced a new compact camera in its D-Lux series in India that is priced at nearly Rs. 1 lakh.

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Huawei to Launch Smartphone With Display Hole for Front Camera in December

The Huawei smartphone will compete with the rumoured Samsung Galaxy A8s that is also slated to launch in December.

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Google Search No Longer Displays Results for Certain Queries on Mobile

Google Search is now getting direct search results on mobile for certain phrases on both Android and iOS.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Rumoured to Have a 12GB RAM, 1TB Storage Variant

Samsung Galaxy S10 is said to have a variant with 12GB of RAM and 1TB of onboard storage.

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We have large Army, we are prepared: Amarinder warns Pak army chief

"We believe in peace and we are giving a message of peace from Gurdaspur. But, Pak generals should understand that we have a large Army and we are prepared ... And this should not happen as nobody wants war. We all want to carry out development in a peaceful manner,” Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh said at foundation stone laying ceremony for the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.

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Oppo R17 Pro India Model Can Charge Its Battery 40 Percent in 10 Minutes

While Super VOOC did not make its way to India with the Find X, Oppo has now hinted at the presence of the same in the Oppo R17 Pro next month.

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India won't forget 26/11 and its perpetrators: PM



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Have sanction to prosecute Chidambaram: CBI

The court, however, extended till December 18 the protection granted to Chidambaram and his son Karti from arrest after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it needed two weeks to get sanction against other accused in the case.

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LinkedIn Probed for Facebook Ads Targeting 18 Milling Non-Members

An investigation by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) found that LinkedIn had processed hashed email addresses of approximately 18 million non-LinkedIn members.

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US Supreme Court to Hear Apple App Store Antitrust Case on Monday

Nine justices will hear arguments in Apple's bid to escape damages in a lawsuit accusing it of breaking federal antitrust laws by monopolising the market for iPhone apps.

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Elon Musk Says There's a '70 Percent Chance' He Will Move to Mars

"I'm talking about moving there," said a thrilled Musk, as he spoke about his ambition.

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Meet India's First Interactive Credit Card - IndusInd Bank Nexxt Credit Card

The IndusInd Bank Nexxt credit card offers you a flexible method to make payments while you're out shopping.

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Darksiders 3 Review

Is Darksiders 3 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One worth a buy? Find out in our Darksiders 3 review.

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Nintendo Switch Release Teased

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword might see a Nintendo Switch release.

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First Gene-Edited Human Babies Claimed in China

A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies - twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool.

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Pak showing 'little sincerity' in acting against 26/11 perpetrators: India



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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World of Light Bosses Leaked

Following Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's release date being broken internationally, it appears that information regarding the game's story mode, known as World of Light, has surfaced.

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Infinix Note 5 Stylus With 18:9 Display, Front Flash Launched in India

Infinix Note 5 Stylus price in India is set at Rs. 15,999, and it will go on sale from December 4 exclusively via Flipkart.

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Fortnite Season 7 to Get Snow Map: Report

Fortnite Season 7 release date is December 7 according to the in-game challenge timers. And in the lead up to this, it appears that the new season of Fortnite may have a snow map.

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Redmi Note 6 Pro to Go on Sale in India Next on Wednesday

Redmi Note 6 Pro price in India is set at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB/ 64GB variant, and Rs. 15,999 for the 6GB/ 64GB variant.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Gets White Colour Option to Celebrate Christmas

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Snow White variant with lone 128GB storage option features a price tag of TWD 30,900 (roughly Rs. 70,500).

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Realme 1 ColorOS 5.2 Update Rollout Begins November 29

The ColorOS 5.2 update for the Realme 1 will remove the yellow status bar blinking and ongoing notifications in various modes.

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IndiaJoy Gaming, Digital Media Expo to Kick Off on December 2

The five-day event beginning on December 2 is supported by the Government of Telangana and facilitated by Telangana VFX, Animation & Gaming Association (TVAGA).

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Honor 9N, 7S, and Other Honor Phones Discounted in Flipkart Sale

Honor has announced the latest Honor Days sale on Flipkart that includes discounts on several of the company's smartphones that will run from November 26-29.

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Following outcry, IndiGo tweaks its pay-for-all-seats web check-in policy

Following a massive outcry on social media against its move to charge for selection of any seat while doing web check-in, effectively making it web check-in a paid service, IndiGo on Monday afternoon tweaked its decision. The statement came after the aviation ministry tweeted that it “has noted airlines are now charging for web check-in for all seats. We are reviewing these fees"

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26/11 attacks: Is India's coast secure enough?

To prevent another Mumbai-type attack, coastal police stations are being set up, additional radar stations along the coastline have been commissioned, over 200 boats and vessels will be acquired and 60 jetties are to be set up to add muscle to our coastal security.

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Cyber Monday Deals: Our Top Picks From the Best Cyber Monday 2018 Sales

Cyber Monday deals have started rolling in and here are our top picks from the Cyber Monday 2018 sales so far that you can enjoy even while sitting in India.

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Amazon Now Lets You Buy Global Products Using Local Currency in Person

Amazon PayCode is limited to participating Western Union agent locations.

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Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 Leaked in Video, Specifications Tipped

The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 has now been leaked in a video, and it shows the smartphone from all angles, and also informs on some of the key specifications of the device.

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OnePlus Celebrates Fourth Anniversary With Amazon India With Offers on 6T

OnePlus and Amazon.in on Monday announced the fourth anniversary of their partnership ever since the Chinese phone maker came to India in late 2014.

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Sunday, November 25, 2018

BlackBerry Key2 LE Review

BlackBerry Key2 LE is meant to be an affordable option for business users who can't bear to ditch their keyboards yet but is it any good? We review.

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Facebook to Be Questioned by 7-Nation Panel Over Data Scandals

Richard Allan, Vice President of Policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), will face in London members from Parliaments of Britain, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Latvia and...

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LG Trademarks Hint at Upcoming Foldable Smartphone

LG has applied for three brand name registrations - "Flex", "Foldi", and "Duplex" - at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

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Biology Is Silicon Valley's Next Big Thing

Manipulating molecules isn't as simple as manipulating code, but recent advances in the lab have made it a lot easier.

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Anxiety at Nasa as Mars landing day arrives

The robotic geologist — designed to explore Mars' insides, surface to core — must go from 12,300 mph (19,800 kph) to zero in six minutes flat as it pierces the Martian atmosphere, pops out a parachute, fires its descent engines and, hopefully, lands on three legs.

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How the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack unfolded

It's been a decade since the deadly terror attacks took place in Mumbai, claiming the lives of as many as 165 and leaving over 300 injured. Ten years on, the feelings of anger, helplessness and deep sense of loss and pain still exists among those who were witness to this act of horror. Here's a look at how this gruesome attack unfolded.

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Passenger taken into custody for joking about terrorist on Jet flight



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Facebook Plans to Train 5 Million Indians in Digital Skills by 2021

With ten ongoing programmes, Facebook has already trained one million people across 150 cities and 48,000 villages with support from 50 partners, the social networking giant said.

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Nokia 8.1 India Launch Teased Ahead of December 5 Unveiling

Nokia 8.1 is expected to be the global variant of the Nokia X7 that was launched in China last month.

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro Seen to Fail Bend Test in New Video

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is seen to fail the bend test rather easily in JerryRigEverything's latest durability video, where the YouTuber puts the smartphone through various tests to see if it withstands...

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ESA's Mars Express Sends New Images of Martian Landscape

Nili Fossae is filled with rocky valleys, small hills, and clusters of flat-topped land forms (known as mesas in geological terms).

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Coolpad M3 With Display Notch, Dual Rear Cameras Launched

While the Coolpad M3 is not listed on Coolpad's official Chinese website yet, it will be sold in China via JD.com.

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Assembly Elections Live : PM addresses rally

Stay here for all updates on assembly elections 2018

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WhatsApp Group Calling Improvements Spotted in iOS Beta

WhatsApp has rolled out an iOS beta update, and version 2.18.110.17 brings along UI improvements to group calling.

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Oppo A7 With Dual Rear Cameras Goes on Sale in India Ahead of Launch

Oppo A7 price in India has been set at Rs. 16,990.

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Vivo Y95 With Waterdrop-Style Notch, Snapdragon 439 SoC Launched in India

Vivo announced the low-key launch of the latest Y series smartphone, Vivo Y95, in India on Sunday.

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NASA's InSight Mars Landing: a Nail-Biting '6.5 Minutes of Terror'

InSight has to survive a high-speed approach and the scorching heat of entering Mars' atmosphere, a process NASA has nicknamed "six and a halfminutes of terror."

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Why Sentinelese choose solitude even 60k yrs on

There are six original tribes in this archipelago of 572 islands spread over the Bay of Bengal from Land Fall Island in the north to the Great Nicobar Island in the south.

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On Black Friday, More US Shoppers Chose the Computer Over the Mall

Online sales rose more than 23 percent, crossing $6 billion on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics.

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Logitech Ends Negotiations to Acquire Plantronics

The companies confirmed the talks on Sunday, but said they had now been terminated.

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Fee for web check-ins: Govt to review IndiGo move

The government will review if IndiGo decision to charge for web check-in falls within existing rules. "We are reviewing these fees to see whether they fall within the unbundled pricing framework," the aviation ministry said in a statement on Monday morning.

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First gene-edited babies claimed in China

The researcher, He Jiankui of Shenzhen, said he altered embryos for seven couples during fertility treatments, with one pregnancy resulting thus far. He said his goal was not to cure or prevent an inherited disease, but to try to bestow a trait that few people naturally have — an ability to resist possible future infection with HIV, the AIDS virus.

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US offers $5m reward for info on 26/11 attackers

The United States on Monday announced a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual who committed, conspired, aided or abetted the 2008 Mumbai attack. The Trump administration announced this major reward on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack in which 166 people were killed.

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Why drag my dead father into politics: PM to Cong

Congress leader Vilas Muttemwar courted controversy by saying that nobody knew the name of Modi’s father. PM Modi retorted by tearing into Congress for dragging his parents into the election campaign and alleged that its president Rahul Gandhi was encouraging this tactic. "No one in my family has ever had anything to do with politics," Modi said.

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Cong trying to revive appeasement politics: Shah



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New H-1B visa lottery process may hit immigrants



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Mantri said key call on temple after Dec 11: Seer



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IndiGo to charge for all web check-ins



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Cong bullied SC judge to stall temple case: PM

PM Modi said the Congress had sought to browbeat a Supreme Court judge hearing the Ayodhya dispute by threatening him with impeachment for not stalling proceedings in the politically sensitive case till after the 2019 polls. His reference was to a Congress-led move in Rajya Sabha to bring impeachment proceedings against ex-CJI Dipak Misra.

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Faced with debt, Maldives seeks assistance from India

Ahead of his meeting with Indian leaders on Monday, Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid told TOI that Male was still trying to study the implications of the debt accumulated by the previous Abdulla Yameen government as figures provided by government officials on foreign debt did not necessarily "tally with the Chinese estimates".

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India to expedite 3 projects to stop flow of unused Indus waters into Pak

India has decided to fast-track three projects, including construction of two dams, to arrest the unutilised water of its share under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, government officials said. The three projects include the Shahpur Kandi dam project, a second Sutlej-Beas link in Punjab and the Ujh Dam project in Jammu and Kashmir, they said.

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Dharam Sabha in Ayodhya: Top developments



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EU agrees to 'best possible' Brexit deal

May used a post-summit news conference to make a sales pitch for her plan, telling television viewers at home that it was the "only possible deal", offering control of UK borders and budgets while maintaining close cooperation with EU regulations that was good for business and the security of the broader region.

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India moving ahead with defence ties with Russia

The visit comes soon after India and Russia inked an umbrella agreement for the procurement of four 4,000-tonne Grigorivich or Talwar-class guided-missile stealth frigates for the Indian Navy. While the first two frigates will be imported from Russia for around Rs 8,000 crore, the next two will be built at the Goa Shipyard with transfer of technology at an overall cost of around Rs 13,000 crore, as was reported by TOI.

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Congress threatened SC judges who tried to hear Ayodhya cases: PM

Without naming anyone, Modi claimed that Congress party's Rajya Sabha members, who are also lawyers, had tried to scare away the apex court judges to ensure the hearing in the cases is delayed until after the 2019 Lok Sabha election. At the political rally in Rajasthan's Alwar district, Modi said the Congress has no faith in democracy and judiciary.

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Cops retreat after seeing Andaman tribe armed

Using binoculars, officers — in a police boat about 400 metres from the shore — saw the men armed with bows and arrows, the weapons reportedly used by the isolated tribe to kill Mr Chau as he shouted Christian phrases at them. "They stared at us and we were looking at them," said Mr Pathak. The boat withdrew to avoid any chance of a confrontation.

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'Mars landscape shaped by water, wind, ice'

Mars is a planet of two halves. In places, the northern hemisphere of the planet sits a full few kilometres lower than the southern; this clear topographic split is known as the martian dichotomy, and is an especially distinctive feature on the Red Planet's surface.

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India vs Australia: Kohli, Pandya fire India to series-levelling win

Virat Kohli fired the opening salvo on the Australia tour with a match-winning 61, helping India win the third T20 International by six wickets and draw the three-match series 1-1 here on Sunday.

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Haryana DSP tries to stop mining mafia truck in Aravalis, mowed down

A 59-year-old deputy superintendent of Haryana Police was mowed down by a truck carrying stones from an illegal mining site in the Aravalis ...