New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Riding on the success of the P20, Mate 20 and Nova series, Huawei on Wednesday said its smartphone shipments for 2018 exceeded 200 million units, a new all-time high for the Chinese phone maker. Huawei surpassed Apple to become the world’s second-largest smartphone seller in[Read More…]
By K.S. JayaramanBengaluru, Dec 26 (IANS) Although the number of Indian research journals has spiraled to over 21,000 in 10 years, they are sadly not making a mark globally, says Subash Lakhotia, a leading academician at the Banaras Hindu University. In a hard-hitting editorial in the “Current Science” journal that[Read More…]
Mexico City, Dec 26 (IANS) No traces of explosives were found in the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed on Monday, causing the death of Puebla Governor Martha Erika Alonso, her husband Senator Rafael Moreno Valle and three other people, official sources have said. The Secretariat of the Mexican Navy[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday is carrying out searches at 16 places in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in connection with a new Islamic State module ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’, officials said. The searches started at different location early morning and were still underway, an official said,[Read More…]
By Bhupendra KhanalNo pet parent likes to confine their little ones to a leash and walk them around narrow lanes and filthy footpaths, subjecting them to bustling crowds and traffic noises in their playtime. Even though parks can be found in every nook and corner, one simply cannot unleash dogs,[Read More…]
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Singer Katherine Jenkins says that retired football legend David Beckham still hasn’t apologised after slamming her for ‘singing at the rugby and taking coke’ in leaked emails The 38-year-old Welsh singer told The Sun she was “disappointed” to see the comments allegedly made by the former[Read More…]
By Krishna SinhaChaudhuryNew Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Finnish company HMD Global, which sells Nokia-branded phones, has more or less designed products based on the traditional “Nokia build” that has been received warmly by Indian buyers. The latest Nokia 8.1 smartphone retains the design language that we have been seeing in[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) TV personality Bethenny Frankel celebrated Christmas in the Dominican Republic with her new boyfriend. On Tuesday, Frankel, 48, shared two photos of herself with real estate developer and film producer Paul Bernon. “Bye bye Dominican Republic. What a beautiful country of people,” she captioned the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Enterprises in India faced more than 2.6 crore cyber threats during the third quarter of 2018 — translating to over 2.8 lakhs threats every day, according to a new report from Seqrite, the enterprise arm of global IT security firm Quick Heal Technologies. Information technology[Read More…]
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier has shot to death following a verbal spat by his colleague in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. “Havaldar Rajesh was fired upon by his colleague inside an army camp in Bhaderwah area late on Tuesday. The injured was shifted to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Today’s lifestyle has several unhealthy facets such as lack of physical activity, poor sleep habits and consumption of unhealthy foods, including fast, processed and junk food. Hectic work schedules have increased stress levels (which, in turn, has led to disturbed sleep), unhealthy dietary habits such[Read More…]
Tokyo, Dec 26 (IANS) Japan on Wednesday announced its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) conservation body and that it will restart commercial whaling from July, 2019. Commercial whaling was banned by the IWC in 1986 after some species were almost driven to extinction, the BBC reported. With this[Read More…]
Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday launched a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Following information about the presence of militants, the search operation was launched in Badriwan forests of Awantipora. Mobile Internet services have been suspended in the area as a[Read More…]
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) Two fires on Christmas Eve and Christmas in Houston in the US state of Texas, killed two persons and injured three others. An 83-year-old woman died after a Christmas morning house fire, while on Christmas Eve, a boy was killed in an apartment fire that also[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Giving the New Year a head-start to capture the market, Samsung India has geared up to launch a new Galaxy ‘M’ series with three smartphones in January 2019. Reliable industry sources told IANS on Wednesday that the India launch will mark the global debut of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) It was a bitter cold morning in the national capital on Wednesday as the mercury dipped to 3.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average — the lowest so far this season, the Met said. “While there was shallow to moderate fog in most[Read More…]
Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) A low intensity earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the Met said, adding no reports of casualty or damage was received. The quake with its epicentre in the Jammu and Kashmir region was felt at 9.52 a.m. and[Read More…]
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) India were 123/2 at tea on the opening day of the third Test on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Wednesday. India lost just the wicket of Mayank Agarwal (76) in the second session of play, while Cheteshwar Pujara was batting on[Read More…]
Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) A South Korean train carrying about 100 people left from Dorasan Station, just south of the inter-Korean border, for the North Korea on Wednesday morning for the ceremony to modernise and connect railways and roads across the border. The nine-car train, which departed from Seoul Station[Read More…]
Bangkok, Dec 26 (IANS) Thailand’s interim parliament voted to approve marijuana for medical use and research, one of the senators who worked on the bill told CNN on Tuesday. Recreational use of the drug remains illegal. Lawmaker Somchai Sawangkarn said the passing of an amendment to allow medical marijuana in[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) Model Jodie Marsh sparked speculation that she’s set to marry for third time after cryptic ring post. Marsh has sparked speculation she’s engaged to her new boyfriend – whose identity she has been keeping under wraps, reports people.com. The glamour model, 40, sent fans wild[Read More…]
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat in the third Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Wednesday. The tourists handed a debut to the opener, Mayank Agarwal, while also bringing in left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja in place[Read More…]
Damascus, Dec 26 (IANS) The Syrian air defences were triggered on Tuesday evening to a heavy Israeli missile attack that targeted areas in the countryside of the capital Damascus, media reported. The Israeli attack was carried out from inside the Lebanese airspace, said the state TV, adding that the air[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) “Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse” Shameik Moore says he had no support from his teachers while pursuing his dream of acting. The Georgia-born actor is currently starring as Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” movie — which has been getting positive response. Sony[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 26 (IANS) Authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of spray-painting swastikas on US President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, media reported. Jose Ortega of Los Angeles was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of felony vandalism, said a spokesman for the Los Angeles[Read More…]
