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Truckers were also miffed at high insurance premia and wanted a reduction in third-party premium, exemption on third-party premia from GST. (Photo: PTI)

Truck operators end week-long strike as Centre promises to consider demands

All India Motor Transport Congress started nationwide indefinite strike on July 20 demanding reduction taxes.
27 Jul 2018 9:47 PM
Imran Khan, during a speech declaring victory on Thursday, offered to investigate opposition claims of vote-rigging and said he wanted to 'unite' the country under his leadership. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N concedes Pak election to Imran Khan; EU cites concerns

European Union monitors said on Friday that the elections had not been fought on a level playing field.
27 Jul 2018 9:46 PM
The first batch of such smartphone could be limited to mere 20,000-30,000 units, depending on the yield of the display. (Representative Image: Huawei Mate RS)

Huawei’s foldable smartphone to launch before Samsung’s in early 2019: Report

Huawei is collaborating with BOE Group for sourcing flexible OLED panels for its foldable smartphone.
27 Jul 2018 9:41 PM
'If we are taking your work forward, then you should, in fact, congratulate Yogi Adityanathji,' Mahana said. (Photo: File)

UP minister asks oppn parties to congratulate Yogi Adityanath

UP minister Satish Mahana said rival political parties should acknowledge current govt for completing projects started during their tenure.
27 Jul 2018 9:35 PM
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday congratulated legendary Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan, who is poised to become his country's prime minister after more than two decades of political struggle. (Photo: PTI / AP)

Ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly congratulates Imran Khan ahead of new chapter

The 1992 World Cup-winning captain led his party to power in the country's general elections.
27 Jul 2018 9:34 PM
Referring to the services sector, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said 68 different categories of services have witnessed their rate reduction. (Photo: File)

Jaitley terms pre-GST indirect tax regime as ‘Congress Legacy Tax’

Arun Jaitley exuded confidence that GST rates on cement, ACs and televisions will be cut as tax revenues increase.
27 Jul 2018 9:28 PM
NCW chief Rekha Sharma also stressed on the need to empower women, 'the other 50 per cent of the population'. (Photo: File | ANI)

Have reservations about reservation system in politics, says women panel chief

Rekha Sharma's remarks come at a time when Oppn is urging govt to ensure women reservation bill is passed in Monsoon session of Parliament.
27 Jul 2018 9:14 PM
BJP MLA B Sriramulu today retracted his statement, saying he never supported division of the state. (Photo: File)

BJP MLA Sriramulu backs statehood demand for north Karnataka, later retracts

Sriramulu told reporters earlier that he would support those who gave bandh call on Aug 2 demanding separate statehood for north Karnataka.
27 Jul 2018 9:08 PM
France says airport transit visa not required for Indian passport holders. (Representational Image)

Indians passport holders no longer require airport transit visa, says France

Indians will no longer require airport transit visa while transiting through international zone in France from July 23, 2018.
27 Jul 2018 8:57 PM
The quarter marked the first time overseas revenue contributed the majority of Twitter’s ad sales.

Twitter to prioritize fixing platform over user growth

Twitter has been under pressure from regulators in several countries to weed out hate speech, abusive content and misinformation.
27 Jul 2018 8:48 PM
In his three seasons with CSKA, Golovin (centre) played 113 matches, including 23 appearances in the Champions League and Europa League. (Photo: AFP)

Russia's Aleksandr Golovin joins AS Monaco from CSKA Moscow on a 5-year deal

Golovin was a part of Russia's FIFA World Cup squad as they reached the quarterfinal.
27 Jul 2018 8:48 PM
A Reliance firm was given licence to manufacture fighter aircraft by the Defence Ministry but it did not own any land or building on the date of the licence on February 22, 2016, Surjewala said. (Representational Image)

Modi govt deceiving nation, Rafale deal biggest example of crony capitalism: Cong

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said PM Modi must give answers to the nation on Rafale deal.
27 Jul 2018 8:47 PM
Research also investigated how newborn babies develop high levels of IL-12 in the cord blood. (Photo: Pixabay)

Immunity protein at birth reduces childhood malaria risk, says study

Childhood malaria remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality resulting in 500,000 deaths annually.
27 Jul 2018 8:45 PM
'I did not want to take security cover. Personally, I have never received any threat. I came to know about it from the police department,' Damodar Mauzo said. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab)

Goa writer gets police security amid Gauri Lankesh murder investigation

The Sahitya Akademi award winning writer's name came up as SIT probes murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh in Karnataka.
27 Jul 2018 8:42 PM
The S Pen is also expected to play a key role in this regards, meant to be used as a specialised tool for playing Fortnite. (Photo: Slashleaks)

Galaxy Note 9 to debut Fortnite for Android, bring dock-less DeX support

The Note 9 is expected to be positioned as Samsung’s gaming smartphone, with exclusive Fortnite access for 30 days.
27 Jul 2018 8:38 PM
Supreme Court expresses concern for social media search engines like Facebook, WhatsApp and Yahoo for their irresponsible behaviour in promoting objectionable materials leading to lynching of people by violent mobs. (Photo: File)

SC pulls up social media sites for promoting material leading to lynching, violence

SC warns search engines of imposing Rs 5 lakh fine each per day till they develop mechanism to prevent uploading objectionable materials.
27 Jul 2018 8:35 PM
The company, which originally started an online book seller in 1994, now gains revenue from selling products quite unrelated to its original business.

Amazon shares hit record high as profit tops $2 billion for first time

Amazon’s stock price has increased more than 54 per cent since the start of the year.
27 Jul 2018 8:33 PM
Union Minister R K Singh said Khan was supported by Pakistan's Army and that the cricketer-turned-politician was likely to follow policies of the military including in matters relating to India. (Photo: File | PTI)

Pak hostility towards India unlikely to change if Imran Khan becomes PM: RK Singh

RK Singh said Pak military was behind ousting of Nawaz Sharif from power and putting him and his daughter in jail just before elections.
27 Jul 2018 8:10 PM
The novel, which begins with a sense of suspicion, plunges the readers headlong into a vortex of mystery.

Book Review: Vinaya Bhagat’s The Trickster is a gripping tale of the fear of unknown

Vinaya Bhagat’s The Trickster takes readers on ride between realms of known, and unknown, merging myth with folklore and reality and crime.
27 Jul 2018 8:06 PM
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion, Chopra, finished fifth in the Rabat (Morocco) leg of the Diamond League series earlier this month, with a best throw of 83.32mn. (Photo: PTI)

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Diamond League Final

Neeraj collected four Diamond League points from there and made it to the Final along with five other athletes.
27 Jul 2018 8:02 PM

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Justice for Preethi gains social media momentum

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Hyderabad city to have bridges à la Paris

While six bridges and a link road will be constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, four bridges will be built by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, three by the HRDCL and one bridge by the QQSUDA. (Representational Image: PTI)
 

Experts warn of particularly hot summer ahead in Hyderbad

Anjal Prakash, research director and adjunct associate professor of Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, told Deccan Chronicle, “The climate models have predicted that this is going to be a warmer summer and the hot areas will be hotter than before. In Telangana, we are seeing 38ºC in February itself, which is an indication of what is in store in April and May.” (Representational DC Image)
 

When Cupid strikes OTT platforms

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Kerala transman gives birth to baby, first case in India

Ziya Paval recently took to Instagram and announced that Zahhad was eight months pregnant. Paval and Zahhad have been living together for the past three years. (Twitter)
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