South Korean electronics major LG Electronics and US chipmaker Qualcomm would join hands to develop an in-vehicle infotainment platform for connected cars, they said on Wednesday. LG Electronics and Qualcomm had signed a strategic partnership to develop the automotive platform, which would combine entertainment and information delivery for both drivers and passengers, the […]
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Mario Kart Tour reaches 129.3 million downloads in first month
Nintendo’s Mario Kart Tour has already reached 129.3 million downloads across the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in its first month. Nintendo announced the Mario Kart Tour mobile game back in January 2018, with an original launch date of March 2019, but the game was then delayed and later launched […]
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Sony PlayStation 4 has now outsold the original PlayStation
Sony in its second quarter earnings report revealed it had sold 2.8 million units of PlayStation 4 between July and September 2019. So far, Sony has sold 102.8 million units of PlayStation 4, making it one of the most popular consoles for the company. PlayStation 4 has now outsold the original […]
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Rahul Gandhi on ‘meditational visit’ abroad, will return soon, says party
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is on a “meditational visit” abroad and is likely to return shortly, party sources said on Wednesday. Responding to speculation on the former Congress president’s absence, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Gandhi was away at one of his regular “meditational visits”. Sources in the party […]
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Chidambaram sent to 14-day judicial custody, will go back to Tihar jail
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Union finance minister P Chidambaram to 14-day judicial custody in the INX Media money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). This means that the Congress leader will go back to Tihar jail for the next 14 days. The court had last week sent […]
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Don’t pass the joint: Poor evidence cannabis improves mental health
People with psychiatric disorders may want to pass on the joint — at least until further research is done, a new Australian study suggests. The paper, published Monday in The Lancet Psychiatry, looked at 83 previous studies conducted over almost four decades on medical cannabinoids, including products from the cannabis plant, such as leaves, […]
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Kerala Maoist encounter toll rises to four
With the recovery of one more body from the forests on Tuesday, the toll in Kerala police-Maoist encounter in Agali in Palakkad district rose to four, police said. Three Maoists were killed in the encounter on Monday. The body of Manivasakam, a leader of the Kabani ‘dalam’ of Naxalites, was […]
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Microsoft’s AI-based ‘HAMS’ automates driver license tests in India
Microsoft Research has developed a smartphone-based driving test system that leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence to make a fair analysis of a driver’s ability before issuing him or her a license. The system has already been deployed at Dehradun Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Uttarakhand and is ready for […]
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How Boris Johnson’s Brexit election gamble could backfire
Boris Johnson has succeeded, finally, in getting Parliament to give him the general election that he wants. The polls have him far ahead: YouGov had 36% of voters backing his Conservatives, with Labour in second place on 23%. But his move is still a risky one. Here are the ways […]
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Schoolgirl wrestles crocodile, gouges its eyes to save friend in Zimbabwe
A schoolgirl in Zimbabwe has wrestled a large crocodile by jumping on its back and gouging its eyes to save her friend from the grasp of the reptile, reports said. According to reports, a 9-year-old girl, Latoya Muwani, was attacked by a crocodile while swimming with her friends in Sinderela […]
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National Gallery is no place for heroes
Its ceiling is damaged, the dampness destroying the walls and paintings. There is dust everywhere. The National Gallery, set up in the memory of Indian freedom fighters in the basement of the TS Central State Library Sector 17, is certainly unfit for heroes. If an urgent overhauling is not carried out […]
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Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra being grilled by ED in Iqbal Mirchi case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday began questioning businessman and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra in its ongoing probe against real estate dealings involving Dawood Ibrahim aide, Iqbal Memon alias Iqbal Mirchi who died in 2013. Kundra, who was summoned by the federal investigating agency last week, reached […]
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India vs Bangladesh: Rs 50 per day tickets on offer for Day-Night Test
India’s first-ever Day-Night Test against Bangladesh is expected to begin at least an hour early than the usual 2.30pm start, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) secretary Avishek Dalmiya said in Kolkata on Tuesday. The CAB is also trying its best to make it a full house in the 68,000-capacity stadium […]
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Am shocked, says Manipur’s ex-maharaja on ‘govt-in-exile’ move by dissidents
Manipur’s erstwhile king Leishemba Sanajaoba on Wednesday distanced himself from statements by two leaders who announced the launch of the ‘Manipur Government in exile’ in London. In a video message released early on Wednesday, Leishemba Sanajaoba said he did sign some papers at the request of Yamben Biren and Narengbam […]
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The choke is on Delhi: Pollution turns severe
A thick, smoky haze smothered the national capital on Tuesday as air pollution breached “severe” levels for the first time this season, a sharp deterioration caused by a double whammy of toxic fumes left over from illegal Diwali fireworks and a big spike in farm fires in neighbouring states. Two […]