Army Chief said that the Centre has appointed an interlocutor, who is talking to all parties concerned. NEW DELHI: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday ruled out direct talks between the Centre and terrorists and urged the Kashmiri separatists to hold parleys with the interlocutor appointed by the central …
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Google re-brands Files Go app to Files by Google, brings redesigned user experience
Files Go app was launched last December to free up space on mobile phones. New Delhi/San Francisco: Search engine giant Google has rebranded its memory de-cluttering app Files Go app to Files by Google. Google said that it has also redesigned the user experience to make sure that the content …
Read More »Samsung gives first glimpse of foldable phone
Foldable phones promise the screen of a small tablet in a pocket-sized device. San Francisco: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its much-anticipated foldable phone in San Francisco on Wednesday, urging Android developers to start writing apps for it. Samsung needs to get the foldable phone right to reverse steep declines …
Read More »Facebook starts shipping Portal, Portal+ video-calling devices in US
Portal video calls are encrypted. New Delhi: Social media giant Facebook has announced that it has started shipping new video-calling devices Portal and Portal+ in US. “You can purchase Portal for $199 USD and Portal+ for $349 USD from portal.facebook.com, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com as well as Amazon Books and Best Buy …
Read More »Air pollution biggest threat for children, 6 lakh died in 2016 by inhaling polluted air, says WHO report
In its report on air pollution and child health, the WHO examines the heavy price that children have to pay due to pollution both inside and outside the homes. Air pollution is one of the leading threats to child health, accounting for almost 1 in 10 deaths in children under …
Read More »This common drug may cause liver failure
The research examined: acetaminophen or paracetamol is a common pain reliever that itself is the culprit of liver damage. Washington D.C: Turns out, acetaminophen, a common pain reliever, is the leading cause of acute liver failure. In the liver, acetaminophen is converted into a new compound that covalently binds to …
Read More »Biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems
For the study, the research team pooled information from 31,877 participants with an average age of 60 years from six cohort studies. New York: Researchers have found that a commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study, published in …
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