Day: September 19, 2019

Huawei in public test as it unveils sanction-hit phone

11:19 pm September 19, 2019

Munich: Chinese tech giant Huawei launched its latest high-end smartphone in Munich on Thursday, the first of its mobile devices not to carry popular Google apps because of US sanctions. “Today because of the US ban… we cannot pre-install” Google’s applications, said Richard Yu, who heads Huawei’s consumer business group, as he unveiled the group’s […]

IIT-M hosts first Space Technology Cell confluence

11:14 pm September 19, 2019

Chennai: Importance of collaborative research and the role of academia in Indian space programme were discussed at the first meeting of Space Technology cells at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras here. IIT-M hosted the meeting of Space Technology Cells (STCs), established in premier research institutions by ISRO and the Department of Space, Government of […]

EU presses China on market access, human rights

New EU chief faces MEP showdown over ‘way of life’ tag

11:07 pm September 19, 2019

Strasbourg: Incoming European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen faced a showdown in the European Parliament on Thursday over her decision to give her top migration official the job title of “Protecting our European Way of Life”. The unusual moniker is under fire from European lawmakers, advocacy groups and some member states for evoking the […]

US fines Hyundai USD 47 mn over dirty diesel engines

11:03 pm September 19, 2019

Washington: South Korean automaker Hyundai will pay a USD 47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced Thursday. Between 2012 and 2015, the company imported nearly 2,300 diesel-powered heavy construction vehicles with engines that did not meet US emissions standards, the US Justice […]

BJP Mehrauli district chief Azad Singh on Thursday allegedly assaulted his wife, an ex-South Delhi mayor

Delhi BJP leader allegedly assaults wife, a former mayor, at party office

10:56 pm September 19, 2019

New Delhi: In an embarrassment to the BJP, its Mehrauli district chief Azad Singh on Thursday allegedly assaulted his wife, an ex-South Delhi mayor, at the party’s Delhi office, right after a poll-preparedness meeting with senior leader Prakash Javadekar, sources said. Party leaders said the two have been involved in a marital discord and Singh […]

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