Miscellaneous

New Delhi, Sep 10: A new malware Xafecopy Trojan has been detected in India which steals money through victims' mobile phones, cyber security firm Kaspersky said in a report. Around 40 per cent of target of the malware has been detected in India. "Kaspersky Lab experts have uncovered a mobile malware targeting the WAP billing payment method, stealing money through victims' mobile accounts without

London, Aug 23: The Guinness world record for the largest samosa has been smashed by a 153 kg gigantic version of the popular Indian tea-time snack prepared at a mosque here. The enormous snack was made by a 12-member team of Muslim Aid volunteers at the East London Mosque yesterday. After Guinness World Records officials approved their feat, the team distributed the gigantic samosa, that took

New Delhi, Aug 21: German luxury carmaker Mercedes- Benz today launched AMG GT R in India with prices starting at Rs 2.23 crore (ex-showroom). The company also introduced AMG GT Roadster at a starting price of Rs 2.19 crore. "Bringing the fastest cars from the fastest family in the world is proof of the increasing importance of India as a market and its potential for performance sports cars,"

London, Aug 20: A 12-year-old Indian-origin boy, believed to be having an IQ higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, has been crowned as the UK's 'Child Genius' in a popular television quiz competition. Rahul Doshi, who a few days a back became an overnight sensation after answering all questions correctly in some of the earlier rounds, won the Channel 4 show 'Child Genius' by beating his

Jaipur, Aug 20: A family court in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district has granted a divorce plea filed by a woman on the premise that there was no separate room for the couple and no toilet in the house, holding that it amounted to "cruelty" to her. While passing the judgement yesterday, family court judge Rajendra Kumar Sharma said that toilet at home was necessary for the family and going to defecate

Madrid, Aug 18: Soon after the Barcelona attack that left 13 people dead, Facebook and Google activated their safety check features to let users in the vicinity inform their friends that they were safe and get nearby support. Facebook created a page, titled "The attack in Barcelona, Spain" which users used to "check in as safe", The Telegraph reported on Thursday. Recently launched SOS alert

Washington, Aug 16: Scientists have developed a smartphone app to help middle-aged and older adults self- manage their mental illness and other chronic conditions. The app takes patients through 10 sessions over a period of about three months, covering topics such as stress vulnerability and illness, medication adherence and strategies, and substance and medication abuse. Physicians can remotely

Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 7: The whole nation is enthralled with rakhi celebrations and unlike all other gifts, a brother from Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district is celebrating 'raksha bandhan' by gifting a toilet to his sister. A young boy from Gonda village has gifted a toilet to his sister to avoid going out in the public. According to reports, a man in Varanasi is building a two-pit toilet in his

New Delhi, Aug 7: Press does not have any exclusive right or special privilege to comment, criticise or make imputations or allegations which are sufficient to ruin a citizen's reputation, a Delhi court has said. Further, journalists do not have greater freedom than others, it has said while reminding that the responsibility of the scribes was higher as they have power to disseminate information

London, Aug 5: Angeline Francis Khoo, the daughter of Malaysian tycoon Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng, has revealed that she gave up her share of the family fortune to marry the man her father had disapproved of. Kay Peng, the 78-year-old is the chairman of Malayan United Industries, an investment holding firm with substantial stakes in lifestyle brand Laura Ashley UK and the Corus group of luxury hotels