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Feb 20: Six persons were arrested on Friday by the police here for allegedly duping customers by selling them SIM cards of a prominent mobile services provider, which are available free of cost. The modus operandi of the accused was to collect more than one thumb impression of genuine customers and to use the data along with their Aadhaar card details to activate another SIM, which they would sell...

Washington, Feb 20: Adolf Hitler's personal telephone, which the Fuehrer used to dictate many of his deadly World War II commands, sold at auction for USD 243,000, the US house selling it announced. Originally a black Bakelite phone, later painted crimson and engraved with Hitler's name, the relic was found in the Nazi leader's Berlin bunker in 1945 following the regime's defeat. The auction house...

Washington, Feb 19: Robots that steal human jobs should pay taxes, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has said. "Certainly there will be taxes that relate to automation. Right now, the human worker who does, say, USD 50,000 worth of work in a factory, that income is taxed and you get income tax, social security tax, all those things," Gates told Quartz website. "If a robot comes in...

Feb 18: Global tech giant IBM on Thursday said working on cognitive computing that helps in decision making is the future for India, which is already a leader in information technology. "As a country, India has been digitising and digitising the world. The foundation is in place. Digital is the foundation. India's next path is to now make the world cognitive. That would be the difference maker,"...

Washington, Feb 18: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have harvested the first crop of Chinese cabbage after spending nearly a month tending to the leafy greens, according to NASA. While the space station crew will get to eat some of the Tokyo Bekana Chinese cabbage harvested by astronaut Peggy Whitson, the rest is being saved for scientific study back at NASA's Kennedy Space...

Mangaluru, Feb 18: Chaithanya Manava Vikasa Kendra, an organization dedicated to the welfare of differently abled people, launched various schemes and training programmes for mentally challenged and differently abled children at its head office at Kemral near Haleangady in Mangaluru recently. Kemral Gram Panchayat President Nagesh Anchan inaugurated the schemes by lighting the lamp. President of...

London, Feb 18: Gold crept higher on Friday as investors opted for the safe haven qualities of bullion due to uncertainty about US and European politics as well as the direction of stock markets. Global equity markets lost momentum after setting record highs in the previous two sessions, partly due to disquiet about the policies of US President Donald Trump. “Gold is close to its recent multi...

Karunagapally , Feb 18: Two men were arrested by the Ochira police on Friday on charge of attacking a young couple on the Azheekkal beach, near Karunagapally, on Valentine’s Day. The couple had on Friday morning lodged a complaint with City Police Commissioner S. Satheesh Bino. The Ochira police took six men into custody in connection with the incident. The couple identified two among them. The...

The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala was closed after the five-day monthly rituals (puja) in the Malayalam month of Kumbhom on Friday evening. An auspicious Laksharchana ritual was performed at the temple. The Ayyappa temple will be opened on March 14 afternoon for the monthly rituals in the Malayalam month of Meenom that begins the next day.

Seoul, Feb 17: The heir of South Korean giant Samsung was today arrested as part of a probe into corruption and influence-peddling that caused President Park Geun-Hye to be impeached. "It is acknowledged that it is necessary to arrest (Lee Jae-Yong) in light of a newly added criminal charge and new evidence," a court spokesman said in a statement. Lee Jae-Yong, Samsung Electronics vice chairman...