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Honor T1 7.0 tablet with voice-calling and 4,100mAh battery launched
“The Honor T1 7.0 offers a 7-inch display, a quad-core SoC,
1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage and KitKat”
Honor T1 7.0 tablet with voice-calling and 4,100mAh battery
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has just launched the Honor 5C smartphone in India with a metal unibody design and fingerprint sensor for Rs 10,999. In addition, the company has also launched the Honor T1 7.0. It is an entry-level offering that comes with a SIM card slot and offers voice-calling...
China rules out discussion on India’s NSG bid at Seoul meet, again
China virtually ruled out on Wednesday the possibility of India’s accession to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) at the meeting of the bloc in Seoul, reiterating that the inclusion of countries which have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was not on the meeting agenda.
Officials had said a day ago that there was “room for discussion” and the “door was still open” for talks on the inclusion of non-NPT countries, triggering...
HP Spectre, the world’s thinnest laptop launched in India
HP Spectre, the world’s thinnest laptop has been launched in India at Rs 1,19,900. The laptop will be available from June 25, reports IANS.
HP Spectre features a 13.3-inch Full HD display, setting a new benchmark for thinnest 13-inch notebook
At just 10.4mm thickness, HP Spectre is slimmer than Asus’ Zenfone Max, which hits the scale at 10.6mm. HP Spectre features a 13.3-inch Full HD display, setting a new benchmark for thinnest 13-inch notebooks...
Have ‘Successfully’ Blocked India’s Nuke Group NSG Bid: Pakistan
Pakistan has a strong case to gain NSG membership on merit, Sartaj Aziz said.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has “successfully” blocked India’s bid to gain membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG, prime minister’s advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz today told parliament.
Pakistan has a strong case to gain NSG membership on merit and non-discriminatory basis, Mr Aziz said in a statement.
“We have been making successful...
Why China Is Backing Pak And Blocking India At NSG
The agony and ecstasy of being a member of the exclusive Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was brought home to India on Monday afternoon when China said that the question of India’s membership was not even on the agenda of the NSG meeting on Thursday and Friday in Seoul.
The next 72 hours are crucial. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will extricate himself from the asanas performed with 32,000 others at the International Yoga Day in Chandigarh...
NASA’s brand new ‘baby’ exoplanet sheds light on planetary evolution
NASA’s brand new ‘baby’ exoplanet.
New Delhi: NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft spotted a youngest known exoplanet orbiting close to its host star.
Named K2-33b, the baby planet is only 5 to 10 million years old and appears similar to Neptune in size. As per NASA reports, the newly discovered planet takes just 5.4 days to revolve around its host star which is 20 times closer than distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Scientists...
Foreign Media On India Becoming ‘World’s Most Open Economy’
NEW DELHI: India announced a slew of far-reaching measures on Monday to ease foreign investment in defense, civil aviation, pharmaceuticals, retail, food trade and broadcasting, a move that officials say will strengthen the country’s efforts to be a global “manufacturing hub.”
The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.6 percent in the current financial year.
The sweeping reforms are aimed at shoring up confidence in the Indian...
2nd T20I: India level series 1-1 with 10-wicket win
NEW DELHI: For the fourth time in the home series against India, Zimbabwe batsmen failed to put up a decent score on the board and India cantered home with a big victory, this time in the 2nd T20I to level the three-match series 1-1. Chasing 100 runs to win, Indian openers – KL Rahul and Mandeep Singh – saw their team home with ease with 41 balls to spare at the Harare Sports Club on Monday.
2nd T20I: India level series 1-1 with 10-wicket...
India-US military relationship closer than ever: Ashton Carter
Indo-US military ties are closer than ever as America’s re-balance policy in the strategic Asia Pacific region is complimenting India’s Act East policy, Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said today as he praised India for helping strengthen Vietnam’s military capabilities.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks during a media conference.
“In the closer than ever US-India military relationship which – thanks to America’s strategic...
Bullet Train May Reduce Delhi-Kolkata Travel Time To 5 Hours
NEW DELHI: Travelling time between Delhi and Kolkata will be cut down to as less as five hours by operating a bullet train on the route, a firm commissioned by the Railways has suggested.
The Bullet train is expected to run about 300 km per hour on the dedicated track.
The feasibility study is being undertaken for the 1513 km long Delhi-Kolkata high speed corridor along with two other routes of the Diamond Quadrilateral project, said a senior...