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Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2018: Asghar Afghan credits team for playing positive cricket, Angelo Mathews ‘shocked’ after loss

On Monday, Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan said that playing to win was the secret of the team’s 91-run win. Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews has come down heavily on his batsmen after their failure to chase down 250 against Afghanistan saw Lanka getting knocked out of the 2018 edition of the Asia Cup 2018. “This ...
Honor 8X Max

Honor 8X Max with Waterdrop Notch, 7.12-Inch Display Launched, Honor 8X Goes Official Too

On Wednesday, Huawei sub-brand “Honor” launched the Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max, featuring glass-finish back panel and have dual rear camera setup. Honor has provided artificial intelligence (AI) powered features on the Honor 8X and 8X Max to deliver enhanced image results. The handsets also include features such as AR stickers, Portrait mode, HDR, ...
SEBI

SEBI to review FPI ownership norms

On Wednesday, SEBI announced that it ‘would review its decision to impose a ban on non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) from holding beneficial ownership (BO) in foreign portfolio investment (FPI) vehicles’. HR Khan, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India said in the statement, “The working committee has heard ...
Cholesterol Can Cause Health Problems

Too Much ‘Good’ Cholesterol Can Cause Health Problems

Cholesterol is a lipoprotein, a combination of fat and protein. For years we’ve been told how important “good” cholesterol is to prevent heart disease. Researchers say people with too little or too much HDL cholesterol can have a higher risk of heart disease. New research indicates that too much of a good thing can also ...
Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro

First Look: Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro

Xiaomi’s Redmi has launched three phones in this price segment, including the Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 and the Redmi 6 Pro. We have been testing the 6 Pro in particular for some time and we have a few important findings. The 6 Pro for starters feels more like a premium phone than something that starts ...
SBI

SBI General Insurance stake sale attracts KKR, Temasek, CPPIB

Mumbai: According to the latest reports, the proposed 4% stake sale in SBI General Insurance Co. has withdrawn the interest from three of the global private equity investors, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), KKR and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pvt. Ltd, in which two people directly aware of the development said, requesting anonymity. Emails ...
Latest Android distribution chart

Latest Android distribution chart is out, majority still using two-year-old version

Since after the official announcement of the name of Android P – Android 9.0 Pie in the month of August, Google has also started rolling it out to smartphones. New OS version has till now reached only a few of the smartphone models, which were in the Android P beta program, it has not yet ...
Exercise is unrelated to risk of early menopause

Exercise is unrelated to risk of early menopause

According to studies, the physical activity that women undertake is not linked to their risk of early menopause. Along with it there have been conflicting findings of the relation between physical activity and menopause, with some studies suggesting that women who are very physically active may be at lower risk of a menopause before the ...
Samsung working on a device with four main cameras

Samsung working on a device with four main cameras, unusual chain of tweets suggests

Naturally, people assumed it refers to a Samsung device that has four cameras. That on itself isn’t very interesting, phones with two main cameras and two selfie cameras already exist, and LG is about to release a phone with five cameras in total. The latest phone from the Note series just came out, so that’s ...
Apple Watch

Apple Watch patent points to incoming always-on display

With the launch of Apple first smartwatch, we were just waiting for the features like an always-on display feature which would reduce the effort of pressing the button every time for time. Well, the latest patent from the Cupertino-based firm gives us some hope. Everyone was wondering why the company won’t bring that feature since ...