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China’s ZTE launches world´s first 5G-ready smartphone Chinese telecoms giant ZTE unveiled Sunday what it said is the world´s first smartphone compatible with the lightening-fast 5G mobile internet service that networks expect to have up and running by 2020. The company said the Gigabit Phone is the first smartphone capable of download speeds reaching up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) -- up to 10 times faster than the first generation of 4G services widely in use today. The device, unveiled in Barcelona in northeastern Spain on the eve of the start on Monday of the Mobile World Congress, the world´s biggest mobile fair, will allow for 360-degree panoramic Virtual Reality video and fast downloads of ultra Hi-Fi music and videos. With the new device, the way people stay connected will be changed forever. Focusing on 5G technologies will be one of the key priorities of ZTE´s global development," a ZTE spokesman said. Tech firms are racing to develop products t

Court charges two women with murder of Kim Jong-Nam Malaysia on Wednesday charged two women, an Indonesian and a Vietnamese, with murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader in an assassination using a super-toxic nerve agent that killed in minutes. Siti Aishah, a 25-year-old mother of one from Jakarta, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from rural northern Vietnam, could be hanged if they are convicted for the killing of Kim Jong-Nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 13. Police brought the two women to court handcuffed and wearing bullet-proof vests. No plea was recorded after the charges were read out against them. Aishah and Huong have told diplomats who visited them in custody that they were unwitting pawns in an assassination that U.S. officials and South Korean intelligence have said was organised by North Korean agents. Huong's lawyer told reporters outside the court that his client had told him she was innocent. “She denied. She deni

Vijay Mallya issue on table, British PM Theresa May drops by Arun Jaitley meeting British Prime Minister Theresa May today dropped in on a meeting between Finance Minister  Arun Jaitley  and his UK counterpart during which the issue of “certain individuals who have overstayed” here figured, official sources told PTI. Jaitley met Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond at his office in No 11 Downing Street in London. Brexit and its implications on India-UK ties and the issue of “certain individuals who have overstayed their welcome” in Britain, in an apparent reference to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, were among the topics that were touched upon during the “drop-in”, sources said. “It sends a signal, like her visit to India did last November when she chose the country as her first outside Europe. The message on Brexit was that it is not a mandate for protectionism and that the UK looks forward to being an open trading nation outside the European Union (EU),” sources said.

Karnataka to celebrate its Kannada Cinema Day with Tamil hit This year, Karnataka will celebrate Kannada Cinema Day — celebrated annually on March 3 to mark the release of the first Kannada film in 1934 — with the screening of a recent Tamil hit dubbed in Kannada. This is significant because the Kannada film industry had so far refused to allow dubbing of other language films, and Tamil star Ajith Kumar’s 2015 box office hit Yennai Arindhal  will become the first big-budget commercial success from another language to be dubbed and released in Kannada. The film, whose dubbed version is titled  Satyadev IPS , also stars Anushka Shetty and Trisha Krishnan. “Considering the response to the trailer, we are planning to release the movie in a minimum of 60 screens across the State, including Bengaluru. Over 1.87 lakh viewers watched the trailer. Songs like  Male Hani Mattali ,  Chali Chali Chittali  are already popular. Radios channels will start playing the songs in a day or two,” s

Doctor verifies identification marks of actor Dhanush in parentage case  Actor Dhanush on Tuesday appeared before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in connection with a parentage case. A government doctor verified the identification marks on his body. As directed, the Madurai Medical College (MMC) Dean submitted a report in a sealed cover. The petition was adjourned to March 2. In his petition, Dhanush alias Dhanush K Raja, from T Nagar in Chennai, said the couple – R Kathiresan (65) and K Meenakshi (53), residents of Melur in Madurai – had filed a private complaint before the Judicial Magistrate Court, Melur, claiming that he was their son and failed to provide them maintenance. But, it was completely false as his parents were director Krishnamoorthi alias Kathuri Raja, who directed his first film Thulluvatho Ilamai, and Vijayalakshmi. He further said that in their complaint, the couple had maintained he was born on November 7, 1985, at Government Rajaji Hospital

Delhi Metro cards non-refundable from April 1 From April, when a commuter returns his or her Metro smart card to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the unused balance in the card will not be refunded, the Corporation said Tuesday, citing Reserve Bank of India guidelines. A DMRC spokesperson said, “All smart cards sold on April 1 or after shall be non-refundable. All cards sold before April 1Currently, while returning a smart card, a commuter receives the amount of unused money in the card and Rs 30 security deposit. The total amount taken as security money at the time of purchase of the card is Rs 50, from which a nominal Rs 20 processing fee is deducted on surrender of the card. April onwards, only Rs 30 will be returned to a commuter and the remaining balance in the card, if any, will be forfeited as per the July 2016 guidelines of the RBI. Unreadable or dysfunctional cards will be dealt with on a case-by-case manner. The DMRC spokesperson, however, said, “Cu

Tamil Nadu says fizz off to Coca Cola and Pepsi after Jallikattu protests  From Wednesday, the top multinational cola brands would become as scarce as the drinking water in Tamil Nadu that they are accused of exploiting, following the decision taken by the major traders associations in the State to boycott the products from March 1. What began as one of the several issues raised during the confluence of agitations that was called the jallikattu protests grew in scope after many among the public began boycotting the cola products marketed by MNC giants Pepsi and Coca Cola. Soon, traders followed suit; some out of activism, many due to pragmatism. The owner of Super stores in Koyambedu said though he was not a part of the trade association, he has decided against placing fresh orders because of the steady decline in demand. Shop keepers who used to sell 50-60 pet bottles began seeing the sales crash to single figures. After the two major traders associations announced the bo

Trump signs executive order on black colleges President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at signaling his commitment to historically black colleges and universities, saying that those schools will be “an absolute priority for this White House.” “The next step is the budget. You cannot have mission without money,” Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor told reporters outside the White House after the signing ceremony. Many of the college presidents also went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to lobby Congress for more funding. Taylor said the $25 billion is needed to make up for years of under-funding and would cover the country’s more than 100 HBCUs. Several presidents and HBCU advocacy organizations echoed Taylor’s sentiments. GOP lawmakers said there were currently no concrete plans for increased funding. Several of them attended meetings Tuesday that Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., arranged with HBCU presidents, GOP o

Trump’s spy pick ‘shocked’ by India launching 104 satellites US President Donald Trump’s top spymaster nominee has said he was “shocked” to read that India successfully launched more than 100 satellites in one go last month. “I was shocked the other day to read that India, on one rocket launch, deposited more than 100 satellites in space,” former Senator Dan Coats told lawmakers yesterday during his confirmation hearing for the position of Director of National Intelligence. He said the US cannot afford to be seen lagging behind. “They may be small in size with different functions and so forth but one rocket can send up, I think it was 104 platforms,” said Coats, who if confirmed would be in-charge of all major American intelligence agencies including the CIA. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on February 15 successfully launched a record 104 satellites on a single rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.

Even hill stations will be hotter this year, warns IMD Prepare for a scorching summer as the India Meteorological Department has forecast “above normal” temperatures across most of the country. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir — or hill-station States popular among tourists wanting to escape the heat — are expected to be particularly hot with predicted temperatures, on average, likely to be well above 1 degree C above their normal summer temperatures. Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Telangana are other States in the “core heat zone” that are likely to see significantly warmer temperatures. The IMD weather model, used to prepare the forecast, shows a 47% probability of summer temperatures being above normal. The summer forecast is in line with a generally warm trend over previous months. 2016 was the warmest year in a century, according to the IMD, with the count

Reliance Jio Prime membership enrollment starts today: All you need to know Reliance Jio will start to enroll customers to its Jio Prime membership plan from today. The Jio Prime plan, which is an extension of the company’s ‘Happy New Year’ offer, will be available at a subscription fee of Rs 99. Additionally, users will have to pay Rs 303 per month to access Jio’s 4G services as well as the entire bouquet of Jio media services till March 31, 2018. Just like Jio’s ‘Happy New Year’ plan, the Prime programme will also have a FUP limit of 1GB data per day. This means users will get 30GB data per month for a year, effectively at Rs 10 per day. Reliance Jio users can enroll in to the Jio Prime membership programme latest by March 31. Users who’re not on Jio can get on the network on or before March 31 to avail the Prime membership offer. How to enroll Reliance Jio users can enroll in to the Prime programme via MyJio app. Open the app and click on the menu tab present at the lef

Trump condemns Kansas shooting America stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms, United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday as he broke his silence on the fatal Kansas shooting in which an Indian techie was killed . “Recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries, as well as last week’s shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms,” Mr. Trump said in an address to the joint session of Congress. By mentioning Kansas, Mr. Trump, in his maiden address to Congress, heeded to the call being made by a host of Indian-American organisations and lawmakers to publicly condemn the fatal Kansas shooting, which is being investigated by the FBI as a hate crime. “I’ve been clear that the President must use this platform to condemn this hateful act in no uncertain terms and send a powerful message that no

Donald Trump's new immigration order drops Iraq from travel ban list: Officials US officials say President  Donald Trump 's  new immigration order  will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary US travel ban. Four officials say the administration's decision follows pressure from the  Pentagon and  state department . They had urged the  White House  to reconsider Iraq's inclusion given its key role in fighting the  Islamic State  group. The new order is designed to replace an earlier Trump order that was blocked by federal courts. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the order before it is signed. They said six countries _ Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen _ will remain on the travel ban list.

Donald Trump Aide Kneels On White House Sofa With Shoes On. Twitter Explodes US President Donald Trump's senior advisor Kellyanne Conway sparked social media fury on Monday after kneeling on a White House sofa with her shoes on. In an image captured by an AFP photographer, Ms Conway appears casually kneeling on the couch as Trump poses for a photo with leaders of historically black colleges and universities. Twitter users were quick to berate Ms Conway, with many calling her body language a sign of "disrespect." "Conway with her shoes on the couch in Oval Office - consistent with general level of disrespect Trump team has shown," tweeted one user. The new stock photo for 'white privilege,'" wrote another Twitter user of the image, which shows her surrounded by a large number of black people who are standing. "The country's most esteemed African American educators have gathered together at the White House