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No Social Media Access For Britons Under 13
House of Lords, No social media, Britons under 13, The Telegraph, the government's Data Protection Bill, Google, Facebook and Microsoft Under a new legislation to be debated in the UK's House of Lords later this week, children under the age of 13 will be banned from joining Facebook and Twitter to keep them safe from child abuse on the social media platforms.....
Trump Begins Three-day China Visit
US President Donald Trump arrived here on Wednesday, kicking off his three-day China visit where he will discuss the vexed North Korea's nuclear crisis and the trade deficit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. ....
Limited Room For More Interest Rate Cuts: SBI Chairman
On the matter of cutting interest rates, state-run State Bank of India (SBI) on Thursday indicated there is limited space for further easing of its lending rate.....
Pay Rs 275 Cr By Dec 31, SC Tells Jaypee
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Jaypee Associates to deposit Rs 275 crore -- in two instalments -- by December 31, telling it to "behave like a good child".....
B.N. Sharma Named Chairman Of National Anti-Profiteering Authority
Senior IAS officer Badri Narain Sharma was on Tuesday appointed the chairman of the newly constituted National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) under the GST regime, an official statement said. ....
World Leaders Gather In Nairobi For Pollution-free Planet
The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest decision making body on the environment with delegates from 193 countries, will gather in this Kenyan capital for three days from Monday to step up action to counter rising pollution levels. ....
Government Proposes To Register Only BS-VI Vehicles From June 2020
In a bid to curb emissions from the vehicles based on outdated technology, the Central government has proposed to set the registration deadline for BS-IV standard vehicles to June 30, 2020. ....
Modified CRISPR Technique Treats Diseases Without Cutting DNA
In what could remove a major hurdle to using gene editing technologies to treat human diseases, scientists have created a new version of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology that allows them to activate genes and treat diseases without creating breaks in the DNA. ....
India Ranks 109 In Mobile Internet Speed: Ookla
India is ranked 109th in the mobile internet speed and 76th for fixed broadband speed globally, which is a 15 per cent increase, according to data from Ooklas November Speedtest Global Index.....
Sindhu, Srikanth Aim To End 2017 On A High At Superseries Finals
Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will hope to end 2017 on a high when they compete in the season-ending World Superseries Finals, starting at the Hamadan Sports Complex here on Wednesday. ....
