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66% turn out in second phase of LS polls
The second phase of Lok Sabha elections across 95 constituencies saw a voter turn out of 66 per cent with the Hindi heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar witnessing a higher voting percentages as compared to the corresponding figures in 2014.
Jio, BSNL add subscribers in February, others lose
Reliance Jio and state-run BSNL were the only telecom operators to broaden their subscriber base in February 2019, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday.
No major issues with EVMs in second phase, says EC
Amid complaints of glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in several states, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said the overall performance of EVMs was satisfactory with only 0.37 per cent of ballot units being replaced across the 95 constituencies where voting took place during the second phase.
Maharashtra: 57.22 pc polling in 2nd phase, less than in 2014
An average 57.22 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm across 10 constituencies in Maharashtra which went to the polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections Thursday, an official said. The final turnout of Thursday's polling in the state will be known later and could be higher, the official said. In 2014, the average voting in these seats was 62.39 per cent. Nanded Lok Sabha seat recorded 60.88 per cent voting, the highest in the second phase, followed by Hingoli at 60.69 per cent. Parbhani recorded 58.50 per cent voting, Beed 58.44 per cent, Latur (SC) 57.94 per cent, Buldhana 57.09 per cent Osmanabad 57.04 per cent, Amravati (SC) 55.43 per cent, Akola 54.45 per cent and Solapur (SC) 51.98 per cent, he said. In Nanded, there were complaints that as many as 78 electronic voting machines (EVMs) malfunctioned. A total of 179 candidates were in the fray in these constituencies. Beed had the maximum number of contestants - 36 - while 10 candidates contested from .
Apple robot can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour
Apple on Thursday announced to expand its global recycling programmes and introduced Daisy, its recycling robot that is capable of disassembling 200 iPhones per hour.
MediaTek's 5G chip arriving in India by year-end
Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek on Thursday said it is set to introduce a 5G-enabled chipset in India by the end of this year to step up the competition around faster wireless data connections.
Growing team of moderators to prevent misuse: TikTok
The TikTok community is very much active in India despite an "interim" ban and the platform is relying on both technology and a "huge" content moderation team to prevent misuse, a top company executive said on Thursday.
Researchers improve recycling process for lithium-ion batteries
Researchers have improved the recycling process for the lithium-ion batteries. The new process claims to be safer and uses less energy, according to a new study.The details were published in the Journal of Advanced Energy Materials.The new recycling method involves collecting cathode particles from spent lithium-ion batteries. The mixture is then heat treated in two steps: it is first heated to 300 C, and then again heated to 850 C for several hours and then cooled naturally."Due to the rapid growth of electric vehicle markets, the worldwide manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries is expected to reach hundreds of gigawatt hours per year in the next five years. This work presents a solution to reclaim the values of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries after 5 to 10 years of operation," said Chen, project lead.Chen's team previously developed a direct recycling approach to recycle and regenerate degraded cathodes. It replenishes lithium ions that cathodes lose over extended use and
AI may help develop clean, limitless fusion energy
Artificial intelligence (AI) may help develop safe, clean and virtually limitless fusion energy for generating electricity, scientists say. A team, including researchers from Princeton University and Harvard University, are applying deep learning to forecast sudden disruptions that can halt fusion reactions and damage the doughnut-shaped tokamaks or apparatus that house the reactions. Deep learning is a powerful new version of the machine learning form of AI, according to the findings published in the journal Nature magazine. "This research opens a promising new chapter in the effort to bring unlimited energy to Earth," Steven Cowley, director of US Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). "Artificial intelligence is exploding across the sciences and now it's beginning to contribute to the worldwide quest for fusion power," Cowley said in a statement. Fusion, which drives the Sun and stars, is the fusing of light elements in the form of plasma -- the ...
Steady progress on 737 Max certification: Boeing CEO
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has said the company was making "steady progress" toward certification of a software update for the 737 MAX aircraft, grounded worldwide following two crashes within five months.
MediaTek looks to ramp up R&D headcount to 800
Chipset maker MediaTek is keen on further tapping into the talent pool in India by strengthening its R&D team to over 800 people. The Taiwanese company, whose products are used across phones, set-top boxes and TV sets among others, has about 650 people in its R&D team in India across Noida, Bengaluru and Mumbai. "India holds an important place as a market and also in terms of the talent pool. We have about 650 people in R&D in India and looking at growing it further," MediaTek India Managing Director Anku Jain said. He added that the headcount could go up to 800 people, but declined to comment on the timeline for the same. Jain explained that the India team works on both global and India-specific products. "We are focussing on 5G and AI for our product lineup and the India team is contributing towards the same. For our flagship P90 (product) too, some of the hardware design was done out of India," he added. Smartphones featuring the P90 are expected to hit the Indian ...
Singapore-based BIGO Technology announces 3-year investment plan in India
BIGO Technology, one of the fastest growing Singapore-based Internet companies dedicated to technology and innovation, has announced big investment plan of over USD 100 Million for its business in India over a span of next three years.By opening a regional centre in India, BIGO Technology is the first Singapore-based Internet company to step outside and become a growing local power. With over 57 patents in VoIP/Video related technology and over 356 patents is under the process of application, BIGO Technology is one of the major companies globally in the field of app development and publishing of apps.India is the second largest market for smartphones, the growing Internet infrastructure and the blooming young population are the three key points to make this decision stated Jason HU - Co-founder & CTO, BIGO Technology."We are truly humbled by the Indian people and their diversified culture. We strive to make the voice of the great INDIA be heard by the world," said Jason.Soon the
Polling picks up post-noon to 38.4% in Karnataka
Unfazed by the summer heat and dust, voters turned out in large numbers post-noon to register 38.4 per cent average polling till 3:00 p.m. in Karnataka's 14 Lok Sabha constituencies, an official said on Thursday.
First 50 retweets can tell if a tweet will go viral
Estimating how infectious a tweet is from the first 50 retweets is the key to predicting whether a post will go viral or not, a study has found. As online social networks and media continue to grow, so has the importance of understanding how they influence our thoughts and opinions, said researchers from Beihang University in China. Being able to predict the spread of social contagions is considered a key goal for those social information networks, according to the study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Although models developed in the field of infectious diseases have been used to describe the spread of ideas, studies have not used real data to estimate how infectious the information is. Researchers used about one month of Twitter data -- comprising over 12 million tweets and more than 1.5 million retweets -- and estimated each tweet's infectivity based on the network dynamics of the first 50 retweets associated with it. They incorporated the infectivity estimates into a model with
Twitterati hail TikTok ban in India
Twitter was flooded with memes and funny videos after a ban on Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok made it unavailable to download from Google Play Store and Apple's App Store in India.
LS polls: 35.4 pc voter turnout in Maha till 1 pm
An average 35.4 per cent polling was recorded till 1 pm in 10 constituencies of Maharashtra where polling was underway in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, an official said. According to the state election office, Nanded Lok Sabha seat witnessed 38.19 per cent polling in six hours since the commencement of polling at 7 am, while 37.95 per cent electorate cast their votes in Parbhani. Besides, Hingoli recorded 37.44 per cent voting, followed by Latur-36.82 per cent, Osmanabad-34.94 per cent, Beed-34.65 per cent, Akola-34.46 per cent, Buldhana-34.43 per cent, Amravati-33.68 per cent and Solapur-31.56 per cent. In Nanded, there were complaints of malfunctioning of 78 electronic voting machines (EVMs). A total of 179 candidates are in the fray in the 10 constituencies. Beed constituency has the maximum number of 36 contestants while 10 candidates are contesting from Latur. Prominent candidates in the fray are senior Congress leaders and former chief ...
After dull start, voting zooms in Maharashtra
After a dull start, voting suddenly picked up to more than triple - from around 7 per cent to over 22 per cent by 11 a.m., for the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, officials said.
LS polls: West Bengal clocks 33.52 % voter turnout as voting surges in all states
West Bengal polled 33.52 per cent votes in the first five hours of polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.The north-eastern state of Manipur is also witnessing a large number of voters turning up at booths and has clocked 31.52 per cent vote till noon.At the same time, 30.53 per cent electorates have used their voting right in Chhattisgarh and 26.71 per cent in Assam.Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Puducherry have also crossed the 20 per cent mark in the first five hours of polling and have registered 20.46 per cent, 24.37 per cent and 25.09 per cent respectively, turnout till 12 noon.Other states witnessed a surge in voter turnout after 10 am and clocked over 15 per cent votes on an average.At 12 in the noon, voter turnout at Bihar is at 18.93 per cent, Karnataka at 19.98 per cent, Maharashtra at 19.04 per cent and Odisha at 19.12 per cent.The two parliamentary constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir are also witnessing peaceful voting and as many as 17.78 per cent .
Casio's EDIFICE line gets a new addition
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. has announced the release of a new addition to its EDIFICE line of high-performance sports chronographs that combine dynamic design with advanced technology.The new EFS-S550 solar chronograph, to be available in three models, features a rotating countdown bezel and a glass made from sapphire crystal.EDIFICE supports the Formula One racing team Scuderia Toro Rosso as an official team partner. The brand is inspired by the world of motorsports and supports the actual racing scene.The new EFS-S550 is distinguished by a bold countdown bezel designed to be used by pit crews during races. The numbered bezel provides a countdown to the target time, enabling an intuitive grasp of the remaining time to facilitate team operations. The glass is made from scratch-resistant sapphire crystal to deliver the maximum visibility that is critical in racing situations.The attention to detail extends to the watch specifications and design, with water resistance to 100 meters and ...
Maha: 21.47 pc polling till 11 am
Maharashtra registered 21.47 per cent voting till 11 am in 10 constituencies where polling was underway in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, an official said. According to the state election office, Parbhani Lok Sabha seat recorded 26.17 per cent voting in four hours since the commencement of polling at 7 am, while 24.4 per cent electorate cast their votes in Nanded. Besides, Hingoli recorded 24.08 per cent polling, followed by Latur-23.14 per cent, Akola-21.03 per cent Osmanabad-20.09 per cent, Buldhana-20.49 per cent, Amravati-20.06 per cent, Beed-18.94 per cent and Solapur-16.50 per cent. In Nanded, there were complaints of malfunctioning of 78 electronic voting machines (EVMs). A total of 179 candidates are in the fray in the 10 constituencies. Beed constituency has the maximum number of 36 contestants while 10 candidates are contesting from Latur. Prominent candidates in the fray are senior Congress leaders and former chief ministers Ashok Chavan .