UP Govt clarifies no blanket ban on mobile phones in colleges
India | Oct 18, 2019, 09:02 PM ISTThe Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has refuted claims of banning the use of mobile phones in colleges and universities in the state.
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has refuted claims of banning the use of mobile phones in colleges and universities in the state.
A 14-year-old girl, Alua Asetkyzy Abzalbek, in Kazakhstan, killed after her charging smartphone overheated and exploded on her pillow while being plugged into the socket at night after she reportedly went to sleep listening to music.
In a significant verdict, the Kerala High Court has held that discipline shall not be enforced by blocking the ways and means of students to acquire knowledge, as it directed re-admission of a girl student expelled from her college hostel for opposing a regulation on use of mobile phones.
The order, issued by DG (Law and Order) M. L. Lathar said that it has come to notice that police personnel deputed at VIP, VVIP programmes, fairs and festivals, dharnas, demonstrations, traffic jams, or on duty at other events are busy chatting on the phone which diverts their attention, affecting their work adversely.
A 26-year-old two-time national-level Taekwondo gold medallist has been arrested for allegedly snatching mobile phones in the national capital, police said on Saturday. Suraj, a resident of Uttam Nagar area, was arrested on Wednesday, they said.
A man in Greater Noida landed behind bars on Friday, after almost an unabated six-year stealing spree that saw him take anything he could lay his hands on, be it jewellery, car keys, ATM cards or mobile phones, police said.
A total of 11 mobile phones, two SIM cards, six mobile phone chargers, three packets of cannabis of one gram each, 1.48 kg tobacco and Rs 5,140 in cash were seized, Diwan Zafar Hussain Khan, Joint Secretary-cum-Director (Administration), Bihar Prisons, said.
The move to raise duty on mobile phones is likely to hurt players like Apple that import most of their phones from China, thereby compelling them to consider manufacturing higher number of models in india.
The government turned down the argument of handset makers who said installing GPS in feature phones would push up costs and hit sales
Recognising battery life as a perennial problem for smartphone owners, Jivi Mobiles has launched a new feature phone “Sumo T3000” which seeks to end users’ woes by providing battery backup of a whopping 50 days.
In a major crackdown, police today seized 14 mobile phones from a sub-jail in Baramulla district of Kashmir which were allegedly being used by the inmates to be in touch with their contacts in Pakistan
The three-mobile phone of former Indian cricket skipper M.S. Dhoni has been has been recovered by police that went missing after a hotel blaze from a firefighter. The recovery happened a day after Dhoni filed
In a bid to provide free apps to protect your desktop, laptop and mobile phones for removing malicious softwares, the government has launched a malware analysis centre called the Cyber Swachhta Kendra (CSK). "I would
Consumers will have to shell out 1-2 per cent more on mobile phones following the levy of a special additional duty (SAD) on circuit boards of mobile phones. The Union Budget for 2017-18 imposed a
A Chinese company has admitted that it planted a spyware in some Android mobile phones that sent back to China information about the users and text messages.
Indian Cellular Association has asked Chinese companies to partner with Indian firms for setting up a manufacturing base in the country.
In a first, the Cabinet Secretariat has issued a directive to the Union Ministers to not to carry mobile phones in Cabinet meetings as it could lead to the leakage of information through hacking of
A new chemical method could help salvage some of the estimated 300 tonnes of gold used in electronic devices each year, a study shows. A simple chemical method developed by researchers at the University of
The government has said no such device will be sold from next year without a single key panic button.
Mansa: The Punjab police have unearthed a gang operating in Mansa district that was allegedly duping e-commerce giant Flipkart of at least Rs 25 lakh by exploiting its easy-return policy. Five individuals have been arrested
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