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Mangaluru, Nov 29: Mind trainer and managing director of Sadhana Academy Dr Surfraz J Hashim was awarded with “National Healthcare Icon 2018” for his outstanding contribution in the field of mind training towards holistic health with the help of traditional science to promote and development of natural health. Dr Surfraz conducts mind mapping programmes for the students, teachers, professionals...

Los Angeles, NOV 29: A California woman was behind bars on Wednesday for beating and choking a McDonald's manager after discovering there wasn't enough ketchup in her order, police said. Mayra Berenice Gallo, 24, apparently went into a rage on October 27 after ordering food through the drive-through at the fast food outlet in the town of Santa Ana. Police spokesman Anthony Bertagna told media that...

Bengaluru, Nov 27: Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler will confer the highest French Civilian distinction, Chevalier de la Legion of Honneur- 'Knight of the Legion of Honour' on Wipro Chairman Azim Premji tomorrow. The award was in recognition of Mr Premji's outstanding contribution to developing the information technology industry in India, his economic outreach in France and his...

Bengaluru, Nov 27: ISRO is all set to launch its workhorse rocket PSLV-C43 carrying India's earth observation satellite Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite (HySIS) and 30 co-passenger satellites, including 23 from the US, from Sriharikota on November 29. The space agency said the 45th flight of PSLV will be launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota...

Ahead of assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, politicians from all political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. Sharad Singh Kumar, of Rashtriya Aamjan Party contesting on the election symbol of a shoe has garnered attention owing to his unique style of campaigning. Singh is polishing shoes of people and says he will make use of his unique election symbol to turn it into a...

Mysuru, Nov 25: Palaces in Mysuru and Bengaluru will remain closed for public today and tomorrow as a mark of respect to film actor turned politician M H Ambareesh who was close friend of Mysuru Royal family. Mysuru royal family expressed deep condolence to actor- politician Ambareesh death in Bengaluru last night. In a message Ms Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of scion Srikantadatta Narasimharaja...

California, Nov 23: The hefty price of the newer generation iPhone probably did not work in favour of Apple. The company is reportedly looking at restarting the production of its older iPhone X which had a good response. According to Mashable, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, which debuted in September, are not selling at a pace the company expected. Apple also decided to cut production on all new...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23: More than 1000 Facebook accounts are being monitored by the Kerala Police as part of collecting information on those who called for agitations against the Supreme Court verdict on September 28. Based on reports from the State Hitech Cyber Cell and the District Cyber Cell, police registered cases against nearly 40 people in this regard, sources said. Several people used...

San Francisco, Nov 22: The outgoing head of Facebook's communications team on Wednesday took responsibility for the controversial hiring of a conservative consulting firm accused of using “black ops” style techniques, acknowledging critics including investor George Soros were targeted. The announcement by Elliot Schrage, who said in June he was stepping down, came after Facebook's chief operating...

New Delhi, Nov 22: Popular messaging app WhatsApp has named Abhijit Bose as its India Head, meeting one of the key demands made by the Indian government. Bose, who will join the messaging platform early next year, will build WhatsApp's first full country team outside of California and will be based in Gurugram, WhatsApp said in a statement. Bose and his team will focus on helping businesses, both...