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Ryan school murder: 2 admin officials sent to police, judicial custody

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On Wednesday, SIT teams searched the school premises for clues, while a CBSE panel looked into security loopholes Ryan International Group's northern zone head Francis Thomas was on Wednesday sent to three days police custody while the school's human resource head Jeyus Thomas   to five days judicial custody by a Sohna court in connection with the murder of a seven-year-old student. The Gurgaon Police had arrested Francis and Jeyus, under relevant sections of the IPC and Juvenile Justice Act, following the gruesome murder of Pradhuman on Friday last. ALSO READ:  Gurugram boy murder: Bombay HC grants interim relief to Ryan Group trustees The schoolboy's body was found in a washroom with the throat slit. Francis was sent to police custody till September 16 while Jeyus to judicial custody till September 18 by the court, an SIT officer said. ALSO READ:  Transfer Ryan murder case outside Sohna for 'fair' trial: School official Earlier in the day, ...

The Apple iPhone X vs iPhone 8: What are the big differences?

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As the dust settles, it's time for a comparison of the new iPhones' key features, from size and screen to biometrics and battery If you follow Apple, you know by now that the company just made its biggest phone announcement in years. There’s the iPhone 8, a pretty update to the line that began with the iPhone 6 in 2014. Then there is the iPhone X, a major overhaul that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook called “the future of the smartphone.” Let’s go over the major differences:

Apple's iPhone 8 launch: 7 stocks to watch out for today

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Apple Inc will unveil new iPhones today at its Apple Park 'spaceship' campus When Apple Inc unveils new iPhones on Tuesday at its Apple Park “spaceship” campus, there may be important clues for the watchers of seven semiconductor stocks. Apple exerts a sun-like gravitational pull on the global electronics supply chain, affecting the pricing of commodities like flash memory chips - it consumes 18 percent of global supply. The iPhone maker can make or break small, specialty chip suppliers. The final tally of semiconductor winners and losers will not be known until the devices ship and analysts rip them apart to examine the circuit boards. That will give insight into matters like the continued battle between Intel Corp and Qualcomm Inc to supply so-called modem chips for mobile data. Even the limited technical information Apple gives on stage tomorrow could shed light on how several other companies are faring. Here are seven stocks to watch during today’s launch. ...

The only safe email is text-only email

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Safe email is plain-text email; showing only the plain words of the message exactly as they arrived It’s troubling to think that at any moment you might open an email that looks like it comes from your employer, a relative or your bank, only to fall for a phishing scam. Any one of the endless stream of innocent-looking emails you receive throughout the day could be trying to con you into handing over your login credentials and give criminals control of your confidential data or your identity. Most people tend to think that it’s users’ fault when they fall for phishing scams: Someone just clicked on the wrong thing. To fix it, then, users should just stop clicking on the wrong thing. But as security experts who study malware techniques, we believe that thinking chases the wrong problem. The real issue is that today’s web-based email systems are electronic minefields filled with demands and enticements to click and engage in an increasingly responsive and interactive online...

7 coaches of Shaktipunj Express derail in UP, no casualties reported

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The train was running at a speed of about 40 km/hr which, officials say prevented any injuries Seven coaches of the Jabalpur- bound  Shaktipunj Express  derailed today in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, a railway official said. "The accident occurred at around 6:25 AM and we have already cleared out the site," Railway ministry spokesperson Anil Saxena said. "All passengers were put on the remaining coaches and by 7:28 AM all of them had left the spot. All of them are safe and no one was injured in the accident," he said. Also Read :  Reliance Industries to turn ex-bonus on Thursday; stock extends gains The train was running at a speed of about 40 km/hr which, officials say prevented any injuries when the incident occurred. This is the third such derailment in the state in less than a month. On August 19, the Utkal Express had derailed in Muzaffarnagar district, killing 22 people and injuring 156. About 100 passengers were wounded when 10...

Gauri Lankesh: A firebrand journalist vocal on secularism and Dalit rights

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Best quality in Gauri was one could always argue with her, dispute her and tell her she was wrong “Be careful about what you post on social media. We live in dangerous times,” I told  Gauri Lankesh  last week. She replied saying “We can’t be so dead. It is human to express and react. What we feel impulsively is usually our most honest response.” On Tuesday night, she was shot and killed in cold blood. The killing was not impulsive. It was well thought and carefully planned, like the murders in Maharashtra and Karnataka of the rationalists and thinkers Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare and M.M. Kalburgi that she had herself condemned and protested. I grew up in a family of writers. My father, K. Marulasiddappa, and P Lankesh, Gauri’s father, were colleagues and close friends. Lankesh was an English lecturer. My father taught Kannada. ALSO READ:  Right-wing critic, senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru We lived in the same neighbourhood. ...