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Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express: Salient features, schedule, tatkal booking rules and other details

New Delhi:  After the successful run of the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the second premium Tejas train is ready to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. This will be another step of the Ministry of Railways in its endeavour to improve the overall travelling experience of rail passengers as the train will offer state of the art facilities.  The inaugural run of this second Tejas Train will be flagged off from Ahmedabad on January 17, 2020. The commercial run of the train will start with effect from January 19, 2020 from Ahmedabad. The train to be operated by IRCTC which also operates the first Tejas Train and it will be equipped with all modern facilities on board. According to Railway Ministry, this fully air-conditioned train will have two Executive Class Chair Cars having 56 seats each and eight Chair Cars having a capacity of 78 seats each. The total carrying capacity of the train will be 736 passengers. This Tejas Train will have scheduled commercial halts at Nadiad, Va...

Nokia 4.2 price in India slashed; now starts at Rs 6,999

HMD Global has reduced the price of Nokia 4.2 smartphone in India yet again. The phone is now being sold at a much affordable price of Rs 6,999. The new price is now reflecting on Amazon but Flipkart is still selling the device at its last reduced price of Rs 9,499.  Nokia 4.2 was originally launched at Rs 10,990 in the country but later its price was slashed by Rs 500. Now the phone has received another price cut, bringing its cost down to as low as Rs 6,999.  Nokia 4.2 specifications As far as the specs are concerned, Nokia 4.2 sports a 5.71-inch HD+ FullView display with 19:9 aspect ratio, waterdrop notch, a 2.5D curved glass and a resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels. It is powered by the Qualcomm octa-core Snapdragon 439 processor clocked at 1.95GHz and paired with Adreno 505 GPU. Nokia 4.2 gets 2GB/3GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB of storage options. The storage is further also expandable up to 400GB memory via a dedicated...

North Korea hackers targeted think tanks, activists: Microsoft

San Francisco:  Microsoft has revealed that a North Korea-linked hacker group has stolen sensitive personal information of government employees, think tanks, university staff members, members of organisations focused on world peace and human rights, as well as individuals who work on nuclear proliferation related issues. Microsoft has now gained control of 50 domains that the group uses to conduct its operations, the company said on Monday. With this action, the sites can no longer be used to execute attacks. A court case against the hacker group, called Thallium, filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, resulted in a court order enabling Microsoft to take control of the web domains, Microsoft Customer Security and Trust Vice President Tom Burt said in a blog post. Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) and the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has been tracking and gathering information on Thallium, monitoring the group's activitie...

Samsung Sankranti Sale: Samsung Galaxy A20s, Galaxy A30s, and more available with big offers

Major consumer electronics and smartphone brand Samsung has announced a number of exciting cashback offers on Galaxy A series of smartphones for consumers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. With the announcement of Samsung’s ‘Sankranti Sambaralu’ offers, customers in the region can buy Galaxy A series of smartphones at a discounted price. The offer will be valid from January 1, 2020, through January 20, 2020. During these twenty days, smartphones such as Galaxy A20/20s, Galaxy A30/A30s, Galaxy A50/A50s and Galaxy A70/A70s will be eligible for 7.5 per cent cashback offers. These offers will be exclusive to HDFC Credit Cards, Debit Cards (only EMI) and HDFC loans. Additionally, Samsung is offering “No Cost EMIs” from all leading financiers on the purchase of Galaxy A smartphones. Grab Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones at the best prices and make this festive season a memorable one.

Realme 5i launch confirmed for January 6; gets listed on a retailer's site

Realme Vietnam has officially confirmed that Realme 5i will be launched on January 6, 2020. The company took to Facebook to tease the arrival of the phone. Realme 5i has also been listed on FPT Shop - an online retailer from Vietnam - revealing the specifications of the unannounced device. Interested buyers of the country can register themselves on the site to get the latest information about the phone.  Realme 5i will be the fourth handset in the company's 5 lineup that comprises of the standard Realme 5, the pro variant Realme 5 Pro and the affordable Realme 5s.  The phone is expected to make its way to the Indian market soon after its launch in Vietnam. However, there has been no confirmation from the company on this.  Realme 5i specifications According to the listing on FTP Shop, Realme 5i will sport a 6.52-inch waterdrop notch IPS LCD display. Under the hood, it will have Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor paired with 4 GB of RAM a...

Apple iPhone 12 to bring radical new design with notch-less display, reveals leaked patent

New patents have emerged that show an iPhone without the notch that’s been a regular feature on most of the iPhones we’ve seen in the past few years. Like most years, there’s a lot of hope and expectations from Apple’s 2020 series of iPhones. The iPhones are expected to bring with them a number of new firsts for the industry, and some firsts for Apple. One of which now appears to be the presence of notch-less displays on the upcoming iPhones. New patents have emerged that show an iPhone, but without the notch that’s been a feature on most of the iPhones we’ve seen in the past few years. The patents were first spotted by GoDigital which shows a device that looks like an iPhone but misses out on the notch. The patent shows a device with a rectangular display and square corners. Interestingly, because of the lack of a notch on the device, the device appears to be missing the required hardware for Apple’s Face ID tech. There’s also no front-facing camera leading us to believe ...

Tamil Nadu college expels 4 girls for drinking after video of incident goes viral

A college in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district on Monday expelled four female students for consuming alcohol with their male friends at a party. A college in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district on Monday expelled four female students for consuming alcohol with their male friends at a party. The incident took place nearly six weeks ago but came to light in the last week of December. According to sources, the expelled students are from Dharmapuram Adhinam Arts and Science College, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The expulsion came after a video of the incident went viral on social media. The video was apparently shot and released by of the boys present at the party and was allegedly uploaded by him on multiple social media platformsWhatsApp, Facebook, sources said. Their expulsion will come into effect on January 2, 2020. The expelled students are above 18, however, 21 is the legal age to consume alcohol in Tamil Nadu.