August2017
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Sarahah Founder says, We may be forced to reveal user identity
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: Sarahah is under scanner, again. Some reports making rounds on the internet for a while now claims that the app will reveal everyone’s “secret” identity. Ever since such reports started to appear on the... -
How long do employees stay at the biggest tech companies?
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: According to Paysa, a company which publicises salary data, the average span of an employee at almost all biggest tech companies is less than two years. According to them, Facebook tops the list with... -
Google launches Android 8.0 named ‘Oreo’
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: Google today announced ‘Oreo’ as the name for the latest version of the Android operating system, continuing the dessert-themed names. It brings features including notification dots on app icons, picture-in-picture mode, and an autofill... -
Einstein once used a solar eclipse to prove Newton wrong
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: Albert Einstein used May 1919’s total solar eclipse to prove gravity can bend spacetime causing light to take a different path, which challenges Newton’s theory of space being a fixed background on which gravity... -
Indian court finally rules against instant divorce
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: India’s top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women’s rights activists. In a 3-2 majority verdict, the court called the practice “unIslamic”. India is... -
Azarenka withdraws from US Open amid custody fight
Aug 22, 2017News Hour Two-time US Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka confirmed her withdrawal from the tournament on Monday amid a custody battle concerning her eight-month-old son. Azarenka, who signalled last week she may miss the tournament rather than... -
Foo Fighters follow ‘Adele’ blueprint on return
Aug 22, 2017News Hour Grunge veterans the Foo Fighters are channelling their inner Rick Astley with a bold new record the American rockers describe as their “weirdest” yet. While their DNA is rooted in the Seattle grunge scene... -
Klopp feels heat as Liverpool eye group phase
Aug 22, 2017News Hour Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp concedes his side are already feeling the pressure this season ahead of the return leg of their Champions League play-off against Hoffenheim on Wednesday. Liverpool looked to have planted one... -
Four Spain attacks suspects to go before judge, eight others killed
Aug 22, 2017News Hour Four suspects detained during the investigation into the deadly Catalonia attacks will appear before a judge for the first time Tuesday, after the eight other members of the jihadist terror cell were killed. “The... -
Japan to continue support for Bangladesh’s uplift
Aug 22, 2017News Hour Japan today assured that the country would continue its assistance for Bangladesh’s development. “We would continue to render assistance for the development of Bangladesh,”Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Masato Watanabe said when he paid a...
