Get ready, India! Akash Ambani will launch iPhone 8 and 8 Plus on Friday

MUMBAI: Akash Ambani, the Ambani scion who is on the board of of Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) will roll out the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus on Friday noon in the telcos headquarters in Navi Mumbai. The newly launched phones from stables of Apple will be available for purchase from September 29 onwards at a starting price of Rs 64,000.

Micromax Ties Up With BSNL To Launch A JioPhone Competitor Feature Phone

Micromax is readying to launch a 4G feature phone which will compete with the new JioPhone. The feature phone will be called BharatOne and will be launched in the first week of October for a price of Rs 2000. BharatOne will be launched in collaboration with state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam. The free voice and data offers will be provoded by BSNL and Micromax will take care of the manufacturing. The BharatOne is said to have a better camera, larger screen and more battery life than any other feature phone available in the market right now, including the JioPhone. The date of launch has been intelligently decided to take advantage of the festive season. There is enough proof that Indian consumers like to shop for mobile phones during this season. Recently, Xiaomi announced that it sold over 1 million handsets during the Amazon and Flipkart sales. To believe tha t people will be eyeing an even more affordable phone during the season is not far fetched.

World Contraception Day: Wondering what's the best birth control method? We got you covered

According to statistics, a large percentage of people in the country have had unsafe sex at some point, which is one of the major causes of deaths due to unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. While the termbirth controlis used in a broader sense to prevent unwanted pregnancies, contraception refers to the methods and devices that are adopted for birth control. Using these can also reduce the risk of acquiring manysexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Dr Nandita Palshetkar, medical director, Bloom IVFGroup, gives some safe birth control and contraception options one can adopt.

A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata

A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek anisos, "uneven" and pteron, "wing", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). Adult dragonflies are characterized by large, multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related group, damselflies (Zygoptera), which are similar in structure, though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold the wings folded at rest, along or above the abdomen. Dragonflies are agile fliers, while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery flight. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural coloration, making them conspicuous in flight. An adult dragonfly's com pound eyes have nearly 24,000 ommatidia each.

Run seeks to create awareness on Alzheimer's

Residents from all walks of life came together on Sunday to participate in the Purple Run that was launched at Olcott School, Besant Nagar.

Electric bus in record-breaking journey

The 40ft Catalyst E2 Max bus - designed by Californian company Proterra - went 1,102.2 miles on a testing ground in New Carlisle, Indiana. Cities around the world are looking to use more electric vehicles for public transport, to combat air pollution. Some experts believe the bus's long journey could be a breakthrough moment for electric vehicles. The previous record of 1,013.76 miles was set by a light-duty passenger electric vehicle 46 times lighter than the bus.

Fluctuating Weight May Affect Your Blood Pressure; Try These Foods to Keep Healthy

Obesity is a cause of quite some health problems that you shouldn't ignore; one of them being blood pressure. According to the research presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Hypertension, AHA Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, American Society of Hypertension Joint Scientific Sessions 2017 in San Francisco, your fluctuating weight can influence blood pressure. The study looked at the impact of five health behaviours on blood pressure levels over a 25 year period.

Moto G5S Plus and Moto G5S Review

India late last month. Both promise new features and upgrades that will help Moto stay competitive. The company has been on a launch spree this calendar year, bringing new Moto E, Moto C, and Moto Z devices to the Indian market, plus the Moto X4 internationally. The reason for the rapid refresh of the G series, according to Lenovo, is that the Rs. 15,000 and above segment is seeing a steady rise in demand, and there has been a change in consumer spending. Will this strategy work this time around for Lenovo? Let's try to find out.

Surfacing too quickly from the ocean causes diver to swell up to double his size

Diving into the depths of the ocean may sound fun but one also needs to be extremely careful before taking the plunge. The bends or decompression sickness affecting people while diving can cause joint pain and breathing problems, but in extreme conditions it can leave a person terribly deformed.A fisherman in Peru suffered a shocking case of the bends after surfacing too quickly from a dive as his arms and hest ballooned. The man who dived to collect creatures from the sea floor has gained around 30 kg as doctors try to treat the deformity.

Tobacco may cause blindness: AIIMS docs

Tobacco not only causes cancer, its prolonged consumption may also lead to blindness, and often such cases are irreversible, doctors at AIIMS said on Friday. They also said studies have shown that those who smoke tobacco, significantly increase their risk of developing cataract compared to nonsmokers. Smoking or chewing tobacco over five to 10 years affects the optic nerve which may lead to visual loss, the doctors said. "Often such cases of blindness are irreversible. People know that smoking and chewing of tobacco causes heart disease and cancer, but vision loss and other eye problems due to tobacco are not widely known," said Dr Atul Kumar, chief of Dr R P Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences in AIIMS.