India

New Delhi, May 18: Indian mobile-phone sales have dropped for the first time in 20 years, raising the question: Is a slowdown at hand for the world's fastest-growing smartphone market? Mobile sales dropped 14.5 percent the first quarter (Q1, January-March) 2015, on a quarter-to-quarter basis, compared to Q4 (October-December) 2014 -- from 62 million handsets in Q4 2014 to 53 million handsets in Q1

Seoul, May 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on the last leg of his three-nation visit during which he will hold talks with the South Korean leadership aiming to give a fillip to economic and trade cooperation. A slew of agreements are expected to be signed during the visit including one on Double Taxation Avoidance Convention, cooperation in shipping and logistics, audiovisual

New Delhi, May 17: The war of words over appointment of Delhi's Acting Chief Secretary today continued with Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju accusing the AAP government of indulging in character assassination of a lady IAS officer from the Northeast and "disobeying" the Constitution. Accusing the AAP of insulting the people of Delhi, the Minister said the officer's appointment was made by

Ulan Bator, May 17: India today announced a credit line of USD 1 billion to Mongolia to expand its economic capacity and infrastructure, as they decided to upgrade their relationship from Comprehensive to "Strategic Partnership". Narendra Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Mongolia, held wide ranging talks with his counterpart Chimed Saikhanbileg here following which the two sides

Chennai, May 16: AIADMK today said that it has disbursed over Rs 7 crore as relief to families of 244 persons who died allegedly by committing suicide following Jayaalithaa's conviction in a graft case by a lower court last year. The AIADMK supremo was subsequently acquitted by the Karnataka High Court on May 11. "So far, Rs 7.32 crore has been given away to families of 244 persons who committed

Nagaur, May 16: Scores of Dalits have fled their homes in Rajasthan's Nagaur district after four people were killed by Jats, some of them run over by tractors, during a sudden flare-up of violence over a decades-old land dispute. Six women of the Meghwal Dalit community women who were seriously injured during the clashes in Dangawas village, 250 km from state capital Jaipur, on Thursday alleged

Shanghai, May 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Shanghai today, where he met 22 top Chinese CEOs to pitch his "Make in India" agenda to them. 21 business agreements worth 22 billion dollars were signed between Indian and Chinese companies today. "I have come to say to you Make in India," the PM told the Chinese industry leaders, and talked about what he called the "5F Formula - From Farm to

Nirmal (Telangana), May 15: Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "acche din" have come only for Modi and few businessmen close to him. Addressing a public meeting at Wadial village near here, he said Modi has five to six businessmen friends and the entire country was being run for them. "It is a government of selected people. It is a

Washington, May 15: Scientists have found a towering rock structure deep under East Asia by using 3-D supercomputer simulations of data from 227 earthquakes that hit the region during 2007-2011. The finding could throw light on the fate of the subducted continental plates beneath the Tibetan Plateau, known as ‘the roof of the world,’ which rises about 5km above sea level. The work may also help

Raipur, May 15: 'The government has noticed that you did not wear proper clothes while receiving the Prime Minister,' the notice read. Chhattisgarh government has issued a notice to Bastar district collector Amit Kataria for wearing sunglasses and not wearing “proper clothes” while receiving Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Bastar visit on May 9. “As Bastar collector, you received the Prime