Micromax has overtaken Apple and reached the second position in the tablet market in India in the second quarter with 14 percent market-share, data released by the International Data Corporation (IDC) said Monday. "Strong performance in Q2 2014 allowed Micromax to tip Apple to the second spot," an IDC statement here said. Samsung
Assuring the same quick reaction and proactive response a Japanese investor accorded when he was chief minister of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday announced a special team in his office to fast-track investments from Japan. "In the coming days you'll get the same speed and response that you have experienced in Gujarat in
Admitting that India's roads were among the most dangerous anywhere, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari Monday said the government will introduce a "holistic" act to amend the Motor Vehicles Act in the winter session of parliament. "The existing Motor Vehicles Act of 1988 has outlived its utility in the fast changing traffic
Actor Boman Irani has been given police protection following a reported threat call from a gangster. A source from Mumbai Police confirmed the news and told IANS: "Yes, we are giving protection to Boman Irani from Friday." However, he didn't confirm the threat reports. Earlier, Morani brothers – film producers Karim and Ali – and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the steps taken by him in the past 100 days have yielded results. Speaking in Tokyo on the third day of his Japan visit, Modi said that the within the past 100 days, the "initiatives I have taken, the steps that I have taken…the results are clear".
Amid an unprecedented power crisis and a drought in the state, a high-level delegation led by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav left for Netherlands on Monday, a government spokesman informed. Accompanied by ministers and senior bureaucrats including chief secretary Alok Ranjan, Yadav will be meeting industry captains and government officials in Netherlands in a
A 20-year-old shoe worker died on Monday after being severely beaten with iron rods in Agra's Transport Nagar area, police said. Suraj succumbed to the injuries after he was severely assaulted by criminals and history sheeters in Transport Nagar on Sunday. Meanwhile, police has registered a case against Baigon alias Yusuf and his three friends
Describing West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress as a party "full of antisocials", CPI-M veteran Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee Sunday ruled out any kind of talks with the Mamata Banerjee-led party. Bhattcharjee's comments come in the wake of his Chief Minister Banerjee opining that she was not averse to the idea of tying up with the
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan on Sunday vowed not to spare Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif after eight people were killed and 450 injured during anti-government protests here. Cricketer-turned -politician Imran Khan told his supporters that FIRs would be registered against the
The Congress in Kerala Sunday expressed doubt over the aptness of a former chief justice of India taking over as the governor of a state. The state's ruling party's response came following reports that former CJI P. Sathasivam would replace Sheila Dikshit who last week announced that she is quitting. There has been