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Noida man held for giving death threats to Salman, Zeeshan Siddique

Noida man held for giving death threats to Salman, Zeeshan Siddique

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

The Mumbai police have arrested a 20-year-old man from Noida in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly issuing a death threat to Bollywood actor Salman Khan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Zeeshan Siddique, an official said on Tuesday.

Now, one charger for all mobile phones

Now, one charger for all mobile phones

Rediff.com25 May 2010

The International Telecommunication Union has announced the success of its expert team in finalising an energy efficient standard mobile charger for all the cell phones in the world, irrespective of which company has manufactured them.

Is your mobile phone smart enough?

Is your mobile phone smart enough?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2005

'Ustadji, I Am Truly Heartbroken!'

'Ustadji, I Am Truly Heartbroken!'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2024

Like his countless admirers, Durga Dominic was heartbroken when the incomparable Ustad Zakir Hussain left us to play wonderful concerts in the heavens.

Coldplay, Diljit tickets: ED lodges money laundering case

Coldplay, Diljit tickets: ED lodges money laundering case

Rediff.com26 Oct 2024

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has detected alleged irregularities after it conducted raids in a money laundering case to probe 'black marketing' of tickets for two 'highly anticipated' music concerts by British rock band Coldplay and actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh.

China develops world's first 3-G mobile phone

China develops world's first 3-G mobile phone

Rediff.com3 Nov 2003

The phone works on Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA).

Prototype of eye-controlled mobile phone unveiled

Prototype of eye-controlled mobile phone unveiled

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

The prototype device has special electrodes -- that can pick up the movement of the eye -- attached to the earphones.

Good news for mobile phone users

Good news for mobile phone users

Rediff.com7 Jul 2004

TRAI has mandated a 6-month validity period for tariff plans.

Hyundai, STC to launch mobile phones

Hyundai, STC to launch mobile phones

Rediff.com23 Nov 2004

Hyundai Mobile, a unit of South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Corp, has entered into a strategic partnership with State Trading Corporation for selling mobile phones in India under which the PSU will give an import funding assistance of Rs 200 crore (R

A headache for mobile phone makers

A headache for mobile phone makers

Rediff.com12 Apr 2004

PhD scholar is 4th suicide in IIT-Kanpur in a year

PhD scholar is 4th suicide in IIT-Kanpur in a year

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

Pragati Kharya, a resident of Sanigawan in Kanpur who was pursuing a PhD in Earth Sciences, died by suicide inside her hostel room D-116 in hall number-4 during the intervening night, but the matter came to light on Thursday noon, they said.

Police bust massive IPL betting operation in Indore

Police bust massive IPL betting operation in Indore

Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

The accused had obtained mobile phone SIM cards in fake names and used to take betting amounts from people through QR codes, the official said.

RBI enhances UPI Lite wallet limit to Rs 5,000

RBI enhances UPI Lite wallet limit to Rs 5,000

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced the increase of the UPI Lite wallet limit to Rs 5,000 and per-transaction limit to Rs 1,000, in order to encourage wider adoption of the popular instant payment system through mobile phones. A limit of Rs 500 per transaction and an overall limit of Rs 2,000 per UPI Lite wallet, is presently applicable, with the facility of auto-replenishment. Unveiling the October bi-monthly monetary policy, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das also said the per-transaction limit in UPI123Pay will be enhanced to Rs 10,000 from the current Rs 5,000.

Missing Taarak Mehta actor feared being spied on, had 27 email acs

Missing Taarak Mehta actor feared being spied on, had 27 email acs

Rediff.com10 May 2024

The mystery over missing actor Gurucharan Singh, who played Roshan Singh Sodhi's character in TV serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, has deepened as the Delhi police has found that the actor was using 27 separate email accounts in the fear of being "surveillanced" by someone.

EVMs in India are 'black box', can't scrutinise, says Rahul, backs Musk's view

EVMs in India are 'black box', can't scrutinise, says Rahul, backs Musk's view

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

The former Congress president also tagged a post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in which he talked about eliminating EVMs.

Maliwal case: Bibhav charged with destroying evidence

Maliwal case: Bibhav charged with destroying evidence

Rediff.com10 Jun 2024

The Delhi Police has added the Indian Penal Code section for 'disappearing evidence and giving false information' against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal's assault case, an official said on Monday.

Why parents made to wait for 3 hrs: CBI asks ex-RG Kar principal

Why parents made to wait for 3 hrs: CBI asks ex-RG Kar principal

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers for the fourth consecutive day on Monday questioned the former principal of Kar Medical College, Sandip Ghosh in connection with their probe into the rape and murder of a woman doctor.

Dixon Technologies' flight against valuation gravity: Can it defy the pull?

Dixon Technologies' flight against valuation gravity: Can it defy the pull?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

Stocks of electronics manufacturing services companies have been major outperformers, with four of the top eight listed majors by market capitalisation doubling their value over the past 12 months. The biggest gainer in this space has been the market leader, Dixon Technologies (India), which is up nearly threefold.

3 cops suspended after Bishnoi gang shooter speaks to reporters

3 cops suspended after Bishnoi gang shooter speaks to reporters

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

Three policemen have been suspended for alleged negligence in duty, taking cognisance of videos in which a sharpshooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang interacts with reporters while in police custody and comments on Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique's killing, officials said on Saturday.

Rail Budget 2013: E-ticketing from mobile phones

Rail Budget 2013: E-ticketing from mobile phones

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

A more efficient and people sensitive Railway Services system is being rolled out with Next Generation technology, which would make e-ticketing possible through mobile phones as also provide SMS alerts on reservation status.

Only 28.5% Youth Are Digitally Literate

Only 28.5% Youth Are Digitally Literate

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

Goa has the highest number of people who could 'search the Internet for information and can send or receive e-mails and can perform online banking transactions'.

Now, buy mobile phones @ Rs 1,099!

Now, buy mobile phones @ Rs 1,099!

Rediff.com3 Apr 2009

The new handsets -- MOTOYUVA W156 and MOTOYUVA W160 -- offer an internal phonebook of 200 contacts and storage of 80 SMS, the company said in a statement.

Is This The Future Of Television?

Is This The Future Of Television?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2024

'If you are watching cricket and don't want to leave the screen, you could check the menu and order through Zomato (or any other app) from a small part of your screen. That is what we are working towards.'

Baba Siddique's killers watched YouTube to learn shooting

Baba Siddique's killers watched YouTube to learn shooting

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

Shooters involved in the killing of Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique learnt to handle firearms by watching videos on YouTube at a rented house in Kurla area in Mumbai, officials said on Wednesday.

Buying a mobile phone? Things to consider

Buying a mobile phone? Things to consider

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

Picking the right phone can certainly be a daunting task. So here are some elementary things to consider before you buy a mobile phone. Read on. . .

States refuse to lower duty on mobile phones

States refuse to lower duty on mobile phones

Rediff.com12 May 2013

Also discuss a proposal to increase the minimum VAT rate to 6% from 5%; no decision taken yet

Lenovo to make AI servers in India, establishes 4th largest R&D centre in country

Lenovo to make AI servers in India, establishes 4th largest R&D centre in country

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

PC maker Lenovo India will start manufacturing 50,000 GPU-based AI servers in India next year, the company said on Tuesday. Besides this, Lenovo announced setting up its fourth largest research and development centre in Bengaluru. Lenovo India managing director Shailendra Katyal said that the company will make servers locally and also export them from its manufacturing unit in Puducherry.

'PLI Has Been A Big Boost To Manufacturing'

'PLI Has Been A Big Boost To Manufacturing'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2024

'We can hope to see a lot of creation of jobs in the days to come.'

PC makers look to hitch a ride on the q-com bandwagon

PC makers look to hitch a ride on the q-com bandwagon

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

Bengaluru-based Sunny Gupta had been searching for a laptop for months. In August, while sitting at a coffee shop, he decided to order an Acer Predator laptop - typically priced between Rs 95,000 and Rs 2.5 lakh - through the quick-commerce (q-com) platform Flipkart Minutes. "It took exactly 13 minutes from payment to receiving it at the Starbucks I ordered it to," he wrote in a now-viral post on social media platform X.

How mobile phones are helping farmers in India

How mobile phones are helping farmers in India

Rediff.com4 May 2012

Ossian Agro Automation Private Limited, a Pune-based manufacturer of rural wireless automation systems, is in dialogue with Nokia to offer 'Nano Ganesh', a product which allows farmers to use mobile phones to remotely monitor and switch on or off their irrigation pumps, bundled with the Finnish company's handsets.

Mobile phones won't cause you cancer

Mobile phones won't cause you cancer

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

The report was compiled by Australian cancer specialist Professor Brendan Stewart at the University of New South Wales and has been published in the academic journal Mutation Research Reviews.

'No evidence that mobile phones can cause cancer'

'No evidence that mobile phones can cause cancer'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2012

Long-term use of mobile phones may cause cancer, although there is "no convincing evidence" to suggest that, claims the biggest ever review of the subject.

Is it a projector? No, it's a camera! Oh no, it's a mobile phone!

Is it a projector? No, it's a camera! Oh no, it's a mobile phone!

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

That's how kids reacted when they saw the phone that was made to make the first-ever mobile call in the UK.

'Raj Kapoor Lost His Cool Most Of The Time'

'Raj Kapoor Lost His Cool Most Of The Time'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

Rahul Rawail remembers his mentor Raj Kapoor.

Weak rupee to push up mobile phone prices

Weak rupee to push up mobile phone prices

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Come July, mobile phone prices are expected to be dearer by up to 10 per cent due to the steep depreciation in the value of rupee against dollar.

Maharashtra: MLA addresses rally over mobile phone

Maharashtra: MLA addresses rally over mobile phone

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

Shalinitai Patil was stopped from entering Kudal.

Malayalam actor Siddique gets bail in rape case

Malayalam actor Siddique gets bail in rape case

Rediff.com19 Nov 2024

The top court also took note of the fact that the complaint in the case was filed in August, eight years after the alleged incident took place in 2016.

Now, a mobile phone for Rs 777

Now, a mobile phone for Rs 777

Rediff.com3 May 2007

These phones are SIM-enabled, allowing consumers to move from one CDMA service to another, a flexibility hitherto available only on GSM handsets.

The mobile phone killed a million bees

The mobile phone killed a million bees

Rediff.com16 Apr 2007

A study has found bees do not return to their hives if nearby mobiles are left switched on. When exposed, they lose their sense of direction.

Why your neta loves the mobile phone these days

Why your neta loves the mobile phone these days

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

The burgeoning mobile user base in the country has given the political parties an opportunity to take their campaigns directly to the people.