Amitav Ghosh's advice to budding writers: Work hard!

Author and co-winner of the Crossword Book Award 2009 in the Fiction category, the much sought after Amitav Ghosh, found himself swamped by admirers at the Crossword Book Award......

Bad weather fails to curb Surat's eclipse spirit

A monotonous, steady drizzle, from the wee hours of the morning, did not stop thousands of Surat residents from hitting the road at 5.30 am on July 22. Traffic was nastily snarled in the pre-dawn......

Obama inks landmark anti-tobacco law

United States President Barack Obama is fighting hard to stub the butt. Though not a chain smoker, he reportedly does manage to sneak in a quick smoke often. On Monday, the US......

Samsung gets Rs 1,400-cr Galaxy S23 orders on Day 1 of pre-booking

Electronics major Samsung has received orders for around 1.4 lakh units of its premium smartphone Galaxy S23 worth a total of Rs 1,400 crore on the first day of its pre-booking for the device, a......

Despite new launches, Samsung continues to lag behind Xiaomi in India

It has 18.9 per cent share of the market, down from 22.6 per cent for the third quarter of 2018 while Xiaomi has 27.1 per cent share. How does a brand that once rode the highs, in one of the......

Apple way behind Oppo in India

Apple captured just 2.4% of the mid-range smartphone market in India, a far cry from the 24.2% Oppo's F3 commanded, reports Alnoor Peermohamed. Apple launches iPhone 8, iPhone X and new watch......

Apple unveils smaller, cheaper iPhone SE aimed at mid-market

It might give Apple a boost in the fast-growing Indian, Middle East and African markets but also risks cutting its average phone prices and profit margins Apple Inc on Monday unveiled a smaller,......