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Three Indian students thrashed and robbed in Aus

Three Indian students thrashed and robbed in Aus

Rediff.com18 Oct 2009

In the backdrop of racial attacks against Indians, three students of the community were bashed and robbed when they were returning home at night.

Bharti will keep dialling abroad, feel analysts

Bharti will keep dialling abroad, feel analysts

Rediff.com2 Oct 2009

Slow domestic growth, global ambitions will prompt deals similar to MTN, say analysts

Murder charges slapped against 6 in TN custodial death, cop arrested

Murder charges slapped against 6 in TN custodial death, cop arrested

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

The murder charges capped dramatic developments both in the court and outside where a woman head constable witness to the happenings told a Magisterial probe that the two traders were thrashed an entire night by the other police personnel at Sathankulam station where they were detained over alleged lockdown violations late last month.

Check out the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe

Check out the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe

Rediff.com17 May 2010

The Coupe has all the elements that distinguish the sedan version and then some.

HTC sues Apple, seeks ban on iPhone, iPad sale

HTC sues Apple, seeks ban on iPhone, iPad sale

Rediff.com13 May 2010

Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC Corp has filed a complaint against technology giant Apple Inc with the US International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking a ban on the sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the US.

Mobile woes: They activate ringtones, make us pay!

Mobile woes: They activate ringtones, make us pay!

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.

Mobile woes: They didn't activate the service for 2 months!

Mobile woes: They didn't activate the service for 2 months!

Rediff.com13 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.

Mobile woes: 'They kept activating services and charging us!'

Mobile woes: 'They kept activating services and charging us!'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are two accounts.

Mobile woes: 'Landline is 'out of range'!'

Mobile woes: 'Landline is 'out of range'!'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

Everyone loves to hate their mobile service providers. Here, A. Ganesh Nadar shares his recent experience of having a cellphone connection go from bad to worse while travelling.

Check out these 13 Indian handsets!

Check out these 13 Indian handsets!

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

Indian handset makers are making strong inroads in the booming mobile market.

Grey market phone? Face disconnection

Grey market phone? Face disconnection

Rediff.com25 Mar 2009

Phones from the grey market can now land you in trouble as telecom operators have started informing subscribers that services to cellphones without a valid international mobile equipment identity number will soon be disconnected.

Video: Peeking into purses: What's in yours?

Video: Peeking into purses: What's in yours?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2009

We snoop through people's purses and find out what's inside. Check out this video and let us know what's in your handbag?

'No mobiles for students, teachers in school'

'No mobiles for students, teachers in school'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2009

A Parliamentary panel today recommended a ban on carrying of mobile phones by students to schools and by teachers to classrooms and expressed concern over "low level of awareness" about basic cellphone manners.

3 Indian students thrashed, robbed in Australia

3 Indian students thrashed, robbed in Australia

Rediff.com17 Oct 2009

The latest incident took place on Thursday night at around 10.30 pm (local time) when the victims were on their way home from Sunshine station along Anderson road, The Age reported.

Jammu: Siblings kill militant to save parents

Jammu: Siblings kill militant to save parents

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

In an exemplary fight against terrorism, a brother-sister duo from a village in Jammu killed a terrorist and wounded another three days ago after militants barged into their remote house in the mountainous Rajouri district and tried to kill their parents.

Coming soon: A dress that's also a phone!

Coming soon: A dress that's also a phone!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2010

In a year's time, it may be your dress that's ringing, not your cellphone!

Mobile woes: SMS reports failed continually!

Mobile woes: SMS reports failed continually!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.

Mobile woes: They made threatening calls to me!

Mobile woes: They made threatening calls to me!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are some more accounts.

Lifetime texting can fetch you a luxury car

Lifetime texting can fetch you a luxury car

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

According to researchers, cellphone users can expect to pay 28,200 pounds for the thousands of texts they will send in their lifetime. The study, based on a poll of 2,038 mobile phone users, has revealed that in an average month they sent around 500 texts and spent 600 minutes talking on the phone.

Mobile woes: 'They cut calls every 30 minutes!'

Mobile woes: 'They cut calls every 30 minutes!'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

We asked readers to share experiences they've had with their cellphone service providers. Here are three more accounts.

Deutsche Telekom,France Telecom may merge UK units

Deutsche Telekom,France Telecom may merge UK units

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

The two companies in a joint statement said that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to combine T-Mobile UK, an arm of Deutsche Telekom, and Orange UK in a new 50:50 joint venture company. The new joint venture would create the country's leading mobile operator with a combined mobile customer base of around 28.4 million, representing about 37 per cent of subscribers in the UK, the statement said.

Tax notice: Aditya Birla group moves high court

Tax notice: Aditya Birla group moves high court

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

The division bench of Justices F I Rebello and D G Karnik on Monday reserved orders as to whether the Birla group's petition is admissible or not. The order will be passed on Tuesday. In the present case, the issue is whether the Birla group is liable to pay capital gains tax on the share-purchase transaction worth $150 million with AT&T Mauritius (subsidiary of AT&T).

More of Buta's kin in CBI net

More of Buta's kin in CBI net

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

The CBI has also sealed five shops in Mumbai belonging to the alleged hawala dealers Madan Solanki and Dukhsingh Chauhan, who is an accused in the bribery case against Sarobjit Singh and is on the run, and the material seized from there has been handed over to the Enforcement Directorate for investigations.

Google launches voice-based search on mobiles

Google launches voice-based search on mobiles

Rediff.com17 Jul 2009

Google has launched a free voice-based mobile internet search facility in India that has been built entirely by the internet search giant's India engineering team. Currently available only to the estimated 400,000 Blackberry cellphone users, the company hopes to extend this facility to other handsets by the end of the year.

Nokia has designs on India

Nokia has designs on India

Rediff.com6 Nov 2009

The handset maker's senior design specialist is touring the country to discover how Indians use cellphones.

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. . .

WATCH! Shashi Tharoor: 'Modi is a great salesman'

WATCH! Shashi Tharoor: 'Modi is a great salesman'

Rediff.com30 Dec 2018

'People have realised they bought into the prime minister's package and it is empty.'

IIT pioneers radical surveillance tech

IIT pioneers radical surveillance tech

Rediff.com5 Aug 2008

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has developed cutting edge surveillance and tracking technologies, which will be vital in identifying the exact location of mobile phone users and the train positions.The new system would provide information about the exact position of the cellphone user rather than the currently technology, which provides information regarding the BTS tower. This would enable the investigating agencies to nab the terrorists and criminals.

'Only the tyres and chassis were left'

'Only the tyres and chassis were left'

Rediff.com27 Nov 2008

Eyewitness account of explosion in Vile Parle, north Mumbai

Saregama sings a new tune

Saregama sings a new tune

Rediff.com17 Aug 2009

Come September, the company will launch its Time Travel -- Journey 1 album with Sonu Nigam to be released on Nokia's 5130

Telcos add 10.42 mn subscribers in Oct

Telcos add 10.42 mn subscribers in Oct

Rediff.com24 Nov 2008

A total of 10.42 million wireless (GSM, CDMA and WLL) subscribers have been added during October 2008 against 10.07 million wireless subscribers added in September 2008, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said. The total wireless subscribers stood at 325.73 million at the end of October 2008.

Tamil Nadu: Man held for taking photos of Kalpakkam reactor

Tamil Nadu: Man held for taking photos of Kalpakkam reactor

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

A contract labourer at the Madras Atomic Power station at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu has been arrested after some pen drives and a mobile phone that had over 400 photos of the BHAVINI Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor were seized from him, police said on Thursday.

100 new features for iPhone, iPod Touch

100 new features for iPhone, iPod Touch

Rediff.com19 Mar 2009

Apple offers a sneak peek at new software for its powerhouse devices.

Robber techies nabbed in Blore

Robber techies nabbed in Blore

Rediff.com7 Jun 2008

A six-member gang, including three techies, who had been allegedly kidnapping their counterparts for ransom, was arrested in Bangalore on Saturday.

Jaipur blasts: Imam detained

Jaipur blasts: Imam detained

Rediff.com26 May 2008

A Muslim cleric of the Jama Masjid in Bharatpur has been detained for interrogation in connection with the Jaipur serial blasts that killed 66 people, the police said on Monday. Mohamaad Ilyas, the Imam of the Jama Masjid, was detained on Friday and had been taken to Jaipur for further investigations by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Circle Officer (City) Ratan Lal Bhargava said.

Need information? Try SMS search

Need information? Try SMS search

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

The service is offered through SMS, call centres and the Internet. Industry experts said 8-10 million people use mobile search. Two million people use the Internet and the rest use SMSs and call centres. The operators' main source of revenue is premium SMS (what they charge for search query). Advertising from the local merchants getting listed in the search is a promising option.

Is the Blackberry email a security threat?

Is the Blackberry email a security threat?

Rediff.com2 Apr 2008

While other countries allow intelligence agencies to snoop on email, a host of other transactions, including e-commerce, using similar encryption levels will be affected.

How do YOU plan to make a difference?

How do YOU plan to make a difference?

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

Everybody is raging over the terror strikes that have rocked Mumbai, particularly the youth. Tell us how YOU are going to make a difference!

AP: 4 suspected ISI agents arrested

AP: 4 suspected ISI agents arrested

Rediff.com7 Sep 2007

Four suspected Inter Services Intelligence agents were arrested by the Task Force police in Secunderabad on Thursday.

Abhijit Banerjee's Dhoti Chic

Abhijit Banerjee's Dhoti Chic

Rediff.com25 Dec 2019

'The bhadralok would have earlier baulked at the very idea of wearing a coloured dhoti; now, with Dr Banerjee wearing, it is quite likely to be the hot fashion item during Durga Puja next year,' says Uttaran Das Gupta.