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The ICEA, whose members include leading handset makers like Apple, Foxconn, and Xiaomi, said on an average approximately 2.5 crore new mobile phones are sold every month, many of which are replacements, and the number of active users of mobile phones is 85 crore currently.

By May-end, 4 crore Indians may not have a working phone, due to...

The India Cellular and Electronics Association said phone sales and services should be deemed essential services and...

24 April 2020 8:30 PM IST

Among payment modes (during lockdown), UPI made the highest contribution of 43 per cent, followed by debit and credit cards with 39 per cent and netbanking with 10 per cent.

In 30 days of lockdown, online payments dropped by 30 per cent, says...

This is due to drop in transactions in travel, logistics and real estate, but adoption of digital payments has grown in...

24 April 2020 7:50 PM IST

For nearly a week, states other than Bihar have been arranging buses, such as this one by Uttar Pradesh, to take students from tutorial town Kota in Rajasthan to their home towns. (PTI)

In Kota, Bihari students watch everyone else go home

And in Patna, Nitish Kumar's government tells High Court it can't discriminate between Kota students and migrant workers

24 April 2020 7:18 PM IST

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar

'Desert Storm' voted Tendulkar's top ODI innings on birthday

Meanwhile, BCCI relived the master blaster's unbeaten century against England in the Chennai Test in 2008

24 April 2020 7:12 PM IST

Bayern Munich players attend a training session at the teams training grounds in Munich, southern Germany, on April 22, 2020. AFP Photo

Quarantine, masks prescribed for German footballers on return

Masks should not slip in sprints, headers and challenges; games should stop if they slip; masks should be changed every...

24 April 2020 7:08 PM IST

Sachin Tendulkar taking his mothers blessings. Twitter Photo

Wishes pour in for Tendulkar who inspired millions

Started my day by taking blessings from my Mother. Sharing a photo of Ganpati Bappa that she gifted me. Absolutely...

24 April 2020 7:04 PM IST

German Cup soccer final postponed indefinitely

The final was to be held on May 23 in Berlin but the federation is now sticking to a June 30 deadline to finish the...

24 April 2020 7:00 PM IST

India versus New Zealand match in the 3-Nation Junior Tournament in Canberra. PTI Photo

FIH Hockey Pro League Season 2 to run through June 2021

India are currently fourth on the table with 10 points behind Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands

24 April 2020 6:54 PM IST

Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during a practice session. PTI Photo

Indian women's tour of England postponed

Four ODIs and two T20 Internationals were scheduled for the Indians during their short two-week trip that would have...

24 April 2020 6:51 PM IST

ICC chairman Shashank Manohar. DC Fike Photo

Shashank Manohar may continue as ICC chairman for two extra months

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves is the favourite to replace the former BCCI president

24 April 2020 6:47 PM IST

Health workers take a mans sample as Tamil Nadu intensified testing for coronavirus in Chennai in an effort to contain the virus in red zones in Tamil Nadus big cities. (PTI)

Corona surge anticipated: Tamil Nadu's big cities to have total curfew...

Government opts for tougher measures because spread of epidemic in red zones not yet contained

24 April 2020 6:18 PM IST

Karimangar had hit headlines after it came to light that the Indonesian preachers visited various places in the district after attending the Tablighi Jamat event in Delhi. PTI

Telangana's Karimnagar district lifts lockdown restrictions in six...

The district, which had as many as 19 cases at its peak,has only two active cases now

24 April 2020 5:36 PM IST