New Delhi | 9 days ago
India's mobile subscriber base reaches 919.17 million in March
New Delhi, May 3 - The number of mobile phone subscribers in India rose to 919.17 million in March with Bharti Airtel alone signing 2.5 million of the 8 million new subscribers, official data showed Thursday.According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India -, the wireless user base grew 0.88 percent with an addition of 8 million subscribers, from 911.17 million in February. With this, the t ... read more

New Delhi | 15 days ago
'TRAI plan on spectrum auction will curtail investment'
New Delhi, April 27 - Recommendations of the telcom regulator on spectrum auction would drive up the cost of airwaves, create an artificial scarcity and affect investor sentiments in the sector, global GSM operators lobby GSMA said Friday.TRAI - recommendations would not only drive up the cost of the mobile spectrum, but would also create artificial scarcity of this critical resource, GSMA said in ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
From London to Sirdargarh, a Guyanese Indian's journey
New Delhi, April 11 - Just about a hundred years after her father left India for Guyana, Enid Whitehouse made an emotional journey to a small village in Rajasthan's Ganganagar district to learn more about her father's life.A London-based lawyer, Enid had known that her father had come to Guyana from India as an indentured worker in December 1911. But her interest in his life was sparked off by her ... read more

Beijing | 1 month ago
100-year-old Chinese book mentioned Titanic
Beijing, April 10 - The story of the Titanic shipwreck has been found in a Chinese textbook for primary school students published 100 years ago, China Daily reported Tuesday.The book was first published in June 1912, two months after the sinking of the ship on April 15, 1912, curator Zhan Hongge told the daily.The book is the first batch of textbooks published after the Revolution of 1911, which o ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Private jet market soars in India
New Delhi, Feb 19 - Even as Indian commercial carriers are facing a tough time sustaining operations, aircraft manufacturers feel the demand for private jets in the country is set to soar with economic growth and a rising number of high net-worth individuals.Strong gross domestic product - growth, along with corporate profits and market capitalizations, is driving corporate wealth. These are stro ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
250 rare documents chronicle making of Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 15 - In 1911, when King George V announced that the national capital would move to Delhi from Kolkata, this city shed its tag of a historical city to become a metropolitan behemoth.The making of the new Delhi required mammoth build-up -- of plans, buildings, infrastructure and a new city. Major portions of it were documented by various agencies, artists and photographers who moved a ... read more

New Delhi | 3 months ago
70 percent Tihar inmates are undertrials
New Delhi, Jan 31 - A total of 73.5 percent inmates of Tihar Jail are undergoing trial, which is much above the national average of 66.4 percent undertrials in Indian jails, an official said Tuesday.The jail is now compiling a report of undertrial prisoners who have been granted bail but are unable to furnish sureties.Out of the 12,124 prisoners lodged in Tihar Jail, 8,911 inmates are undertrials, ... read more

New Delhi | 3 months ago
70 percent Tihar inmates are undertrials
New Delhi, Jan 31 - A total of 73.5 percent inmates of Tihar Jail are undergoing trial, which is much above the national average of 66.4 percent undertrials in Indian jails, an official said Tuesday.Out of the 11,598 prisoners lodged in Tihar Jail, 8,911 inmates are undertrials, including 410 women, Director General - Neeraj Kumar said at the jail's annual press conference. ... read more

New York | 3 months ago
Did Demi Moore suffer seizure?
New York, Jan 26 - Actress Demi Moore, reportedly suffered what looked like a seizure.The actress was having what seemed like seizures at home and concerned friends called 911, people.com quoted a source as saying.However, according to Moore's representative, the 49-year-old star is being treated for exhaustion. Her friends privately express concerns about her declining health and mounting stress. ... read more

New Delhi | 4 months ago
Coronation park: Monument to capital's civic neglect
New Delhi, Jan 10 - It was to have been ready in time to commemorate the centenary of Delhi becoming the capital, but the historic coronation park, which once held the lavish durbar of King George V and houses stately statues and columns that are testimony to a bygone era, cries for a long-awaited makeover - thanks to bureaucratic lethargy and the incompetence of civic bodies.The park, called Coro ... read more