New Delhi: With 36 percent market share, Korean electronics giant Samsung leads the pack of top mobile handset brands in India, a market survey has found. Micromax, with 22.5 percent share, is second in the segment, according to a qualitative survey done by Android manager app MoboMarket. MoboMarket is an Android app store developed by Chinese web services company Baidu...
New Delhi: The following is the scoreboard at stumps on Day 1 of the fourth and final cricket Test match between India and South Africa being played at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Thursday: India (first innings): Murali Vijay c Amla b Piedt 12 Shikhar Dhawan lbw b Piedt 33 Cheteshwar Pujara b Abbott 14 Virat Kohli c Vilas b...
Singapore: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan announced on Thursday that he will be the co-owner of International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) franchise OUE Singapore Slammers. Bachchan will make a courtside appearance on December 20 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on the final day of the season. He will also be interacting with fans during the course of the day, according to...
Kolkata: The navy on Thursday called for developing a monitoring system to prevent a Mumbai-like terrorist attack as cargo vessels movement between Bangladesh and West Bengal largely remains "unchecked" while they pass through the Sundarbans. With River Sea Vessel (RSV) category ships being used for India-Bangladesh coastal shipping, Naval Officer-in-Charge (West Bengal) Commodore Ravi Ahluwalia said keeping a track on...
Madrid: Australian batting great and present selector Mark Waugh supports the idea of moving Peter Nevill ahead of Mitchell Marsh in the batting order for the first Test here against the West Indies which starts from December 10. Waugh, part of Australia's four-man selection panel, said Marsh coming down the order could help him play with more freedom. "If you...
New Delhi: The present state of confrontation in Nepal needs to be addressed by the political parties and the people of Nepal, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday adding that "India's interest is in only peaceful, united and stable Nepal". "The causes underlying the present state of confrontation in Nepal need to be addressed credibly and effectively by the...
New Delhi: Former AAP leader Prashant Bhushan on Thursday met social activist Anna Hazare to complain against what he said were shortcomings in the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill. The meeting took place at Hazare's residence at Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra, Bhushan tweeted. Hazare and Bhushan along with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were part of the India Against Corruption forum...
Patna: Bihar's ruling JD-U will approach the Election Commission to change its election symbol 'arrow' in favour of its previous symbol 'wheel', Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Thursday. "The JD-U will approach the Election Commission for a change of its symbol. There is unanimous agreement in the party on this," the Janata Dal-United leader told the media here. He...
New Delhi: Seeking to counter charges levelled against her by the Madhya Pradesh government, tennis star Sania Mirza on Thursday issued a statement justifying the need for a chartered plane to attend the central Indian state's annual sports awards ceremony. Reports emerged earlier this week that the 29-year-old had asked for a chartered plane and a make-up kit worth Rs.75,000 to...
Thiruvananthapuram: "Pained" at charges that he sought sexual favours in the Rs.6 crore solar panel scam, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said his "conscience is clear". Biju Radhakrishnan, prime accused in the scam, while testifying before the judicial probe committee, said on Wednesday that he had given Rs.5.50 crore as bribe to Chandy. He also said he was...
