For entry-level smartphones, refrigerator, washing machine and television, the discount will be moderated this year due to higher demand. F...

Prem Lal’s family in Chakarbedha village was caught in a different problem. His wife Gomti Bai’s name figured in the list of beneficiaries ...

Three states in talks to procure, distribute 10-15 m phones, however, some firms are wary of the extra investments such orders would entail.

Before this, ecommerce sales of consumer electronics were mostly about entry-level models priced at less than Rs 15,000.

GST was rolled out on July 1. Promotions by Amazon and Flipkart have generated demand, said Brian Bade, CEO of Reliance Digital, the countr...

This will be the second launch event of PMUY as PM Narendra Modi had launched the scheme at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh on May 1.

Punjab Government has opened a record over 29.17 lakh accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) for which different banks or...

During his stint in the Ministry, he kicked up several controversies and drew flak from many quarters as he highlighted the sanitation situ...

For the BPL phone scheme, government may issue a special Number Series and route all BPL connections through the state-owned BSNL.

Himachal Pradesh BJP slammed UPA govt's proposed scheme to distribute free mobile phones to BPL families, saying it was a "cruel joke".

The ministry's contention is that the cash-strapped govt cannot afford the Rs 7,000 cr scheme to gift mobile phones to every BPL family.

The government is making treatment of people below the poverty line suffering from mental disorders and diabetes free at government or publ...

Criticising the government for its populist plan to provide free mobile phones to people below poverty line, BJP today termed it an "electi...

In what could turn out to be its calling card for 2014 general elections, the govt is finalizing a Rs 7k cr scheme to give one mobile phone...

"This will help us assess the coverage of the Aadhar scheme and help us link MGNREGA with the number," a rural development officer told ET.

The government may give poor people LPG stoves free of cost as part of its blueprint to expand domestic cooking gas coverage to at least th...

Cellular phones are no longer luxuries, but necessities. No wonder the network providers’ customer base keeps increasing exponentially. Cel...