India to have 1500 mobile phone, ecosystem factories by 2020: IMC2017"Right now, we have 104 factories... by 2020, we expect that 1450-1500 plants will come up through the phased manufacturing program," said ...
27 Sep, 2017, 06.14 PM IST
Third eye:Centre of Arts and TheatricsIncidentally, Rai shot to fame when he was part of an 11-member committee of the JP movement launched to oust Indira Gandhi.
22 Apr, 2016, 06.25 AM IST
Lava, Intex likely to launch Android One devices in early 2015Lava and Intex are likely to offer different specifications such as larger screens and better camera quality at wider price points.
18 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Lava launches Hive UI based Xolo 8X-1000 at Rs 13,999Lava International has expanded its smartphone range under the Xolo brand with the launch of Xolo 8X-1000, and priced it at Rs 13,999.
06 Aug, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
Lava International to go Xiaomi way with customised OS Hive, targets 10% market shareLava is introducing its highly customised Android-based OS called Hive through its upcoming smartphone Xolo Play 8X-1000, taking a leaf out...
02 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Budget 2014: Handset vendors likely to absorb marginal cost rise on education cessThe education cess will be imposed on the countervailing duty applicable on mobile phones, which is 6% at present.
10 Jul, 2014, 07.12 PM IST
Competition in low-cost smartphone market intensifies as Intex, Spice and others launch cheaper versionsSmartphones in India have had an entry point of Rs 5,000, catering to which has helped Micromax, Karbonn and Lava play the price game again...
16 Jun, 2014, 06.07 PM IST
Hardware makers gear up for Aakash bidWhile the price at which each tablet will be procured is yet to be finalised, the ministry is expected to put up Rs 330 crore.
31 Oct, 2013, 04.08 AM IST
Last journey of martyred jawans begins from PoonchThe last journey of the five jawans martyred in the attack by Pakistan soldiers began in the evening from Poonch town.
06 Aug, 2013, 11.31 PM IST
Budget 2013: Budget to boost domestic manufacturing of 'Made-in-India' Set-Top BoxesWith a carrot-and-stick approach, Finance Minister P Chidambaram is trying to goad sellers of set-top boxes, one of the fastest moving elec...
02 Mar, 2013, 10.43 PM IST
Budget 2013: Import tax up by 5 per cent on set-top boxes and mobile phonesThe Budget measures could prompt local mobile phone brands such as Micromax, Lava, and Karbonn to speed up plans for local manufacturing.
01 Mar, 2013, 02.35 AM IST
Budget 2013: Consumers in India to pay more for mobile handsets priced above Rs 2000Consumers in India will have to pay more for mobile handsets priced above Rs 2000, as companies will be forced to raise prices to offset th...
28 Feb, 2013, 08.39 PM IST
Lava hopes to file 100 mobile patents in three yearsLava has also formed a consortium with publisher Tata McGraw Hill and tablet PC based digital learning firm iProf for developing educationa...
23 Dec, 2012, 11.40 AM IST
- Mobile handset makers welcome Budget 2012
Mobile handset makers on Friday welcomed Budget 2012-13 retaining the excise duty of one per cent on cellular phones.
16 Mar, 2012, 10.29 PM IST
- Consumer durables to cost more; rupee fall making import costlier
While Lava Mobiles, Akai and Acer have hiked prices by up to 10% for the second time since Oct, Panasonic, Micromax and Canon may follow su...
16 Dec, 2011, 07.10 AM IST
- Indian brands fill vacuum left by Chinese cell models
Close to a dozen domestic brands have launched their products since January , with five more companies expected to join the list soon.
21 Aug, 2009, 08.44 AM IST
- Local mobile vendors fill China void
The ban on unbranded, non-IMEI Chinese mobile phones has created a vacuum that Indian manufacturers are now looking to fill.
21 Aug, 2009, 01.48 AM IST