NEW DELHI: Following the announcement related to availability of the new iPhone models, Apple's sales partners have also announced the pricing details for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The 16GB version of Apple iPhone 6 will be available at Rs 53,500, while the 64GB version is priced at Rs 62,500.

Flipkart declared Monday's the Big Billion Day a success, even as customers on social media criticised the online retailer for various problems that arose during the sale. "The Big Billion Day is an unprecedented day for us as this is the biggest sale ever in India," Flipkart co-founders Sachin B

At least 10 Hezbollah fighters have been killed in clashes with al-Qaeda’s Syrian wing the al-Nusra Front in eastern Lebanon , Reuters quoted a source in the group as saying on Monday. The death toll was one of the highest the group has suffered in a single action since it said it would fight alo

PATNA: At least 33 people, most of them women and children, were killed and 26 injured in a stampede at Gandhi Maidan during Vijaya Dashmi celebrations on Friday. Panic stricken people ran amok in confusion after an electric pole snapped with a loud bang, leading many to believe a bomb had gone off.

JEDDAH: The newly expanded Jamrat bridge in Mina can accommodate 500,000 pilgrims per hour during the Haj season, said Prince Mansour bin Miteb, minister of municipal and rural affairs. “The streets leading to Jamrat, however, cannot hold these many pilgrims. As a result, only 300,000 pilgrims can

A French pilgrim who recently converted to Islam and drove 7,000 km in his car with his wife to perform Umrah is now in Makkah as the guest of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for Haj. Alexander embraced Islam and adopted his Muslim name, Hamza, after six years of search for the tr

Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalitha, may not have to pay the staggering fine of Rs 100 crore imposed on her by a special court for amassing illegal wealth, a lawyer representing the prosecution has said, quoting the judgment.  The fine could be adjusted from her properties which ha

The next version of Microsoft's flagship operating system will be called Windows 10, as the company skips version 9 to emphasize advances it is making toward a world centered around mobile devices and Internet services. The current version, Windows 8, has been widely derided for forcing radical b

BEIRUT: The Islamic State group on Tuesday freed more than 70 Kurdish school children its fighters kidnapped in northern Syria in May, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based group said parents had reported the release of the children, who are believed to be aged between 13

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who has been convicted in the disproportionate assets case, has been allotted the VVIP Cell number 23 in the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. She has been given prisoner number 7402. Sources said the cell is located next to the women’s barrack. Jail au

AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on her way to the Parappana Agrahara court complex in Bangalore on Saturday. A special court has convicted her in a disproportionate wealth case. Photo: The Hindu Sasikala, Sudhakaran and Ilavarasi also given four years' imprisonment, fined Rs. 10 crore e

BANGALORE:  Mangalyaan, India's maiden Mars mission, successfully entered the planet's orbit today, in a historic moment for India's space programme. "History has been created," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who watched the spacecraft successfully enter the Mars orbit this morning. Here are 10

GUWAHATI/SHILLONG:  Torrential rain in the last 48 hours has triggered flash floods and landslides in several districts of Assam and Meghalaya, killing at least 10 people and displacing thousands. Seven people have died in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills district after heavy rains lashed the ar

With the aim to double its volumes, low-cost mobile devices maker Datawind on Friday said it will launch a Rs. 2,000 smartphone before Diwali that will come bundled with free Internet for life. The company said the device will be based on Android and have 3.5-inch display.Datawind currently has t

ANKARA, Turkey –  Some 130,000 Kurdish refugees fleeing ISIS have crossed the border from Syria into Turkey in the past four days, Turkey's deputy prime minister said Monday as fighting raged close to Turkey's southern border. The minister, Numan Kurtulmus, warned that Turkey was facing "a refuge

Bangalore: Nearly 2,500 aspirants took advantage of the ‘Passport mela’ organised across Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in the State on Saturday. Such melas have been organised regularly by the Regional Passport Office (RPO) to cater to increasing demand. The Bangalore RPO reportedly issued 68,167 pas

Nearly 2,500 aspirants took advantage of the ‘Passport mela’ organised across Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in the State on Saturday. Such melas have been organised regularly by the Regional Passport Office (RPO) to cater to increasing demand. The Bangalore RPO reportedly issued 68,167 passports in A

JEDDAH: Security forces have arrested more than 15,000 foreign workers during the past few months for allegedly violating the Kingdom’s residency and labor regulations, said Lt. Col. Aati bin Attiyah Al-Qurashi, spokesman for Makkah police. He said the arrested individuals included beggars and st