On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words defending Raghuram Rajan’s work and Indianness would have come as a major comfort to the outgoing governor, who had to face a barrage of personal attacks from the BJP maverick MP Subramanian Swamy on his patriotism and personal integrity, although Rajan would have hoped Modi’s statements came earlier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Swamy had attacked Rajan for being “mentally not fully Indian”... 

In a bid to provide seamless digital content to its users, domestic smartphone maker Micromax on Monday announced its partnership with Eros International’s digital platform Eros Now. “Micromax has been working towards building its services portfolio to offer convenience and exceptional digital experience to its consumers. With this partnership, the Eros Now app will be pre-installed into Micromax’s latest smartphones,” the company said in... 

PARIS: Europe needs to be reinvented according to a new plan that could be put to an EU-wide referendum later, but it would be “totally irresponsible” to hold a plebiscite in France before that, France’s would-be president, Alain Juppe, said on today. Alain Juppe, prime minister from 1995 to 1997, is campaigning to persuade the conservative Les Republicains party to nominate him rather than ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy in November’s... 

Google Reportedly Working on Its Own Smartphone to Take on iPhone Google might soon launch its own branded Android smartphone, as per new reports. The Mountain View giant is said to be in discussions with mobile operators about the new Google-branded smartphone which may see light of the day by year end. The move to launch its own Android smartphone is said to have more control over design apart from the software as well as to end the dominance of... 

WASHINGTON: Attacking his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton over donations to her family foundation, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has alleged that she received funds from Indian political leaders and institutions to vote for the Indo US civil nuclear deal. Donald Trump has alleged that Hillary Clinton received funds from Indian political leaders and institutions. Released by the Trump campaign in form of a 35-page booklet,... 

Chinese company Oppo on Friday launched the lower mid-range 4G phone, A37 in India at a price of Rs 11,990. The Oppo A37 will be available for buying from July 1 in the colours Gold and Grey, the company informed. Oppo launches A37 4G phone. The Oppo A37 comes with a 5-inch HD IPS 2.5D display with a 720×1280 pixels resolution and a Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protective covering on the front. It is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6750... 

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) earlier described the Prime Minister’s visit as a ‘productive visit’. PM Modi arriving from Tashkent Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived at the Palam Airforce base in New Delhi from Tashkent after completing his two-day trip to Uzbekistan during which the Prime Minister held talks with several global leaders and formally joined the SCO after signing a Memorandum of Obligation. The... 

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a conference PALO ALTO, Calif. U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday tried to limit the fallout from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, which threatens to harm the U.S. economic recovery, derail his trade agenda and create rifts among America’s Western allies. Obama said he was sure Britain’s exit from the EU would be orderly and vowed that Washington would maintain both... 

The world’s cheapest smartphone at Rs. 251 (less than $4) is here, finally. Its makers, the Noida-based startup Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd, say they have made it possible despite allegations from various quarters that such a phone would not see the light of the day. Even an FIR was lodged against the company. Freedom 251 Maker Says 2 Lakh Rs. 251 Phones Ready According to Ringing Bells’ Founder and CEO Mohit Goel, sitting comfortably in his... 

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he arrives at his Turnberry golf course. TURNBERRY, SCOTLAND: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump thrust himself into the heart of Britain’s internal struggle on Friday, saying Britons had retaken control of their country by voting to leave the European Union. In Scotland to reopen a golf resort, the wealthy New York businessman stopped to take questions from reporters after...