According to the researchers, community transmission could occur when an infected person touched their phone and then a pole on a bus which was grasped by an elderly person.
The month of March saw a steep annual decline in smartphone shipments, at -19 per cent, due to COVID-19 nationwide lockdown that settled in from March 24.
The India feature phone market saw a decline of around 24 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2020.
In view of the coronavirus lockdown amid a rapid surge in positive cases, the ICICI Bank on Thursday announced to launch mobile ATM services in Tamil Nadu
Three men in Palghar were dragged out of their car and beaten to death with sticks by a mob on suspicion that they were thieves. Now, Bollywood celebrities such as Raveena Tandon, Sonakshi Sinha, Ravi Kishan and Javed Akhtar have expressed anger and the need for justice on social media.
Palghar mob lynching: Two sadhus and their driver were lynched by a mob in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday on being suspected to be child-kidnappers and organ harvesters. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday ruled out any communal angle to the incident and assured a speedy action in the case. The case has drawn widespread criticism for the Maharashtra government who so far have claimed that more than 100 people including five main suspect have been arrested.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that there is nothing communal in the Palghar mob lynching incident case adding that the government has taken action against the culprits and so far arrested 100 suspects including 5 main accused.
Two policemen were suspended on Monday for alleged dereliction of duty in the wake of lynching of three men in Maharashtra''s Palghar district, an official said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said he has urged his Maharashtra counterpart to take strict action against the culprits involved in the lynching of three men in Palghar district.
Mobile phone users experienced slow internet speed in March when a large part of the workforce in the country was asked to work from home, according to the Trai data.
Private sector lender Axis Bank on Thursday urged its customers to avoid visiting branches in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and instead, use internet banking, mobile app and chatbot for banking services.
Mobile internet services were suspended for three days on Monday across Manipur and prohibitory orders imposed in parts of Kamjong district after violent clashes between residents of two villages over a suspected land dispute, officials said.
Increasing GST on mobile phones to 18 per cent from 12 per cent at the time of economic slowdown coupled with coronavirus outbreak will derail the industry and lead to job losses, industry body ICEA said on Sunday.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) hiked from 12 percent to 18 percent on mobile phones. Here's what you need to know
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) on mobile phones has been increased from 12 per cent to 18 percent. This change in tax slab will have a direct impact on the pricing of the mobile phones in India.
A new report has found that India ranks 64th among 100 countries tested for the gaming experience.
Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday said it has launched a mobile application for convenience of investors to lodge grievances in Sebi Complaints Redress System (SCORES). The app, 'Sebi SCORES', is available on both iOS and Android platforms, Sebi said in a press release.
Eighteen-year-old Aqib, who had suffered a serious head injury in the violence in Bhajanpura when he went out to purchase clothes for his sister's wedding, died during treatment at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital here.
A class 6 student committed suicide by jumping off from the fifth storey of a residential building after an argument with her sibling over a mobile tablet in Hyderabad, according to police. A case has been registered.
Injured during February 25 northeast Delhi violence, Gokulpuri ACP, Anuj Kumar, who has now been discharged from the hospital, in an exclusive conversation with India TV, narrated how he, his team bravely faced the violent mob when riots were taking place in Delhi.
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