New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India’s iPhone exports hit a record Rs 2 lakh crore in FY26 — the country’s single largest branded export ahead of diamonds, automotive fuel, and medicines — in the final year of the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for large-scale electronics manufacturing.According to vendor data submitted to authorities, this has made Apple the largest branded export across all categories under the Harmonised System (HS) classification, which spans more than 5…
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) US tech giant Apple has announced that John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as chief executive officer, effective September 1, 2026, concluding a long-running succession process that the board approved unanimously.Cook — who has led Apple since 2011 — will transition to the newly created role of executive chairman, where he will engage with global policymakers and assist with select company matters.Arthur Levinson — Apple…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) US tech giant Apple announced on Thursday that a record 30 per cent of material across all its shipped products in 2025 came from recycled content.The company has removed plastic from packaging and now uses 100 per cent recycled cobalt in Apple‑designed batteries, it said in a statement.The Cupertino-based company also uses 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets. It also removed plastic from packaging, with Apple products now shipping in fibre-based…
Raipur, April 7 (IANS) In a swift and decisive operation against illegal gambling, Raipur rural police arrested two persons and seized assets worth approximately Rs 42.14 lakh, including a luxury Mercedes car, an iPhone, and cash, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on a specific tip-off received on Monday night, a police team from Abhanpur police station raided fields near Tokro village, located on the border of Raipur rural and Dhamtari districts.The informant had revealed that a group was engag…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Apple CEO Tim Cook has dismissed speculation about stepping down, calling such reports “a rumour” and reaffirming his commitment to leading the company. In a conversation on ABC News, Cook said he has no plans to slow down.“No, I did not say that. I have not said that. That is a rumour going around,” he said when asked about reports suggesting he might step back from his role.Cook, who has spent nearly three decades at Apple, said his connection with the company re…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) US tech giant Apple has increased iPhone production in India by about 53 per cent in 2025, assembling around 55 million units compared with 36 million a year earlier, according to reports.A report from Bloomberg said the tech giant makes a quarter of its flagship products in India to avoid tariffs on China.Apple produces about 220–230 million iPhones annually worldwide, with India’s share rising rapidly, primarily due to government supported production‑linked inc…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) US tech giant Apple on Friday unveiled the barricade for Apple Borivali, its sixth store in India and second in Mumbai — in a market which has seen the company’s production and exports touching new highs.According to the iPhone maker, the new store features the distinctive peacock-inspired visual identity first introduced at the September 2025 openings of Apple Hebbal in Bengaluru and Apple Koregaon Park in Pune, and more recently at Apple Noida.The design signals confi…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The affordable 5G smartphone shipments surged over 1,900 per cent in India in 2025 (year-on-year), steered by aggressive pricing, enhanced availability of entry-level 5G chipsets and expanding nationwide 5G network coverage, a report showed on Monday.India’s smartphone market entered a phase of structural transition in 2025, marked by explosive growth in affordable 5G devices and sustained premium demand, and the most significant shift came from the Rs 6,000–Rs 8,000 …
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company set a quarterly revenue record during the October-December period in India — a market which has seen Apple production and exports touching new highs with each quarter.For the December quarter, Apple set all-time revenue records in the Americas, Europe, Japan, and rest of Asia Pacific, and grew in the vast majority of markets we track.“We continued to gain momentum in emerging markets, which includes India, where we saw str…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Apple had a strong year in 2025 as iPhone shipments grew 24 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 compared to 2024, data showed on Saturday.According to a report by CyberMedia Research (CMR) accessed by IANS, the iPhone shipments in 2025 outperformed iPads, which saw a modest growth of 2 per cent.“Apple’s full-year 2025 performance in India reflects healthy underlying demand dynamics,” Prabhu Ram, VP-Industry Research Group, CMR, said.“iPads remained resilient, sup…