Beijing residents sent 831 million New Year greetings!

February 11, 2013 19:24

On the first day of the Lunar NewYear, Beijing residents sent 831 million SMS from their mobile phones to wish friends and relatives rather than visiting in person, showing a decline in family relations in China.

In the Chinese capital city alone, residents sent 831 million SMS for New Year, according to the Beijing branch of China Mobile, the country's biggest telecom operator.

China Unicom Beijing also recorded a peak volume of 8,000 text messages per second around 7.45 pm on the first night of the new year on Saturday, according to a report.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Indian-origin student arrested for taking part in anti-Israel protests in US

Achinthya Sivalingam, born in Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, has been barred from the campus and faces disciplinary action, said a university spokesperson.

Laapataa Ladies Found On OTT!

From Vijay Devarakonda to Kung Fu Panda, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on OTT this week.

'My husband slapped me'

rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, founder, Let Us Talk, offers advice on how to navigate life's problems.

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

Pronouncing the judgement, Justice Khanna said the court has rejected all the petitions, including those seeking resorting back to ballot papers in elections.

Above-normal monsoon likely to ease food prices: FinMin

With the prediction of an above normal monsoon in 2024, the government is expecting food prices to come down, the finance ministry's monthly economic report for March has said. The report, released on Thursday, said robust foreign...