Ringing Bells

Three people including 'Freedom 251' mobile company's founder arrested in extortion case

Mohit Goel, CEO of the defunct Ringing Bells, was arrested along with three others for allegedly extorting money to settle a previous rape case.

Founder of $4 smartphone firm arrested on allegations of fraud

Mohit Goel, the founder of Ringing Bells, was arrested Thursday afternoon in Uttar Pradesh and will be produced in court later on Friday, said Rahul Srivastav, a police spokesman from the northern Indian state.

Freedom251 phone: Ringing Bells MD Goel detained for 'fraud'

Mohit Goel, the Director of Noida- based company Ringing Bells which had announced Freedom251 smartphones at an astonishingly low price of Rs 251 apiece, was detained today here on allegations of fraud, police said.

Gadgets ruled in 2016, hold out promise for more next year

Year 2016 has indeed been the year of smartphones -- for right reasons or wrong -- as these powerful-yet-affordable devices pushed India ahead of the US as the world's second-largest Internet userbase, with 2017 promising to be even better.

Ringing Bells starts delivery of 65,000 more Rs 251 smartphones

Mobile handset company Ringing Bells on Monday claimed that it has started delivering 65,000 more units of the world's cheapest smartphone priced at Rs 251 apiece.

Started delivery of Rs 251 phones on July 8: Ringing Bells

Ringing Bells, the Noida-based company that courted controversy after announcing a phone at an astonishingly low price of Rs 251 five months back, claimed on July 8 it has begun delivery of the world's cheapest smartphone in five states including Haryana, West Bengal and Bihar

After Rs 251 smartphone, Ringing Bells plans to launch LED TV

Notwithstanding the controversy surrounding its Rs 251 smartphone, Noida-based Ringing Bells is gearing up to launch HD LED television which it claims will be another price revolution in the electronics segment

Ringing Bells claims to deliver Rs 251 smartphone from June 28

Ringing Bells, a little-known company that ran into controversy after announcing a Rs 251 'smartphone', claimed on June 13 that it will start deliveries of the handset to customers from June 28

ED probing Ringing Bells for alleged FEMA violation: Prasad

The Directorate of Enforcement is investigating Ringing Bells, the company which has launched smartphone for Rs 251, for alleged contravention of FEMA.

Sold handsets to Ringing Bells for Rs 3,600 a unit: Adcom

Adcom also warned of legal action against Noida-based Ringing Bells in case the latter's activities adversely impact its brand name or cause any other kind of losses.

Freedom 251 maker starts refunding money to customers

"There was a lot of negativity around us so we have decided to take money from customers only after delivering phones to them. We are refunding money to those who have paid for booking the phones and giving them an option of cash on delivery," Ringing Bells Director Mohit Goel told PTI.

Ringing Bells starts refunding money to customers

"There was a lot of negativity around us so we have decided to take money from customers only after delivering phones to them. We are refunding money to those who have paid for booking the phones and giving them an option of cash on delivery," Ringing Bells Director Mohit Goel told PTI.

Freedom 251 has nothing to do with Make in India: Kant

"This is not a Govt project. Make in India team has nothing 2 (to) do with this," tweeted Kant, the outgoing secretary of DIPP which is the nodal agency for the 'Make in India' campaign. company providing mobile handset at a dirt cheap price.

'Ringing Bells to face action if fails to deliver Rs251 phone'

"Our Ministry enquired into how prepared they (Ringing Bells) are, whether they can provide a phone for Rs 251 or not. Whether they have the BIS certificate or not, we have spoken to them," Prasad told reporters here.

Ringing Bells comes under excise, I-T departments' scanner

According to the sources, the I-T Department is looking into the financial structure of the Noida-based company and have obtained documents, including those from the Registrar of Companies (RoC), in this regard.

DoT seeks clarification over Freedom 251, claims BJP MP

The BJP MP has approached telecom ministry, telecom regulator Trai, Consumer Ministry, SEBI, Corporate Ministry Finance Ministry, RBI and state governments to check various concerns that he has on company offering mobile phone for Rs 251-- which is the world's cheapest.