Govt blocks 54 more Chinese apps over security threat, privacy risks

India on Monday blocked 54 more apps with Chinese links, including Tencent Xriver, Nice Video baidu, Viva Video Editor, and gaming app Garena Free Fire Illuminate, citing security and privacy......

Staring at an abyss

Do India's laws governing the Internet need revolutionary change, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Some nights nowadays I wake with a nightmare, which is unusual for......

Indian Army ignores Chinese propaganda

Today, the Ladakhis and Tibetans have been joined by the Sikhs, the Madrassis, the Garhwalis, the Rajputs who are well trained psychologically and otherwise to defend the nation, observes Claude......

I-T searches at multiple premises of Chinese telecom major Huawei

The Income-tax department has conducted searches at multiple premises of Chinese telecom company Huawei in the country as part of a tax evasion investigation, official sources said on Wednesday.......

The E-Comm Debate In India

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man’s guide to the state of e-comm in a nation of shopkeepers. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   News reports about consumer e-commerce are......

Govt bans 118 Chinese mobile apps, including PUBG

This takes the total count of Chinese-linked mobile apps banned by India to 224. India on Wednesday banned 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including popular game PUBG, citing data privacy......

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta. Photograph: Reuters   Has Big Tech become too powerful? Should Facebook, Google......