Kiran Rathee And Karan Choudhury

Stories by Kiran Rathee And Karan Choudhury

'India's IT system is safe and secure'

'India's IT system is safe and secure'

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2018

'Information highways are getting stronger and being strengthened.' 'Occasionally, accidents could occur. But do you stop constructing highways because two motor cars collide?'

100% rural teledensity by 2020 remains a distant dream

100% rural teledensity by 2020 remains a distant dream

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2018

Broadband connectivity to villages has been lagging, with delay in laying of an optical fibre network up to gram panchayats

Uber, Ola's electric mobility drive in slow lane

Uber, Ola's electric mobility drive in slow lane

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2018

There is also lack of mandate from the government on adoption of electric mobility after ambitious talks of moving all new automobile sales to electric by 2030

Tata Sons' chief ethics officer Mukund Rajan resigns

Tata Sons' chief ethics officer Mukund Rajan resigns

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2018

Rajan's last day at Tata Sons, where he has worked since the 1990s, will be March 31.

Indian businesses are in serious need of security makeover

Indian businesses are in serious need of security makeover

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2018

According to a survey despite the intensity and magnitude of attacks, Indian businesses are still not prepared to defend themselves against determined attackers

Paytm to foray into financial services sector

Paytm to foray into financial services sector

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2018

Paytm plans to launch mutual funds, insurance and banking services and s also providing the option to transact offline with a physical debit card

Why India will find it difficult to become a $1-trn digital economy

Why India will find it difficult to become a $1-trn digital economy

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2018

The government needs to make the right policies and further execute them properly if it wants to move towards this goal

Who will gain the most from easier spectrum caps?

Who will gain the most from easier spectrum caps?

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2018

According to a Deutsche Bank report, the Idea-Vodafone combine will have to pay a 30 per cent lower annual installment on spectrum due to the longer duration of the payment tenure.

Why India's fintech, e-com firms fear Google, Facebook

Why India's fintech, e-com firms fear Google, Facebook

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2018

While Google has market capitalisation of almost $753 billion and Facebook commands one of $515 billion, it is the wealth of user data they have that one fears

Trump Jr not planning an India venture, but is open to one

Trump Jr not planning an India venture, but is open to one

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

According to Trump Junior, since his father took office, the level of scrutiny has been quite frustrating and disgusting, reports Karan Choudhury.

Non-predatory rules: Jio is once again the gainer

Non-predatory rules: Jio is once again the gainer

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

The Mukesh Ambani-owned company had complained to Trai about incumbents offering segmented offers to different customers

Erase our Aadhaar data: Meghalaya residents ask UIDAI

Erase our Aadhaar data: Meghalaya residents ask UIDAI

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2018

In emails to the UIDAI, they have also asked for details about the organisations with whom their Aadhaar numbers had been shared.

'WhatsApp is a major security risk to India'

'WhatsApp is a major security risk to India'

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2018

Experts believe that the sector should not jump to conclusions on WhatsApp Pay, which is still in its 'Beta testing' phase.

Why these 200 Paytm staff are smiling all the way to the bank

Why these 200 Paytm staff are smiling all the way to the bank

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2018

Paytm's secondary share sale gave an opportunity to its employees - both former and current - to liquidate their vested Esops and earn around Rs 500 crore in total.

Uber to drive into Indian sunset?

Uber to drive into Indian sunset?

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2018

Comment by SoftBank board member sets off talk of Ola-Uber merger.

UIDAI plans to use face recognition for Aadhaar

UIDAI plans to use face recognition for Aadhaar

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2018

However, the facility will be allowed on a need basis and can be used only in "fusion mode", which means people can use it only along with other existing means of authentication.

Work at a BPO? Read this please

Work at a BPO? Read this please

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2018

'We are training people to learn AI, machine learning, robotics; it is just new programmes that teach them new things and the raw material, the people, are eager to learn.'

Safety of Aadhaar data: Budget may focus on cybersecurity

Safety of Aadhaar data: Budget may focus on cybersecurity

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2018

With a rise in the number of cyber crimes and hacking, and many putting a question mark on safety of Aadhaar data, the FM might bring proposals in this regard and allocate funds separately.

100% FDI in retail: What it actually means

100% FDI in retail: What it actually means

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

The Cabinet approval would help more than 200 fashion and apparel brands who are lined up to enter India, including international labels such as Avva, Colin's, Damat, Tudba Deri and Dufy

Good news for telcos; spectrum-holding cap to be relaxed

Good news for telcos; spectrum-holding cap to be relaxed

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

The move will help telcos, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular