Neha Alawadhi

Stories by Neha Alawadhi

Polls create high paying social media jobs

Polls create high paying social media jobs

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2019

The average salary of a content manager with less than a year's experience is Rs 369,000 per annum.

Fake news: No jail for social media execs

Fake news: No jail for social media execs

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2019

Companies, industry associations, law firms and individuals have pointed out the lack of clarity on how the changes are worded and said it would violate user privacy.

Mindtree vs L&T: Emotional issue, or purely financial?

Mindtree vs L&T: Emotional issue, or purely financial?

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2019

'If (by the end of the deal) the talent that owns the customer relationships is not there, will L&T still get the value it is looking for?'

How WhatsApp signed up 1.5 billion people

How WhatsApp signed up 1.5 billion people

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2019

Several of WhatsApp's early features were designed keeping Indian conditions in mind, given the choppy connectivity and existence of devices of different makes. In fact, India was the first country where WhatsApp rolled out in-app video calling services in 2016, ahead of its global launch, underlining the importance of the market for the company.

Social media firms to help EC take down flagged poll content

Social media firms to help EC take down flagged poll content

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2019

Intermediary platforms would take down content that violates the code of conduct in 'real time', once they receive a legal notice from the EC officers tasked with looking at content violations, reports Neha Alawadhi.

Why e-travel aggregators are jittery about Goa Tourist Act

Why e-travel aggregators are jittery about Goa Tourist Act

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2019

An industry source said the Act would create high-entry barriers for new service providers and limit customer choice

50 and counting... Apps become more popular as elections loom

50 and counting... Apps become more popular as elections loom

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2019

Within 24 hours of the announcement of poll dates, traction on poll-based apps has risen drastically, report Karan Choudhury and Neha Alawadhi.

All you need to know about India's new software policy

All you need to know about India's new software policy

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2019

The policy proposes a single-window platform for facilitation of the Indian software product industry, to help fast-track legal and regulatory issues over import and export, as well as setting up and winding up enterprises.

Facebook's lobbying practices in India may be probed before election

Facebook's lobbying practices in India may be probed before election

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2019

The parliamentary committee on IT has recently been in the news for asking global representatives of Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to present their views on misuse of social media platforms and its impact on citizens.

E-commerce draft policy plugs gifting loophole for foreign sites

E-commerce draft policy plugs gifting loophole for foreign sites

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2019

Among other things, taking note of complaints against several Chinese e-commerce players such as Shein, Ali Express etc for sending shipments as 'gifts' to customers in India and avoiding duties, the government has now mandated that all e-commerce sites and apps must have a registered business entity. This will be the importer on record and subject to customs rules, report Subhayan Chakraborty, Neha Alawadhi and Karan Choudhury.

How India can become a hub of software products

How India can become a hub of software products

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2019

Policy lays out a 5-year road map seeking creation of 3.5 mn jobs and promoting 10,000 start-ups.

E-commerce policy draft may bring cheer to the realty sector

E-commerce policy draft may bring cheer to the realty sector

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2019

With the insistence on data centres to be onshore, entities in real estate believe there is going to be a rise in demand for specialised Grade-A commercial spaces to set these up.

India may tweak IT Act to allow tracing of social media posts

India may tweak IT Act to allow tracing of social media posts

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2019

Ministry of home affairs and the IT ministry are planning to have a series of discussions with representatives from Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Google on issues around national security and the problem of fake news. Asking for decryption keys from WhatsApp to track conversations on the chat app is also part of the agenda.

Want a high paying job? Here's what you should specialise in

Want a high paying job? Here's what you should specialise in

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2019

Global companies, e-commerce platforms and software product firms all want skilled digital workers.

Indian dream suddenly turns sour for these American companies

Indian dream suddenly turns sour for these American companies

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2019

While the government's recent moves may have been necessary in some cases, these would have an adverse impact on the investment cycles of some of these companies. The marquee global names are suddenly finding themselves out of favour as local flavour is gaining currency in the run up to 2019 elections.

The crouching tiger out to conquer the land of the dragons

The crouching tiger out to conquer the land of the dragons

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2019

Nasscom and the Chinese government have given the task of creating a matchmaking platform to Zeta-V, set up in June 2017 in Shanghai by Sujit Chatterjee, former CEO of TCS China, and Rangarajan Vellamore, former CEO of Infosys China.

Why PM Modi lost 1 lakh followers on Twitter

Why PM Modi lost 1 lakh followers on Twitter

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2019

Apart from Modi and Gandhi, some other accounts that lost a significant number of followers in the November crackdown were those of Kiren Rijiju, minister of state for home affairs; Bhupender Yadav, national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Anurag Thakur, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on IT. Neha Alawadhi reports.

Less-cash drive launched in DeMo gets boost in Budget

Less-cash drive launched in DeMo gets boost in Budget

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2019

In an otherwise agriculture- and public health-focused Union Budget 2018-19, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain technology, internet of things -- jargons that found little or no mention in the previous Budgets -- managed to make their presence felt.

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