Peerzada Abrar And Neha Alawadhi

Stories by Peerzada Abrar And Neha Alawadhi

At end of first phase, Modi wins hashtag war over Congress

At end of first phase, Modi wins hashtag war over Congress

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2019

The top five most mentioned Twitter accounts in tweets as on Thursday were those of Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) with 16,395 tweets, followed by @BJP4India (BJP's verified Twitter account) with 11,875, @RahulGandhi with 5,398, @INCIndia with 4,202 and @AmitShah with 3,496.

Clock maybe ticking for TikTok, others in India

Clock maybe ticking for TikTok, others in India

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2019

According to official sources, various states are contemplating bans on TikTok, Kwai, LIKE and other such apps over the next few months, on the worry that these platforms encourage child pornography, nudity and the spread of fake news, report Karan Choudhury and Neha Alawadhi.

Will BPM firms' plan to change pricing model succeed?

Will BPM firms' plan to change pricing model succeed?

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2019

As more and more businesses move towards digital technology-enabled solutions such as chatbots to increase interaction with their own customers, BPM companies have seen a significant chunk of their revenue proceeds shifting towards business outcomes.

A peek into PhonePe's mega expansion plan

A peek into PhonePe's mega expansion plan

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2019

This year, PhonePe is focussed on bringing more partners across categories, including travel, commute, food, hyper-local, retail and entertainment on the platform.

Zomato's FY19 revenues jump, so do the expenses

Zomato's FY19 revenues jump, so do the expenses

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2019

Company's revenue rises 3-fold to touch $206 million while total cost jumps over 6 times to $500 million

India Inc slams draft e-commerce policy, calls it vague

India Inc slams draft e-commerce policy, calls it vague

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2019

Data localisation, an overarching theme across recent government policy proposals, has been a thorny issue with industry

3 more UK cities added to Ola's roadmap

3 more UK cities added to Ola's roadmap

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2019

Ola, which is now present in seven cities in the UK, said its easy-to-use app would transform commuting experiences in these areas providing the community with greater travel choice as well as quicker and easier access to cabs.

Azim Premji-backed iD Fresh Food shifts focus to organic products

Azim Premji-backed iD Fresh Food shifts focus to organic products

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2019

The phase-wise transition of iD Fresh products into organic items has started and will include flagship offerings such as idli and dosa batter and Malabar parotta.

E-com norms will affect Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime

E-com norms will affect Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2019

At the heart of the issue is the way e-commerce is defined in the current draft policy.

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.

Ola banned in K'taka for 6 months for violating norms

Ola banned in K'taka for 6 months for violating norms

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2019

The state government says Ola was using its existing cab aggregator licence to promote bike taxi services.

N/Core to support 30 nonprofit startups

N/Core to support 30 nonprofit startups

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2019

The initiative deepens N/Core's multi-year partnership with tech giant Cisco, which has participated in the fund along with Ford Foundation and IRB Infrastructure.

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?'

What RCB plans to do with IPL fans

What RCB plans to do with IPL fans

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2019

VVirat Kohli's franchise wants to unite fans on an innovative digital community platform.

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.

Azim Premji loosens purse strings further for philanthropy

Azim Premji loosens purse strings further for philanthropy

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2019

With the latest action, the value of the philanthropic endowment corpus contributed by Premji is about $21 billion, which includes 67 per cent of the economic ownership of Wipro.

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.