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Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

'Google and Facebook need to be tamed, their garb of 'Investing in India's future' need to be pulled off,' observes Vibhu Arya.

Why doesn't Sinha ask his son to quit the government?

Why doesn't Sinha ask his son to quit the government?

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Just as the mighty Bhim sacrificed his son Ghatotkach and Arjun sacrificed his son Abhimanyu in the battle against Kauravas, Yashwant Sinha must ask his son Jayant to sacrifice his ministerial office, says Sudhir Bisht.

In Rajya Sabha, PM says he's pained by Jharkhand mob killing

In Rajya Sabha, PM says he's pained by Jharkhand mob killing

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

Noting that the Congress was not able to win even a single Lok Sabha seat in 17 states, he said it was time for the Congress to introspect and "accept defeat".

How Owaisi reacted to 'Jai Shri Ram' chants in LS

How Owaisi reacted to 'Jai Shri Ram' chants in LS

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP from Hyderabad, chanted "Jai Bheem, Jai Meem, Takbeer Allahu Akbar, Jai Hind", after members from the ruling side shouted slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram', 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram'.

Cruellest cut? Cashback on e-payment at petrol pumps slashed

Cruellest cut? Cashback on e-payment at petrol pumps slashed

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

'Dear Business Partner, Kindly note and inform your all customers that Digital Cashback has been revised from 0.75 per cent to 0.25 per cent with effect from August 1, 2018 across oil industry for all loyalty customers,' said the text message sent by State-owned oil companies to petrol pump operators.

Be soldiers of development: Modi's advice to India Inc

Be soldiers of development: Modi's advice to India Inc

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Calling the young CEOs as his team, Modi said India's development must be made a mass movement and entrepreneurs should think of what more they can do for the country's growth and for the poor.

Dalit youth killed for keeping Ambedkar song as ringtone, 4 held

Dalit youth killed for keeping Ambedkar song as ringtone, 4 held

Rediff.com22 May 2015

Two assailants were nabbed from Goa, one from Pune and the fourth from Shirdi, an official from Shirdi police station told PTI over phone.

So much for Modi's dream of 'cashless Bharat'

So much for Modi's dream of 'cashless Bharat'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2017

While Bihar and J&K have the least proportion of bank account holders using debit cards at PoS machines, Telangana's record is the highest.

Ex-CMs 'rotting in jail' for graft, no one will be spared: PM

Ex-CMs 'rotting in jail' for graft, no one will be spared: PM

Rediff.com28 Jan 2018

Modi said people used to believe that the rich and powerful were not affected by anti-corruption drives and asserted that it was no longer true.

Why BSP bets on door-to-door campaign

Why BSP bets on door-to-door campaign

Rediff.com2 May 2019

The core BSP campaign continues to be 'cadre-based' and personal connect, such as knocking each door or through nukkad sabhas.

Only 4 parties respond to RTI queries

Only 4 parties respond to RTI queries

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

The Association of Democratic Reforms, voluntary organisation whose efforts made Central Information Commission bring six national parties under the umbrella of the RTI Act, had shot RTI applications to 45 recognised political parties of which only four have responded so far, a statement from ADR said.

Have a 'blooming' time at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Have a 'blooming' time at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

For those who aren't lucky enough to visit the iconic grounds, here's a stroll through the beautiful gardens.

Transporters strike enters Day 3, goods supply impacted

Transporters strike enters Day 3, goods supply impacted

Rediff.com3 Oct 2015

Govt refuses to budge on their demand for scrapping the present toll system

How sworn enemies became friends again

How sworn enemies became friends again

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

The parties seem to have forgotten their two decade-old antagonism for a 'political revolution' which they hope would 'last long'.

Modi in Rajasthan: 'Congress has destroyed the country'

Modi in Rajasthan: 'Congress has destroyed the country'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the Congress alleging that it has not fulfilled its constitutional obligations and "destroyed" the nation in its nearly six decades rule.

PM Modi slams opposition for blocking OBC bill in Rajya Sabha

PM Modi slams opposition for blocking OBC bill in Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Modi expressed surprise at the stand of the opposition as members of all parties had been urging him for bringing the legislation

Will UPI in a new avatar make digital payments safer?

Will UPI in a new avatar make digital payments safer?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

Apart from SBI, UPI 2.0 partner banks are HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, RBL Bank, YES Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Federal Bank and HSBC.

Why Modi govt is crushing dissent

Why Modi govt is crushing dissent

Rediff.com15 Sep 2020

For this dispensation, ideas are dangerous. Those who propagate liberalism and democratic traditions are even more dangerous, observes Rashme Sehgal.

Kanhaiya, Jignesh: Heroes of Our Times

Kanhaiya, Jignesh: Heroes of Our Times

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Saeed Mirza on two young men who have broken barriers and emerged as beacons for a New India.

UP govt decides to add 'Ramji' to Ambedkar's name in official records

UP govt decides to add 'Ramji' to Ambedkar's name in official records

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

The order soon got mired in political controversy with the opposition Samajwadi Party crying hoarse that the move smacked of politics ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

AAP's ACB nominee says LG appointee 'trying to threaten' him

AAP's ACB nominee says LG appointee 'trying to threaten' him

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

As a turf war continues between their political superiors in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party-nominated Anti Corruption Bureau chief SS Yadav has accused LG-appointee MK Meena of threatening and pressuring him and trying to hamper the functioning of the anti-graft body.

Police shoot dead 4 Madhesis as violence returns to Nepal

Police shoot dead 4 Madhesis as violence returns to Nepal

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

Police resorted to firing late Saturday night after they were attacked with petrol bombs and bricks when they tried to evict cadres of United Democratic Madhesi Front from blocking the East-West Highway of Saptari district.

'WhatsApp is a major security risk to India'

'WhatsApp is a major security risk to India'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

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

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pawar wants bigger picture

Bhima Koregaon violence: Pawar wants bigger picture

Rediff.com12 Sep 2020

'Isn't it tragic, comic as well as ironic that the people who owe their allegiance to the Constitution of India are declared deshdrohis without an iota of evidence?' 'But this mistake has to be corrected and those who actually and directly fomented the Bhima Koregaon riots and the masterminds behind these people will have to be exposed now.'

Truckers strike enters 5th day, deadlock continues

Truckers strike enters 5th day, deadlock continues

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Transporters' nationwide strike entered its fifth day on Monday amid a continued deadlock between the agitating apex truckers body AIMTC and the government, affecting movement of goods in various parts of the country.

13 dead in Uttarakhand after monsoon havoc

13 dead in Uttarakhand after monsoon havoc

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

Authorities in Chamoli district said the toll may climb as about 50 persons from different villages in the area are missing and rescue operations are on.

Rahul attacks PM with 'anti-Dalit' remark, Shah hits back

Rahul attacks PM with 'anti-Dalit' remark, Shah hits back

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

The political fight for the Dalits' cause escalated on Thursday with Congress president Rahul Gandhi accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having an "anti-Dalit" mindset and the Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah alleging the opposition party had a legacy of insulting the community.

These girls have power

These girls have power

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Manavi Kapur goes behind the scenes to find out what it takes to be a successful woman wrestler.

Modi sarkar to mark third anniversary with fanfare

Modi sarkar to mark third anniversary with fanfare

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

Keeping an eye on the 2019 elections, the PM has asked leaders to connect with the youth and hold events in each panchayat and municipal ward across the country.

Ex-DU employee's death: AAP joins protest over police inaction

Ex-DU employee's death: AAP joins protest over police inaction

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday extended its support to a protest organised by Delhi University teachers, employees and students' unions over police inaction into allegations of sexual harassment against a Delhi University college principal by a sacked employee who later committed suicide.

'Digital payments have become a fashion statement'

'Digital payments have become a fashion statement'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.

Guard of honour for 20 bravehearts killed in Uttarakhand chopper crash

Guard of honour for 20 bravehearts killed in Uttarakhand chopper crash

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde led the nation in paying tributes to the twenty bravehearts, who died in Tuesday's chopper crash while rescuing stranded people in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Sai's Take: A political Mahabharatam

Sai's Take: A political Mahabharatam

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Is there a likeness between the characters from Ved Vyas's timeless epic and those prancing about on the political proscenium? Saisuresh Sivaswamy finds out.

PIX: Prez's Mughal Garden is in full bloom and you are invited

PIX: Prez's Mughal Garden is in full bloom and you are invited

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

Mughal Garden opens for public from February 13.

'Dalits will find it harder to defend their dignity'

'Dalits will find it harder to defend their dignity'

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

'One provision in the Act -- immediate arrest (of those accused under the Act), made this act different from all other sections of the IPC.' 'With that provision snatched, the Dalit Act has become toothless because caste criminals feared this provision of immediate arrest the most.'

PHOTOS: Students march for Rohith, JNU; Rahul, Kejriwal join them

PHOTOS: Students march for Rohith, JNU; Rahul, Kejriwal join them

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Thousands of students took to the streets demanding justice for Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula and protesting the Jawaharlal Nehru University crisis.

BJP's 'vanvaas' in UP likely to end

BJP's 'vanvaas' in UP likely to end

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Amit Shah's meticulous planning and Modi's charisma will turn the tide in the BJP's favour, says Nazarwala.

India, Singapore agree to deepen economic and defence ties

India, Singapore agree to deepen economic and defence ties

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

Modi hailed the close defence cooperation between the two countries and welcomed the completion of the logistics agreement between the two navies.

UP teen spends 42 days in jail for joke on Ganga

UP teen spends 42 days in jail for joke on Ganga

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

Zakir Ali Tyagi was charged under the Indian Penal Code's Section 420 (cheating) and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act (computer related offences).

Bhima Koregaon hearing: Why was he quizzed for 14 days?

Bhima Koregaon hearing: Why was he quizzed for 14 days?

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

He is neither a victim of the violence that broke out at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018 nor an eye-witness to it. Yet, Bhimrao Bansod testified for a full 14 days before the judicial commission of inquiry set up to inquire into the violence.