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67% Think Harris Won Debate With Trump

67% Think Harris Won Debate With Trump

Rediff.com11 Sep 2024

CNN reported that 'registered voters who watched Tuesday's debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump say, 63% to 37%, that Harris turned in a better performance'.

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his life.' 'There is no looking back at the past, for his only motto has been 'Tomorrow belongs to us'!'

World's most beautiful cable car rides

World's most beautiful cable car rides

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

India prides to have the Gulmarg Gondola Project, one of the highest and largest ropeways in Asia.

Broadcasters can now track cable operators

Broadcasters can now track cable operators

Rediff.com24 Sep 2009

The Customised Connectivity Tracking tool can be installed in the catchment area of a cable network and track frequencies.

India's digital cable reach poor

India's digital cable reach poor

Rediff.com18 Mar 2008

According to the estimates prepared by CASBAA, India will require about $12-15 billion investments to upgrade its analogue cable set to digital. At present, India's digital cable reach is less than 20%. Currently, there are about 71 million cable homes in the country out of a total of about 130 million television homes. But only about 6% cable homes are digital. With only 3% broadband penetration, India ranks very low in comparison to countries like Brazil, China & Thailand.

India's largest media empire is all set to be born!

India's largest media empire is all set to be born!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Competition Commission of India on Wednesday said it has approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire. The deal, announced six months ago, has been cleared by the CCI with certain modifications proposed by the two parties.

Singapore-India undersea cable launched

Singapore-India undersea cable launched

Rediff.com3 Nov 2004

Close on the heels of acquiring Tyco Global Network, Tata group chairman Ratan Tata on Wednesday launched a $100 million undersea optical fibre cable linking Singapore to India.

1 dead, 14 rescued after lift collapses in Rajasthan mine

1 dead, 14 rescued after lift collapses in Rajasthan mine

Rediff.com15 May 2024

Fifteen personnel of the public sector company got trapped in a mine Tuesday night when a cage used to carry the personnel fell down after a rope broke, police said.

Microsoft, Facebook to jointly lay giant cable across Atlantic

Microsoft, Facebook to jointly lay giant cable across Atlantic

Rediff.com27 May 2016

The 6,600-km submarine cable system would be operated and managed by Telxius.

Boom time for cable operators

Boom time for cable operators

Rediff.com10 Aug 2007

India's cable television distribution industry comprising multi system operators and local cable operators is set to generate over Rs 1,000 crore a year as carriage fee from the channels slated for launch in the coming months.

Soon, mobile-like portability in DTH, cable TV

Soon, mobile-like portability in DTH, cable TV

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

Trai plans to allow consumers to change operators without changing set-top box

FDI's hide and seek with cable

FDI's hide and seek with cable

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

If you thought that international cable television majors such as Liberty Media and Comcast Corporation will line up to invest in the Indian cable TV industry after the government's proposal to allow 74 per cent foreign equity in cable, think again. The buzz is that the government is in a mood to raise the foreign equity bar for the cable industry from the current 49 per cent to 74 per cent.

Declassified US cables released by WikiLeaks

Declassified US cables released by WikiLeaks

Rediff.com9 Apr 2013

Unlike in the past, the latest tranche of secret United States diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have not been leaked, but have been "legitimately obtained from a US government web site" and released in a user-friendly searchable format. Nearly 1.7 million diplomatic cables from the period between 1973 and 1976 -- now being dubbed as 'The Kissinger cable' -- were declassified by the US State Department in 2006.

BSNL, MTNL may offer cable TV

BSNL, MTNL may offer cable TV

Rediff.com10 May 2013

A Group of Ministers will consider a proposal to let BSNL and MTNL venture into cable TV and broadcasting services to help infuse life into the loss making companies.

Cable operators slam TRAI

Cable operators slam TRAI

Rediff.com1 Jul 2004

Dismissing the role of TRAI in sorting out the problems of cable TV industry, operators on Thursday demanded that the government set up an independent broadcasting authority and adopt a "Pakistan-type model

Cable TV firms take on DTH

Cable TV firms take on DTH

Rediff.com25 Apr 2008

In order to take on the competition posed by the direct-to-home (DTH) operators, large cable distribution companies will soon bring in their own digital-quality cable television offerings in select cities at competitive fees and offer quality service support.

WikiLeaks cables: Bollywood, Modi, cash politics

WikiLeaks cables: Bollywood, Modi, cash politics

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Rediff.com brings for you the FOURTH in the series of leaked Wiki cables, which point towards some startling revelations.

VSNL, Bharti undersea cable safe

VSNL, Bharti undersea cable safe

Rediff.com28 Dec 2004

Bharti's undersea fibre-optic cable connecting Chennai with Singapore has not been affected by the deadly tsunami waves, triggered by the massive quake off the Indonesian coast, its CMD Sunil Mittal said on Tuesday.

Digital cable TV is here!

Digital cable TV is here!

Rediff.com14 Dec 2004

Myths in cable TV pricing

Myths in cable TV pricing

Rediff.com10 Mar 2009

Last week's Supreme Court decision on cable-pricing means that 83 million cable homes will end up paying more for their television.

Partial response to cable strike

Partial response to cable strike

Rediff.com17 Aug 2004

The all-India strike call by the multi-system operators evoked a partial response, with normal services in most part of the country, barring Punjab, Jaipur and delhi where there was complete blackout of cable channels.

Cable operators offer price discounts

Cable operators offer price discounts

Rediff.com17 Dec 2003

Cable operators on Wednesday began offering pay channel bouquets at about 50% discounted prices in South Delhi since most consumers are wary of the steep increase in the cable bill under CAS and are yet to invest in set top boxes.

When You Are Caught In A Snowstorm

When You Are Caught In A Snowstorm

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Tourists and skiers seen in Kongdori, Gulmarg, near the Affarwat peak, during a snowstorm on Thursday, February 22, 2024.

Cable firms to list channel prices

Cable firms to list channel prices

Rediff.com20 Jun 2003

Finolex Cables gets dumped

Finolex Cables gets dumped

Rediff.com29 Apr 2003

Finolex Industries fell 5.7% to Rs 81.90 shortly before noon, after the company said its fiscal year's net profit plunged over 62%.

Will Modi Achieve A Cease Fire In Ukraine?

Will Modi Achieve A Cease Fire In Ukraine?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

Ukraine is currently in the middle of a strategic offensive into Russia's Kursk region.

Tamil Nadu's cable wars hot up

Tamil Nadu's cable wars hot up

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

The ongoing 'Cable War' between the Marans-owned Sun Network and M K Azhagiri's Royal Cable Vision took another turn on Thursday, with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi warning of legal action against the Sun Network if it did not share the feeds with the state-owned Arasu Cable TV Corporation.

Lift crashes against roof in Noida society, 3 injured

Lift crashes against roof in Noida society, 3 injured

Rediff.com13 May 2024

According to police, the lift was coming down from the eighth floor but it suddenly suffered jerks and went to the top floor.

Cable & Wireless gets ILD, NLD licences

Cable & Wireless gets ILD, NLD licences

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has awarded international long distance (ILD) and national long distance (NLD) licences to global telecom major Cable & Wireless.

DTH readies for final assault on cable business

DTH readies for final assault on cable business

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

With over 40 million active subscribers (as of March 2013), DTH has grown tenfold from just 4 million customers six years ago.

Trudeau to discuss 'serious security issues' with India

Trudeau to discuss 'serious security issues' with India

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he sees a new opening to engage with India on 'some very serious' issues on national security after the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to office for a third consecutive term.

Does the key to Digital India lie with your local cable operator?

Does the key to Digital India lie with your local cable operator?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

If a feasible business model is worked out for cable operators, they will not only build the last-mile networks, but also market them among the local population telling people the benefits as well as how to utilise them

Cable guys want equality with DTH

Cable guys want equality with DTH

Rediff.com21 Jan 2008

Cable operators body has demanded an equal footing with the DTH players.

Kerala vet student was stripped, assaulted with belt and wire

Kerala vet student was stripped, assaulted with belt and wire

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

The report said that his classmates and senior held a public trial inside the hostel alleging that he had misbehaved with a girl student of the college.

Bharti to set up undersea cable

Bharti to set up undersea cable

Rediff.com6 Feb 2008

Bharti will set up another high-capacity undersea cable, which will connect India to France through the Middle East.

Cable guys want broadcasters pulled up

Cable guys want broadcasters pulled up

Rediff.com29 Jan 2004

The spat between cable TV operators and broadcasters continues despite the appointment of Trai, with the cable service providers accusing Trai of being helpless in reining in broadcasters and calling for a licence regime to control the channels.

Cable operators face CAS crunch

Cable operators face CAS crunch

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

Broadcasters to see 30% drop in subscription revenue.

Refrain from...: Govt to media, social media on Ram temple event

Refrain from...: Govt to media, social media on Ram temple event

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

Many people have received fake messages related to VIP invitations, donation drives and prasaad of the mega event.

Cable men on strike from tomorrow

Cable men on strike from tomorrow

Rediff.com16 Aug 2004