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Army unearths illegal call exchanges used by Pak spies

Army unearths illegal call exchanges used by Pak spies

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

The officials said Pakistani intelligence operatives have adopted the modus operandi of investing in illegal call exchanges that switch Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls to normal Indian mobile calls.

Ensure that WhatsApp users are not entrapped: SC to govt

Ensure that WhatsApp users are not "entrapped": SC to govt

Rediff.com16 May 2017

The remarks by the top court came at the fag end of the day-long hearing after WhatsApp, while opposing the maintainability of the plea challenging its 2016 privacy policy, explained the nitty-gritty involved in it.

Netflix to drop 25% traffic to ease telecom load

Netflix to drop 25% traffic to ease telecom load

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

Companies like Amazon Prime Video are also temporarily lowering bit rates -- a measure of how much data is being transferred -- to ease pressure on telecom network infrastructure.

Plea against WhatsApp privacy policy: Delhi HC judge recuses

Plea against WhatsApp privacy policy: Delhi HC judge recuses

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

During the short hearing, Justice Prathibha M Singh took strong objection to an email sent by WhatsApp to the court. "I was in any case not going to hear it," the court clarified and sent the matter to another bench recording that the email sent by WhatsApp should be withdrawn unconditionally.

Good news! Telecom tariffs to fall soon

Good news! Telecom tariffs to fall soon

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

The interconnection charge has been reduced.

Google to offer Wi-Fi at 400 railway stations in India

Google to offer Wi-Fi at 400 railway stations in India

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Modi said the aim was to turn India's villages into smart economic hubs and connect our farmers better to markets, making them less vulnerable to the whims of weather.

JNU server room CCTVs not vandalised in Jan 1st week: RTI

JNU server room CCTVs not vandalised in Jan 1st week: RTI

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

JNU's reply to the RTI said the main server was shut down on January 3 and had gone down the next day 'due to power supply disruption'. It also stated that 'no continuous and entire' CCTV footage of cameras was available of the day of attack.

For India's start-ups space is the next frontier

For India's start-ups space is the next frontier

Rediff.com28 Jun 2020

While participation of start-ups in the space sector has largely been minimal so far, their involvement will be key towards building India's very own aerospace companies such as Maxar, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Rocket Labs, according to experts.

Anonymous India accuses Reliance Jio of privacy violation

Anonymous India accuses Reliance Jio of privacy violation

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

A war of words between Reliance Industries' Gautam Chikermane and hacker group Anonymous India broke out on Twitter.

How TRAI has gone back on net neutrality

How TRAI has gone back on net neutrality

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Its pre-consultation paper has been silent on the issue of closed electronic communication network, a loophole telcos can exploit to offer discriminatory pricing.

IT firms look at digital transformation to stay ahead

IT firms look at digital transformation to stay ahead

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

With the world getting more and more instrumented with smart devices, global enterprises are increasingly looking at undertaking a 'digital transformation' journey to stay ahead in the race. Emerging technologies such as social, mobility, analytics and cloud have given birth to new business opportunities and forcing enterprises to finetune their IT buying decisions -- quite differently from what they used to do.

Boeing's 737 Max is back in Indian skies

Boeing's 737 Max is back in Indian skies

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday flew on SpiceJet's special flight between Delhi and Gwalior using Boeing's 737 Max plane that has been allowed to return to service after two and half years. All Max planes were grounded in India by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on March 13, 2019, three days after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max plane near Addis Ababa, which had left 157 people, including four Indians, dead. Along with Scindia, SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh and Boeing India president Salil Gupte were also present on the special flight on Tuesday.

Behind Netflix's India push is a VOD market of Rs 1400cr

Behind Netflix's India push is a VOD market of Rs 1400cr

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

With a string of deals with telecom service providers, DTH operators and Bollywood stars, Netflix goes all out to protect its turf in India and fend off competition, says Viveat Pinto.

MTS offers unlimited local calls for Rs 199 per month

MTS offers unlimited local calls for Rs 199 per month

Rediff.com24 Jun 2013

The launch of cheaper voice call rates through special tariff vouchers has come at a time when the sector has been seeing frequent increase in mobile call prices and reduction of discounts under schemes of various service providers since mid-2011.

Lack of privacy law reason behind WhatsApp petition

Lack of privacy law reason behind WhatsApp petition

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Hearing from Apr 18 by five-judge SC bench against WhatsApp, FB move; Centre, Trai also summoned

10 Smart Tips to Protect Your Social Media Accounts

10 Smart Tips to Protect Your Social Media Accounts

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Avoid clicking on any unknown links from strangers. Use a different, secure password for each social media account you have.

Modi discusses Nagaland firing incident with top ministers

Modi discusses Nagaland firing incident with top ministers

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Sunday ordered a high-level probe into the reported killings of civilians.

7 Jobs In The Metaverse

7 Jobs In The Metaverse

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

By 2026, around 25 per cent of the global population may spend at least an hour a day on Metaverse. This will open the doors for many businesses, the NFTs market will spread, and Web 3.0 will attract more investment.

Bandhan to use SMS tech for rural banking

Bandhan to use SMS tech for rural banking

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

The Kolkata-based firm already has a presence in 22 states with over 2,000 branches and 5.9 million borrowers.

Mukesh Ambani to launch the ultra cheap smartphone on Sep 10

Mukesh Ambani to launch the ultra cheap smartphone on Sep 10

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday said Jio and Google have jointly developed a power-packed and affordable smartphone 'JioPhone Next', which will be available in the market from September 10. Ambani promised that JioPhone Next will be the most affordable smartphone not just in India but globally. Speaking at RIL's annual general meeting, Ambani asserted that an ultra-affordable 4G smartphone is essential to make India '2G-mukt' (free of 2G).

Digital expansion helps rich more than poor

Digital expansion helps rich more than poor

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

The number of Internet users has more than tripled in a decade.

IIT, IISc scientists dislike Facebook's Free Basics

IIT, IISc scientists dislike Facebook's Free Basics

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

They are asking TRAI to reject the plan in the interest of protecting the citizens' right to use Internet

Govt to give full support for BSNL's revival: Telecom Minister

Govt to give full support for BSNL's revival: Telecom Minister

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

BSNL, which was formed in 2000, was in the pink of financial health but lost to competition because of inadequate investment in infrastructure expansion that ought to have been provided during past few years, he told Rajya Sabha.

'A ban would stop all innovations in cryptocurrencies in India'

'A ban would stop all innovations in cryptocurrencies in India'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

'Any entrepreneur who wants to create companies on blockchain will have to move outside India.' 'A ban will also wipe out the entire asset investing class that has built up in India.'

Why govt got TikTok removed

Why govt got TikTok removed

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

'Children as young as 10 are posting videos and there is no one to moderate them.'

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

7 lessons on innovation from David Bowie

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

If "innovation" were a person, he or she would have looked like David Bowie.

Information Technology: Boost for hardware, but disappointment for IT services

Information Technology: Boost for hardware, but disappointment for IT services

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

The key proposals from the IT industry that were not addressed included removal of dual levies on software products

Full text: President's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2023

Full text: President's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day 2023

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Here's the full text of address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the Republic Day 2023.

COVID-19 to accelerate digital adoption in India: Morgan Stanley

COVID-19 to accelerate digital adoption in India: Morgan Stanley

Rediff.com27 May 2020

India's total online shopper base at 30 per cent of its internet population is low when compared with 78 per cent in China and 70-plus per cent in the US.

IRCTC joins hands with SBI to promote rail ticketing

IRCTC joins hands with SBI to promote rail ticketing

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

In addition, both will offer services jointly, subject to financial viability.

Digital India or a distant dream?

Digital India or a distant dream?

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

It's time the government accepts that Digital India is too distant.

High schools reopen in Kashmir, students stay away

High schools reopen in Kashmir, students stay away

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Higher secondary schools in the valley have been shut for over three weeks due to restrictions.

How govt kept everyone guessing on Art 370 revocation

How govt kept everyone guessing on Art 370 revocation

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Drama heightened on Friday when the army said that Pakistan-based terrorists are planning to target the ongoing Amarnath Yatra followed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration issuing an advisory, asking the yatris and tourists to "curtail" their stay in the Valley and leave immediately.

1% TDS levy could make your ecommerce buys costlier

1% TDS levy could make your ecommerce buys costlier

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

Apart from making your purchases on these platforms expensive, it will also mean sellers will have to face the brunt of reduced cash flows amid already low margins for some. Experts said the proposal, which will take effect on April 1, 2020, and will be inserted as a new section in the Income Tax Act, is expected to affect the working capital of e-commerce companies and reduce cash flows for e-sellers.

WhatsApp delays policy update rollout to May 15 amid severe criticism

WhatsApp delays policy update rollout to May 15 amid severe criticism

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

The policy change was originally scheduled to come into effect on February 8, the Facebook-owned company said.

Despite ban, Uber, other taxis continue service

Despite ban, Uber, other taxis continue service

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

Despite Uber facing a ban across many states, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, for Lingaraju, a driver employed by the company in Bengaluru, it is business as usual.

No privacy for terrorists: Govt on linking Aadhaar with social media

No privacy for terrorists: Govt on linking Aadhaar with social media

Rediff.com22 Oct 2019

The top court also asked the Centre to submit its report in January on the notification of rules by which social media misuse can be checked and liability could be fastened on intermediaries to decrypt messages.

WhatsApp virtually dumps controversial privacy policy

WhatsApp virtually dumps controversial privacy policy

Rediff.com7 May 2021

WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts.

Free Wi-Fi at 3 more railway stations

Free Wi-Fi at 3 more railway stations

Rediff.com5 May 2016

The Railways launched the Google's free Wi-Fi service at Vijayawada, Kachiguda and Raipur stations.

Foodpanda acquires Just Eat India

Foodpanda acquires Just Eat India

Rediff.com7 Feb 2015

Experts have said the food delivery space is likely to see exponential growth this year.