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Manipur minister's house torched after 9 people killed in attack

Manipur minister's house torched after 9 people killed in attack

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

The militants armed with sophisticated weapons surrounded the villagers of the Khamelok area bordering Imphal East district and Kangpoki district and launched the attack at around 1 am, the police said.

Cognizant Tech to acquire Belcan for $1.3 bn in cash and stock

Cognizant Tech to acquire Belcan for $1.3 bn in cash and stock

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions has signed a definitive agreement to acquire global engineering company Belcan for about $1.3 billion (Rs 10,853.7 crore) in cash and stock. The transaction is expected to close in the September quarter. The total consideration includes $1.19 billion (Rs 9,935.31 crore) in cash and 1.47 million Cognizant shares, valued at $97 million (Rs 809.53 crore) based on the information technology services provider's closing share price on June 7, 2024.

AI Disruption Is REAL & Happening FAST!

AI Disruption Is REAL & Happening FAST!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

When AI is used to enhance operational efficiency, businesses can deliver the same product or service but with improved quality, faster, or even at a reduced cost

Haldwani violence: Five held, more than 5K people booked; curfew lifted

Haldwani violence: Five held, more than 5K people booked; curfew lifted

Rediff.com10 Feb 2024

The three FIRs were registered on Friday, and police stressed that there was no fresh violence and that the situation was under control.

The $30 bn Sale & Leaseback of India's Internet Economy

The $30 bn Sale & Leaseback of India's Internet Economy

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

India's Internet economy has two choices: An immediate $30 billion Sale-and-Leaseback or a $3 trillion value harvesting over decades, observes Vibhu Arya.

80 more flights get bomb threats, Rs 600 crore lost

80 more flights get bomb threats, Rs 600 crore lost

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

Nearly 80 domestic and international flights received bomb threats in less than 24 hours that later turned out to be hoaxes, keeping thousands of passengers and security agencies on tenterhooks.

Taxing the Internet

Taxing the Internet

Rediff.com21 Mar 2006

Hackers demand Rs 200 cr to restore AIIMS servers, data of 4 crore patients at stake

Hackers demand Rs 200 cr to restore AIIMS servers, data of 4 crore patients at stake

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the breach detected Wednesday morning.

Silver medallist Bindyarani worried about family in riots-hit Manipur

Silver medallist Bindyarani worried about family in riots-hit Manipur

Rediff.com6 May 2023

Bindyarani Devi wondered if the news of her silver medal-winning effort at the Asian Championships 2023 had reached her parents, in violence-hit Manipur.

Goodbye Guruji, Pradeep Bandekar

Goodbye Guruji, Pradeep Bandekar

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

'I want to die with my finger on the click button of the camera,' veteran photographer Pradeep Bandekar, who passed into ages early on Sunday morning, told Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Kolhapur violence: 5 students detained for offensive social media status

Kolhapur violence: 5 students detained for offensive social media status

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

The SP also said the youth had an inkling of trouble ahead as they had deleted their social media accounts around the time when some persons approached the police over the objectionable status.

Chennai To Be World's Largest Network Testbed

Chennai To Be World's Largest Network Testbed

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

The deal with Nokia will be signed in San Francisco on Friday morning in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is on a 17-day trip to the US to attract fresh investments.

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

Blind categorisation of OTTs with TSPs is damaging as the two are fundamentally different. It is naive to claim 'same service, same rules' when the services are so utterly different, says T V Ramachandran.

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

Blind categorisation of OTTs with TSPs is damaging as the two are fundamentally different. It is naive to claim 'same service, same rules' when the services are so utterly different, says T V Ramachandran.

India lost over $1.3 billion to internet shutdowns in 2019

India lost over $1.3 billion to internet shutdowns in 2019

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

The total cost of internet shutdowns across the world stood at $8.05 billion in 2019, an increase of 235 per cent since 2015-16.

Is A Toxic Work Culture Affecting You?

Is A Toxic Work Culture Affecting You?

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

"There is a limit when it comes to tolerating abusive behaviour or working styles. Many (employees) find ways to quit," says career coach and rediffGURU Pradeep Pramanik.

Union ministers to meet farmers gathering for Delhi march

Union ministers to meet farmers gathering for Delhi march

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

A team of three Union ministers will hold talks on Monday with a delegation of farmer leaders, who are planning to march towards Delhi to press for their demands.

Manipur: Night curfew imposed after govt building torched

Manipur: Night curfew imposed after govt building torched

Rediff.com29 Apr 2023

A group of people torched the office building of the Range Forest Officer in Tuibong area around midnight, and several fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, they said.

Net neutrality: India against Facebook's free Internet

Net neutrality: India against Facebook's free Internet

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Programmes offers pared-down web services on mobile phones along with Facebook' s own social network and messaging services cost free

RBI Guv launches UPI service for 40 cr feature phone users

RBI Guv launches UPI service for 40 cr feature phone users

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday launched a new service, which will enable over 40 crore feature phone users to undertake digital payments in a secure way. The service christened UPI (unified payments interface) '123PAY' is a three-step method to initiate and execute services for users which will work on simple phones which do not have an internet connection. Das said, as of now, the multifaceted features of UPI are mostly available only on smartphones, which excludes people from the lower rung of the society from an economic perspective, especially in the rural areas, from accessing the popular service, even though the smartphone prices are going down.

Maratha quota: Jarange's ultimatum as CM holds all-party meet

Maratha quota: Jarange's ultimatum as CM holds all-party meet

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

Activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday reiterated that he will stop drinking water from Wednesday evening if his demand for reservation to the Maratha community is not fulfilled by the Maharashtra government.

Manipur asks govt staff to exit 'anti-national' social media groups

Manipur asks govt staff to exit 'anti-national' social media groups

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

The Manipur government has directed its staff to leave social media groups, which are engaged in spreading "separatist", "anti-national" and "communal" agendas, as per an official document.

Postpaid mobile services to resume in Kashmir from Monday

Postpaid mobile services to resume in Kashmir from Monday

Rediff.com12 Oct 2019

The subscribers will have to, however, wait for some more time for Internet services to resume in the Valley

India's Twitter rival Koo shuts down

India's Twitter rival Koo shuts down

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

In a post on LinkedIn, co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka announced that the platform will be discontinuing its services to the public, as talks for a partnership with multiple larger internet companies, conglomerates and media houses did not yield the desired outcomes.

Sundar Pichai pitches Google Loon for internet access in rural India

Sundar Pichai pitches Google Loon for internet access in rural India

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Google uses solar panel and wind to power electronic equipment in the balloon throughout the day.

TRAI bars differential tariff for Internet access

TRAI bars differential tariff for Internet access

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

TRAI said that Internet service providers would not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services.

ISPs to block 39 websites hosting obscene content

ISPs to block 39 websites hosting obscene content

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

The government has ordered internet service providers in India to block 39 internet sites that host and allow their users to share obscene content.

Trump shooting underscores political violence threat: Media

Trump shooting underscores political violence threat: Media

Rediff.com14 Jul 2024

"Americans received a sobering reminder on Saturday of the threat that political violence poses to our democracy," The New York Times said.

Union Budget 2024 remains largely neutral for stock markets in India

Union Budget 2024 remains largely neutral for stock markets in India

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

Overall market reaction to the Budget was neutral. Investors absorbed the changes to the tax rates (positive for salaried class) and capital gains taxes (CGTs, negative due to the removal of indexation and increases. Other proposals largely pertain to supporting rural development, buybacks taxed as dividends, Custom duty changes that impact multiple sectors, higher outlays for clean energy, etc. There's some moderation in the growth of capex outlay across defence, fer

Prophet remarks protest: Over 200 arrested in Bengal

Prophet remarks protest: Over 200 arrested in Bengal

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

Protests against remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two suspended BJP functionaries had turned violent in a few districts of the state, including Howrah and Murshidabad

HDFC Bank customers once again face service outage

HDFC Bank customers once again face service outage

Rediff.com30 Mar 2021

This is not for the first time that the customers of the bank have faced service outage. In fact, the bank has been penalised by the Reserve bank of India (RBI) for two major outages in the past. In December, the RBI temporarily barred HDFC Bank from launching new digital banking initiatives and issuing new credit cards after taking a serious view of service outages at the lender over the last two years.

Muslims welcome Nuh yatra devotees with garlands

Muslims welcome Nuh yatra devotees with garlands

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

Mahamandleshwar Swami Dharamdev said the yatra conveyed a powerful message of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood across the country.

Manipur district returns to peace as additional forces withdraw

Manipur district returns to peace as additional forces withdraw

Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

Shops and markets have been opened in the morning while vehicles run on the roads in Churachandpur town where the maximum protests and violence took place on Friday and Saturday, officials said.

SMS, voice calls restored on prepaid mobiles in J-K

SMS, voice calls restored on prepaid mobiles in J-K

Rediff.com18 Jan 2020

In order to consider giving mobile Internet connectivity on such SIM cards, the telecom service providers will have to verify the credentials of the subscribers.

Gig workers Bill: Unease among startups

Gig workers Bill: Unease among startups

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

A group comprising top tech startups and unicorns has raised several "serious concerns" over a platform-based gig workers Bill proposed by the Karnataka government, saying it would hurt the ease of doing business. They told the state government the Bill in its current form would hamper operations and increase regulatory and compliance burden on the nascent gig and startup economy, according to sources.

'Work Is NOT Life'

'Work Is NOT Life'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

'Don't get stressed if you are not able to do your work.' 'If you feel you do not have the skill or capacity to do some work, accept it.'

Nuh SP contradicts home minister, says no mastermind behind violence

Nuh SP contradicts home minister, says no mastermind behind violence

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

The officer's remarks in effect contradicted the state home minister's conjecture, according the which the violence was engineered and had a mastermind behind it.

'Free Kashmir' poster in Mumbai kicks up political storm

'Free Kashmir' poster in Mumbai kicks up political storm

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said if anyone talks of "freedom of Kashmir from India" then it will not be tolerated. His comment came when he was asked about the girl holding a 'Free Kashmir' poster at the Gateway of India in Mumbai during the protest against Jawaharlal Nehru University violence.

After over 7 months of ethnic strife, Manipur returning to normalcy

After over 7 months of ethnic strife, Manipur returning to normalcy

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

Over seven months of violence severely hit businesses, schools, colleges and other institutions, besides disrupting transportation and communication networks. It also affected the agrarian sector, considered the mainstay of the state economy.

How DoT Plans To Check Rising Spam

How DoT Plans To Check Rising Spam

Rediff.com15 May 2024

Launched in March, it triggers re-verification of suspected fraudulent numbers. Failing re-verification, the number will be disconnected.