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PHOTOS: After business, it's time for yoga, selfies

PHOTOS: After business, it's time for yoga, selfies

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Here are some of the best moments from Day 2 of his visit.

WhatsApp is the favoured tool for spreading poison

WhatsApp is the favoured tool for spreading poison

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

'Over 200 million Indians use WhatsApp, including many who use no other form of social media.' 'WhatsApp has been used to propagate all sorts of fake news and misinformation.' 'In the past six months or so, WhatsApp has been the core enabler of many instances of lynching,' points out Devangshu Datta.

Digital Detox To Avoid Health Problems

Digital Detox To Avoid Health Problems

Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

Start your digital detox today before irreversible damage to health and mental complications stalk your life, advises Ramesh Menon.

Issue of Aadhaar-FB link needs to be decided at the earliest: SC

Issue of Aadhaar-FB link needs to be decided at the earliest: SC

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said, "At this stage we do not know whether we could decide this issue or the high court will decide."

NZ police issues public safety warning against Indian team!

NZ police issues public safety warning against Indian team!

Rediff.com27 Jan 2019

India thrashed New Zealand by eight wickets and 90 runs in the first two ODIs to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Author Chetan Bhagat apologises for flirtatious WhatsApp chat

Author Chetan Bhagat apologises for flirtatious WhatsApp chat

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

The conversation was shared on the Twitter by a multimedia journalist, who has been collecting various stories of women.

No proposal to appoint social media regulator: Govt

No proposal to appoint social media regulator: Govt

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

The government on Wednesday informed Parliament that there is no proposal with the Information Technology ministry to set up a regulator for social media.

Meet the youngest woman to scale Mount Everest

Meet the youngest woman to scale Mount Everest

Rediff.com17 May 2019

At 23, Sheetal Raj from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand is the youngest woman to scale the world's highest peak.

Ready to contest against Yogi in Gorakhpur: Kafeel Khan

Ready to contest against Yogi in Gorakhpur: Kafeel Khan

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

If any party gives me a ticket I am ready, Khan said .

Video shows Chinese soldiers crying as they allegedly head to Sino-India border

Video shows Chinese soldiers crying as they allegedly head to Sino-India border

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

The video was reportedly shot at Fuyang Railway Station while the troops were preparing to head to a military camp in Hebei province, according to Taiwan News.

AAP campaign: Laud Delhi govt work, win a chance to dine with Kejriwal

AAP campaign: Laud Delhi govt work, win a chance to dine with Kejriwal

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

Kejriwal said his government has done a number of good works like providing free electricity and water, and asked Delhiites to urge voters in poll-bound Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand to give a chance to the AAP.

Lt Col's plea against social media ban to be heard in-camera

Lt Col's plea against social media ban to be heard in-camera

Rediff.com21 Jul 2020

The high court conducted the hearing in-camera after the counsel for the Centre requested for it on the ground that it was a very sensitive decision taken by the Army and the inputs cannot be made public.

Light Phone 2: The kind of phone parents want their kids to have

Light Phone 2: The kind of phone parents want their kids to have

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

The list of what you can and cannot do with this phone is intriguing.

Odd Balls from the Euros

Odd Balls from the Euros

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

There was as much action off the field as on it during the month-long Euro 2020 championships.

Prez Poll: What Is Mamata's Game?

Prez Poll: What Is Mamata's Game?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

Mamata Banerjee's sights are not on the next month's Presidential election. She is focusing on another election that will take place in 2024.

JuD actively using Internet to mobilise funds

JuD actively using Internet to mobilise funds

Rediff.com30 Jul 2012

The Jamaat-ud-Dawah has stepped up its use of the internet and social media, including Twitter and Facebook, to raise funds for its activities and to spread propaganda aimed at fomenting unrest in India.

36 summers later, Arshdeep has same fate as Chetan Sharma

36 summers later, Arshdeep has same fate as Chetan Sharma

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

Maninder Singh, the talented left-arm spinner, was taken to cleaners with utter disdain, but he never faced public wrath.

India Inc's missing whistle-blowers

India Inc's missing whistle-blowers

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

The latest whistle-blower revelations of multiple shenanigans at global ride-hailing app Uber, coming thick and fast after serial exposes of various dodgy practices at Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google in the recent past raises uncomfortable questions about India Inc. If the FAANGs, Twitter and Uber can be guilty of multiple and diverse transgressions what's happening in Indian corporations? It can be nobody's case that India's largely family-owned and - managed private sector is a beacon of transparency or best corporate governance practices, bolstered as it is by an informal omerta among employees, managements and even boards.

SC asks govt to frame guidelines to curb social media misuse

SC asks govt to frame guidelines to curb social media misuse

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

Expressing serious concern over some social media platforms not being able to trace the originator of a message or an online content, a bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said the government must step in now.

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens

Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns en masse as crisis deepens

Rediff.com4 Apr 2022

Ppolitical experts in Colombo said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the government's alleged "mishandling" of the economic crisis, triggered by the shortage in the foreign exchange reserve.

Kohli 'surprised' by RCB's social media antics

Kohli 'surprised' by RCB's social media antics

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

'Posts disappear and the captain isn't informed," Kohli wrote.

Aadhaar helpline number can't steal data, says UIDAI

Aadhaar helpline number can't steal data, says UIDAI

Rediff.com5 Aug 2018

The UIDAI said rumour mongers attempted to tarnish the image of Aadhaar for a Google's inadvertent act that led to appearance of its old helpline number 1800 300 1947 in the contact list of several mobile phone users.

Kohli, Hima extend birthday greetings to PM Modi

Kohli, Hima extend birthday greetings to PM Modi

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

Birthday wishes poured in for the Prime Minister.

Cricket set to return to Eden Gardens

Cricket set to return to Eden Gardens

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

The CAB has created a bio-secure environment with all the health safety protocols in place in order to set the ball rolling.

There's serious money in the fake news business

There's serious money in the fake news business

Rediff.com19 Jun 2017

And since social media platforms benefit from it, shouldn't they too be held responsible for the hate and fake news they spread, asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

HC turns down Lt Col's plea against Army's social media ban

HC turns down Lt Col's plea against Army's social media ban

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

The high court said he has a choice to make and asked him to delete his FB account as the policy to ban the use of social networking platforms for army personnel was taken keeping in view the security of the nation.

FB removes Cong-linked pages; party says none official

FB removes Cong-linked pages; party says none official

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

While accounts/pages linked to the Congress party appeared to be large in number, the following or reach of pro-BJP accounts was several times more.

Here's what our badminton heroes are up to post CWG

Here's what our badminton heroes are up to post CWG

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Sindhu pens thoughts, Saina enjoys evening at beach

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Javadekar, Vardhan, Pokhriyal and 8 other ministers quit

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Javadekar, Vardhan, Pokhriyal and 8 other ministers quit

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion on Wednesday, several Union Ministers, including Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar resigned from their posts.

5 simple tips to protect your privacy online

5 simple tips to protect your privacy online

Rediff.com8 May 2020

When given an option of signing up to a service that is new to you, check for social signups via established products like Google, Facebook, Twitter etc.

Here are nominees for Male World Athlete of the Year 2020

Here are nominees for Male World Athlete of the Year 2020

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

A three-way voting process will determine the finalists.

IMD issues red alert in 5 Kerala districts over extremely heavy rains

IMD issues red alert in 5 Kerala districts over extremely heavy rains

Rediff.com16 Oct 2021

LIVE! Incessant rains: Red Alert in 5 Kerala districts

Noida girl Srishti Kaur wins Miss Teen Universe 2017

Noida girl Srishti Kaur wins Miss Teen Universe 2017

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

This is the first time India has won the title.

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

The WWE says that India is its biggest market globally in terms of television viewership -- around 350 million unique viewers annually -- social media engagement and YouTube consumption, even claiming that it is the second-most watched sport in the country behind cricket.

Bangladesh star Shakib banned for 3 games, fined $ 5800

Bangladesh star Shakib banned for 3 games, fined $ 5800

Rediff.com12 Jun 2021

Shakib tendered an unconditional apology on his official Facebook page, but his act of trying to damage match property is as good as Level III offence.

Legendary classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away

Legendary classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away

Rediff.com17 Jan 2021

Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, Sitar maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and music composer AR Rahman also paid tributes to the musician.

Why the axe fell on 3 senior ministers

Why the axe fell on 3 senior ministers

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

To believe that the key job of his senior ministers is to ensure that his image be kept intact whatever be the outcome of his policies is to expect too much even of someone as ambitious as Narendra Modi, asserts Rashme Sehgal.

REVEALED: What made Zuckerberg and Jobs so successful!

REVEALED: What made Zuckerberg and Jobs so successful!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Success mantras of the world's top tech CEOs

'He was one of India's greatest sporting icons'

'He was one of India's greatest sporting icons'

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Tributes pour in for Hockey great Balbir Singh Sr.

World leaders congratulate Biden-Harris for their victory

World leaders congratulate Biden-Harris for their victory

Rediff.com8 Nov 2020

World leaders from across the political spectrum congratulated Joe Biden who became the president-elect of the United States, and Kamala Harris who made history as the first female to serve as the vice president.