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The Gone Game 2 Review

The Gone Game 2 Review

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

The Gone Game Season 2 is a lesson in how not to mess up the memory of a good show with pointless extensions, asserts Deepa Gahlot.

SC to hear PIL on mobile radiation tomorrow

SC to hear PIL on mobile radiation tomorrow

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

A Public Interest Litigation seeking a directive to the government to establish guidelines to safeguard the health of the public from radiation emitting out of cell phone towers will be heard by the Supreme Court on Thursday. Vicky Nanjappa reports

Nokia blames fake batteries; gets support

Nokia blames fake batteries; gets support

Rediff.com3 Sep 2007

The company's reaction follows after some incidents of Nokia mobile phones exploding were reported from states such as West Bengal and Gujarat in the past few days.

2 'highly radicalised' ISIS terrorists arrested near Red Fort: Police

2 'highly radicalised' ISIS terrorists arrested near Red Fort: Police

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

Two .32 pistols and four cell phones were seized from the duo.

'Terrorists using prepaid cards to transfer money'

'Terrorists using prepaid cards to transfer money'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2007

Organizations and individuals involved in terror cells are buying pre-paid merchandise cards and using cell phones and the Internet to buy items and transfer money, a British expert told Kanishka bombing inquiry Commissioner John Major

7 ways your job could shorten your life

7 ways your job could shorten your life

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

If work enriches our lives in many ways, it can shorten them too. Here are the seven ways your job could put you at risk and how you can nip some of these problems in the bud for a better chance of a longer, healthier life.

Son wants mobile? Think before you buy

Son wants mobile? Think before you buy

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

Once you buy them a phone, let them decide how efficiently they can use their pocket money

Why the London terror plot failed

Why the London terror plot failed

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

ABC News reported that both cell phone-initiated firing mechanisms rigged inside a Mercedes E 300 parked several yards from the front door of Tiger Tiger nightclub had failed.

Chopper deal shows Antony's marginal influence in MoD

Chopper deal shows Antony's marginal influence in MoD

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

For a man revered for his probity, Defence Minister A K Antony was caught napping when bribes were paid over the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. With the UPA government staring at another scam, nothing it seems will change, writes Sheela Bhatt.

Indian-origin law student sues prosecutor Preet Bharara

Indian-origin law student sues prosecutor Preet Bharara

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

An Indian-origin law student has sued Manhattan's top federal prosecutor Preet Bharara and the US Justice Department claiming she was unlawfully questioned and her cell phone confiscated after she sent letters to the presiding judge during Rajat Gupta's insider trading trial.

Americans prefer landline: Survey

Americans prefer landline: Survey

Rediff.com28 Mar 2008

Majority of American consumers have voiced their preference for landline phones as against cell phones in a recent survey. Ninety-four per cent of the respondents cited reliability and 91 per cent safety as the key factors for retaining landline service. Eighty-three per cent respondents said they intend to continue using their landline home phone indefinitely. Seventy-six per cent said they use landline phones every day. Consumers value voice quality and reliable services.

Mobile networks under watch in northeast

Mobile networks under watch in northeast

Rediff.com8 Jul 2007

There are three private mobile phone service providers in the region, namely, Reliance Telecom, Airtel and AirCel besides Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.

New SMS tech to offer smart apps to basic mobiles

New SMS tech to offer smart apps to basic mobiles

Rediff.com6 Nov 2009

The network protocol being built by Umesh Chandra of the Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, California, will also get mobile phones connected to the web via SMS.

Maran may have abolished roaming fee

Maran may have abolished roaming fee

Rediff.com14 May 2007

Millions of mobile phone users would have wished Dayanidhi Maran stayed as telecom minister for at least a few more days as he was planning to abolish roaming charges on cell phones from June 3.

What on earth is a Text Neck Syndrome!?

What on earth is a Text Neck Syndrome!?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2013

Excessive texting doesn't just damage your fingers but also leaves its effects on your neck.

REVEALED: What Indian women do on the web!

REVEALED: What Indian women do on the web!

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

In a recent study, Google India revealed trends amongst women internet users in India.

Three temptations wrestler Bajrang had to overcome on road to glory

Three temptations wrestler Bajrang had to overcome on road to glory

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

Bajrang Punia has established himself as the undisputed superstar of Indian wrestling but the road to glory was fraught with temptations

Viruses invade cellphones! 7 ways to be safe

Viruses invade cellphones! 7 ways to be safe

Rediff.com25 Apr 2005

A recent report from anti-virus and Internet security software firm Trend Micro's TrendLabs indicates that mobile malwares have advanced at a surprising rate in the last three months.

What should be your cellphone style?

What should be your cellphone style?

Rediff.com9 Jan 2007

Cell phones are available in a bewildering variety in the market these days. Look for these features to find the right one for you.

Mistral launches hands-free car kit

Mistral launches hands-free car kit

Rediff.com27 Jul 2006

Olympic medals and their evolution

Olympic medals and their evolution

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

During the ancient Olympic Games, athletes who emerged victorious were awarded 'Kotinos' or olive wreaths

Mobile use for a decade raises brain cancer risk

Mobile use for a decade raises brain cancer risk

Rediff.com8 Oct 2007

According to Swedish researchers, who carried out a study, long-term users have double the chance of getting a malignant tumour on the side of the brain where they hold the handset, the Daily Mail reported in London on Monday. An hour a day on a mobile phone for over ten years, is be enough to increase the risk.

Japanese use mobiles to find nearest toilet

Japanese use mobiles to find nearest toilet

Rediff.com4 May 2009

Yes, thanks to a mobile phone software guiding users to the nearest lavatories, the trials as well as tribulations of searching for the nearest public loo have been eliminated in Japan, according to a report in the Mainichi Daily News. The Check A Toilet programme, created by the software company Access Co, enables mobile phone users to search for maps highlighting the nearest public toilet to their location.

ISIS operatives who declared Maha village 'Al Sham' arrested by NIA

ISIS operatives who declared Maha village 'Al Sham' arrested by NIA

Rediff.com9 Dec 2023

They were motivating impressionable Muslim youths to relocate from their place of residence for strengthening the Padgha base, the spokesperson said.

Mobiles can be more cancerous than smoking

Mobiles can be more cancerous than smoking

Rediff.com3 Apr 2008

Dr Vini Khurana, a staff specialist neurosurgeon at the Canberra Hospital and an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Australian National University, said heavy usage of mobile phones might turn out to be a greater threat to human health than smoking and even asbestos. He says that using mobiles for more than 10 years could result in more than double the risk of brain cancer.

Why mobiles attract the common man

Why mobiles attract the common man

Rediff.com29 May 2007

With prices of handsets dipping and tariffs becoming more affordable, even those in the lower income bracket are buying mobiles.

Bizarre incidents add to Uttar Pradesh's notoriety

Bizarre incidents add to Uttar Pradesh's notoriety

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

If you find dead bodies being kicked around by cops or a minister advocating caning of school-going students, or Dalits being denied entry into Hindu temples, you can be rest assured that all this can happen only in India's most populous state -- Uttar Pradesh. Sharat Pradhan reports.

TV, mobiles to be cheaper; gold, cigarette, imported cars to cost more

TV, mobiles to be cheaper; gold, cigarette, imported cars to cost more

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Mobile phones and TV sets manufactured in India would become cheaper with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing cuts in Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on import of their components but smokers would have to pay more as the government has increased taxes.

Meet the man behind CATapp, the mobile CAT application

Meet the man behind CATapp, the mobile CAT application

Rediff.com7 Nov 2011

Meet Ashish Chowdhary, a student of PGDM in Business Entrepreneurship at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India who has co-developed the CATapp, a unique mobile application that will help students prepare better for the Common Admission Test (CAT).

Nepal plane crash: Pilot's mobile signals may help locate accident site

Nepal plane crash: Pilot's mobile signals may help locate accident site

Rediff.com29 May 2022

The missing plane could possibly be located on Monday after Nepal Telecom tracked down the cellphone of the airplane's pilot Captain Prabhakar Ghimire through the Global Positioning System network.

Low-cost Net-enabled handsets from Nokia soon

Low-cost Net-enabled handsets from Nokia soon

Rediff.com11 Dec 2007

Indians can look forward to availing Internet services even on low-cost mobile handsets as the world's largest cell phone maker Nokia is gearing up to offer such handsets through which the web can be accessed. Nokia also aims to be the number one in bringing the Internet to mobile devices. According to estimates, the total internet services market will be approximately euro 100 billion in 2010.

Everyone in Ladakh knows China has taken away our land: Rahul in Kargil

Everyone in Ladakh knows China has taken away our land: Rahul in Kargil

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

Raking up the border issue, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said every individual in Ladakh knows that China has "taken away our land" and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that not an inch of land was taken away was "absolutely false".

A dual-band mobile from Hop-on

A dual-band mobile from Hop-on

Rediff.com8 Mar 2005

Hop-on.com, Inc. on Tuesday announced that it would launch 10,000 units of a dual band (900/1800 MHz) GSM cell phone targeted for the India market for $ 36.

Cellphones might cause cancer

Cellphones might cause cancer

Rediff.com24 Jul 2008

The beloved cellphone without which most people feel completely powerless is actually a danger in disguise, says a leading health expert, who has called for limiting the use of the mobile phone because of it's possible cancer risk

Indian student of Pak varsity, father charged with terrorism, spying

Indian student of Pak varsity, father charged with terrorism, spying

Rediff.com3 May 2022

Officials said this was another example of Pakistan misusing higher studies as bait for recruitment in terror groups.

Bangalore: One more suspect held over assassination plot

Bangalore: One more suspect held over assassination plot

Rediff.com3 Sep 2012

The Bangalore police, which recently busted a terror module that was planning to carry out a series of assassinations, has detained another suspect. The police have seized a cell phone, laptop and Rs 10,000 in cash from the detained suspect -- Dr Nayeem Siddiqui.

Nepali Cong elects PM Deuba as parliamentary party leader, may head next govt

Nepali Cong elects PM Deuba as parliamentary party leader, may head next govt

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

The 76-year-old Nepali Congress president, who has served as the prime minister for a record fifth term, defeated his challenger party general secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa by 39 votes, officials said.

Farmer takes on cybercriminal, recovers lakhs lost in fraud

Farmer takes on cybercriminal, recovers lakhs lost in fraud

Rediff.com19 Feb 2023

Pawan Kumar Soni, a 55-year-old farmer based in Sri Ganganagar City in Rajasthan, became a victim of a cyber fraud when his 26-year-old son Harsh Vardhan opened a link from a phishing message that flashed on his mobile phone.

Meet the human magnet!

Meet the human magnet!

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Nermin Halilagic, 38, from Bosnia and Herzegovina has discovered that he has the unusual ability to attach items to his body using what he says is a special energy radiated from his body.

FemtoCells, the next big telecom thing

FemtoCells, the next big telecom thing

Rediff.com21 Aug 2007

The technology's spectrum efficiency, low cost and simple installation make it the next big thing in the telecom world.