Can Meta, Google Curb Illegal Gambling?

The scale of illegal gambling and betting in India is staggering, with 1.6 billion visits recorded between October and December 2024 across four analysed platforms -- Parimatch, Stake, 1xBet, and......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Why Should Data Not Go Private?

The development of private data sources is a hugely positive development.It should serve as a challenge to the government to improve its own record on producing timely and reliable statistics,......

Who benefits from the Sino-Pakistan corridor?

The CPEC poses a clear and imminent danger to Indian security interests, says Kulbir Krishan. The announcement on April 12 that China has approved additional financing for infrastructure projects......

Ambani lists Reliance's four engines for growth

Reliance Industries has built four high-powered growth engines of retail, digital services, media and entertainment, and new energy to propel the conglomerate's next phase of expansion, Chairman......

'Sensex Is Barometer Of Economy And Capital Markets'

'BSE has facilitated nearly Rs 35 trillion in capital raising across multiple segments.' IMAGE: People watch the live telecast of Union Budget 2025 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Online vs offline retail: Industry divided over Piyush Goyal's comments

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal’s recent comments on large e-commerce players have reignited the debate about their impact on smaller offline retailers. Photograph:......

DTH operators may have to offer inter-operable box

Direct to Home (DTH) operators could be asked to provide inter-operable set-top boxes to their customers with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) seeing prima facie merit in a complaint filed......