My name is Modi, my app gives all info to US companies, tweets Rahul

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after allegations surfaced that data from his official app was being shared without users' consent, a charge the......

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......

Social media: 2019 election battleground

'Political parties and leaders understand the impact the new media can have on outcomes.''From treating them as broadcast tools five years ago, now they look at them as arsenal that can potentially......

Why you may see less fake news this election season

The updated election ads policy for India will require advertisers to provide a 'pre-certificate' issued by the EC or anyone authorised by the poll panel, for each ad.Further, Google will verify......

Google slams CCI enquiry; says it's 'tainted'

Google has termed as "tainted" the investigations done against it by CCI, contending that the two informants on whose complaint the fair trade regulator has initiated the enquiry were working at......

Indian start-ups may take legal route against Google in-app billing

Scrutiny of Google’s code of conduct in the Indian Android ecosystem is far from over with several start-ups preparing to appeal against the company’s revised policies of service fee on......

'We focus on smaller ticket sizes loans'

'Banks may find small ticket size lending economically unviable due to the cost of branch operations.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com FlexiLoans.com, a lender to small businesses starved of......

Google pays Rs 33,737 cr for 7.73% stake in Jio Platforms

Alphabet Inc's Google has paid Rs 33,737 crore for a 7.73 per cent stake in Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) digital subsidiary, Jio Platforms Ltd, joining the list of global investors such as......