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'EVM Is Useless As The Black Glass Helps Manipulation'

'After a month of working on the new machine, I realised that the black glass on the VVPAT lets the programmer manipulate not just the electronic system, but the paper vote too.' 'And it will not......

Modi's Edifice Complex

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......

Musk plans to charge new X users to like, post; says this is to curb bots

In a bid to restrict the onrush of bots and fake accounts, new users on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) may now be required to pay a small annual fee to be able to like, post,......

Indian-origin couple hid behind cardboard boxes to survive Sydney attack

An Indian-origin couple hid in a backroom and barricaded themselves with cardboard boxes along with dozens of others when a man went on a stabbing spree, killing six people before being shot dead......

Boxer Vijender Singh dumps Congress, joins BJP

Vijender Singh, India's first Olympic medallist in boxing who took a plunge in politics in April 2019 by joining the Congress, switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday. IMAGE: Congress......

Valentine's week: E-com giants record high demand for roses, chocolates

Leading up to Valentine’s Day on February 14, quick-commerce platforms like Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart have witnessed a phenomenal uptick in the sales of products related to the occasion,......

'Public AI infrastructure we create would help startups'

'Similar to the case of the digital payment system where the government created a public platform and others joined in, we are exploring a similar structure to create a PPP platform where the......

'False and baseless': Sajjan Jindal denies rape charges

A 30-year-old woman has accused industrialist Sajjan Jindal of raping her after promising to marry her, a charge denied on Sunday by the billionaire. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Movie success offsets ad revenue slip for broadcasters like ZEE, Sun TV

Notwithstanding record revenues in certain media sectors like film exhibition in the July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2), the operational performance of the broadcasting business......

Why Auditors Quitting Big Clients Is Complicated

Auditors seem to have developed a heightened sense of risk and are not content to tick the boxes and sign the papers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com On January 7, 2009, when B Ramalinga......

Guess How Many Movie Tickets Were Bought!

More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan. More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This......

Aavesham: The Psycho As Self-Designated Guardian

Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair.And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's......

'Girls Are Becoming Suicide Bombers'

'When I am doing a film, that film is not propaganda for me. That's a true thing.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Adah Sharma/Instagram After her debut in 2008 with the horror flick 1920, Adah Sharma......

What Makes Yami Gautam Such A Star

Photograph: Kind courtesy Yami Gautam/Instagram Yami Gautam's career is flying high. Article 370, ehr latest film, is a superhit and adds to the list of successes to her credit, right from her......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

I've paid emotional price for switching from Congress to BJP: Vijender Singh

IMAGE: Vijender Singh made a political switch, moving to BJP from Congress. Photograph: ANI Boxer-cum-politician Vijender Singh has said he has no qualms about admitting that he has paid an......

Can Nikhat finally step out of Mary Kom's shadow?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikhat Zareen/Instagram Former Indian men's boxing coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez has backed world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) to bag a medal at this year's Paris......

KKR mauling exposes lack of variety in RCB's bowling

SCORECARD IMAGE: Surprise substitute Vijaykumar Vyshak was the lone Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowler to impress. He used knuckle balls and pace-off deliveries to good effect in Friday's IPL......

Have ticked the boxes in every way possible so I am in high spirits: Iyer

IMAGE: KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer is determined to concentrate on putting on a good show and brush aside thoughts of his injury. Photograph: KKR/X He has had a rough one month leading up to the IPL......

FIFA WC Qualifiers: India draw blank vs Afghanistan

Photograph: Kind courtesy AIFF Media India and Afghanistan settled for a 0-0 draw after failing to turn their opportunities into goals in a Group A fixture of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in......

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