Facebook India policy head quits days after Parliament panel questioning

Ankhi Das, the controversial India policy head of Facebook who allegedly opposed blocking of right-wing hate content, has quit the company. "Ankhi has decided to step down from her role in......

US lawmakers batter Big Tech CEOs on issue of competition

The CEOs of four tech giants -- Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google -- appeared before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law on Wednesday to address......

Representing 1.5 bn, Modi has an advantage on FB: Trump

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who represents "1.5 billion" Indians, has an advantage on Facebook, while referring to the number of followers......

The Reinvention of Arvind Kejriwal

'Brand Kejriwal-AAP have a long way to go even if they win another Delhi election...' 'It is a force nobody can ignore, not even Mr Modi, because it will keep punching above its weight,' notes......

Why Must Mark and Musk Be So Macho?

Haven't they heard about the 'Tale of Two Brothers'? asks Suveen Sinha. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Zuckerberg -- or Zuck, as he is known to nearly everyone of his acquaintance -- is......

Is Indian advertising ready for metaverse?

Every brand and company in India too will soon need a metaverse strategy, notes Sandeep Goyal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com During his quarterly results call in late July, Facebook CEO......

The curious case of Jack Ma's India plans

Jack Ma who had five years ago said he was inspired and excited by “Make in India” possibly understood the essence of the signature campaign better than some others and decided to stay......

Why advertisers are boycotting Facebook

'This is the first time there has been an attempt to use market forces to counter disinformation on social media,' notes Devangshu Datta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The advertising......

Bipasha Basu: Hot and sexy!

There are a lot of reasons why Bipasha Basu deserves to be at numero unto spot on Maxim's annual Hot 100 list. She's bloody good at what she does, has the kind of sex appeal most Bollywood divas......

From Godavari to Kalavaramaye Madilo

Kamal Kamaraju, first seen in Sekhar Kammula's Godavari (where he played the second lead opposite Neetu Chandra), later played the lead in Avakkai Biryani (as an auto driver) before Kalavaramaye......