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Now you can order KFC meals in trains!

Now you can order KFC meals in trains!

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

After pizzas, people travelling in trains can now order KFC's meals on board.

Former India women's cricket coach arrested for IPL betting

Former India women's cricket coach arrested for IPL betting

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Former Indian women cricket team coach Tushar Arothe was arrested in Vadodara in connection with Indian Premier League betting.

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

Will Govt BAN Cryptos?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

As lobbying and counter-lobbying intensify, right now, it looks like a T20 match, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

8 tips to SECURE your e-mails

8 tips to SECURE your e-mails

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

Presented here are the eight e-mail security tips that you should keep in mind.

Who gets your FB, Twitter, Insta when you're gone?

Who gets your FB, Twitter, Insta when you're gone?

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

Have you decided what will happen to your social networking accounts and your digital possessions when you are no more?

LOVE GURU: 'We belong to different religions'

LOVE GURU: 'We belong to different religions'

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Relationship problems? Let Love Guru help.

Meet the new age professionals: 'Ethical hackers'

Meet the new age professionals: 'Ethical hackers'

Rediff.com30 Jan 2012

Ethical hackers are fast becoming a valued tribe in India. According to data from Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In), in November last year more than 800 ".in" websites and nearly 700 ".com" websites in India were defaced by miscreants.

Coming soon: Free Wi-Fi for Facebook users

Coming soon: Free Wi-Fi for Facebook users

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

The social networking website is testing a new Wi-Fi hot spot service for local businesses that grants users free Internet access if they do a Facebook check-in.

Banking online? TOP 6 MALWARE you should be BEWARE of

Banking online? TOP 6 MALWARE you should be BEWARE of

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

These can filch your passwords, deplete your bank accounts and even infiltrate highly secure bank web sites.

Can interviewers ask about a jobseeker's Facebook life?

Can interviewers ask about a jobseeker's Facebook life?

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

It is easy to see why employers might be tempted to peer into applicants' online lives. Worldwide, people's social lives have moved online to a far greater degree than they have earlier.

120 lakh rail tickets bought online remain unbooked

120 lakh rail tickets bought online remain unbooked

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

Over 120 lakh railway tickets purchased through IRCTC website from April last year to June remained unbooked despite making of payments due to network failure and entry of wrong password by passengers, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.

Hackers bring down Microsoft India website

Hackers bring down Microsoft India website

Rediff.com14 Feb 2012

Microsoft was in for a rude shock late Sunday night when the leading packaged software maker discovered that its Indian retail website has been hacked.

Tihar jail asked to give computers to CWG scam accused

Tihar jail asked to give computers to CWG scam accused

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

The Tihar jail authorities were directed on Thursday by a Delhi court to provide dedicated computers to sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and seven others, arrested for allegedly committing irregularities in a games-related contract to a Swiss firm, to read their case documents.

Banking online? How to avoid identity theft

Banking online? How to avoid identity theft

Rediff.com12 Mar 2012

A look at the features of your password protection policy that compromise online decit/credit card transactions and how to secure them.

Aadhar data breach: Is your information safe?

Aadhar data breach: Is your information safe?

Rediff.com5 Jan 2018

Are you worried your personal information linked to Aadhar may be compromised?

How safe are your mobile wallets?

How safe are your mobile wallets?

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

It is suggested that you get your SIM locked with which the wallet account is mapped.

How to AVOID ONLINE SCAMS

How to AVOID ONLINE SCAMS

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

Niranjan Upadhye, general manager, fraud risk management, Worldline India, tells you how to quickly spot a scam and save yourself from grief.

US secrets on the line! Chinese hackers target Gmail

US secrets on the line! Chinese hackers target Gmail

Rediff.com2 Jun 2011

Google said it has uncovered a phishing campaign, which appears to originate from Jinan, China.

Winding up of Franklin Templeton's 6 debt schemes delayed

Winding up of Franklin Templeton's 6 debt schemes delayed

Rediff.com28 May 2020

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, which has closed six debt schemes, has said the winding-up process will be delayed in the absence of authorisation from investors and further steps will be possible only after seeking fresh approval from them. It further said that investors who do not have an e-mail ID or mobile number registered with the fund house will not be able to participate in the voting process. The date on which the voting would start has not been disclosed yet.

Cyber security threats now move to smartphones

Cyber security threats now move to smartphones

Rediff.com18 Mar 2011

Even while these threats to computers become more numerous (currently numbering around 3 million) and unique (each affecting around 50 computers), smartphones (ie, those based on an operating systems) have emerged as a vulnerable medium because of unregulated third party apps.

How did the Twitter hack happen?

How did the Twitter hack happen?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

The hack may have been done by a rogue Twitter employee, or it may have been a smart hack into the Twitter system, or a social hack where someone conned Twitter's employees into giving them access,' suspects Devangshu Datta.

Tax payers can now e-verify ITRs using bank, demat a/c details

Tax payers can now e-verify ITRs using bank, demat a/c details

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The e-filing website of the I-T department would now provide a facility to pre-validate bank account details.

CA student hacks Anil Ambani's IT account

CA student hacks Anil Ambani's IT account

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

The 21-year-old woman, who has been doing her chartered accountancy articleship at Manoj Daga & Company in Hyderabad, was booked under relevant sections of Information Technology Act on September 7, after a preliminary investigation and faces arrest in the case.

'Beebone' computer virus lurking in Indian cyberspace

'Beebone' computer virus lurking in Indian cyberspace

Rediff.com23 Jul 2013

The latest virus detected on the country's Internet network is so notorious and lethal that it acquires as many as 20 aliases or masks to infect and attack a vulnerable computer system which is low on security features.

Dehradun gets ATM for visually challenged

Dehradun gets ATM for visually challenged

Rediff.com5 Aug 2010

The machine, installed on the premises of National Institute for the Orthopedically Handicapped, works on the basis of fingerprint identification system and has customised keypads to make money transactions easier.

'Better corporate governance needed'

'Better corporate governance needed'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2010

The recent case of embezzlement by a Wipro insider, believe industry experts and analysts, would have little impact on the company's business or image. However, they simultaneously caution that the issue yet again highlights the need for better measures on corporate governance and fraud.

How to check your savings account balance

How to check your savings account balance

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Going to the bank and using your passbook to find out your bank balance while still available and widely used, technological innovations have brought your bank at your fingertips.

Read this! New rules for using ATMs

Read this! New rules for using ATMs

Rediff.com5 Jan 2011

Next time you go to a bank ATM, be ready to re-enter your PIN afresh for every transaction you wish to conduct, such as money withdrawal, balance enquiry and checking account details.

Link your PAN to Aadhar by December 31 or it may become inoperative

Link your PAN to Aadhar by December 31 or it may become inoperative

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

There are four simple ways to link PAN to Aadhaar; make the most of the deadline to avoid hassles later, explains Bindisha Sarang.

Remove CVV code, prevent misuse

Remove CVV code, prevent misuse

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

All leading banks advise clients not to disclose their credit card number or automated teller machine password to anyone.

Sending sensitive information? Here's a safe way

Sending sensitive information? Here's a safe way

Rediff.com21 May 2010

In what could eliminate the risk of sensitive information falling into the wrong hands, scientists have discovered a new way to send secure messages which can only be read by someone at an agreed location.

Railways dismisses reports of data leak from IRCTC website

Railways dismisses reports of data leak from IRCTC website

Rediff.com5 May 2016

There is no hacking nor any leakage of IRCTC ticketing website and everything is safe, railway board member (Traffic) Mohd Jamshed told PTI.

IT sleuths 'clone details from Modi's computer

IT sleuths 'clone details from Modi's computer

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

The IT department which visited the offices of IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi last week had 'cloned' voluminous data on bids and financial details of various franchises from his office computers into its 'portable forensic labs' which the tax sleuths carried along.

Note ban raises Bitcoin hopes, but RBI plays safe

Note ban raises Bitcoin hopes, but RBI plays safe

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

Exchanges believe its legal status may now change, with the government pushing for digitised transactions.

How to link Aadhaar to your bank account, mobile etc

How to link Aadhaar to your bank account, mobile etc

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

The first step you need to take is link your mobile number to Aadhaar.

Narinder Batra elected president of International Hockey Federation

Narinder Batra elected president of International Hockey Federation

Rediff.com12 Nov 2016

Narinder Batra on Saturday became the first Indian to be elected the President of the International Hockey Federation after he was voted to the top post by an overwhelming margin during the penultimate day of the 45th FIH Congress in Dubai. Batra, who is the president of Hockey India, defeated David Balbirnie of Ireland and Australia's Ken Read to become the 12th FIH President -- the first Asian to grab the post.

How best to protect your identity from thieves

How best to protect your identity from thieves

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

Documents such as PAN card, Aadhaar card, I-T return papers, which are used for KYC, can get leaked from a number of sources. Other prominent sources are the direct sales agents and photocopy shops, say Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Wipro unlikely to take fraud accused to court

Wipro unlikely to take fraud accused to court

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

Wipro, the information technology to soaps conglomerate, says it is unlikely, at least for now, to file a formal complaint against the employee who recently siphoned off around $4 million (around Rs 18 crore) from the company's bank account by accessing a colleague's password.

How spyware Pegasus used WhatsApp servers to infect phones and steal data

How spyware Pegasus used WhatsApp servers to infect phones and steal data

Rediff.com14 Nov 2019

Pegasus, which is capable of attacking both Android and iOS, has been around for three years and is considered one of the most sophisticated spyware in the market.

Are you a technosexual or mouse potato? Find out

Are you a technosexual or mouse potato? Find out

Rediff.com29 Jul 2010

Gadget dictionary terms that you all must know. Terms like technosexual, technoruptcy and mouse potato are just a few of them.