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PhonePe eyes $50 billion in transactions in 2019

PhonePe eyes $50 billion in transactions in 2019

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

PhonePe via Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) plans to get into a number of new verticals, including fee payments in schools and colleges, payments at hospitals and other services

The big iPhone con

The big iPhone con

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

Apple products are built around the notion of picking up ideas that are already common, reducing them to brightly-coloured, child-like simplicity, imposing conformity, and then suggesting that buying into that conformity means you're a seriously cool adult, says Mihir S Sharma.

Raj police nab suspected spy for sharing strategic info with ISI

Raj police nab suspected spy for sharing strategic info with ISI

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

Sengathir said that during the interrogation Narendra Kumar said that about two years ago, he came in contact with an account running in the name of "Poonam Bajwa" on Facebook.

Police commandos, Maoists exchange fire in Kerala's Kannur; camp sheds found

Police commandos, Maoists exchange fire in Kerala's Kannur; camp sheds found

Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

The exchange of fire took place in the Njettithodi area of the Uruppumkutty forest under the Karikkottakari police station limit, they said.

Blast near Israeli embassy: What the cops have found so far

Blast near Israeli embassy: What the cops have found so far

Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

Officials probing a blast that occurred near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi suspect it was a well-orchestrated plan, knowing that no CCTV camera was installed on Prithviraj Road, police sources said on Wednesday.

Uproar over Pegasus row washes out Day 2 of Lok Sabha

Uproar over Pegasus row washes out Day 2 of Lok Sabha

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

Opposition members, including from the Congress and the TMC, started raising slogans and showing placards to attack the government on the snooping issue as soon as the House met for the day at 11 am.

Video: Cheeky Paine attends unexpected phone call during press briefing

Video: Cheeky Paine attends unexpected phone call during press briefing

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

Interestingly, that phone call was not made to him but a reporter from among the media contingent present at the press briefing.

Using An App For A Loan? Read This First

Using An App For A Loan? Read This First

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

Borrowing from a fraudulent loan app subjects the borrower to a variety of risks.

Uproar in Rajasthan as SI rapes 4-yr-old Dalit girl

Uproar in Rajasthan as SI rapes 4-yr-old Dalit girl

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

The police sub-inspector accused of raping a minor girl in Rajasthan's Dausa district has been arrested and a case registered against him under relevant sections, including Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST Act, officials said on Saturday.

Farmer takes on cybercriminal, recovers lakhs lost in fraud

Farmer takes on cybercriminal, recovers lakhs lost in fraud

Rediff.com19 Feb 2023

Pawan Kumar Soni, a 55-year-old farmer based in Sri Ganganagar City in Rajasthan, became a victim of a cyber fraud when his 26-year-old son Harsh Vardhan opened a link from a phishing message that flashed on his mobile phone.

Is this the hottest gaming phone?

Is this the hottest gaming phone?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2017

New kid on the block Razer Phone brings high-end features specially designed for gamers, says Ashish Narsale.

30 countries that have most mobile phones

30 countries that have most mobile phones

Rediff.com10 May 2013

There were 12.4 million mobile-phone subscribers in the world in 1990, but this figure jumped to more than six billion in 2011.

India's telcos continue to dial the wrong number

India's telcos continue to dial the wrong number

Rediff.com2 Aug 2020

India's telecom sector has been through dizzying peaks, troughs, policy U-turns, court battles, brutal competition, and daily controversies. India could go back to a private sector duopoly with just Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel surviving the mayhem. The third player, Vodafone Idea, could be history.

Aarogya Setu IVRS launched for feature phones, landlines

Aarogya Setu IVRS launched for feature phones, landlines

Rediff.com6 May 2020

The IVRS is a toll-free service, where citizens are asked to give a missed call to the number 1921 and they will get a call back requesting for inputs regarding their health.

For Pakistan, Siachen Is A Debacle

For Pakistan, Siachen Is A Debacle

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

For India, it is a symbol of will and a successful feat of arms.

Supreme Court bar assn calls off meeting to discuss apology to CJI

Supreme Court bar assn calls off meeting to discuss apology to CJI

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

The executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday decided to call off the general body meeting scheduled for March 16 to vote on resolutions seeking explanation from senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Neeraj Kishan Kaul for apologising to CJI DY Chandrachud on behalf of the bar body.

Man held for threatening to kill Modi, Adityanath on UP helpline

Man held for threatening to kill Modi, Adityanath on UP helpline

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

An initial inquiry revealed that the accused was in an inebriated condition when he placed the call to the helpline, police said.

India's progress on digital inclusion stalled in 2022, says GSMA report

India's progress on digital inclusion stalled in 2022, says GSMA report

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

Released on Wednesday, the report shows that 81 per cent of men and 72 per cent of women in India owned a mobile phone as of 2022, translating to a gender gap of 11 per cent. The numbers drop steeply in terms of mobile internet adoption. While 52 per cent of Indian men use mobile internet, women are way behind, with only 31 per cent of them accessing mobile internet, the report pointed out.

'Prajwal Revanna is completely trapped'

'Prajwal Revanna is completely trapped'

Rediff.com2 May 2024

'Pura phas gaya woh... barbad, satyanash ho gaya woh.' 'Usko ticket bhi diya, election bhi ladha woh; ganda video bhi bahar aa gaya; hamara izzat bhi nikal diya woh; abhi letter ke baare main pooch ke kya hota hai?'

Bollywood's Game of Phones!

Bollywood's Game of Phones!

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

The most thrilling, romantic, terrifying, musical and comical tring tring moments!

Slain Bulandshahr cop's phone found at house of accused

Slain Bulandshahr cop's phone found at house of accused

Rediff.com27 Jan 2019

Natt, who had allegedly shot the inspector during the violence, was arrested on December 18 from Sikandrabad and is in jail.

'YouTube Shorts pulls in people from all over India'

'YouTube Shorts pulls in people from all over India'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.'

Kavitha brought to Delhi after dramatic arrest in excise policy case

Kavitha brought to Delhi after dramatic arrest in excise policy case

Rediff.com16 Mar 2024

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader K Kavitha after an hours-long raid at her premises in Hyderabad and brought her to Delhi for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, agency sources said.

India's rural mobile phone base slips further

India's rural mobile phone base slips further

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

According to telcos and analysts, this is due to SIM consolidation happening after the minimum recharge plans were implemented by incumbents.

Activist Natasha Narwal gets 3-weeks bail after father dies of Covid

Activist Natasha Narwal gets 3-weeks bail after father dies of Covid

Rediff.com10 May 2021

The Delhi high court on Monday granted bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University student Natasha Narwal, arrested last year in May in connection with the communal riots in north-east Delhi to perform the last rites of her father who succumbed to COVID-19.

Forget Aadhaar, protect your phone first

Forget Aadhaar, protect your phone first

Rediff.com25 Jan 2018

From your fingerprint to most private images and financial info -- all your privacy is under constant threat from hackers.

Pegasus row: Assam CM demands ban on Amnesty in India

Pegasus row: Assam CM demands ban on Amnesty in India

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader also claimed that the entire controversy was an "international conspiracy by the Left-wing organisations, including Amnesty International," to defame the Narendra Modi-led Central government.

iPhone SE: Hits and misses

iPhone SE: Hits and misses

Rediff.com28 Mar 2016

The SE reportedly has 2GB of random-access memory.

3 students into custody in connection to Pathankot attack

3 students into custody in connection to Pathankot attack

Rediff.com14 Jan 2016

Three students were on Wednesday taken into custody in Pakistan in connection with the Pathankot attack.

Nokia launches dual SIM phones

Nokia launches dual SIM phones

Rediff.com10 Jan 2012

Facing competition from increasing number of mobile phone producers, Finnish-handset manufacturer Nokia today widened its portfolio with the launch of dual SIM phones Nokia Asha 200 and Asha 300.

Victims of Pegasus spyware to depose before Bengal panel from Dec 13

Victims of Pegasus spyware to depose before Bengal panel from Dec 13

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

Deposition of persons claiming to be 'directly affected' by alleged phone-tapping using Pegasus software will commence from December 13 before a two-man commission of inquiry set up by the Mamata Banerjee government, one of its constituents Justice (retd) Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya said on Thursday.

How WhatsApp's new privacy policy affects you

How WhatsApp's new privacy policy affects you

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

The most prominent changes deal with how WhatsApp shares information with Facebook and its subsidiaries.

'My husband loves his office more than me'

'My husband loves his office more than me'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

An open and direct conversation is the only way to deal with a marital problem but choose the right time and place to address the issue, advises rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.

Install panic button feature in all existing phones: DoT

Install panic button feature in all existing phones: DoT

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

The software patch will provide facility similar to panic button which at the press of '9' or '5' will generate a call to single emergency telephone number '112', the order said.

BJP's TN Gameplan: Knock AIADMK Out Of The Ring

BJP's TN Gameplan: Knock AIADMK Out Of The Ring

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

The BJP game-plan: Take the top slot, or a close second, either for the 'Lotus' or the larger NDA, if it can and push the AIADMK to the third place, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.

Budget: Government must explain the numbers

Budget: Government must explain the numbers

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

'Nirmalaji's Budget announcements have long-term implications and are not backed by enough money when the short-term outlook looks bleak,' notes T N C Rajagopalan.

'I learnt to be humble from Pankajji'

'I learnt to be humble from Pankajji'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

'Pankaj Udhasji took the Ghazal to the masses. He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.'

How I Nearly Got Scammed!

How I Nearly Got Scammed!

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

In the new year be careful online as there are many scamsters lurking in the cloud, warns A Ganesh Nadar after twice escaping being scammed.

DRDO scientist shared info on Agni, BrahMos with Pak agent: Chargesheet

DRDO scientist shared info on Agni, BrahMos with Pak agent: Chargesheet

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

Kurulkar and 'Zara Dasgupta' were in contact through WhatsApp as well as voice and video calls, the chargesheet said.

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank? For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay.