Sheela Bhatt visits a large urban basti a mere 20-minute drive from the prime minister's home to discover a story of grim struggle in the time of lockdown.
'With changing times, elections no longer are won by giving subsidies, doles and gifts before and after.' 'Entitlements, rightful gains of growth and economic development and the like are becoming important for increasingly conscious and demanding voters, especially younger voters,' points out Bheemaiah Krishnan Ravi.
'It is mind-blowing to see how e-commerce is progressing in this country...am not bothered about their valuations but am more interested in the quality of their ideas, which is pretty good, Satya Nadella said.
The 11 must-knows about Samsung's latest flagship.
Mozilla showcased a smartphone prototype costing as little as $25 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, targeting developing countries including India and China.
'Whether or not Chandrashekhar Azad succeeds or fails electorally, he has already made democratic politics more accountable to Dalits.'
Afghanistan will remain a frontline state for Washington for a foreseeable future in terms of the potential threats to US national security from terrorist groups, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in beginning India's dealings in Afghanistan in 1994.
In a move that would give a big boost to equity trading, the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday permitted mobile trading and smart order routing between stock exchanges.
You can buy them for your personal use or gift it to someone you love. Here are top 10 smartphones and tablets currently going hot in the market.
Rediff reader Hari Krishnan Nair, 43 from Kenya shares his suggestions on how to make the most of the lockdown.
There was a time when everyone thought that cheaper products are what India was looking at. And though these theories were not erroneous but they have been replaced with the passing sands of time today.
The total wealth of the ultra HNIs, or those with a networth of over Rs 25 cr, grew by five per cent to Rs 1.35 lakh cr.
The government is currently also revising its MSIPS policy to extend its mandate apart from making it more investor friendly.
'Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave an affidavit in the Supreme Court that his government will give reservation in promotions which resulted in a powerful reaction by the youth.' 'These youth used to vote for the BJP, but will not vote for it in this election.' 'Even if the Congress does not make any gains, the BJP is losing voters in the current situation. It is losing farmers, OBC votes.'
The much-awaited Lumia 535 has hit the stores in India.
With the world of technology evolving at a rapid pace, 2014 witnessed a sea change in terms of the gadgets that arrived to the party.
Bengaluru-based Creo offers an operating system that promises unique features and frequent updates.
EU says Google unfairly pushes own apps with Android
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Meet 'the original Pilates girl' Namrata Purohit, who has been training Kangana Ranaut, Janhvi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, among other B-Town celebs.
The holy grail of all motorcycles, the M V Agusta Turismo Veloce 800, finds its way to India.
Indians have been splurging huge money on securing their houses and new-found wealth, pushing demand for security gadgets by over 50 per cent to Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion).
'For around five hours the storm, reportedly the strongest one ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal, that mother of many a deathly vortex, shook Kolkata like a toddler playing with a rattling toy,' observes Debashish Chatterjee.
Former captain David Gower is impressed by the persuasion skills of England captain Kevin Pietersen, who convinced his scared teammates to land in Abu Dhabi for the preparation of the Test series against India.
The Canadian smartphone maker is banking on its platform-agnostic security and software products to make incursions in the market.
Though many fishermen were brought ashore safely and admitted to hospitals, many are yet to recover from the shock of wrestling the lashing waves and seeing death face-to-face.
These teens have interesting solutions to every day problems.
Rediff reader Purnendu Shorey, 48, a former captain in merchant navy based out of Mumbai shares some of his learnings.
All but 500 who booked Note 7 phones have bought older devices instead of cancelling their orders but Samsung may still lose market share this festive season.
Pichai wants to get a billion Indians online.
Given the military's requirement for watertight cyber and communications security, L&T will establish a Security Operations Centre which will deal with security threats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned against "commodifying" yoga, saying using it as some sort of business will do great damage to this world heritage.
The Apple Watch goes on sale around the world on Friday.
What can be more seductive to lure a populist politician than a mass rally? Modi understands Trump well like few people can, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'In India the box office numbers are insane. It released with 7 other films It still did 70 crores during pandemic times. 'To have your second feature film in Telugu create this kind of impact is a dream come true.'
Now, 83 per cent males and 77 per cent females have formal bank accounts but they are hardly using them
Shivade then asked if the skeleton finally came out of the ground in many parts. It was difficult not to gasp aloud at that revelation. Bhagat said that was true.
He possessed an IQ of 180, higher than Albert Einstein's, but his life and career took unexpectedly bizarre routes. Dhruv Munjal salutes the strange genius of Bobby Fischer.
This smartwatch is to Android what the Apple Watch is to the iPhone, says Khalid Anzar.
Gadget Guru this week focuses on mobile personal technology.
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