UP polls: Battle field shifts to digital war rooms

The mainstream political parties, especially the ruling BJP, the SP and the Congress have set up their digital war rooms to pilot their canvassing road map, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.......

Social media turns battlefield for Punjab's parties after rally ban

At a time when rallies and large gatherings are banned by the Election Commission in view of a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, political parties in Punjab are battling it out on social media......

BJP using FB, WhatsApp to spread hate in India, alleges Congress

The Congress on Friday alleged that Facebook was being used as a weapon by the Bharatiya Janata Party to spread hate and fake news in the country and demanded that a joint parliamentary committee......

Will Name Change Erase Faceook's Toxic Reality?

Adversarial Harmful Networks -- India Case Study, cited in Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's SEC complaints, revealed, among other things, that Facebook was a preferred platform for......

India's E-Commerce: Great Leap Forward

Live commerce, quick commerce, group buying, WhatsApp commerce, dukaantech have made their mark. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Even as the pandemic led to a spike in digital......

JioMart taps WhatsApp to deliver groceries, vegetables

Ordering groceries, vegetables and daily essentials is just a WhatsApp away as billionaire Mukesh Ambani's e-commerce platform JioMart taps into the popular messaging app to scale up online......

WhatsApp launches pilot to enable financial inclusion in 500 villages

Messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it has rolled out a pilot program across 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra, aimed at empowering villagers with access to digital payments......

Uber to launch ride-booking via WhatsApp in India

Uber and WhatsApp on Thursday announced a partnership that will allow people in the country to book a ride via WhatsApp - a global-first initiative by the ride-hailing platform. Illustration:......

Akshay, Rajinikanth Pump Life Back into the Movies

Sooryavanshi and Annaatthe have already collected 6 percent of the film industry's 2020 revenue.Shine Jacob reports. IMAGE: A queue to enter a cinema in Mumbai to watch Sooryavanshi, November 5,......