Govt blocks 54 more Chinese apps over security threat, privacy risks

India on Monday blocked 54 more apps with Chinese links, including Tencent Xriver, Nice Video baidu, Viva Video Editor, and gaming app Garena Free Fire Illuminate, citing security and privacy......

Staring at an abyss

Do India's laws governing the Internet need revolutionary change, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Some nights nowadays I wake with a nightmare, which is unusual for......

Indian Army ignores Chinese propaganda

Today, the Ladakhis and Tibetans have been joined by the Sikhs, the Madrassis, the Garhwalis, the Rajputs who are well trained psychologically and otherwise to defend the nation, observes Claude......

COVID-19 may have hit Wuhan in Aug 2019, claims study

China on Tuesday dismissed as "incredibly ridiculous" a Harvard study, which pointed to a surge in traffic outside Wuhan hospitals from August 2019 suggesting that the coronavirus hit the area far......

Elon Musk, Meet China's ROBO-01 EV

The Knight Industries Two Thousand -- KITT, the autonomous intelligent talking car that featured in the television series Knight Rider -- is no longer sci-fiction. China's search giant Baidu is......

China slams India's decision to ban 54 mobile apps

China on Thursday criticised India's latest decision to block access to 54 more Chinese mobile apps over security and privacy concerns, saying that the move has damaged the legitimate interests of......

I-T searches at multiple premises of Chinese telecom major Huawei

The Income-tax department has conducted searches at multiple premises of Chinese telecom company Huawei in the country as part of a tax evasion investigation, official sources said on Wednesday.......

The E-Comm Debate In India

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man’s guide to the state of e-comm in a nation of shopkeepers. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   News reports about consumer e-commerce are......

Federer's security tightened after receiving death threat

World No 1 tennis star Roger Federer has reportedly received death threats from an anonymous blogger on a Chinese website Baidu.com. The blog poster, using the screen name "Blue Cat Polytheistic......

Angry Birds to swoop on Formula One track

Angry Birds will migrate from cellphone screens to the Formula One racetrack this weekend in Singapore, as the firm behind the mobile gaming sensation rolls out a crowd game to be played by live......