Top court orders suspension of X in Brazil after tiff with Musk

Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal or STF) of Brazil on Friday ordered the immediate and complete suspension of the operation of X, formerly Twitter,......

India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

GenAI Debuts In Lok Sabha Polls

'This Lok Sabha election is more of a trial for GenAI content.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Matheus......

Google Cloud's ambitious India plans

India is among the fastest-growing markets for Google in the cloud services segment, a senior executive has said, adding that the tech giant is looking to partner companies in their business......

AI will play big role here: Google India MD

Having marked a 20-year milestone in India, global tech giant Google is upbeat about its next innings here with Artificial Intelligence (AI) playing a big role in it, India MD Roma Datta Chobey......

'We focus on smaller ticket sizes loans'

'Banks may find small ticket size lending economically unviable due to the cost of branch operations.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com FlexiLoans.com, a lender to small businesses starved of......

Tech, startup groups push back against OTT licensing

Tech and startup industry bodies have again pushed back against calls by telecom operators to bring over-the-top (OTT) services under a licensing regime similar to telcos, and open them up to......

The Actor Kamal Haasan BEGGED to Act With

'Every time I make a film, I hope it will last at least 10 years. Otherwise, I have made a bad product.' IMAGE: Kamal Haasan with Producer Jayantilal Gada. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Trust Kamal......

The Buddhist Who May Bring Home The Oscar

'The richness of Buddhism makes it possible for us to create these stories and to interpret them.' Pawo Choyning Dorji learned film-making by observing and working with his spiritual guru,......

Why Succession reminds Ram Madhvani of Aarya

'Succession is a great show that inspires me to push the boundaries of creativity.' In an ongoing series, Bollywood talents pick their favourite show of 2021, and tell us just why they loved it.......