Crores attend Maha Kumbh, but no call drops or slow internet

An expected gathering of 40 crore people at the world's largest religious gathering for over a month and no call drops and seamless internet streaming.  IMAGE: An aerial view of the devotees......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure

Entry based on a QR code messaged on personal mobile phones, colour-coded paper wristbands for access to different zones, and a medical response preparedness reserved for heads of state helped......

Can India Create Multi Language AI Like Chat GPT?

Creating an LLM trained on Indian languages is not easy.Experts say each language in India has a nuance of its own, so creating a ChatGPT-like product is an ambitious challenge. Illustration:......

'When An Influencer Promotes Everything...'

'All credibility is lost.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy RDNE Stock project/Pexels.com   With the influencer industry......

Reliance Q3 net rises 7.4% on rebound in retail, higher telecom earnings

Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday reported a 7.4 per cent rise in its December quarter net profit as retail business rebounded, telecom earnings surged on higher tariffs and mainstay oil and......

Airtel may see highest revenue growth, user addition in Q3

Bharti Airtel is expected to see its highest revenue growth, and subscriber addition during the third quarter (October-December) of FY25 among telcos, said analysts. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......

Tariff impact: Reliance Jio loses 3.76 million users in October 2024

Losing subscribers for the fourth straight month, Reliance Jio witnessed 3.76 million users leave the telecom operator in October, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed......

Meet The New Influencers

Across the board, brands use influencers like a Bhuvan Bam or Kusha Kapila as the second or third rung of their strategy. The first rung is always a celebrity that has been created outside the......

2024's 10 Best OTT Films

There is quite a variety of subjects turning up on OTT, as film-makers are freed from the box office pressure. But there is still no getting away from casting movie stars in made-for-streaming......

Be A Part of Nayanthara's Life

Superheroes, snowmen, freedom fighters, Sukanya Verma lists everything the OTT channels have to offer this week.   Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairy TaleWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: English......

Is Karan Johar Planning To Sell Dharma?

Much of the discussion is happening at a "family level, not a corporate level".That means it is an Ambani or a Goenka in direct talks with Johar. IMAGE: Karan Johar on the sets of Koffee with......

No more free IPL streaming: JioHotstar to offer hybrid model

IMAGE: JioCinema has provided free IPL streaming since securing the rights to the T20 league for five years, beginning in 2023, for $3 billion. Photograph: BCCI The Reliance-Disney joint venture......

Paris Olympic 2024 Games Schedule

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal aim for doubles gold! Photograph: Kind Courtesy Carlos Alcaraz/X The world's greatest athletes descend upon Paris as the 2024 Olympic Games begins this......

Jaiswal's success thanks to 'Rohit bhaiyya's valuable inputs'

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal finished the series as the highest run-scorer; In 9 innings he scored 712 runs at an average of 89. Photograph: BCCI India thrashed England by a 4-1 margin in the......

How Shubman Gill kept England spinners at bay

IMAGE: Shubman Gill celebrates his half-century. Photograph: BCCI Shubman Gill said on Monday he had planned not to lose his wicket to an lbw decision come what may, despite the odd ball keeping......

Stokes' Masterstroke: How England's inexperienced spinners silenced doubters

Spinners selected gives us best opportunity to beat India: Ben Stokes IMAGE: England's Tom Hartley celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of India's Srikar Bharat. Photograph:......