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TN govt honours AltNews' Zubair with communal harmony award

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday presented the state government's award for promotion of communal harmony to fact-checker Mohammed Zubair "in recognition of his contribution in......

500% Rise In Section 153A Zubair Was Booked Under

Cases filed under Section 153A had one of the lowest conviction rates. IMAGE: Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair released from Tihar jail in New Delhi, July 20, 2022. Photograph: ANI Photo ......

No criminality found against Alt News' Zubair: Delhi Police to HC

The Delhi Police told the high court on Thursday that it has not found any criminality against fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in a case lodged against him for allegedly......

AltNews' Pratik-Zubair, Harsh Mander on Nobel Peace Prize shortlist

Co-founders of fact-checking website AltNews Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair and Indian author Harsh Mander are among the favourites to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, according to shortlists......

Delhi-based realtor behind Alt News co-founder Zubair's arrest: Police

The Twitter user behind the arrest of fact checker and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is a 36-year-old Delhi-based real estate businessman who originally belongs to Ajmer in Rajasthan, the......

COVID-19: How WhatsApp is tackling spread of fake messages

WhatsApp limited the number of times a frequently forwarded message can be sent further to only one chat at a time. This resulted in 70% plunge in viral forwarded messages globally, WhatsApp told......

'Rs 77,000 cr bank loan fraud took place under Modi'

'Last year, Rs 20,000 crore was ripped off from the banking system.''The situation has deteriorated under the Modi government.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the convocation of the......

Attack on the MNC Titans

It's a post-truth world for multinational brands and businesses too. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Pepsi and Coca-Cola are again in a tight spot in India, this time with a powerful......

Subprime woes not to hit IT firms

Amajority of Indian information technology service providers will not be hit by the US subprime lending crisis that has had a cascading effect on the global stock markets. This, despite the fact......

Movie-makers get mobile friendly

Gone are the days when mobile content providers were happy simply formatting existing filmi content for mobile phones. Mobile users now have movies and videos that are made just for them. If AR......

10 BEST THRILLERS on OTT

There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods. But which are the best thrillers? The best murder mysteries? The best action series? In an ongoing series, we look at the......

2021, Jan to Jun: BEST Web Series

2021, like 2020, hasn't seen too many Hindi films release in theatres. OTT, on the other hand, has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very......

The 10 MOST ROMANTIC Web series

There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods. But which are the best thrillers? The best murder mysteries? The best action series? In a new series, we look at the top......

LSD: Love Scandal and Doctors review

LSD: Love Scandal and Doctors keeps you engrossed right through, applauds Joginder Tuteja. When I first came across the title of the Web series LSD: Love Scandal and Doctors, it sounded like yet......

Shabana Azmi: 'I Am Not Going Anywhere'

'This is where I was born and this is where I'll die.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi celebrates Holi, March 2019. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar A fake tweet with Shabana Azmi's picture is being circulated......

At whom was Irfan Pathan's tweet directed?

Irfan Pathan has been busy tweeting these days. Be it at the beginning of Ramzan or just random musings, Twitter has given the former India paceman a platform to 'speak his mind'. On Tuesday, after......

Redsurrection Sunday at Imola

Who had the fastest car at the San Marino Grand Prix? The answer seems simple: the man who pushed up from 13th place to finish second. But it is untrue. What about the fellow who staved off the......

Of one man armies

Point To Ponder: India boasts of having the best batsman in the world in its team, Sachin but yet India has never been able to win a single test series abroad since last 15 years.Now consider this......

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