'EVM Is Useless As The Black Glass Helps Manipulation'

'After a month of working on the new machine, I realised that the black glass on the VVPAT lets the programmer manipulate not just the electronic system, but the paper vote too.' 'And it will not......

Jallikattu Verdict A Victory For Tamil Youth Power

They just wanted their angst noticed, and as a symbol of recognition, Jallikattu, restored without the annual ritual of court cases and adjournments, explains N Sathya Moorthy. IMAGE: A bull......

3 crore devotees to take holy dip during Krishna Pushkaram festival

Krishna Pushkaram, the 12-day festival that comes once in every 12 years, begins on Friday with over three crore devotees expected to take a holy dip in the river across Andhra Pradesh. About 3.5......

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media, discovers Arundhuti Dasgupta, Neha Alawadhi and Romita Majumdar.Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Her nightmare never......

Meet the Indian techies who sold their firm to Apple

Vipul Ved Prakash describes himself as a “hacker, entrepreneur, desert rat” on his Twitter profile. Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, on the other hand, calls himself the “invisible hand......

This is the best time to invest in India: Modi

India's growth in next 25 years will be clean, green, sustainable and reliable, said PM Modi in his special address to the World Economic Forum's online Davos Agenda 2022 summit. Citing India's......

Qualcomm's chips to power Ola's electric scooters

Electric two wheelers require about 15-20 micro chips and sensors to perform different functions. From powering mobile devices, US chip designer Qualcomm has tied up with Ola Electric to power its......

Gig employees get a helping hand from old economy

Over the past week, several unusual partnerships among start-ups, traditional businesses and hospitals have been announced, and several more are likely to materialise soon. The trend could see......

Meet Abhay Deol's 16-year-old daughter!

'I am concentrating on working in Hollywood, but if the right opportunity from the Indian film industry comes, I will be open to working there.' IMAGE: Avantika Vandanapu, star of Disney's Spin.......

We won't see the likes of Aretha Franklin again

'To say Aretha ticked all the boxes when it came to voice technique is like calling Cristiano Ronaldo an efficient footballer,' says Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul,......