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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......

What Will Israel Do Next?

In days of smart, networked technology and no shame over collateral damage, what will blow up next -- cars, mobile phones, TV sets, refrigerators? And where?, asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Smoke......

Mobile phone use doesn't lead to brain cancer: WHO's most detailed study

There is no link between using a mobile phone and developing brain cancer, according to a review of studies, which was commissioned by the World Health Organization. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

China Threat Leads India Japan To Boost Defence Ties

The compulsion behind India and Japan to deepen security cooperation is in response to China's growing political and economic clout and its assertive behaviour in disputed areas. This has been the......

Railways to scale up advanced Kavach 4.0 installation on new routes

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reviewed the progress of the advanced version of the automatic train protection system Kavach 4.0 at the Rail Bhawan in New Delhi, officials said on Monday.......

The Battle For Satellite Spectrum

While the market for satellite broadband currently is small, the potential is large as an estimated 30 per cent of the country does not have reliable terrestrial broadband services, reports......

Can Reliance Jio change the rules of the 5G game?

It came as a surprise to all stakeholders — competing telecom companies (telcos), most analysts and even the government’s internal projections on revenues from the 5G auctions.......

100% FDI in telecom sector gets govt nod

The government on Wednesday notified its decision to permit 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) under automatic route in the telecom services sector. In a press note, the Department for......

After 167 years, Railways to overhaul its signalling system

The Indian Railways is replacing its outdated signalling system with the latest automated train protection technologies - European Train Control System and Train Collision Avoidance System. The......

Why telcos have little interest in 5G auctions

Bharti Airtel called the prices exorbitant while Vodafone Idea wants the auctions take place in 2020.The auctions need to happen when the infrastructure is ready for the roll out, be it in terms of......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......

The desi who writes songs for Britney, Enrique...

Savan Kotecha has written tracks for Usher, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera. Chaya Babu spoke to the desi songwriter. Last month One Direction's Harry Styles made an appearance on The Tonight......

The final moments before Symonds died...

Local man tried to save Symonds after crash Photograph: Kind Courtesy Cricket Australia/Twitter A man tried to revive former Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds after he crashed his car in......

Laser pen, dubious penalty decision mar England win

IMAGE: Raheem Sterling, who has been accused of diving before in England's Premier League, went over in the box after minimal contact from Denmark's Joakim Maehle resulting in a penalty which......

Who is to blame for Australia's ball-tampering scandal?

'Steve decided to turn a blind eye. He was captain of the country and he should have more control of that.' IMAGE: Darren Lehmann, left, with Steve Smith. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images......

Why Sony is very excited about the FIFA World Cup

Sony eyes a 2 billion payoff from telecasting the Fifa World Cup, reports Urvi Malvania. IMAGE: Football has grown in popularity since the 2014 World Cup. Photograph: FIFA World Cup/Twitter Sony......

Bravo dropped from West Indies squad for 'idiot' tweet

Batsman Darren Bravo has been dropped from the West Indies squad in Zimbabwe for a triangular one-day international series because of "unacceptable behaviour", the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)......

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