Outage: Passengers struggle for 2nd day as flight delays continue

Following the global Microsoft outage, passengers at airports across the country continued to face problems for the second day on Saturday. IMAGE: Passengers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj......

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......

Microsoft blames 3rd party software problem for outage

Amid a massive global outage that hit operations of airlines, banks and businesses across the globe, Microsoft on Friday said that it is aware of the issue affecting Windows devices due to an......

Personal Data Protection

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person’s guide. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Last week, I was sitting in the rear seat of my car, deeply immersed in my Kindle, reading......

Since 3 AM, Airline systems across airports working normally: Minister

Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation......

MS outage: Airlines go manual, cash withdrawals hit, brokerages affected

Airports across the country witnessed chaotic scenes on Friday after dozens of flights were either delayed or cancelled after a widespread global computer outage that also hit operations like cash......

Only 10 banks had minor disruptions: RBI on outage

The Indian financial and payments systems remained largely unaffected by the Microsoft services outage, though about 10 banks and NBFCs faced minor disruptions which have either been resolved or......

A fresh start: Microsoft's Windows 10 gets positive reviews

Microsoft Corp's launch of its first new operating system in almost three years, designed to work across laptops, desktop and smartphones, won mostly positive reviews for its user-friendly and......

OUCH! Phantom poster 'inspired' from a video game?

Take a look!While Kabir Khan's Eid release Bajrangi Bhaijaan is going strong in theatres, the director is gearing up for the release of his next project -- the Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif......