Court orders serving summons to Facebook through e-mail

A Delhi court on Wednesday ordered for serving summons to United States-based social networking site Facebook through e-mail to respond to a suit which seeks action against it for allegedly hosting......

What India's Maoists really want

In Red Sun: Travels In Naxalite Country, journalist Sudeep Chakravarti shares his experiences on the frontlines of the Indian state's battles with Maoism -- in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh,......

It's time to overhaul cops and the system: HRW

Government of India should take steps to overhaul the policing system, which facilitated and at times encouraged human rights violations, a report by the Human Rights Watch, released on Tuesday,......

Revealed: The growing priorities of a young India

Young India is patriotic but being "stylish" is a growing priority, too. "Chocolate" remains the first craving of Indians and "MTV" Youngistan's most loved space. And the stock market is growing in......

India a key source for future growth: Facebook

Social networking giant Facebook, which plans to raise$ 5 billion through an IPO, has said India is a key source for its future growth and its user base in the country has more than doubled in the......

RIP Orkut! Google to shut down website on Sep 30

Orkut, Google's first social networking site, will cease to exist after September, with the Internet giant deciding to shut down the service launched 10 years ago. Google said it will shut down......

Google launches voice-based search on mobiles

Google has launched a free voice-based mobile Internet search facility in India that has been built entirely by the Internet search giant's India engineering team. Currently available only to the......

Orkut trumps Facebook in India: Survey

Facebook might have overtaken Orkut globally in terms of the number of users, but Google's social networking offering still remains the favourite in India, according to the England-based online......

Tanmay Bhat got roasted for a bad joke

The internet is a moody lover. Two weeks ago, it put comedian Tanmay Bhat on a pedestal for his roughly three-minute speech on feminism. Just days later, it vehemently called him out for making an......

'Reptiles in Khatron are nicer than Bigg Boss inmates'

If Rupali Ganguly had any doubts at all of her fan base, she was reassured on Tuesday during a Rediff Chat with her fans. The television actress of Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai and Bigg Boss......

When Bollywood heroines re-invented sexy

In Bollywood's colourful universe, hypocrisy enjoys a special place. While the hero is never too old to romance a girl half his age, his poor leading lady has a rather short shelf life. And......

John Abraham: The youth hold the real power

John Abraham is one busy actor. After promoting his upcoming film, Goal at the recent 60th Cannes Film Festival, the actor has been chosen as the official ambassador of the Pepsi and MTV Youth......

The F1 2009 report card, Vol 1

Pull up your seats, F1 fans, the season class is well under way. With a third of the F1 season already wrapped up in white and neon green, here are a few facts we can glean from this insanely......