Time to end DRDO's monopoly on defence research

We must seize the opportunity provided by the COVID-19 crisis to kick-start indigenous research efforts, recommends Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds a......

Pakistan tends to resemble a suicide bomber

'The only effective defence against a suicide attack is 'pre-emptive' destruction of the attacker,' argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). In 1855, as troops of the East India Company massed for an......

'There are issues with India, but can't ignore it'

Stephen Cohen, a senior fellow at the Washington, DC-based Brookings Institution, is considered the doyen among South Asian experts in the United States.Cohen has extensively researched South Asian......

OnMobile buys French VAS co Voxmobili

Bangalore-based OnMobile, a telecom value-added services provider, has acquired France-based Voxmobili, a software solutions provider, for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, OnMobile is......

'3G will help drive VAS in the long run'

The mobile value-added services segment in India saw a slowing during the past two years.While the new subscribers are not using VAS much, most telecos are now busy focusing on third-generation......

Indian firms reject Google Play's new bill plan

Google Play will from July 1 slash its 30 per cent billing fee to 15 per cent for developers globally. Indian industry snubbed Google Play’s decision to cut by half its commission for......

IMImobile to invest $3 mn in Hyderadad unit

Mobile Value Added Services provider IMImobile will invest $3 million in India and increase its headcount to around 300 personnel in the next couple of years.The Hyderabad-based company is also......

'Kay Kay came up with his own dance steps!'

Director Reema Kagti makes her debut this week with Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd. Images: The Honeymoon couples The unconventional debut seems to be making waves among the rediff readers, and here's a......

Review: Kung fu Tarantino-style

Shelies there amidst the carnage --battered, bloodied, broken.Ahand --holding a pristine white kerchief embossed with the name Bill --reaches out; gently, the hand brushes the blood off her face......