Click Click
-
What the success of a journal article supporting colonialism says about academia in a clickbait era
‘The case for colonialism’, published in the prestigious ‘Third World Quarterly’, shows that academia is privileging clicks over rigour.
Max Gallien & Portia Roelofs
-
Flipkart buying Jabong shows that fashion e-retail in India is a bloodbath full of opportunity
Garment portals are growing quickly, but many are still making losses.
Mayank Jain
-
Want that expensive gadget but don't have a credit card? These companies can give you a loan
A new crop of Indian startups is helping students buy everything from phones to books, clothes and flight tickets online on credit and repay in installments.
Mayank Jain
Trending
-
‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
-
‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
-
How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
-
Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
-
Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
-
Government app to report slow net speeds is an original idea with a ‘borrowed’ logo, claim users
Telecom regulator says that the stock design came from a standard web tool.
Mayank Jain
-
Meet the man who's addicted to WhatsApp – but moved the Supreme Court to have it banned
An RTI activist in Haryana says his problem is with the recently introduced encryption that could be misused for terrorism – or rave parties.
Mayank Jain
-
Auto-play videos may be annoying, but do we want the government meddling with internet content?
India's telecom regulator may clamp down on video ads that start playing automatically on websites, says the Indian Express.
Mayank Jain
Video
-
Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
-
Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
-
Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
-
Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
-
Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
-
Think Flipkart's sale was huge? China's Alibaba sale was 48 times larger
The e-tailer has transformed the somewhat-obscure Single's Day tradition into the country's biggest shopping extravaganza.
Mayank Jain
-
This online company provides maids – and lets you pick them by religion and region
While activists say this encourages discrimination, the company argues that this information helps clients feel more secure.
Mayank Jain
-
Didn’t make it to IIT or IIM? You can attend some of their courses online for free
A lot is happening in online education, with other premier institutions including the Indian Institutes of Science and the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad joining in.
Mayank Jain
The Reel
-
‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
-
Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
-
‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
-
‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
-
‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future