David Rubin, novelist, translator, and an authority on the literature of India, died on February 2 from a stroke at Roosevelt Hospital. He was 83. His first novel The Greater Darkness, a novel of India (1963) won the Duff Cooper award as the best first novel published in England that year.
Meet Madan Padaki, the man behind MeritTrac, an online assessment company, which won the latest Nasscom Innovation Award.
Piyush Shah of the Indian Angel Network believes that until you are convinced an idea must be executed, it's hard to convince others and such a venture is likely to fail.
Drop that sandwich and let this story (and your taste buds) lead you on a year-long tour of the world's best culinary festivals.
In the heart of India's Silicon Valley, Bruno Maddox finds a city transformed by globalisation, dreaming of the future.
Ranjit Shastri, co-founder of PSi, Inc and member of the Indian Angel Network discusses what it takes to make up for a successful business.
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No matter how they started out, part of what makes business leaders successful is their ability to learn something at every step.
Some billionaires, bit by the collectors bug when they were tots, continue to grow their collections into adulthood. James Goodnight, CEO of software giant SAS, has a collection of rocks and minerals he has cultivated since boyhood.
Marketers must create a dynamic (and hopefully interesting, fun, and meaningful) forum in which brands and people interact directly -- not just experientially, but in the form of mutual dialogue, of collaborative brand creation.
The American golfer was voted the "ultimate sports star" in a survey conducted last month by ESPN TV.
Andy Roddick and number two Tommy Haas moved closer to a showdown at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic with third-round victories.
Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal discusses the airline's entry into the United States.
With a total of 10-over 150, the Indian ace is tied 51st, as 63 players made the cut.
This article broadly explains the various steps of the evaluation process carried out by venture capitalists while financing a project.
Jayaraj's off-beat film about a musical child prodigy is notches above routine fare.
Working all but alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him.
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It all began in the family grocery store back in Omaha.
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Citizens report on the violence in Maharashtra.
'Indians are merely going for software programming: it is like a car mechanic repairing cars, which is a tremendous ability. But though we can repair cars we cannot design them!' says Nasscom president Kiran Karnik.
Karl Malone, the second highest scorer in NBA history and twice league Most Valuable Player, ended his career Sunday where it all began with the Utah Jazz.
A Boeing support team has arrived to help Air-India in the induction of a Boeing 777 jet into the fleet, even as the airline board is expected to take a final decision on the acquisition of a 50 aircraft fleet next month.
Former middle distance ace Shiny Wilson discusses long jumper Anju Bobby George's chances at the Olympics as she goes down memory lane with Shobha Warrier.
Lewis in full flow was the finest sight in track and field for more than a decade.
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