More than Rs 6 crore raised for Modi's Silicon Valley event

The organisers of Modi's Silicon Valley event will have only a few hours to get the stage ready after the Shark Tanks' ice hockey game at the SAP Centre ends. Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from......

Aarushi's murder trial and a tale about India

'If the State does want to come after you, in India, it can do pretty much anything. And often it isn't as though the orders are coming from the President or prime minister, no, the systems have......

Elections 2009: Let the games begin

Imagine Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani working out and pumping iron before competing against......

Possible action against ISPs for blocking sites

In a press release on Thursday, the Department of Telecom (DoT) said it has asked Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to explain why action should not be taken against them for unintentionally......

Aptech CEO Anil Pant passes away

Aptech managing director and CEO Anil Pant died on Tuesday, the company informed in a regulatory filing. Photograph: Anil Pant/Twitter "The company regrets to inform about the sad demise of Dr.......

ACME, Tata Power among 60 firms to sign MoUs worth Rs 1.25 trn with TN govt

Tamil Nadu secured investments worth Rs 1.44 trillion on Monday by signing of memoranda of understanding (MoU) with 60 companies, laying of foundation stones and inauguration of new projects.......

Audit cos to go digital for clearing lockdown hurdle

There has been an exponential increase in the use of technology to validate financial numbers, with a greater reliance on electronic evidence, use of live videos where possible, data analytics, and......

SoftBank gets ready for 3rd Indian innings

With a new $100-billion technology fund, SoftBank is likely to go after market leaders. SoftBank Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son wants to propel his group towards what he calls SoftBank 2.0;......

ESPN acquires Cricinfo

In a major sports media merger, leading broadcaster ESPN has acquired pioneering cricket website Cricinfo. "Growing our business in the on-line world is vital for us to serve sports fans. Cricinfo......

SMS hearing on Saturday

The Madras High Court has posted for Saturday a batch of petitions filed by mobile cell phone providers, seeking to vacate the February 7 Court order, restraining the providers from giving any SMS......

'No cricket scores on cell phones'

The Madras high court on Tuesday restrained mobile phone service providers across the country for four weeks from giving any SMS pertaining to the ongoing One-Day International between India and......