Mata Amritanandamayi's 50th birthday today

More than half a million people from 191 countries will participate in Mata Amritanandamayi's 50th birthday celebrations, which begin in Kochi on Wednesday.Already hundreds of thousands of Amma's......

Govindaraju, Ahuja win 'Olympics of research'

Imagine if people could use gestures to run computers and household appliances? Now, global information technology giant Hewlett-Packard has named two Indian-Americans researching this technology......

India -- Shining or whining?

What are you doing for India's image?' the questioner demanded, somewhat petulantly. He seemed incredibly young and was dressed in the standard gear of a software engineer -- a faded T-shirt,......

Payments by Indian firms for foreign software not taxable: SC

The apex court has settled the long-pending dispute between companies such as Samsung, IBM, HP & others and the tax department. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Supreme Court has ruled......

'My true love is my laptop'

Alekhya Talapatra, Country Manager (Defence & Security, Public Sector Sales), Customer Solutions Group, Hewlett-Packard India speaks about his technology habits.What's in your pocket?Nokia 7810......

How NIIT became a big success in China

The job placement rate for students trained by NIIT in China is over 90 per cent.A revealing excerpt from Saibal Dasgupta's Running With The Dragon: How India Should Do Business With China.  ......

Vodafone: World's 5th most accountable firm

Arun Sarin and Lakshmi Mittal have little in common other than their Indian origin, but when it comes to the accountability of the companies led by the two towards society and environment, Vodafone......