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,......

'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......

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......

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......

Outsourcing vs immigration: A big dilemma

Outsourcing is not new, but its globalisation is growing geometrically. In its first manifestation, it had been essentially a business strategy to lower the cost of labour; eventually, it became a......