Is Bill Gates A Hero Or Villain?

There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is different in that it paints Mr Gates in shades of grey, leaving it to readers to make their own judgement about the......

Aravind Hospitals wins $1 m Gates Award

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has named non-profit Aravind Eye Care System in Tamil Nadu as the recipient of its 2008 $1 million Gates Award for Global Health, in recognition of its......

Educating India, one village at a time

A team from Pratham had arrived at a village in Uttar Pradesh to assess if the children could read, but the village head was dismissive. Lying shirtless on his cot, he told them all children in the......

Advance booking: What to read in 2008

Some 'big books' to look forward to in 2008... Fiction The acquisition of Amitav Ghosh's forthcoming Ibis trilogy by Penguin India made big news in literary circles earlier in the year and the......

Gates, Hewlett earmark $9.1 mn for Indian kids

The William and Flora Hewlett and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations announced a $9.1 million grant for Pratham, a non-profit organisation, recently to help 60 million children in India get added......

India's richest join Gates in philanthropy tete-e-tete

Last week saw a buzz of activity in one of the plush city hotels, where corporate leaders from diverse fields flocked to join a closed-door meeting with Microsoft co-founder and chairman,......

Worst is over for global economy, says Premji

The outlook for global economy has turned positive this year and the worst is over even though the road ahead is full of challenges, Wipro chairman and a co-chair of the World Economic Forum Azim......

The 400 richest Americans

The nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not on these pages. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net......

Federer and Nadal to attempt world record in Cape Town

'I will play in my mother’s home country against my toughest rival and friend Rafa Nadal.' IMAGE: The clash between the two tennis greats will take place on February 7 at the Cape Town......

Brawn is a Formula One phenomenon

If a jubilant Jenson Button had his way, fellow Briton Ross Brawn would have his name on a shiny medal as well as on a championship-winning Formula One car and team. Without the 'Big Bear', as the......