By Rakesh Raman Ramayana and Mahabharata are the two most respected epics for nearly one billion Indians. Among many of their valuable preachings, they depict how greed and infatuation can bring ruin to even prosperous kingdoms. Queen Kaikeyi’s blind love
By Rakesh Raman I’m not rich, but they want to sell a luxury apartment to me. I’m not bald, but they want to grow hair on my head. I’m as fit as Tom Cruise, but they want to sell a
By Rakesh Raman Tech’s chattering classes whispered and government corridors went abuzz with excitement when the Indian government took a decisive step early this month to revive the ailing National Informatics Centre (NIC), a colossal organization responsible to introduce technology
Mobile advertising network InMobi today released the findings of its Mobile Media Consumption Report for India. The study, developed with Decision Fuel, finds that mobile web users in India are increasingly influenced by mobile, with nearly a third of their
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has unveiled new versions of the iPhone and Android apps for the e-commerce market. The updates make search a front-and-center experience, and for the first time add dedicated support for Android tablets, says the company. It says
T-Mobile USA announced Monday the appointment of Drew Kelton to the newly created role of executive vice president of B2B, reporting to president and CEO John Legere. “Drew’s track record as a strategic and visionary leader in the industry and
Leading global travel technology provider, Sabre, has appointed Deborah Kerr to chief product and technology officer. It was announced Tuesday, March 19. Formerly with HP and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, she will lead the company’s global technology organization, overseeing innovation,
While online social networking concept is still in its infancy, as most social networks are considered time-wasters used by some idle junkies, shirking workers, retired men, and jobless women, here comes a new one. LocalCircles is being offered as a
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has planned to organize a one-day orientation program on technology applications for export marketing. Christened Smart Exporter, the aim of the program is to inform exporters about technology deployment for their business operations
India’s leading tech services company Infosys Limited (NYSE: INFY) says it will announce results for its third quarter ending December 31, 2012 on Friday, January 11, 2013, Indian Standard Time (IST) (on the night of Thursday, January 10, 2013, US
By R. Narayan Change and growth always come with some pain. And this is just what the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector in India is going through at the moment – the growing pains of transition towards a brighter
Niti stands for new initiatives to transform India. Mumbai-based media and technology company Niti Digital has announced the launch of IndiaVotes.com, claimed to be India’s largest public elections resource. It covers all Lok Sabha elections since 1952 and all state
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has joined hands with Raman Media Network (RMN) Company to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) use technology for brand marketing and business development. The program is being conducted under the directions of
India’s leading tech services company Tech Mahindra has further strengthened its partnership with Vodafone Qatar with the visit of Richard Daly, CEO, Vodafone Qatar to the Centre of Excellence and Offshore Development Centre at Tech Mahindra, Pune (India). Vodafone Qatar
Leading tech company IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled Thursday a new social sentiment capability based on analytics technologies to help cities around the world measure and understand public opinions on key city issues and services such as public transportation or education.
Voice and language solutions provider Nuance Communications Inc. today announced that the next generation of Swype, a learning, living touch input keyboard, now supports the Hinglish language – a mixture of Hindi and English languages used in India. The idea