At first sight, the cheerful-looking red and white painted building looks like a quiet public rest house in the din and bustle of Hajipur, a fast developing town in India’s northern state of Bihar. But look closely and you see a stream of people entering Aastha Hospital, run by an enterprising doctor couple who left lucrative jobs in India’s lucrative private sector to set up a facility offering quality […]
Vani Kola left behind a stellar career as an entrepreneur in the United States to gamble on the startup ecosystem in India. In 2006, Vani Kola spent a month in India, “travelling, meeting people, sitting in a mall and observing”. The managing director of venture capital firm Kalaari Capital had left India in the late 1980s to pursue a master’s degree in engineering in the United States. There she […]
‘For so long as the rulers of Pakistan remain committed to confronting and vanquishing India, they will sustain delusions, breed terrorists, and export them,’ says Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd). The fourth delusion is that Pakistan is ideologically, morally, and legally justified in adopting all measures to take possession of Jammu and Kashmir. Its belief rests on the argument that the state of Jammu and Kashmir, being a Muslim majority […]
Ace director Mani Ratnam is back with another romance. The last time it was 15 years ago – ‘Alaipayuthey’ which is still considered as one of the most romantic movies of recent time. This time the director brings back the modern touch with ‘OK Kanmani’. The trailer of the movie is out and the bar has been raised high. Watch for yourself – Starring Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen […]
Six Indian women who are very popular in Global Inc have made it to the Forbes 50 most powerful businesswomen list. Asia’s 50 powerful businesswomen list showcases a year of accomplishments by the region’s female entrepreneurs and executives, punctuated by the midas touch of China’s Alibaba and newcomers from two rapidly growing economies where women are starting to find a toehold in business, states Forbes. India’s super achievers who have […]
Social networking giant Facebook has paid over USD 3 million since 2011 to security researchers who report bugs on its website, with India topping the tally with tFacebook pays bug hunters $3mn; India reports largest threathe largest number of valid threats reported. India, which has over 112 million Facebook users, cornered an average reward of USD 1,343 (about Rs 84,000) in the US-based firm’s Bug Bounty programme. “India contributed the […]
New Delhi: Despite the repeated denials by the successive governments, Devadasi system continues to thrive in rural areas of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. According to a report submitted by one man commission headed by Justice Raghunath Rao, the two states together have about 80,000 Devadasi women. The figures are much higher than the number of the AP social welfare commission, which put the figure at 24, 273. The […]
If you want to be a ‘bad girl’ in India, we may have found the perfect guide for you. Pout, have breasts, eat too much. And go to Goa. At least, that’s the advice of a satirical poster that’s being widely shared on Reddit, Twitter and Facebook. The image suggests India remains very much a man’s world, and has triggered a slew of comments online. Many took the message […]
There’s something rather perplexing to turn on a programme titled History of Sex and find yourself watching footage of hippies in San Francisco. After all, contrary to what the Americans may suggest, free love and kinky canoodling didn’t begin in California. Ancient Hindus did it, as our temples and temple traditions tell us, as did the Ancient Greeks, and all that is way more historical than 1969. The fact […]
India’s startup scene is gaining big momentum, and it’s caught the attention of Google. As a result, Google Capital, the investment division of the U.S. search giant, has decided to hire a partner to focus on India, according to the Wall Street Journal. While Google Ventures, which invests in early stage companies, set up an office in London recently to target Europe, this will be the first international outpost […]
