Mamata among Time's 100 most influential people

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the world. Banerjee joins a club of "people who inspire us, entertain us,......

'Many in US feel Pakistan playing a double game'

Pakistan's deteriorating security situation, its connection with Islamist militancy, and the implications for the United States and India relations came under focus during a lecture by American......

India most privatised country for education

For most parents in urban India there is no issue that commands their undivided attention as much as choosing which school to send their children to. While it may come as a surprise to some that......

Unix's revenge

I was personally rather astonished to hear that Sun Microsystems and Microsoft had buried the hatchet in their long running war of words. This startled me, because I had become used to Sun being......

The 5 most popular smartphone brands in India

Xiaomi, Apple, and Samsung were among the most popular brands in the pre-owned smartphone market with sub-Rs 10,000 smartphones accounting for the highest volume in 2020, according to a report by......

Apple launches iPhone 8, iPhone X and new watch

The iPhone X will cost $999 -- about $70 higher than the Galaxy Note 8, its major competitor. Ten years after Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone, Apple, on Tuesday, launched its latest range of......

Trump tells tech leaders: 'There's nobody like you in the world'

The US president-elect met Silicon Valley’s most powerful executives -- CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk from Tesla, Larry Page and Eric......

Indian among Fortune's 10 most promising women entrepreneurs

Every year, Fortune honours 10 innovators, groundbreakers and game changers as 'Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs'. Image: Brit Morin, Founder and CEO, Brit + Co. Photograph, courtesy: Brit + Co......