Pax Indica and a multipolar world

The images of an America struggling to assert its will in Iraq have startled many observers. Here is a country devastated by a decade-long embargo; its paramount ruler has been hunted down in a......

Microsoft plans R&D arm in Bangalore

Microsoft India R and D, which currently has a development centre in Hyderabad, announced the expansion of its activities to Bangalore on Thursday. The Bangalore team will focus on product......

Computer call: When your PC becomes a phone

While domestic call rates have dipped to a measly 1 paisa/second in the country, telecom companies still maintain steep rates for international calls. If Internet Service Providers are to be......

Hackers post Hotmail account passwords online

Thousands of Microsoft's Hotmail accounts have been hacked in Britain after login details of more than 10,000 accounts appeared briefly on a web-site. Thought to be result of a phishing attack the......

Handset makers jump on to social networking cart

Nokia, Samsung and Motorola are launching new handsets and software applications to facilitate networking on the move. Mobile devices are now enabling people to network on the move. Users are......

Jobless in India? Go abroad

May 12, 2004 | 13:08 IST News from India Jobless in India? Go abroad - Aakash Chopra [ htcricket.com ] 'Advani had cleared Abu Dhabai match' [ htcricket.com ] Australia's tour of Zimbabwe Aus......

No petty politics please

February 13, 2004 | 20:25 IST India's tour of Pakistan No petty politics please [ cricinfo.com] The day Sunny had a go at Javed [ cricketnext.com] Tour delay will affect bilateral ties: PCB [......

How a battler earned the fans' respect

January 10, 2004 | 17:25 IST VB Series (Ind, Aus & Zim) Dejected Ganguly gives media a slip [sify.com] The greatest Test series ever? [sify.com] 'A winter treat for all cricket fans'......

Tendulkar set to fire: coach

December 20, 2003 | 17:25 IST India's tour to Australia Tendulkar set to fire: coach [theage.com.au] Forget Tendulkar, Dravid's the hero now [straitstimes.asia1.com.sg] Adelaide triumph ranks......

Finally Australia has to fight

December 19, 2003 | 17:35 IST India's tour to Australia Finally Australia has to fight [crikey.com.au] India's Boxing Day offensive [theaustralian.news.com.au] Has Ganguly said too much?......