Priyanka Joshi, New Delhi

Stories by Priyanka Joshi, New Delhi

Black Label LG KE970 at Rs 15,000

Black Label LG KE970 at Rs 15,000

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2007

With its Black Label series, LG has gone to town on design and construction.

Competition hots up in cyberspace

Competition hots up in cyberspace

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2007

Competition with online international networks hots up in cyberspace.

The movie screen in your home

The movie screen in your home

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2007

Most home projectors promise to take home cinema to its ultimate limits.

Politics sends retail into tailspin

Politics sends retail into tailspin

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2007

The ban, although described as temporary, is being seen as a knee-jerk reaction by the state government following the attacks on Reliance Fresh and Spencer's stores and has raised several questions over its farm policy.

Good rains lift farmers' spirit

Good rains lift farmers' spirit

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

According to Krishi Bhawan officials in New Delhi, due to the well-distributed rainfall this monsoon, kharif production is set to rise perceptibly and consequently the net sown area will also increase.

Now pay for music downloads!

Now pay for music downloads!

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2007

The country's leading music companies are grappling with a new problem: how to sell their music. Sale of cassettes and CDs are on the decline, while online sales have been severely undercut by free downloads.

Govt seeks to reduce dependence on bullion import

Govt seeks to reduce dependence on bullion import

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

India has asked its top geological agency to explore additional reserves of 20,000 tonnes of gold and diamonds in several states in a bid to reduce the country's dependence on imported bullion.

Govt tightens grip on GM crop trials

Govt tightens grip on GM crop trials

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

After the Supreme Court order, the Central government has further made the multi-location research trials of new genetically modified crops tougher.

Rs 300 crore for pulses research likely

Rs 300 crore for pulses research likely

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2007

With prices of pulses playing a big role in the rising inflation rates in India, the government may allocate more funds for research in pulses development.

Trouble in Second Life

Trouble in Second Life

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2007

Anuj, a resident of Second Life since November 2006, is angry. He recently bought a poker table for around 25,000 Linden dollars

Virtual lines of control

Virtual lines of control

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2007

The Indo-Pak rivalry is set to move onto the cyber-world with the World Cyber Games in Mumbai.

Steel PSUs to form 'model villages'

Steel PSUs to form 'model villages'

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

India's public sector steel companies will spend a whopping Rs 230 crore (Rs 2.30 billion) on corporate social responsibility to build 'Model Steel Villages' across the country during the current financial year.

India to host 1st Global Agro Forum

India to host 1st Global Agro Forum

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

The first Global Agro-Industries Forum will be organised in New Delhi from 8 to 11 April 2008.

REL bags Sasan project; to invest Rs 20,000 cr

REL bags Sasan project; to invest Rs 20,000 cr

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2007

The company emerged successful in the revised evaluated bids for the project.

MRTPC, cement producers clash

MRTPC, cement producers clash

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2007

When the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission shot off notices to 14 cement producers on July 25 for allegedly colluding to raise prices, it was New Delhi's latest flank against the industry.

Click and buy, the cheap way

Click and buy, the cheap way

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2007

Don't be a Net-phobe. Online shopping throws up many exciting deals and discounts.

The communicator is a niche proposition

The communicator is a niche proposition

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

The Nokia E90 is a larger than the more 'standard' mobile phones at 132 mm x 51 mm x 21 mm, and at 210 gram, the large size seems worth it, given the extra capacity.

India morphs into global R&D hub

India morphs into global R&D hub

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2007

Technology research in the country is the next big thing.

PDF spams give security tools the slip

PDF spams give security tools the slip

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

An escalation in similar stock market spams in the garb of PDF mails highlights vulnerabilities of security tools in weaning out illegitimate PDF files.

HP close to gesture-based keyboard deal

HP close to gesture-based keyboard deal

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

The gesture-based keyboard, priced at Rs 2,500, is an electronic pen-based device that can be used to create texts in languages that use phonetic scripts, rather than the Roman alphabet that's common in Western languages.