While chips have become ubiquitous, Moore's Law has remained a self-fulfilling prophecy even half a century later. Not bad for an industry where the time scale is not measured in decades and centuries, but in annual quarters, says Shivanand Kanavi.
Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.
The attorney general admitted that there is no sovereign guarantee, but asserted that there is a letter of comfort by France which would be as good as a governmental guarantee.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a New Year resolution for our policy-makers.
'WhatsApp is storing our data on servers which are physically located in another country.' 'We might be having good relations with a particular country at this very moment, where WhatsApp's data servers are located, and in which our data is stored, but tomorrow we might be having bad relations with them, then what is going to happen to that data.'
While reserving the verdict, the apex court had said that the pricing details of Rafale jets could only be discussed after it decides on whether to make it public.
Amit Bansal discusses the emerging trends in the engineering sector.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
While the Trinamool government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, tried its best to attract investors, including from Singapore, not much headway could be made.
India must formulate a new growth path to become a top Asian economy.
Recently, The World Bank has come up with the latest figures on the wealthiest countries in the world.
Some experts says that the high net-worth requirement of Rs 50 crore for setting up an IU is a deterrent.
Leaks of documents are neither new nor limited to particular ministries.
'This has to be seen in the context not only of the legacy we inherited, but also of global economic weakness.'
'If after inheriting the very bad situation we have reached this level despite consecutive years of drought and no growth in the world economy, it is no accident.' 'It is a result of the sound macro economic policies followed by this government.' 'We have eschewed populism and stuck to a path of fiscal prudence.'
Think beyond engineering and medicine.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
When buying into a cyclical business, it might make sense to spread investments across several companies.
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The eternal question remains unanswered, what price security and what cost liberty, says Vikram Sood.
'As the tanks roll down Delhi's Rajpath and the C-17s fly overhead, there could be a lot brewing in Hyderabad House,' says Surya Gangadharan.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Asia's falling stocks have triggered an exodus of funds from the region.
Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.
MySmartPrice has been growing about 100 per cent a year and is profitable.
Give more than 100 per cent to your job, advises author Bikram Dasgupta.
'His simple lifestyle, his optimism, his hard work and his genuine humility made him an authentic role model to millions of children, many of them growing up in challenging circumstances.'
Clean energy cess to hike cost for power sector.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of ACC Cement, ruling that if a product is manufactured by one firm and sold by another with the latter's brand name, that sale would attract sales tax, not the first transaction.
Modi government has pledged to lay 700,000 kms of broadband cable.
Here's a car that is going to give its competitors a run for their money, says P Tharyan.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
'Now is the time for India to course correct and for the government also to course correct,' says businessman Mangesh Khatri.
Power transmission infrastructure in 18 major cities could be potentially hacked.
Market experts say that of the total 600,000 villages in India, under two per cent or around 10,000 villages contribute to about half of the rural consumption in the country. Targeting these villages and ensuring that penetration is strong is key for most consumer goods companies.
Here is the complete text of the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's address at the inauguration of the national media centre in New Delhi on Saturday.
Taxi booking, shopping and transfer of money will be easy.
Cashless transactions need ubiquitous connectivity, which we don't have. And connectivity needs political and administrative convergence, says Shyam Ponappa.
India needs to come up with new ideas to make the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas more appealing to overseas Indians. The Diasporas talents should be used for the country's development, says Thomas Abraham, founder of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin
Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa speaks to Satya Dosapati, an official of Save Indian Democracy, the organisation which exposed the fraud, who says that the EC's decision is alarming.
The new Honda Accord Hybrid combines two worlds to offer a fitting blend of power and fuel efficiency.
In the next 3-5 years, the industry that is likely to experience the greatest benefit from smartglasses is field service, potentially increasing profits by $1 billion annually, Gartner Research Director Angela McIntyre said.
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