Why the BJP is winning the war on social media

The high-voltage outbursts of netizens over #Feku (Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi) versus #Pappu (Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi) is not the real issue. It's how parties are using......

Tech-savvy Modi hangs out with netizens on live chat

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, known to be tech-savvy, on Friday interacted with netizens through live video-chat on 'Google+ Hangout', the first prominent Indian political leader to do so.......

Modi to woo voters with his '3D avatar'

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart his party's official election campaign with help of 3D technology on Sunday at 6 pm from Ahmedabad, and will simultaneously address people in......

Pope's confession: I don't know how to work a computer

A child takes a selfie with Pope Francis. The 78-year-old is quite popular with children. Photograph: Reuters In a rather endearing confession, Pope Francis told a 16-year-old girl that he......

Camping in Googleland: Social animals discover new tools

With 10 million Indians now on Google+, the newest social media platform, users are now seeking ways how best to use it. Archana Doshi is one such. Google, in its TV advertisement, chose to......

Delaware Governor to visit India to woo India Inc

Aiming to woo Indian companies to set up their US base in his state, Delaware Governor Jack Markell is leading a high-powered trade mission to India this week for discussions with the government......

Google+ continues to confuse users

Lakshman Sharma has been on Google+ since it was launched in July. Ask him how many times he logs on to the social networking site, and he says "Once in 2-3 days."Sharma, who mainly uses Google+ to......

5 million Google usernames, passwords leaked online

After Apple's high profile iCloud fiasco, Google is the latest cybercrime victim with Russian hackers posting usernames and passwords of close to five million Google accounts online. The list was......

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.Indira Kannan finds out what happened next. Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran, then an employee of Infosys,......

Encourage more teams to participate in World Cup: Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar speaks to the media during the World Cup match between South Africa and India. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Contrary to ICC chief executive David Richardson’s view......