India reports first case of Coronavirus; Kerala woman tests positive

India reported its first case of the Coronavirus in Kerala on Thursday and the patient has been kept in an isolation ward, the state health minister said even as the government stepped up its......

Busting fake news: Who funds whom?

Some unlikely celebrities are behind multiple campaigns to fight the fake news menace.Sai Manish reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While the Narendra D Modi government burnt its fingers......

Indian-origin broadcaster sues US employer

Veteran former Indian American broadcaster Sue Manteris has filed a federal discrimination and harassment lawsuit against her former employer, KSNV/Channel 3. \\nThe Varanasi-born Sunanda "Sue"......

Kyrgyz violence may have dangerous consequences

The ethnic strife in Kyrgyzstan, which has so far claimed over 120 lives, could have unpredictable consequences for regional peace and security, writes security expert B Raman. Concerned over......

Twitter IPO pegs valuation at modest $11 billion

Seeking to avoid a repeat of Facebook Inc's much-maligned public debut, Twitter Inc revealed more modest ambitions, saying its initial offering would raise up to $1.6 billion and value the company......

TCS strengthens patent portfolio

Tata Consultancy Services, the $4.3 billion information technologycompany, which has filed nearly 200 patent applications over the last five years, continues to strengthen its intellectual......

Who will be the next tech king?

Perhaps no one knows precisely why Bill Gates chose June 15 to announce to the world that he would give up his day-to-day involvement at Microsoft over the next two years. Or at least no one other......

India set to be animation hub

Ambitious animation artists in India are ready to swell out of their little studio cubicles. Hired helps for others' big-budget animation projects for long, they're now ready to team up with......

Celebs sign up for gag orders on nannies

Indian ingenuity meets Hollywood need - and the outcome is a nanny gag. In the age of UTube, where any cell phone is potentially a spy camera, and your best kept secrets are liable to be splashed......

If it is war, so be it - 2

Raghu Sakleshpur: To elaborate, why do we give so much prominence to Pakistan, I do not understand. They are a terrorist, rogue nation out to undermine and destabilize India. We should not be......