The Ministry of Acronyms, Shlokas and Slogans

'This way, you'll maintain our glorious traditional values and get more efficient governance as well,' says Devangshu Datta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com In the 1980s, a friend entered the......

Silicon Valley, ready to enhance the link between Desi, Pravasi

'This has been an ongoing process,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, India's former consul general in San Francisco, 'but I believe a Modi visit to the West Coast can be a force-multiplier.' 'Go West,......

The Indian American who may represent Silicon Valley in the US Congress

'I will be one of the most impactful players in Washington from day one because of the constituency I represent, which is the greatest, most influential constituency in the country, in the world.'......

'My governing philosophy is closer to where Obama's is'

'The story is for the first time, Silicon Valley is mobilising locally to have a voice in American politics. The national Asian American-South Asian Diaspora with the Swadesh Chatterjees and Deepak......

Chip-making is now a big opportunity for India

Even though India has major strengths in chip design and in making the software that actually commands the processors to execute specific tasks, chip-manufacturing has never been the......

7 Indian-Americans in Forbes' list of richest people in US

The seven Indian-Americans are cybersecurity firm ZScaler CEO Jay Chaudhry, founder and chairman of Symphony Technology Group Romesh Wadhwani, cofounder and CEO of online home goods retailer......

Indian e-commerce start-ups are overvalued: Vinod Khosla

Khosla said 85 per cent of Indian e-commerce firms were over-valued. Vinod Khosla, a prominent Silicon Valley investor who had supported Google in its initial days, said on Thursday that India's......

11 PIOs in Forbes's list of best venture capitalists

Eleven influential Indian-American investors feature in Forbes magazine's annual list of the 100 best venture capitalists with the ‘Midas’ touch who are making big and early bets on the......

3 amazing Vinod Khanna performances you must watch!

It’s been four years since Vinod Khanna passed away. Subhash K Jha remembers the actor who could have been a star. Vinod Khanna remained underrated throughout his career. He just......

'I was supposed to play Guddi'

'Then suddenly, I was out, Jaya (Bhaduri) was doing Guddi instead.' IMAGE: Moushumi Chatterjee in Manzil. In her heyday, Moushumi Chatterjee worked with every major director, from Raj Khosla to......

What is Daisy Shah up to?

Wherever Bollywood celebs go, the cameras follow. Film screening, shoots, Bollyfolk get snapped everywhere. So what were they doing on Wednesday?   Daisy Shah attends a special the......

PIX: Sonakshi watches a movie with Sidharth

Director Milap Zaveri, who celebrated his 40th birthday on November 14, held a special screening of his film Marjaavaan. Cast members arrived with their families and friends.   Sonakshi......

South Africa thrash England

England recorded their lowest total in a Twenty20 international as South Africa bowled them out for just 111 before easing to a seven-wicket win in the World Cup second round match on Thursday.......

Images: Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers

Luke Pomersbach of the Kings XI Punjab is run out by Herschelle Gibbs of Deccan Chargers during the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match in Johannesburg on Sunday. ...