New Delhi: India will tour England for four Tests, five One-day Internationals and one Twenty 20 match next year in July. India will play the hosts in a four-match Test series ahead of a NatWest International T20 and a...

IT boosts Kerala's image as investment destination

Thiruvananthapuram: The fast-growing Information Technology sector in Kerala has helped the state live down its long-held image as a poor destination for investment bedevilled by labour troubles and political meddling....

Dubbed films rake in cash, take Hollywood to small cities

At a time when big-budget Bollywood films are searching for audiences and revenue, the dubbed Hollywood films are not only turning out to be money churners for foreign production houses but are also making overseas actors...

Over the weekend, the Indian establishment demonstrated how bizarre the mix of political insecurity, intolerance to criticism, and sheer stupidity could be. Mumbai police arrested Hari K. Prasad, chief of Indian research...

While India's 800,000 BlackBerry users struggle to figure out what the government wants and what its Canadian developer Research in Motion (RIM) has featured in these devices, here are some answers: Q: What are BlackBerry...

After the swine flu, or the Influenza A H1N1, virus achieved media superstardom in the past 12 months before bowing out of the world stage unceremoniously last week, its place has been taken by a new superstar. A new...

Shunned by others for failing to establish democratic rule, Fiji is actively courting China, much to the dismay of its large Indian community. Fiji's and China's mutual attractions are understandable. Fiji was expelled...

The Lok Sabha debate on the alleged corruption and delays in the construction of venues for the Commonwealth Games saw some unusual trends that seem to have escaped the media's attention. First, no one has attacked...

India's death threat for the BlackBerry

So the die is cast. In a meeting on Thursday, India's home ministry asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to read the riot act to mobile operators running BlackBerry services: Either provide full access to Indian law enforcement,...

The government's decision to amend the minimum public holding norms for listed companies has been a sensible and practical decision, taking into account the absorbing capability of the markets and the prevailing conditions....

You're a Delhi-based wannabe terrorist needing to communicate with your handlers. What do you do? Invisible-ink notes are passe, as are carrier pigeons. You will, of course, use electronic options. Like e-mail. Walk...

Many parallels now exist between how America descended into the Vietnam quagmire and certain trends that are becoming increasingly evident as America commits ever more resources to its endeavor to quell the Taliban-Al Qaida...

Here we go again! India's Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has 'launched' a $35 computer, evidently a 'dream project' of his. The touch-screen, Linux-based device looks iPad-inspired, but we know little about...

There is widespread anticipation regarding possible revision of the threshold limit for mandatory open offers for the purpose of takeovers from current level of 15 percent to 25 percent. If that eventually happens, interesting...

'Oh nooooo!' groan many non-resident Indians (NRIs) as they stood in long queues for immigration after arriving at Delhi airport. Battling jet lag after a long-haul flight and then waiting in an almost immobile queue becomes...