There is much to admire and emulate about India.  Perhaps one of its most admirable qualities is the motherly way in which she has accepted and assimilated all religions and cultures.   The foundation of such tolerance is built on the maturity of introspection and a respect of other viewpoints by its citizens. More...

Local police have approached the Gurgaon-based offices of Google for collecting documentary evidence against the techie who had posted lewd remarks against a girl  studying law on its community site Orkut recently. Google owns the social networking web portal Orkut on which the techie Sameer had posted coarse remarks about the legal student. More...

It’s said, a friend in need is a friend indeed. But does this saying hold good even now? Shaji Yusuf, a techie working with Intel in Bangalore had gone to help his friend, Yaseen Mohammed who was arrested by the Delhi Police in a conversion case. Yaseen is also a software engineer with IBM in Bangalore. But Shaji was also taken into custody for helping his friend. He has been charged for giving support to Yaseen. Now both the software engineers from Bangalore are in a Delhi jail. More...

Every tech professional is aware of the growing demand for skilled computing workers in USA, Europe and Australia.  The reasons are varied -  growing economies and computerization,  globalization, rising rupee and the inability of IT giants like India  to accept more major contracts due its own shortage of skilled computing staff.  And there was a time when it seemed that most computing jobs would be outsourced to tech behemoths like India due to their high quality and competitive costs. More...

At many levels, this was a first in India.  A blog (penpricks.blogspot.com) run by professional journalists does a sting operation to expose unethical practices in mainstream media.  At a more subtle level,  it exposes the ‘cash for favorable’ stories being done by a few journalists.  While respected media like Tehelka are doing a number of stings in public interest, no one had ever turned the spotlight on the journalists themselves.  More long term,  this will strengthen the trend of blogs breaking big stories. At a more pressing level, this is another manifestation of the ideas and energy of the new media and young India pressing for positive change in the old media and establishment which are often a clique of cozy equations. More...

More and more long suffering Indian consumers are taking on local computer companies to protest bad parts and/or service.  These consumers are happy to take their cases to court and get the judiciary to force the errant companies to do the right thing. More...

For the average IT industry employee, the phrase 'work-life balance' is one that had gained tremendous importance in recent times. With strict deadlines, long commutes and extensive work-loads, it has become company policy for most IT firms to make attempts that will ensure that work is not the only thing that occupies an employee's mind, and that there is time to cut loose and focus on the other things in life that he/she would consider important. More...

Imperfections, loopholes, drawbacks, leakages actually complete a system and even the seemingly most efficient system is not an exception to this law. Cap Gemini, one of the Big 4 consulting organizations, too falls in this category. More...

Imagine arriving in Australia as a struggling student and working casual part-time jobs to make two ends meet.  Intelligence and hard work pay off, and soon you are working as a successful computing professional at one of Australia’s most prestigious bank. More...