Phaneesh Murthy is a respected member of the establishment these days. In 2008, his company iGATE was even voted as the best ‘IT Employer’ in India. This is always a subjective list, but a worthwhile recognition nevertheless.  Phaneesh is a welcome member of the elite clubs in Bangalore. But local police are not happy with him. More...

Change in management can bring better directions and new hope for everyone in a call center company. Newly installed Wachovia Country Manager Philippines, Tonichi Villanueva, however, is getting more than she bargained for. And it is likely that it has a lot do with what the management is doing and bringing to the table. More...

First there was only the ‘Delhi Bloggers Bloc’ mothership with its happy bloggers zooming around Delhi and NCR ‘connecting’ techies, journalists, photographers and anyone who used the net as a forum to express themselves.  By all accounts, during the 6 year old flight, everyone at the Delhi Bloggers Bloc had fun along the way. More...

Bollywood block buster 3 Idiots was laughing all the way to the bank till IIT graduate and popular author Chetan Bhagat pointed out that the producers had cheated him by denying him a mention in the film credits as a joint author. The Bhagat allegations so infuriated the producers that they launched an all out attack on him. More...

US-based Indian origin Tech firm Apex Technology Group had initiated legal action against American blogs EndH1B, Itgrunt and Guestworkerfraud. Apex Technology Group, which counts IBM, Microsoft, UBS and other blue chip companies as clients, wanted to protect its reputation after EndH1B published a post accusing it allegedly of mistreating Indians on H1B Visas. More...

Just Dial describes itself as ‘India’s No. 1 local search engine’. And it does a pretty good job connecting Indians with local business and services.  It has ambitious plans to expand to US. In July, 2009 American Venture Capital firm Sequoia Capital pumped in Rs. 40 crores into Just Dial and a Sequoia MD joined their Board. More...

Technology and Women have always gone hand in hand, or have they?  While Indian women play key roles in our booming tech industry, there is much to be done for the rest of India. Techie Gayatri Buragohain had founded the Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT) in 2007, convinced that effective female empowerment comes through technology education. More...

Bollywood block buster 3 Idiots was laughing all the way to the bank till IIT Graduate and popular author Chetan Bhagat pointed out that the producers had cheated him by denying him a mention in the film credits as a joint author. The Chetan Bhagat allegations so infuriated the producers that they launched an all out attack on him. More...

By any measure, Apple computers can be credited with some of the best designed technological marvels that have done much to improve the quality of our lives.  For the consumer, it also ensured tech giants like Microsoft and IBM did not control the market. Apple is equally loved by its share holders for posting $10 Billion in revenue in the last quarter. More...

Vidhu Vinod Chopra studied at the Film and Television Institute at Pune.  His first documentary 'An Encounter with Faces' was nominated for an Oscar. Vidhu has directed hits like Mission Kashmir and also produced Munna Bhai MBBS. Other films that he directed were Khamosh, 1942 - A Love Story, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir and Eklavya - The Royal Guard More...