Blatant disregard for the rules
Prepaid auto counter is perhaps a safer option for those who are tired and disgusted of the tantrums thrown by the autorickshaw drivers in the City. However, it sometimes seems like the traffic police...
View Article'I don't believe in camps'
Reacting to reports that he has shifted his loyality from Shah Rukh Khan to Salman Khan, Arjun Rampal says he doesn't believe in such concepts and adds it's his own ability that keeps him going in the...
View Article'Nobody knows how a film will turn out'
Chocolate boy Imran Khan may have won hearts with films like Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, 'Delhi Belly' and 'I Hate Luv Storys' with his fun-loving, simple characters. But his next film, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka...
View ArticleEnsuring safety inside buses
While railway stations, bus stands and metro stations in the City have some mechanism in place to ensure the safety and security of travellers, there's no system as such inside the buses to monitor any...
View ArticleTatas: Back to the drawing board
Deep in Tata Motors' largest factory, engineers don 3D glasses to play with car designs and prototypes projected from a 10-metre wide computer screen. Their quest? The Indian automaker's next...
View ArticleBattered by crises, Toyota declares a rebirth
The pink Toyota Crown sedan that took centre-stage at a holiday event in Tokyo recently was meant to shock, and it did. The Crown, the preferred ride of staid Japanese executives, had gotten an edgy...
View ArticleAssets vs Risks: Banks walk red-eyed into 2013
Risk taking may be the theme song of the banking sector, but banks were bogged down by the flip side of it last year. Non-performing assets, better known as NPAs, dominated the banking narrative for...
View ArticleDH Utilities
Ubuntu one»Ubuntu one is a good file syncing app with an intuitive client. You can sync files to the cloud by simply dropping your file into the Ubuntu One folder created by the Ubuntu One...
View ArticleMobile Internet, the tipping point
Given the state of the fixed landline in the country and the prices of the PCs, less than 10% of the population has access to Internet. For India to widely embrace Internet, mobiles are the only way...
View ArticleApps to extend your device's battery life
As you jet off on a business trip or a vacation, chances are you'll face a 21st-century problem: mobile device battery angst. It's a never-ending itch at the back of your thoughts. Though we all love...
View ArticleAn early tale of the Internet
Recently I interviewed Peter E Hart, an electrical engineer who was an early artificial intelligence researcher, about one of the first robots, a machine named Shakey that was designed at SRI...
View ArticleAnti-virus industry's best kept secret
Your security software may not be very good at stopping viruses, says Nicole PerlrothConsumers and businesses spend billions of dollars every year on anti-virus software. But these programs rarely, if...
View ArticleTV Talk
Haunted by a strange presenceCatch 'Uninhabited' on Zee Studio at 4.55 pm on January 8. The film is about a young couple, Harry and Beth, who decide to go to a remote and deserted coral island for a...
View ArticleBeginning on a positive note
The Garden City College is one of the very few colleges in the City that threw a new year eve bash for its students on campus. This was done to ensure that the students party safe and was also that...
View ArticleGoing back to college days
Over 60 former students of the Army Institute of Fashion and Design recently got together for an alumni meet at their new campus in Naganahalli. In a very warm and friendly ambience, hugs and jokes...
View Article'More sensitivity needed'
As a mark of solidarity, Kristu Jayanti College observed a candle light vigil to pay their respect and mourn the death of Delhi rape victim and sensitise the students about the same. The vigil had not...
View ArticleYoung business minds on the go
Gone are the days when youngsters used to look at part-time jobs to make a quick buck. Now, there are a whole new bunch of young entrepreneurs, who have not only started off their own start-up...
View ArticleFilmi Fundas
'Work is my passion'She may have come from one film family and married into another, but actress Kareena Kapoor says she endeavours to have a life outside the world of show business. The 32-year-old...
View ArticleThree forms, one rhythm
Dance has no borders and it was to celebrate exactly this spirit that three talented artistes recently presented Prema Prana Prahara, at ADA Rangamandira. This presentation was a coming-together of...
View ArticleMetalheads get together
Metal lovers from all over the City were in for a treat as 10 metal bands performed at 'The Pit 2' concert held at 'Dug Out' bar in Koramangala. The concert was organised to promote local metal bands....
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