In the recently held elections in the state of Tamil Nadu, we internet companies had a lot to cheer about – major parties in the state promised to give laptops for free to students [Govt could face legal action]. So irrespective of which party would win our industry had to gain, this rarely happens. The […]
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Bangalore Metro: First impressions are good
On Karnataka Rajyotsava (Nov 1), a State holiday, we decided to take take a ride on the recently inaugurated Bangalore Metro. It is heartening to see the euphoria of Bangaloreans, most newspapers have been carrying the photos of Bangaloreans with wide smiles at the Metro station. Few have been celebrating their birthdays & wedding anniversaries […]
Google’s Eric Schmidt: Curb on H-1B is US govt’s “Stupidest Policy”
Immigration has always been a topic of deep interest to me. I had to convince my friend about blocking immigration.com for him! I had written the detailed Immigration FAQ way back in 1991. In an interview to Washington Post, “Google’s Eric Schmidt: Top 10 Reasons Bureaucrats Drive Me Nuts“, you get to read about […]
India to launch $35 tablet, but MPs to use iPad/Galaxy
During June/July 2011, the government of India announced the launch of a $35 tablet. It was supposed to have been in the market by July itself, but now it is expected to be launched on Oct 5, 2011. For some reason, the entire project has been very confidential – there were no official press releases […]
Politicians in India still don’t take internet seriously
I was reading “The IT Act of India needs to make provision for constituency websites” which talks about the lack of information of the 250,000 electoral constituencies India has (parliamentary/federal/centre, assembly/state and panchayat/local). According to India’s Right to Information (RTI) voters should have access to constituency related information. Lately many prominent RTI activists have been […]