Reliance to Offer Content Delivery Network Services

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Globalcom (a division of Reliance Communications) intends to provide content delivery network (CDN) services in India and has partnered with a U.S. company Internap Network Services for the underlying technology. The CDN services will let Indian businesses add graphics, audio, streaming video and live events to their Web sites and Internet applications. […]

The Visitor – Fine Drama

The Visitor Actors: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira and Hiam Abbass Written & Directed by: Thomas McCarthy Language: English Running at: Cinema Village, E.12th St, New York City (as of July 26, 2008) There is drama in every human life. Not high drama in all cases, but every life has some interesting moments. […]

iYogi Snags $9.5m

Remote technical support services provider for consumers and small businesses iYogi has raised $9.5 million in a Series B round led by SAP Ventures. Canaan Partners and SVB India Capital Partners also participated in the latest round. For an annual subscription fee of $199.99 per desktop, iYogi provides support for different technologies including PC hardware, […]

Bomb Blasts Rock Bangalore

Multiple bomb blasts rocked the South Indian city of Bangalore today. Early reports suggest that at least two people were killed and several others injured. Seven low intensity bombs exploded in crowded areas across the city. The blasts occurred in the areas of Madiwala, Nayanadhalli, Adugudi, Rajaram Circle, Anepallya and Ashok Nagar. Capital of the South Indian state of […]

Top Indian Web Sites – May 2008

More than 28 million people in India (age 15 and older) accessed the Internet from home and work in May marking a 27% increase over the same period a year ago, according to comScore. Since Internet users in India represent only 3% of the population there is significant potential for continued strong growth. According to […]

Kismat Konnection – Dud at Box Office

Kismat Konnection has failed to resonate at the U.S. box office. No surprise, indeed. Kismat Konnection is after all a piece of trash. As SearchIndia.com wrote in the review of this crappy movie: There is nothing in Kismat Konnection that lifts it out of the usual Bollywood trashy mold. The story is banal, the acting pedestrian, […]