Update: Neera Tanden is now Domestic Policy Director for the Obama Campaign now that Hillary Clinton’s White House dreams have turned to dust. ————————- Neera who, you might say. But if Hillary Clinton were to win the Presidency, you can bet on hearing a lot more about Neera Tanden in the coming years. An Indian-American, […]
In a six-month-long sting operation, investigative magazine Tehelka.com has royally screwed Gujarat Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi over the 2002 communal riots that led to a wholesale massacre of Muslims in the state. According to the Tehelka story, Modi blessed the violence that led to mass killing of the Muslims in Gujarat after […]
Apple’s new Leopard operating system has received favorable reviews from two key technology critics – Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue of the New York Times. Writing on Leopard in today’s NYT, Pogue notes: Leopard is powerful, polished and carefully conceived. Happy surprises, and very few disappointments, lie around every corner. […]
Virtualization software vendor VMware’s profits tripled while revenues rose 90% in its third quarter ended September 30. Net income in the third quarter was $64.7 million (18 cents a share) compared to $19.2 million (six cents a share) in the year earlier quarter. Revenues climbed to $357.8 million from $188.8 million in the year earlier […]
Struggling with its Internet misadventures in the face of the relentless Google onslaught, a desperate Microsoft is investing $240 million in social networking web site Facebook Inc. Google, which was also keen on a deal with Facebook, has a social networking web site Orkut that’s popular in India and Brazil but has yet to catch on in the […]
Auto giant General Motors is struggling to sell its cars in the U.S. but is making steady headway in India. In the U.S., GM is shutting down more plants, cutting production, firing more employees, slashing wages for new workers and seeing lower car sales. In the third quarter, GM car sales fell 6.1% in North America. […]