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SaaS startup Attentive raises $7 million led by Vertex VenturesThe funds will be used to advance its product development, and boost its sales, marketing and customer success initiatives. The aim is to f...
Violence was a part & parcel of ancient societies, claims new studyRates of violence were surprisingly static over time, the team of researchers including a biological anthropologist found.
Why English audiences have the toughest time with ShakespeareIn English, many would consider such toying with the Bard sacrilegious.
India to unveil new Pharma R&D policy, incentivise scientists on monetisationAnnouncing this on Wednesday, India’s Pharma Secretary PD Vaghela said the new policy will also insist on globally benchmarking the Researc...
Startups get dismal government business: StudyRequirements like prior experience, turnover limits to engage startups, earnest money deposits and other “archaic” sourcing policies impede...
Australia, Last Heard, is Not in EuropeThe wrong kind of ‘Eurocentricism’ was noticed this year in the inclusion of Australia in Eurovision.
Labour reforms put on hold ahead of state pollsBarely 10% of India’s total work population, estimated at 480 million, is in the organised sector and a huge part of migrant workers are fr...
Ease of doing business: Food and beverages bitten by over regulationRestaurant operators say there is an immediate need to reduce the number of licences or approvals and move to a single window licensing sys...
Parliament clears bill to repeal 36 redundant lawsThe bill was cleared by the LS in December and the RS earlier this month, but had to travel back to the lower house for certain technical a...
Centre for marine arbitration centres in all coastal statesThese centres will act as institutional arbitrators regulated by the maritime arbitration rules, and hence they will charge affordable fees...
Not just Land Titling Bill, India needs land market reformsLand is a state subject and state governments must come on board to implement reforms that will lower disputes, improve governance and enha...
- Manmohan Singh to chair meet on security of government sensitive cyber domains
With govt online networks facing threats from hackers, security of sensitive cyber domains will be reviewed at a high-level meeting tomorro...
- Government in final stages of protection against cyber attacks: National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon
National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon today said the government is "in final stages" of developing capabilities for protecting again...
- Government mulls law to make public procurements more transparent
Scandal-ridden UPA govt is pushing ahead for a new law to ensure transparency in government procurements ranging from Rs 12 lakh crore to R...
Move fast on GST, federal tax powers will changeIt would be futile for Centre & states to waste their energies on protecting a states' turf that should ideally have a very limited life le...
- Insurance, banking bills unlikely in Winter session
Major financial sector bills such as the Insurance Law Amendment Bill seeking to increase the FDI cap in private insurance firms and the Ba...
- Bills on GST, direct tax code likely in winter session
Bill on legislation for increasing voting powers of foreign entities who have stake in private sector banks from ten per cent to come out i...