Microsoft “Bing” tool developed in India

Reuters reports that Microsoft’s research center in Bangalore, staffed with about 60 full-time researchers, many of them Indians with PhDs from top universities in the United States, is at the cutting edge of the American company’s R&D. Covering seven areas of research including mobility and cryptography, its success, including developing a popular tool for Microsoft’s [...]

Ambitious Budget presented by Finance Minister

Pranab Mukerjee presented the budget for the current fiscal year yesterday and it appears to have something for everyone.  Expenditures rise by about 35% with the stated goal of halving poverty over the next several years. Thefiscal deficit — the gap between its revenue and expenditure — is expected to balloon to 6.8 per cent [...]