‘It is his responsibility to understand what data is being collected, who it is being shared with and what it is used for.’ This article was originally published on rediff.com Ritu Jha “How come, a prime minister who promotes Digital India, who went to Facebook, Google, (and visited other tech firms in) Silicon Valley doesn’t […]
Blockchain, data science, predictive analytics and IoT will be put under the microscope at the Global Big Data Conference Ritu Jha The Global Big Data Conference, an annual event in the Bay Area targeting the latest trends in technology, is growing bigger every year. Organized by the alumni of the National Institutes of […]
The South Asian Heart Center, backed by volunteers, leaders, donors – and scientific evidence – raises $348,000 for its work Ritu Jha Meghali Singhal was 12 when her father underwent an open-heart surgery. But the impact that indelible memory had on her drives her even now, at 16, to volunteer to teach people a heart-healthy […]
Anti-immigrant group’s message in BART system worries Indians, the largest beneficiaries of the program Ritu Jha A controversial poster targeting H1-B visa workers have been placed across the Bay Area Rapid Transit train system in California. The 200 signs have been placed at San Francisco’s Civic Center station and Oakland’s 19th Street station, […]
Raj Kapoor has been quietly growing in stature, these days being the best known for his production work on the Oscars Ritu Jha Raj Kapoor may share a name with the legendary figure of Hindi cinema, but the Hollywood-based creative director and producer would laugh off any comparisons. Kapoor has a long history in Hollywood, […]
Experts say that while still small and variable, it certainly is a trend Ritu Jha Indian tech startups have been attracting buyers from the Silicon Valley, a view encouraged by the recent buyouts of Minjar by Nasdaq-listed Nutanix and of Recruiterbox by Turn/River Capital. Some experts claim that with more such purchases in the pipeline […]
$650,000 raised to fund Maitri, a group helping domestic violence victims in the San Francisco Bay Area Ritu Jha Maitri, a group addressing domestic violence in the South Asian community, raised $650,000 at its 27th annual gala, held March 3 in Palo Alto, California. Last year, it raised $550,000. Attendees at the event which has the optimistic theme, “And […]
The Indian justice system is remarkably slow when it comes to issues of sexual assault – as point underlined after the rape of an eight-month-old child Vijaylakshmi Nadar When Swati Maliwal, the chief of the Delhi Commission of Women (DCW), decided to launch a Rape Roko movement in Delhi on January 31, following the rape of an eight-month-old baby, […]
The serial entrepreneur and philanthropist described non-performing loans as an endemic problem in Indian banks Ritu Jha There are far bigger scams in India than the $1.8 billion bank fraud attributed to diamond merchant Nirav Modi, according to entrepreneur and philanthropist Romesh Wadhwani. Sharing his thoughts further on the case involving Modi and Punjab […]
AAP volunteers lead an effort to put an international spotlight on India’s big problem with sexual abuse Ritu Jha The highlight the issue of rape and the condition of women in India, US-based volunteers of the Aam Admi Party started a campaign in various US cities to put an international spotlight on these […]
