For most debutant authors, after going through the harrowing period of writing the book, comes the part where they have to send manuscripts to editors and wait for a favourable response. Now, they no longer need to go knocking on the doors of numerous publishers or have piles of paper languishing in the attics of dusty offices.

India has for long been an aspiring economy driven by the hope of millions.

Jamshedji Tata would have loved to see India Inc. in its current avatar. The craze for jobs in foreign MNCs is finally on the wane and B-school students these days are increasingly veering towards domestic recruiters this placement season, owing to the recession-proof nature of Indian companies.

With the economy booming, entrepreneurs with overseas experience are relocating to India and are building companies with cross-border models that leverage technology and skills while catering to customers across the world. Most of these ‘big-ticket’ entrepreneurs relocating to India are from top-notch universities and blue chip corporates in the US.

The possibilities are endless for Swapna Sundar, CEO of IP Dome, who started an IP (Intellectual Property) Strategy Advisor start up in Chennai, which helps one in safeguarding the fruits of their grey matter. The former patent attorney helps individuals and companies not only identify and protect their intellectual creations but also

The employees, who were waiting for the economy to bounce back before jumping boats, are happy and brimming with joy again. Most of the global HR firms have predicted that staffers will see a salary hike of about eight to 16 per cent in the year 2011.

Sir and madam are words that don’t exist in their lexicon — they respond only if colleagues call them by their first names.

The hip-hop loving, rave hopping, techno thrashers are ditching the swirls and swigs and are taking the ‘shot’ craze to new heights.
A new method of drinking, ‘eyeballing’, is gaining popularity among party buffs. It involves drizzling a few drops of vodka into the eye and voila! You move from reality to a

Actor Viveik Oberoi, who is all set to tie the knot with Priyanka Alva on October 29, decided to add some spice to his wedding. The star ‘emotionally blackmailed’ his close friend RJ and TV host Siddharth Kannan to striptease at his sangeet. And it’s not only that, apparently Viveik has been taking tips from Siddharth to woo Priyanka too.

Call it self-obsession, Net addiction or a simple need to quench one’s urge to de-stress. Whatever the reason, hordes of youngsters find themselves getting hooked to crazy quizzes, surveys and the like.