Kolkata : Observing that West Bengal was a "slow starter" in IT, President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday urged it to grab the opportunities presented by digital explosion and replicate the past successes of its famous scientific entrepreneurs. "Bengal was a slow...
Mumbai: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here that there is a huge gap between South Indian states and North Indian states in terms of accessible, affordable and quality education for students belonging to Minority communities. Naqvi said...
By Mohammed Shafeeq, Hyderabad : The stage is set for the eighth Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), beginning in this tech hub on Tuesday with focus on women entrepreneurs and all eyes on US President Donald Trump's daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump. Prime Minister...
By Frank F. Islam, On November 28-30 in Hyderabad, India and the US will jointly host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. This is the eighth annual summit which was the brainchild of former US President Barack Obama. It has been held in other locations such as...
"I want to become a pilot." When she instinctively answered a question at an event over a decade ago, the dream of a humble bakery worker's daughter had started growing wings. Hijab-wearing Syeda Salva Fatima is now all set to join an airline and is one of the four...
United Ntaions : A UN-linked fund awarded $1 million to two Bangladeshi companies in recognition of their novel project to allow villagers more access to solar power and entrepreneurship. Grameen Shakti and ME SOLshare built a platform on which household solar system...
By Frank F. Islam, Mentoring can be critical to success in business. I say that because I was mentored at two pivotal points in my life. My first mentor was Wolfgang Thron a college professor of mathematics from the University of Colorado. Dr. Thron told me that I...
By Nishant Arora, New Delhi : Open Source technologies like Linux have helped innumerable tech start-ups to flourish and one company that can take credit for providing entrepreneurs with a solid IT foundation is North Carolina-based Red Hat. Over two decades ago, Red...
Bengaluru : India added about 1,000 technology start-ups in 2017, retaining its position as the third largest hub for entrepreneurship, IT apex body Nasscom said on Thursday. "About 1,000 tech start-ups were registered this year (2017), taking their total to 5,200 and...
Jerusalem : The US Consulate General in Jerusalem launched on Tuesday the eighth annual Women’s Microenterprise Bazaar in support of Palestinian female business owners from all over Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem, WAFA reported citing a consulate statement. The...