Stung by persistent criticism of Hindu activists that Christian missionaries in India are pressuring and inducing poor Hindus to convert to Christianity, the Vatican threw the gauntlet at Hindus on the eve of the Diwali festival. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue said on Monday: Belief and freedom always go […]
Heady from its overwhelming success in the search arena, Google wants to extend its sway into the mobile arena as well. On Monday, the Mountain View, California company rolled out a new alliance of 34 members called Open Handset Alliance to develop new cell phones based on open technology standards. Google and other members of the […]
The Wall Street Journal is tooting its horn that it’s hit the one million paid subscriber mark for its online edition WSJ.com. WSJ.com subscribers stood at 989,000 at the end of the third quarter, up 25.5% year over year. WSJ.com is that rare success in a sea of failures of newspapers that have struggled to get […]