Pamposh Raina The New York Times

The notion that India's weak manufacturing sector can catch up to China in advanced computer hardware also strikes some experts as far-fetched.

Will Salman Rushdie show up or won't he? That is the question everyone is asking days ahead of the Jaipur Literature Festival, which starts on Friday.

Within days of going on sale online, the 2,500 rupee (about $47) Aakash computer appears to be sold out, according to the tablet's official Web site.

Amid the high-rise office buildings, towering apartment complexes and sprawling construction sites, green pockets are hard to find in Gurgaon, home to the back-office operations of some of the world's biggest companies. So the local government, private companies and citizens have banded together to plant a million trees.

The notion that India's weak manufacturing sector can catch up to China in advanced computer hardware also strikes some experts as far-fetched.

Will Salman Rushdie show up or won't he? That is the question everyone is asking days ahead of the Jaipur Literature Festival, which starts on Friday.

Within days of going on sale online, the 2,500 rupee (about $47) Aakash computer appears to be sold out, according to the tablet's official Web site.

Amid the high-rise office buildings, towering apartment complexes and sprawling construction sites, green pockets are hard to find in Gurgaon, home to the back-office operations of some of the world's biggest companies. So the local government, private companies and citizens have banded together to plant a million trees.