Quantum technologies are expected to revolutionize our technological development in the coming decades. It is expected that industry-scale impact would be seen in chemistry, logistics, finance, advanced computing, communication, to list a few. This talk aims to give a broad perspective of the 'Current status of quantum computing and quantum communication'. This will be a very general talk and anyone can attend. The idea is to share some of the developments in this field and what activities are being undertaken across the globe."