Is your brain connected to Wi-Fi?

Imagine a world in which a human only thinks, and a robot cooks the whole meal, says Kumar Abishek. Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and his secretive......

Modi Breaks Fresh Ground In Foreign Policy

'The big power struggle in faraway Europe erupted at a most critical juncture when India has been increasingly sceptical about American policies and statesmanship,' argues Ambassador M K......

The Nobels and the Age Problem

Science is a young person's game.An award to a young scientist could free up that person to do productive work, or help win more grants by enhancing reputation, argues Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Sir......

World's oldest living person turns 116

An American woman, said to be the oldest living person in the world, has celebrated her 116th birthday. Jeralean Talley, who was born in Georgia on May 23, 1899, but now lives in Inkster, Michigan......

US multinationals to face more pain from strong dollar

The surging value of the US dollar may be posing the biggest threat to US corporate earnings since the 2008 financial crisis, hurting results at most US-based multinationals.  Some on Wall......

Kadak Singh Review: Requiem For The Moaner

To steer clear of sanctimonious newspaper stories all your life, and then be saddled with movies like Kadak Singh -- now there's a rotten bit of luck worth moaning about, sighs Sreehari Nair.......

Alia under 'house arrest' till wedding

IMAGE: Alia Bhatt on a promotional bus ride for her film Gangubai Kathiavadi. Photograph: PTI Photo   Alia Bhatt, who is all set to marry Ranbir Kapoor on Thursday, April 14, is staying......

Check out Who's Who in Haider

Planning to catch Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider?A look at the film's characters corresponding to the ones in Hamlet, the Shakespeare play it is inspired from. Shakespeare-specialist Vishal Bhardwaj's......

Bollywood celebrates Maa!

'There is nothing your mama can't fix!' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajal Aggarwal/Instagram Kajal Aggarwal wishes her tribe of stellar women, including mum Suman: 'Happy Mother's Day to......