Britain posts liaison officer at Indian Navy's IFC

The United Kingdom on Tuesday posted a liaison officer at the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre (IFC) that has emerged as a key hub in tracking movements of ships and other developments in......

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......

Don't mock India's scientific past!

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.Illustration:......

Toni Morrison: Despots won't lose control over media

'We all know nations that can be identified by the flight of writers from their shores.'These are regimes whose fear of unmonitored writing is justified because truth is trouble.'It is trouble for......

Raghuram Rajan, Sundar Pichai in Time's most influential list

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and founders of Flipkart Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal are among the Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World'. Image:......

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life? Image: Russian billionaire Yuri Milner with wife Julia. Photograph......

Physicist Stephen Hawking to trademark his name

World-renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking is set to trademark his name, joining the ranks of celebrities such as JK Rowling and David Beckham who have turned their names into brands.......

'For many years, it upset me that I was a businessman'

'I wondered what mistakes I made in my life to be a businessman. Deep down, I still have doubts about it.' Shobha Warrier meets the amazing Dilip Kapur who built a Rs 160 crore business with just......

Stranger Things 4 Review

Stranger Things Season 4 is dedicatedly macabre and menacing, its deadly ambitions and volatile tempo keeps the mood edge-of-the-seat, applauds Sukanya Verma. I did not look at the watch once......

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?''Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar. IMAGE: The The Big Bang Theory cast. It has been a lackadaisical summer......

When a gora produced a Bollywood movie

'The first time we actually got to meet a Bollywood star, it was Salman Khan.''We met him at his farm house.''For Pia, an actor is just an actor. There is no such thing as a star in her world, and......

2.0 trailer warns you: Tech is out to get you

2.0raises the bar for Indian films, taking them a step closer to Hollywood blockbusters, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy. There isn't much of a difference between the trailer of director S Shankar's......

NBA roundup: Heat start with a bang, blow out Bucks

IMAGE: Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) dribbles the ball around Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton (24) during the fourth quarter of the game at FTX Arena. Photograph: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Neymar photo sparks internet stir

IMAGE: A shirtless Neymar smiling in a wheelchair. Photograph: Neymar/Twitter Stephen Hawking, the legendary British theoretical physicist who explored the mysteries of the universe from his......

Hawking says look to stars as Paralympics opens

Wheelchair-bound physicist Stephen Hawking challenged athletes to "look to the stars" on Wednesday as he helped open a record-setting Paralympics Games that will run for 11 days in near sold-out......

'The Black Caps are well-prepared to take on India

The Indian cricket team, buoyed by recent series victories over England and Sri Lanka, is off to New Zealand for its first series in six years. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's menwill play two Twenty20......