So much the phone has taken away from us

'How did we get here?''How did utility morph into addiction?''Is this what Graham Bell intended?' asks Veenu Sandhu.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com It often makes me nauseous, yet I am unable......

Indian-American lawmakers slam Trump's address to US Congress

Indian-American lawmakers on Wednesday criticised US President Donald Trump's maiden address to Congress, saying it lacked specificity and offered only unrealistic plans on issues like immigration......

'My job is not to represent the world; my job is to represent the United States of America'

The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press......

How India missed another Nobel Prize

Shivanand Kanavi reveals how Narinder Kapany, the Father of Fibre Optics, missed out on a Nobel Prize this year. First, it was Jagadish Chandra Bose at the turn of the century, who was the first......

Working from home: Bad for environment

Sure, your daily commute to the office is hurting the environment. But so is your telecommute. High gas prices are making many more people consider working from home. The idea is to save some money......

Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Amar Gopal Bose has been inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He is one of the seven living 2008 inductees and has now joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison......

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Amar Bose last month joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison, after the National Inventors Hall of Fame announced his name as one of the seven living 2008 inductees. Dr......

11 strategies to get rich

An unprecedented number of Americans have received unprecedented incomes and accumulated unprecedented net worth in recent years. Sure, the gains are tempered by the reality that while the top tier......