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The life and legacy of Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father and first prime minister, passed away on Monday at the age of 91. Yew's passing has reminded the world of his substantive influence on Singapore. The......

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, dies at 91

Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew during the LKY School of Public Policy 7th anniversary dialogue session in September 2011. Photograph: Tim Chong/Reuters Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's......

Real Heroes Of Web Revolution

The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......

Waiting In The Wings: The Creator Economy

...current industry models will soon fade out, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Sir, can I have a word with you," asked the man in security-guard uniform at......

The best pictures from the RAF photographic competition

From Typhoons soaring over the snowy mountains of the Falkland Islands to Red Arrows flying over Buckingham Palace, the images submitted in the Royal Air Force Photographic Competition captures the......

GM plans to take on Alto

General Motors is looking at introducing an entry-level car to be positioned below the Chevrolet Spark, to drive up volumes in the Indian market.The vehicle, likely to be launched in collaboration......

Why India must create new programming languages...

"Yawn", "Zzzzz... excuse me, I need to nap." Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic......

WWW inventor admits forward slashes 'a mistake'

Nearly two decades after he invented the world wide web, British scientist Sir Tim Berners -Lee has admitted that "forward slashes" in Internet addresses "were a mistake". Claiming the // at the......

Web inventor wins euro 1 mn award

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee of Britain was awarded the first Millennium Technology Prize worth euro one million or $1.23 million on Thursday.The web was first made available to the......

Lessons Tesla's Musk can learn from Apple to enter India

The tech giant learnt the hard way that patience, negotiating flexibility and industry cooperation work better than public statements and tweets when attempting to enter India. Surajeet Das Gupta......

Hollywood Gets Emotional At SAG Awards

Hollywood's awards season continues with the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, on February 26. A look at the big winners of the night. Photograph: Frazer......

Bollywood Brings House Down in Jeddah!

It was heartening to see so many women -- young and old, many in hijab and burqa shaking their bodies, raising their arms and singing with complete abandonment.Yes, this happened in Saudi Arabia,......

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

The complete set of winners on Oscar night! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for The Favourite, Mahershala Ali, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Green Book, and Regina King, winner......

Weekend Watch

Staying home this weekend? Here are five ways to spice your weekend!Film: Corpse BrideCast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Albert Finney,......

Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Which films are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born. The nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards are out. Hosts Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and......

Where Cricket Bats Are Made In The World

Every cricketer needs The Right Bat. It's his most trusted companion. Traditionally carved from top-quality willow, famous bat-makers, source the bulk of their willow wood from Kashmir. The coveted......

England win NZ T20I series as rain ruins final game

IMAGE: England captain Harry Brook, who blasted a match-winning 78 from 35 balls in the second T20I against New Zealand, was named the player of the series. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters England......

Jadeja, Siraj soar to new heights in ICC Test rankings!

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja's 104 not out and four wickets in the second innings in the first Test against West Indies helped him extend his lead at the top of the all-rounders' table. Photograph: Lee......

Two Indian-origin players in Australia U-19 squad vs India

IMAGE: All-rounder Yash Deshmukh is among five players from New South Wales picked in the squad for the multi-format series against India. Photograph: Cricket NSW/Facebook Two cricketers of Indian......

Premier League Flexes Financial Muscle With Record Splurge!

Premier League accounted for 51 percent of the gross spend from the big five European leagues which also includes Germany's Bundesliga, Spain's LaLiga, Italy's Serie A, and France's Ligue 1.......