The odd, odd world we live in!

Here are 10 photos that prove we live in an incredibly bizarre world.  A woman wearing a carnival costume attends the Flight of Angel in Saint Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. The theme for......

Can Robots now be given citizenship?

Could robots vote for effective political leadership?Arguably they could do this better than humans.They are far better at fact-checking for obvious lies, and far better at gauging the sincerity of......

Peshawar school massacre video game removed after uproar

A Pakistani video game based on the Taliban school massacre of more than 150 people, mostly children, in the country’s northwest in 2014 was removed Monday after triggering a social media......

I Am Bihar: Mobile phone has reached her, but bijli hasn't

Unlike many of us who don't remember the number of electrical sockets in our homes; for some, a plug point can be a luxury. Archana Masih meets Dhana Devi who goes to somebody else's home to charge......

Looking for a full-sized rugged SUV? Buy Mahindra Scorpio

There are tweaks to the exterior and interior styling and one big updatecomes in the form of a more powerful engine from the XUV500. Automobile website MotorBeam.com tells you how much of an update......

Post note ban, smartphones all set to ring again

Experts say launches would pick up pace from mid-March. With the adverse effect of demonetisation slowly wearing off, the fast-growing smartphone market in the country is set to regain its vigour.......

LG Urbane is the best-looking Android watch

The Android Wear watch that could give the Apple Watch a run for its money, notes Abhik Sen.   One of the grouses against smartwatches has been that they look geeky - something one could......

Picking a home? Take a virtual tour first!

The combination of app and headgear helps a potential buyer or tenant get a near-real experience of a house that s/he is looking to buy As a child, one of my most fascinating toys was a stereoscope......

Review: Star Wars Episode VII is a rollicking cover version

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens 'can be likened, in essence, to a new Salman Khan actioner where the core audience goes in with a checklist knowing they'll get some cheeky dialogue, some......

Review: Hasee Toh Phasee wins you over

Hasee Toh Phasee takes a familiar premise -- two people on the brink of tying the knot and introduces a third party to cause expected stir. Only it doesn’t happen like it used to, writes......

The Ra.One Teaser: Broken down into details

Teaser one, out today, might be only 10 seconds. But as the first glimpse of this year's biggest budget film, and a make or break film for producing superstar Shah Rukh Khan, 10......

Shankar, Rajnikanth make Endhiran work

Pavithra Srinivasan reviews the Tamil movie Endhiran.Dozens of directors claim that they have the commercial formula down pat but none can be compared toShankar who belongs to the rare breed of......

Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency

Throughout a life spent almost entirely devoted to football, former England manager Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency and old-fashioned values, of all that is good in the game. The......

Bangalore trounce Mumbai for third straight win

Paceman Dillon du Preez (left) of the Bangalore Royal Challengers celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match at the......