AI Can't Be Left To Techies!

Here is the Brahma Mantra for mankind: So long as the world has leaders with judgement -- humane, compassionate, and no-nonsense in their thinking -- natural intelligence will prevail, notes R......

Should Staines murder case convict be released early, SC asks Odisha

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Odisha government on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the ghastly killings of Australian......

'India has not blinked'

'The world is watching carefully. The choices India makes today have consequences beyond its borders.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.......

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

''Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.' IMAGE: Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces struck a high-rise tower in......

Why Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved is faltering

Ramdev made nature-to-goodness products popular, and reaped benefits.Then he seemed to lose focus and the last thing it needs is more distraction, like the passionate founder shooting his mouth off......

Microsoft to incubate 500 start-ups in 5 years

There are around 4,500 tech-based start-ups in India. With long-term plans to create a viable and profitable business out of the booming start-up sector in India, Microsoft Ventures plans to......

Conditions not ripe for fuller rupee convertibility: RBI official

India has no choice but to move further on the path of fuller capital account convertibility as it integrates with the global economy. However, taking the plunge now will be a premature step, as......

Why Baba Ramdev's anti-MNC strategy is self-destructive

Anti-multinational strategy is a futile game, as many strong Indian brands have realised, notes Shailesh Dobhal It was the early 2000s, and as a reporter I was on the trail of the country’s......

Gibson's Passion gets an early screening

Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ got an early screening on February 23.Atthe Regal Cinema movie theatre in Bossier City, Louisiana, 337 members of the Central Assembly of God Church attended......

Where is the soul in Passion?

Mel Gibson has set a record: no Biblical film in history has ever had the kind of brutality as his The Passion Of The Christ. A soul-less film, though well acted by James Caviezel and stunningly......

Is Novak Djokovic The GOAT?

The unanswerable question, of course, is whether Djokovic is the GOAT. That's a complex issue over which fans will forever bicker, observes Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic in action during his......

Gay athletes at Rio Games bring hope to LGBT cause in Brazil

IMAGE: Rugby player Isadora Cerullo (BRA) of Brazil kisses Marjorie, a volunteer, after receiving her wedding proposal on the sidelines of the women's rugby medal ceremony at the Rio Games on......

Sports Shorts: Asiad gold medallist Panghal nominated for Arjuna

IMAGE: India’s Amit Panghal celebrates after defeating Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan at the Asian Games. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Asian Games gold......

Brazil soccer star Kaka gets married

AC Milan star Kaka has married his girlfriend, 18-year-old socialite Caroline Celico, in a wedding in Sao Paulo attended by many of his team-mates in the Brazil national soccer side.The church......