The Strange Hoopla Over AI

The purpose for which AI should be used cannot be left to AI developers, asserts Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (retd). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Artificial Intelligence is......

US drone attacked by Iran in international waters

A surveillance American drone in the Arabian Gulf was intercepted and attacked by Iranian jets earlier in November, the Pentagon has said. "I can confirm that on November 1, at approximately 4.50......

Oz: Indian cabbie charged for assaulting passenger

The Victorian police arrested and charged an Indian cabbie on Thursday who had allegedly knocked off his passenger. According to an AAP report, the 25-year-old passenger was involved in a heated......

Hurricane Rita slams US at 120 mph

Hurricane Rita ploughed into the Gulf Coast early Saturday, lashing Texas and Louisiana with driving rain, igniting the pre-dawn sky with exploding transformers and threatening to flood the......