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......

This school provides free education to the deaf

Balavidyalaya in Chennai is probably India's only school for the deaf that trains the child and (one) parent for free. IMAGE: Balavidyalaya, The School for Young Deaf Children and Institute for......

Which church will Obama visit on Sunday?

Notwithstanding the attempts by sections of the Republican party to question his religion -- even dub him a Muslim -- Barack Obama has been outspoken about his Christian faith. This Sunday......

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......

Scotland woos Bangalore's IT, BT industry

The land of James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, and John Baird, the inventor of the TV is now looking towards countries like India......

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......

Amitabh apologises to Rajnikanth

Amitabh Bachchan didn't think that his twitter joke on Tamil superstar Rajnikanth would anger so many of his fans. 'Someone sent me this on mobile: "When Graham Bell discovered the telephone, he......

The Women in Rajinikanth's Life

As Rajinikanth's Kaala releases across the world today, it's all set to be another hit to the superstar's credit.While every other role of Rajinikanth has been analysed and revered, T E Narasimhan......

Golden Globes 2019: The *inside* story

We love Charlize Theron's look! Stars sprucing up in designer numbers, spouting speeches galore... it's time for the 76th Golden Globes! Charlize Theron, Alyssa Milano, Jessica Chastain and Allison......

Golden Globes 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win

Who won at the Globes? We tell you! The 76th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B Demille Award. A quick......

WPL auction to be held in Mumbai on Dec. 9

IMAGE: The WPL auction for the upcoming edition will be held on December 9. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters The players' auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League......

Franchises retain top guns ahead of WPL-2

IMAGE: Jemimah Rodrigues was retained by Jemimah Rodrigues. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters There was no surprise in store as all the marquee players, including Mumbai Indians' Harmanpreet......

Women's Premier League: How much franchises spent

Nearly 450 players went under the hammer and several of them experienced the biggest payday of their career after five franchises entered the auction with a team purse of Rs 12 crores each.  ......

It's ROOT again all the way!

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Leeds. IMAGE: Joe Root celebrates yet another century at the Emerald Headingley stadium in Leeds, August......

Root on Route to Record after Record

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Lord's. IMAGE: Joe Root acknowledges the cheers at Lord's for his sterling 180 not out, August 14, 2021.......