The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

How many more suicide bombers are there?

'The fact that a rural Kashmiri boy was brainwashed into killing himself and others means there is an active programme that exists which does such recruiting and there will potentially be other......

All you wanted to know about AAP's foreign funding

Patrick Ward provides a country-wise break of AAP's overseas campaign contributions.  It came mainly from the United States. The second in line with contributions was the United Arab Emirates.......

Does fair journalism mean not saying sorry?

With a little bit of help from Hollywood, the media has successfully created an image of itself as a doughty crusader against the hidden tyranny of governments and big corporations. The picture of......

Now, a computer that can read lips, emotions

Malaysian researchers have developed a computer that can decode human emotions based on lip pattern.The system could improve the way people interact with computers and perhaps allow disabled people......

Is it time to end a 150-year-old tradition and move to a Jan-Dec financial year?

The most serious recommendations to change the financial year came in the years preceded by deficient rainfall. The Jha committee was formed after droughts in 1979-80 and 1982-83, reports Rishika......

Sending sensitive information? Here's a safe way

In what could eliminate the risk of sensitive information falling into the wrong hands, scientists have discovered a new way to send secure messages which can only be read by someone at an agreed......

The economics of happiness

This does not mean isolating parochialism but of new way of thinking about economic systems, says Rajni Bakshi.What might an “Economics of Happiness” look like? This question brought......

Will heavy security dampen party vibes at Paris 2024?

IMAGE: A police officer and a sniffer dog inspect a swimming pool area ahead of the Olympics. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters As Paris makes final preparations for the Summer Olympics, the......