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Ray Kurzweil (Photo: AFP)

A very interesting future awaits, courtesy tech

Our current problem is the data rate, meaning we are slow to input data because we using only our thumbs to type.

13 Oct 2019 12:05 AM IST

$Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,$ Opinion

Why private trains may be on the right track

The freight trains have already been operated by private players in competition with the Indian Railways.

12 Oct 2019 3:47 AM IST

Mother Teresa (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Canonisation after a life of holiness

There are other saints who acquire their sainthood living active lives, mainly by serving the poor and the needy.

12 Oct 2019 3:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)

Gangotri is melting: Will Indians respond with world's largest XR'?

Hundreds of them have been arrested by the police who are, unlike the police forces of Hong Kong, been benign but firm.

12 Oct 2019 12:05 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: The legend of Gurdwara Panja Sahib

Guru Nanak asked Mardana, who was feeling very thirsty with no access to water, to approach Wali Khandhar and request...

11 Oct 2019 5:17 AM IST

President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal. (Photo:AP)

Trump only recent US Prez who pulled out of conflicts, and never...

In fact, all of West Asia is on the cusp of change which promises or threatens (depending where you stand) to inaugurate...

11 Oct 2019 5:14 AM IST

According to the World Health Organisation, there are approximately 120 million smokers in India, and India is the home of 12 per cent of the worlds smokers.

Act swiftly now, or allow India to go up in smoke!

Objectively speaking, this is not a bad situation at all, and is proof that govt policy, whether deliberate or...

11 Oct 2019 5:12 AM IST

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leaves after visiting the victims of Sonbhadra incident in Varanasi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

New-look Congress team in UP is battle-ready

The ground beneath the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party has been slowly shifting and eroding in the past three or four...

10 Oct 2019 6:19 AM IST

Urging the people to ensure that the BJP wins more than 23 out of 42 seats in the state, Amit Shah said it would ensure that the syndicate raj ends within 90 days in Bengal. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

It's not about Hindi, but about disfranchisement

There was an outpouring of linguistic pride and cultural sentiments in south India.

10 Oct 2019 6:16 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Why religious festivals are so important

The Sanskrit word for entertainment, manoranjana, means delighting/entertaining the mind.

10 Oct 2019 12:11 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Let's devote ourselves to forgiving and forgetting

One of the greatest distractions that interferes with our meditation is when something happens that we don't like, and...

8 Oct 2019 1:41 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Afghans caught in middle of Taliban, US & Pak mistrust

The Americans took a long time verifying the authenticity of Agha's identity and connections.

8 Oct 2019 1:35 AM IST