Category Technology
Dinesh Sharma also said the character Sanjaya, who described the epic war of Kurukshetra to king Dhritarashtra was providing a sort of “live telecast”. Sita is proof that a concept like test babies must have existed during the Ramayana era,… Continue Reading →
Our Plastic Pollution Problem We take the suffocation warning on plastic bags seriously, keeping these out of the reach of children, but we haven’t been as mindful of our planet. Urmi A Goswami reports There is a bit of plastic… Continue Reading →
All of a sudden, everyone wants to claim the feminist label. From Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to Ivanka Trump, an unprecedented number of high-profile corporate women are publicly declaring themselves feminists. The market is colonising feminist themes, it seems. Indeed, identifying as… Continue Reading →
210 villages would be destroyed, leaving at least 1.5 lakh people homeless over three phases of the project. Tarique Anwar Newsclick Image By Nitesh Kumar After anti-Sterlite protest at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, Barkagaon and Kharadi blocks at Hazaribagh district… Continue Reading →
HIGHLIGHTS India’s nuke technology isn’t stuck at the 1998 level, said DRDO chief In 1998, India had tested 5 nuclear weapons, including a hydrogen bomb “Technology-wise, we’re continuously growing,” Dr S Christopher said India is capable of conducting… Continue Reading →
More and more wealthy CEOs are pledging to give away parts of their fortunes – often to help fix problems their companies caused. Some call this ‘philanthrocapitalism’, but is it just corporate hypocrisy? By Carl Rhodes and Peter Bloom In February 2017, Facebook’s… Continue Reading →
29th May 2018 “Shocked to learn from @neelakantha that @spvaid –the DG of J&K actually suspended the SP who killed Burhan wani in an encounter–all because @MehboobaMufti was upset at killing of Burhan. A DG playing doormat to jehadi politicians–… Continue Reading →
Moneylife Digital Team India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is offering its account holders an option to de-link Aadhaar number. This probably is the first instance where a government owned entity is offering a choice to customers on Aadhaar. The offer to de-link… Continue Reading →
A family in Portland says their Echo device recorded their conversation and sent it to a random person on their contact list. Amazon reportedly confirmed the incident and blamed it on Alexa misinterpreting background conversation as commands to send a… Continue Reading →
“They told us to give them data saying maybe some of the stone-pelters (in Kashmir) are Paytm users” By Rohini Chatterji SCREENSHOT FROM COBRAPOST’S YOUTUBE VIDEO In a shocking sting operation, Cobrapost, a news website known for its investigative journalism… Continue Reading →