Sniper rifle is one of the most popular weapons in first person shooters. It’s a real thrill to stalk your enemy and wait for the perfect moment to pull the trigger. One shot, one kill. Before video games were invented, the only way to (legally)...

Crossfire and the blame game As per views of Punjab Governor Salman Tahseer, the terrorists who attacked the Sri Lankan Cricket Team were highly equipped with rockets, grenades, AK’s and trained. He puts the attack in the same light as the 26/11...

Rioting in the Punjab. A military mutiny in Bangladesh. The seizure and intimidation of a newspaper editor in Sri Lanka. The attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team in Lahore. Is South Asia falling apart? Is instability about to engulf a region that is home...

Boyden directs MIT’s Neuroengineering and Neuromedia Lab, part of the MIT Media Lab. He explains the mission of neuroengineering this way: “If we take seriously the idea that our minds are implemented in the circuits of our brains, then it...

The world’s only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone.

On Monday, India’s election commission set the date for the first national polls in five years to open April 16. That leaves 45 days for the multitude of parties here to pitch their message to 714 million voters. The polling will happen over five...

India is becoming more federal as its two national parties fade. The Congress and the BJP together have only half of India’s Lok Sabha seats, a number that will not rise in April’s general elections, and will probably decline.

No matter how knowledgeable you are and how much research you do, there will come a time when someone disagrees with something you write. Might be a friend on Facebook or a stranger on Twitter or your blog. How you handle a differing opinion will speak...

Hindustan Times is getting a complete makeover. The news about the design overhaul was a secret…but not anymore, courtesy, Contentsutra. Mario Garcia, the name already tagged with The Wall Street Journal, The Miami Herald, The Hindu, The Hindu...

I went into the Oscars last night with a blasé attitude - honestly, I was more excited about the snacks I had prepared than the telecast, and fully anticipated turning off the TV and heading to bed before “Best Picture” was announced. Of...