841 deaths due to swine flu, matter of great concern: Govt

NEW DELHI: 841 people have died in the country due to swine flu since January 1 this year, which is a matter of “great concern” and the situation is being monit...

A THIRD GENDER TALE

The daily prime time reality based crime show; Code Red hosted by Sakshi Tanwar narrated a most disturbing story last week. It was ?child abduc...

OCD Is Not a Quirk

The term “obsessive-compulsive” has become a jokey shorthand, to the detriment of people who actually suffer. While shuffling through a Washington, D.C.-area me...

Bollywood Hits That Passed And Failed Gender Test In 2014

Another year, and another assortment of blockbusters, pulpy B-grades movies and the oddball-character-driven pieces passed us by. On the bright side, 2014 was a breakthroug...

Deeper Ties to Corporate Cash for Doubtful Climate Researcher

For years, politicians wanting to block legislation on climate change have bolstered their arguments by pointing to the work of a handful of scientists who claim that green...

New safety rules for offshore Arctic drilling proposed to avoid repeat of Shell disaster

US officials want to make sure companies can handle a blow-out in remote and icy conditions – without inflicting an environmental disaster The Obama administration pr...

Women are leaving the tech industry in droves

Ana Redmond launched into a technology career for an exciting challenge and a chance to change the world. She was well-equipped to succeed too: An ambitious math and scienc...

Harvard's high-profile alumni join fossil fuel divestment campaign in open letter

University faces hearing in a lawsuit that argues Harvard has a duty to fight climate change by dumping fossil fuel companies from $36bn endowment Some of Harvard’s m...

Is A Number Crunching Agency Needed?

Vinta Nanda, Filmmaker-

Box office figures should be accurate. Yes, Bollywood should take help of agencies like Rentrak a...