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Avoid the Yogi Berra trap: Don't make predictions about the future in a topsy-turvy world

New Delhi, April 9 -- Has economic forecasting ever seemed so fraught with risk? A mix of almost imponderable new possibilities made possible by AI and the unpredictable state of the world makes peopl... और पढ़ें


Dining out in the shadows of Jodhpur's past

New Delhi, April 6 -- Rationalists would scoff but Jodhpur's mesmerising Mehrangarh Fort may well have mythical powers. I have visited almost half-a-dozen times and still come away in awe of how it wa... और पढ़ें


Artificial intelligence deployed at war: What happened to finding a cure for cancer?

New Delhi, March 25 -- It has been almost six decades since American writer Joan Didion wrote a devastating critique of the hippie counterculture movement after months of reporting in San Francisco. S... और पढ़ें


Mohammed Hanif's new novel 'Rebel English Academy' is a rather sorry case of art perverting life

New Delhi, March 21 -- The Rebel English Academy, which is the backdrop for Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif's new novel of the same name, is instantly recognisable to anyone in the subcontinent. It is... और पढ़ें


Mohammed Hanif's new novel 'The Rebel English Academy' is a rather sorry case of art perverting life

New Delhi, March 21 -- The Rebel English Academy, which is the backdrop for Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif's new novel of the same name, is instantly recognisable to anyone in the subcontinent. It is... और पढ़ें


The Third Gulf War is raising plumes of smoke but could this appalling war have a silver lining?

New Delhi, March 11 -- If proof were needed that even after decades of globalization, the world isn't flat, Iran's chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz is providing plenty. The opposing view might be s... और पढ़ें


Tech bros seem bent on controlling minds and politics. Can anyone rein them in?

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- In Dave Eggers' 2021 novel The Every, a giant search engine company acquires an e-commerce behemoth. Delaney Wells, the lead character, plans a vigilante action against the compa... और पढ़ें


Go ahead, put data centres in space-but AI had better improve lives back here on Earth

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Every week, artificial intelligence (AI) claims become more stratospheric. Earlier this month, Elon Musk told a podcast of his plans to put satellites housing giant data centres ... और पढ़ें


Meiji Restoration 2.0? Japan looks set to reinvent itself under the bold leadership of Sanae Takaichi

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- A photo last month of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wearing a bright electric blue outfit and playing the drums alongside Korean President Lee Jae Myung is only one of m... और पढ़ें


Rahul Jacob: Great power rivalry between the US and China is putting the developing world at risk

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- More than three decades ago, the legendary Warren Buffett returned a call to a fact-checker, explaining what he meant when he used the term "elephant-bumping affairs." Buffett wa... और पढ़ें