Revolution

Could Andy Rubin's Playground usher in a new era for mankind?

A technological singularity is inevitable and Playground's vision of a connected world may have just laid its foundation.

Modi pays tribute to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their death anniversary.

Arab Spring: Four years later, hope and democracy fail to find a footing

Here's a look at how the countries of the Arab Spring have fared four years after pro-democracy uprisings swept the region:

Was Gandhi an anarchist? Decoding AAP, swaraj and seeking the impossible

Anarchy is not just breakdown of law and order. Anarchist philosophers believe that the basis of society is self-governing individuals and not a dominating ruler – an idea similar to Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘swaraj’.

Lessons for AAP, Kejriwal from European-style anti-politics movements

It would be churlish to write off AAP or belittle its achievement even before it has taken off , but there are lessons for it to learn from the European experience if it doesn’t want to end up as another flash-in-the-pan lone-ranger.

The Internet of things: Why this is the next big tech revolution

What is the Internet of Things, you ask? Well, in definition, it refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure.

The Internet of things: Why this is the next big tech revolution

What is the Internet of Things, you ask? Well, in definition, it refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure.

Syrian opposition group accuses rebel unit of torture

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Tuesday accused a rebel battalion of torturing civilians and extorting money from them in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. Torture, kidnapping and summary killings have become a daily aspect of Syria's uprising-turned-civil war

Secretive North Korea opens up to cellphones

Secretive North Korea is expected to register the one millionth cellphone user on its new 3G network by the end of the year, ...

Syria Flips Off Switch on Internet

In an attempt to hinder Syrians' access to information and the outside world to the government's violent campaign