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Researcher Arrested for Disclosing Problems with Electronic Voting Machines

Wired.com reports— “A security researcher in India has been arrested after he refused to provide…

Announcement: ‘The Dollmakers’ Island’ Contest Winners

The winners of the ‘Dollmakers’ Island’ contest held last month are Chinmayi Bali (Jaipur), Rudrajyoti…

Tough on Tobacco Releases Its First Music Video

Mumbai-based Tough on Tobacco released its first ever music video for ‘Taxi Song’ on Wednesday,…

Download ‘Grab Me’, a new single from Thermal and a Quarter

This from the ThermalAndAQuarterly newsletter— “True, man, we live in a reality show where the…

Stupid Ditties 4: Call For Entries

Indian rock’s favourite ‘unmetal’ compilation Stupid Ditties is back and looking for original, un-metal Indian…

Will India Be Ready to Host the Commonwealth Games?

Time Magazine reports— “The rains that hit New Delhi last week were bad news for…

Happiness and Sadness Spread Just Like Disease

Brandon Keim reports for Wired magazine — “There may be a literal truth underlying the…

Mumbai: The Indian Writer’s New York

The BBC’s Soutik Biswas reports — “Bangalore may be a kinetic technology hub teeming with…

Alan Moore, Hipster Priest

Excellent interview with renowned writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Lost Girls)…

The Willpower Paradox

Wray Herbert in the Scientific American Mind — “Willingness is a core concept of addiction…

The Ladakh Confluence: No Second Coming?

It is unlikely that the second edition of the Ladakh Confluence, which was scheduled for…

Uncouth India: Why Are We Like This Only?

Vijay Nambisan comments on uncouth India and the shambolic state of public health in the…