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Politicians and employees of several parties received emails purporting to be sent from NATO headquarters, but which instead contained a link that installed spyware on the recipients computer. (Photo: Representational Image)

Spyware' apps in your phone pose a big risk

The Israeli army banned soldiers from playing Pokemon Go for fear that they could inadvertently expose military secrets.

6 Feb 2018 12:06 AM IST

Syria President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)

Iran's biggest challenge: How to beef up economy

Defeat and deprivation can be dealt with; skilled rulers can use these to build a narrative to lull population into...

9 Jan 2018 1:07 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

What prompted the Jerusalem move?

Another group of core Trump supporters that hate Jews but love Israel are the so-called Alt-right.

12 Dec 2017 12:26 AM IST

Islamic State fighters

Realpolitik as Saudis, Israel join forces

It is that commonality that is now bringing these unlikeliest of allies, Israel and Saudi Arabia, closer together.

28 Nov 2017 12:14 AM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

View from Pakistan: Son rises as the Kingdom faces new challenges

Jugglers are fascinating to watch, employing as they do a mixture of dexterity, skill and showmanship.

14 Nov 2017 12:35 AM IST

The states first cyber intelligence lab at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is ready, but the department of computer applications is struggling for funds.

Virtual war: Rewriting all the rules

Facebook has confirmed that Reddick is an imposter and has removed his and many other accounts.

17 Oct 2017 12:43 AM IST

Police said that the online game, which originated in Russia, starts by asking participants via social media to draw a blue whale on a piece of paper and then to carve it on their bodies. (Photo: Twitter)

Hunting the whale

The Blue Whale challenge is an online game in which the administrator sets challenges and tasks for the player over a...

19 Sept 2017 12:39 AM IST

Scientists have developed a detailed map of Mars gravity to date using data from three NASA spacecraft. (Representational image)

Should we keep looking for aliens in outer space?

Stephen Hawkings has warned that life on Earth is at risk of being wiped out by a disaster.

22 Aug 2017 12:27 AM IST

CRISPR works as a type of molecular scissors that can trim away unwanted parts of the genome, and replace them with new stretches of DNA.

Posthuman age offers wonders and terrors

Welcome to the posthuman age that promises wonders and terrors in equal measure.

8 Aug 2017 12:31 AM IST

Robocalypse now?

There will be other shocks too, as some experts are predicting human-robot marriages by 2050.

25 July 2017 12:29 AM IST

The recent stand-off at the Doklam plateau, and the inevitable parallels that are being drawn, makes it worthwhile to take another look at this conflict.

How the '62 war has set the tone of Indo-Pak ties

The road to the '62 war starts in Tibet in fact, it starts because of the road to Tibet.

11 July 2017 2:38 AM IST

The Andhra Pradesh government is likely to set up a Social Media Regulatory Authority (SMRA) to exercise greater control over social media platforms.

Social media a safety valve, muzzling it is bad

The result is that rather innocuous activity can and has led to incarceration of netizens.

30 May 2017 1:21 AM IST