UpFront
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10 medical myths we should stop believing
Fish oil does not prevent the spread of heart disease, for one
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Consumers are becoming wise to your nudge), Evolution (Running made us human), Law (What the judiciary has done to itself), Technology (How do we get to the next big battery breakthrough), Genetics (Jack Szostak's pursuit of the biggest questions on Earth), Urbanisation (India's collapsing hill stations — symptom or disease?) and Migration (A southern state sets the template of how migrants should be treated).
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Airbnb enters the 'luxe' market
The Luxe portfolio of 2,000 homes includes villas in Tuscany, ski lodges in New Zealand and castles in the French countryside
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The Peacemaker at the center of Hong Kong's turbulent protests
Roy Kwong, a longtime advocate who is also a romance novelist, has emerged as a leading voice for moderation and a hero for the city's youth, who have nicknamed him "God Kwong."
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'Fingerprinting' to track us online is on the rise. Here's what to do
Fingerprinting involves looking at the many characteristics of your mobile device or computer, like the screen resolution, operating system and model, and triangulating this information to pinpoint and follow you as you browse the web and use apps
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Exclusive: Taj hotels to relaunch The Chambers business club with new benefits
Members can now transfer lifetime memberships to next-of-kin, get exclusive room rates at Taj, Vivanta and SeleQtions properties across the world. The Chambers will soon have presence in London and New York
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Three ongoing citizen movements demanding major policy reforms
As the Hong Kong protests intensify, a look at uprisings in Algeria, Prague and Sudan that even threaten to overthrow governments
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Can a woman be elected US President?
Three years after nominating the first woman in history to head a presidential ticket, nearly six months after a wave of energised women swept Democrats into power in the House, and as a record number of women run for president, the Democratic party finds itself grappling with strangely enduring question of the electability of women
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Broadcom said to be in talks to buy Symantec
The semiconductor giant is in advanced discussions to buy Symantec, which makes anti-virus software and other software security products. Any deal would most likely value Symantec at more than $15 billion
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Sri Lanka wants 'big brother' India to help revive tourism
Tourism minister assures that the island nation is now safe, announces travel packages discounted by up to 60 percent
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'BK Birla was a tall business leader with a remarkably curious mind'
Harshvardhan Neotia, chairman, Ambuja Neotia, writes in memory of the industrialist and Birla group patriarch, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 98