The belief that the CIA invented the term ‘conspiracy theory’ is just another conspiracy theory

John F Kennedy’s assassination was a turning point in how conspiracy theorists became viewed.

Michael Butter, The Conversation

· Mar 18, 2020 · 11:30 pm

US: Former Infosys chief Vishal Sikka named in Teradata’s lawsuit against German software firm

The business and cloud analytics firm has accused SAP of stealing trade secrets, copyright infringement and committing anti-trust violations.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 22, 2018 · 01:13 pm

A funding crunch may finally force India’s secretive diamond industry to become more transparent

The industry needs to look for more financing options, for which it will need to open up and function less secretively.

Ramsurya Mamidenna, qz.com

· Mar 05, 2017 · 07:30 pm

The real history in the new BBC TV show Taboo: The East India Company and Nootka Sound

Nootka, in British Columbia, is a real place and the East India Company had trading interests in it in the late 18th century.

Margaret Makepeace

· Jan 29, 2017 · 08:30 pm

The minor writer’s guide to navigating litfests

It isn’t easy being a star in a literary sky of blazing comets. But there are ways to survive – and thrive.

Devapriya Roy

· Jan 04, 2015 · 06:45 am

Eleven strategies for getting a publisher to read your manuscript

Writing a book is hard enough. When you’re still a no-namer, getting an editor to take a look at it is much more difficult. But you can improve your chances.

Arunava Sinha

· Nov 23, 2014 · 04:30 pm

How not to win the bad sex writing award: six tips for naughty prose

A writer of a hot-selling book of erotic fiction explains the tricks of the titillation trade.

Ananth Padmanabhan

· Nov 22, 2014 · 05:30 am