The thought of putting on some snazzy headgear and entering an alternate reality has appealed to so many geeks for so long that it was bound to turn into something eventually, and now it looks certain to become a part of our daily lives in the near future! Also, India offers to steer the global economy out of its funk, two big sales end, and the Rolling Stones never gather moss!

The Vice-Presidential debate between Tim Kaine and Mike Pence may not prove detrimental in the grand scheme of things, but it was nice that for once in this extended spectacle, both participants emerged with their reputations enhanced. Also, Elon Musk just can't win, to proof or not to proof is the question for India, and Illustrated novels take over!

Google appears to be on the verge of converting it's search and information chops into the most usable form of what is currently considered to be Artificial Intelligence; and apart from that, what's frightening for its competitors is that it's designing one winning product after another! Also, Mozambique arrives at the energy race, Arvind Kejriwal goads the government into provoking Pakistan, and Yahoo gets into even more trouble.

There have been question marks over the health of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha for a while now, particularly since she's so often chosen to grace various functions virtually, but the ongoing extended stay in hospital and the periodic sitreps aren't doing much to alleviate fears for one of the country's most revered leaders. Also, the irony that is the Saudi Binladin group and family, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, and the onset of Nobel Prize season!

The grand e-commerce sales are upon us once again, and given how detrimental these few days are to the fortunes of at least a few well-funded e-tailers, one would suspect that there are a couple of really good deals out there! Also, the government looks to make a killing off black money and telecom spectrum auctions, Jayalalitha's health becomes one big mystery, and Hamilton loses-out in a topsy-turvy weekend in sport!

Surgical is the perfect word to describe India's handling of the operation across the LoC as well as it's immediate aftermath, and with Pakistan also seemingly satisfied with terrorists having been done away with, perhaps both countries can move on for a while and concentrate on other important issues. Also, Zlatan beats Zorya, Nalco gets some unnecessary advice, and Donald Trump walks the ramp!

The Fall TV season is upon us, and very soon, the big blockbuster movies will begin releasing; and if the latest trailers are anything to go by, wizards, sorcerers, superheroes, Jedi, rebels, thieves and all manner of hoodlums are going to cause pandemonium in our lives! Also, AI gets legs, FIFA17 kicks-off, and we find out how much international data roaming costs on Airtel!

She's been much-maligned over the course of this overlong election campaign, but Hillary Clinton came through yesterday when the world needed her to the most, and though Donald Trump is far from defeated, Clinton's meticulous preparation stands her in good stead in the debates to come. Also, the Ambani's gang up on the others, Walmart makes eyes at Flipkart and then they both look pointedly at Amazon, and Elon Musk couldn't care less about any of this because he's already looking to the heavens.

This episode might seem an exercise in futility as all we can tell you about the big debate is that Hillary wore red like the priestess Melisandre, and Trump gesticulated very un-Presidentially, but rest assured that there is still plenty more that's happened! Also, we sense a highways scam, India's colleges head to space, and we ask whether maybe life is more suited to the interiors of planets and moons rather than their surfaces...

There's a hi-stakes, hi-octane double header tonight, as first Sushma Swaraj will deliver India's response to Pakistan's vehement allegations at the UNGA, and then later, from the same city, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will finally come face-to-face in the first of three Presidential debates, with every geopolitical equation in the world hanging unbalanced! Also, Rolling Stone rolls into Singapore, Pluto turns out to be even more interesting, and Volkswagen wins an award for it's revolutionary Diesel engines!