Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, weeks before Beijing disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, a United States media report said, citing a......

12 things you may not know about Apollo 11 mission

It has been a half-century since Neil Armstrong stepped out of a lunar module and onto the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969 and declared, “That's one small step for [a] man, one giant......

What the world will worry about in 2019

'What matters is that India's perspective on global issues -- climate change, intellectual property, free trade, trade routes being kept free, digital technology -- are listened to with respect,'......

Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Murali Kamma remembers the notables we lost in 2015. IMAGE: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who India and the world lost this year. As another year winds down and the revelry begins, one naturally......

Nobel Prize, World Bank Chief... anything is possible for R3

'With his envious academic record, extraordinary research calibre and unparalleled work experience, we can trust him to become the first Indian -- fully Indian, not one of those Americans of Indian......

An Indian tribute: Paul Samuelson, Guru

Paul A Samuelson, one of the world's greatest economists, passed into the ages on Sunday, December 13. Janata Party President and economist Dr Subramanian Swamy, a student of Professor Samuelson,......

'Foreign varsities welcome, but can't make profit'

Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has said that during his visit to the United States last week, he assured representatives of foreign universities that they were welcome to......

Coming up: India-US Education Council

As part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's State visit to the United States on November 24, India and the US are planning to announce the convening of an India-US Education Council on the lines of......