Indian-Australian Akshay Venkatesh wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal

Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. The Fields medals are awarded......

Modi inaugurates Ambedkar memorial in London

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a memorial in London dedicated to Dr B R Ambedkar over two months after India acquired the bungalow where the Dalit icon and architect of......

48 hours after being reinstated, Pachauri sacked as TERI chief

Controversial TERI chief R K Pachauri, who is facing sexual harassment charges, was on Thursday removed as the Director General of the green body. Ajay Mathur, currently director general of the......

Veteran journalist M V Kamath no more

Veteran journalist and former Prasar Bharati Chairman Madhav Vittal Kamath died at a private hospital in Manipal on Friday. He was 93. Kamath, who was admitted to Kasturaba Hospital last night......

IIT-Madras director on IITs and Pan-IIT event

Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is one of the most vocal academicians in the country. He has been the director of IIT-Madras since 2001. Prof Ananth joined as faculty in the department of chemical......

Men love pay hikes only if others get less

Got a pay hike! Bet you won't be that happy. Research shows that men are happiest with salary rises only if their colleagues get less.Researchers in Europe, who have carried out the study, found......

Eminent economist A M Khusro passes away

Former Finance Commission chairman A M Khusro, who died in New Delhi on Sunday night, was a distinguished academic, scholar and a towering personality.Besides heading the 11th Finance Commission,......