Indian American C R Rao awarded statistics 'Nobel' for work 75 years ago

Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, a prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, will receive the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field, for......

Indian American wins Math's top honor

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for 2007 to Srinivasa S R Varadhan, professor of mathematics at New York University. The Abel Prize is considered......

Queen's pictures giving Nazi salute upsets Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace has expressed its disappointment over a British tabloid to dig out private archival pictures showing a young Queen Elizabeth II seemingly performing a Nazi salute in 1933. The......

Astronomers detect 'most distant' galaxy

French and Swiss astronomers say they have detected the farthest galaxy ever seen.The galaxy, dubbed Abell 1835 IR1916, is 13.23 billion light years from Earth, France's National Centre for......

Succession is a lesson even Buffett hasn't learnt

It is almost puzzling to see more old men and women hang around long enough for people to begin wondering 'why not retire?' Warren Buffett is a wise man. The chairman and chief executive officer......

Warren Buffett looks to succession, signals future growth problems

Greg Abel and Ajit Jain, two top Buffett lieutenants, would be prime candidates Image: Buffett is preparing in May to celebrate 50 years of running Berkshire, whose market value is now $363......

Indian-origin executive appointed co-head of Goldman Sachs' securities business

Indian-origin Ashok Varadhan has been appointed co-head of the Goldman Sachs' securities division, the largest and most profitable of the global investment bank's four units.Varadhan, 41, is......

Buffett on US-China, missing Amazon story, cryptocurrency

Here’s a pick of what Warrenn Buffett had to say over the weekend, and his annual ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’.  Saturday saw the staging of ‘Woodstock for......

The Artist heroine Berenice Bejo to work with Dhanush in next

Tamil actor Dhanush, whom we loved in Raanjhanna, is all set to work with an Oscar-nominated actress in his big international film The Extraordinary Journey Of A Fakir. According to a report......

'We'd have never known there was a brilliant actor lurking inside him'

'I was so nervous and embarrassed that I hid behind a pillar, just watching my son quietly.''I could see him very quiet, not communicating with anybody.''I thought he was not interested. But when......

Avengers Assemble!

Are you ready for Avengers: Endgame? Avengers: Endgame saw a grand premiere in Los Angeles, and its huge cast made sure to walk the glamorous red carpet. Social media has gone on overdrive,......

Sunil Narine shatters records in T20 cricket!

IMAGE: Sunil Narine claims 600th T20 wicket.Photograph: KKR/X Known for his variations for the longest time, mystery spinner Sunil Narine etched his name in history after becoming the first......

Mbappe penalty seals Alonso's winning LaLiga start

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring Dean Huijsen. Photograph: Violeta Santos/Reuters Kylian Mbappe's second-half penalty earned Real Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over......

Club World Cup: Chelsea survive Benfica scare

Extra time goals see Chelsea down 10-man Benfica to advance to quarters IMAGE: Benfica's Antonio Silva in action with Chelsea's Liam Delap. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Chelsea scored......

PIX: Rabada shines as MI Cape Town win maiden SA20 crown

IMAGE: The triumphant MI Cape Town players pose with the SA20 trophy after beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Saturday. Photograph: BetwaySA20 Pace......

MI Cape Town crush Sunrisers, reach SA20 playoffs

IMAGE: MI Cape Town were excellent from the beginning of the contest. Photograph: SA 20/X MI Cape Town booked their maiden entry into the playoffs of the SA20 tournament with a 10-wicket thrashing......