Roger Penrose, 2 others share Physics Nobel for black hole research

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 was jointly awarded to three scientists for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole.   IMAGE: David Haviland,......

2019: The year in photos

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top images of 2019. Together these tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak,......

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells......

Arun Shourie: How Modi can be beaten in 2019

'The BJP has no presence where the regional parties are strong.''And we should think of the Congress and support the Congress in those places where it is the dominant regional party.''The leaders......

Calamitous confessions

In the hamlet of Garagaparru, about eight hours' drive towards the Bay of Bengal from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, a farmer washes his water buffaloes in a muddy canal near a bridge. One......

Football Extras: SPAL score first win over Juve in 62 years

IMAGE: SPAL players celebrate after defeating Juventus in Saturday's Serie A match at Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy. Photograph: Alberto Lingria/Reuters Juventus missed the chance to clinch an......