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'Economics Nobel' for research into prosperity of nations

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize also known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A......

Is Bill Gates A Hero Or Villain?

There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is different in that it paints Mr Gates in shades of grey, leaving it to readers to make their own judgement about the......

New Annual Festivals On India's Calendar

In the last 9 years, the BJP govt has marked some anniversaries and events with more zeal than Congress-led governments. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi along with RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan......

Four Indian Americans win top science and maths awards

Four Indian-American professors are among 13 mathematicians, theoretical physicists and theoretical computer scientists selected for the Simons Investigators awards for their cutting edge research.......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Noel Tata's mother Simone Tata passes away

Simone Tata, the mother of Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, died in a Mumbai hospital on Friday after a brief illness. Photograph: ANI/X Simone, the stepmother of the late Ratan Tata, was 95.......

2024 Economics Nobel awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

Ola's COO and CFO to exit firm amid its plans to go public

Mobility company Ola's chief financial officer Swayam Saurabh and chief operating officer Gaurav Porwal are leaving the company. These developments come at a time when the SoftBank-backed......

India lost over $1.3 billion to internet shutdowns in 2019

The total cost of internet shutdowns across the world stood at $8.05 billion in 2019, an increase of 235 per cent since 2015-16. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India lost over $1.3 billion......

The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon dies at 59

Philanthropist Sam Simon, one of the creative minds behind the popular animated series The Simpsons, has passed away due to terminal colon cancer. He was 59. Simon died yesterday at......

Amazon Unveils Slate Of Films, Series

Amazon Prime Video has announced 41 titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing a challenge to its streaming competitors. Amazon's attractive line-up for the next two years......

It's a baby girl for Chrissy Teigen, John Legend

The latest Hollywood updates. IMAGE: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend at the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center, California. Photograph: Jason Merritt / Getty Images......

'It Was A Complete Surrender By India'

'Constant changes to the playing XI, batting orders, and frequent rotations prevent stability.' IMAGE: Sai Sudharsan with Kuldeep Yadav during Day 5 of the second Test in Guwahati, November 26,......

Champions League PIX: Bellingham fires Real Madrid to win; Chelsea, Liverpool win

IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday IMAGE: Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring their first goal against Juventus in their UEFA Champions League match at......

WC Qualifiers: Aus seal spot; Uruguay close in

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers played on Tuesday Australia book WC berth with win over Saudi as Oman deny Palestine IMAGE: Australia's Mitchell Duke celebrates scoring their second goal......

Bonmati and Djokovic win top Laureus awards

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic bagged the top men's award this year. Photographs: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters Spain's World Cup winning midfielder Aitana Bonmati was named the Sportswoman of the Year,......

Why Simone Biles, a 17-year-old, is sportswoman of the year...

Simone Biles of USA competes in the floor exercise. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images American Simone Biles, who won four golds at last week's world gymnastics championships in China,......