These Scientists Shaped India

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......

3 get Economics Nobel for research on bank regulation, financial crisis

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was on Monday awarded to Ben S Bernanke, Douglas W Diamond, and Philip H Dybvig for their research work on bank regulation......

Belarus activist, Russian, Ukrainian groups get Nobel Peace prize

The Royal Swedish Academy on Friday jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the......

Nobel Prize in literature goes to French writer Annie Ernaux

The Royal Swedish Academy on Thursday awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature to French writer Annie Ernaux for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements......

3 Americans win Economics Nobel 2021

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 with one half to David Card “for his empirical......

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels, he Royal......

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

The trio introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty IMAGE: The portraits of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kreme, who......

7 things you must know about Nobel winner Abhijit Banerjee

On Monday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer had won the 2019 Nobel Prize for economics "for their experimental approach to......

When Elli Avram wanted to scream

'When I went home to Sweden after Bigg Boss, people recognised me as they were following the show!''In New York, they were calling out my name on the streets!' IMAGE: Sunny Deol and Elli Avram in......

The women who won Cannes

And other top moments from the closing of the 70th Cannes Film Festival. India's real Cannes star: Nawazuddin Siddiqui IMAGE: Director Sofia Coppola at the photo call for The Beguiled.In 2003,......

Oscar nominees 2015: Everything isn't awesome (but that's okay)

'Something for everything may be fine for the Golden Globes, but the Oscars should (ideally) look for individual excellence' Raja Sen takes stock of the Oscar 2015 nominations.First things......

Raja Sen's Oscar Nominations Wishlist 2015

Birdman. Boyhood. The Grand Budapest Hotel... Before you, dear reader, go over my choices for nominations in the major categories, do be warned that this is an exercise in fanhood and......

These sports stars hung up their boots early...

Following the retirement of Australian world number one Ash Barty at 25, here is a list of high-profile tennis players and other sportspeople who called time on their careers at a young age.  ......

Badminton great Padukone recovering from COVID-19

IMAGE: Prakash Padukone, who is the first Indian to win the prestigious All England Championships title in 1980, is likely to be discharged later this week. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters......

Sportsperson who have tested positive for coronavirus

IMAGE: Loftus Road Stadium, home to Queens Park Rangers is pictured on March 23, 2020 in London. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images While the whole world grapples to contain the spread of the......

End of the race for Mahalaxmi Race Course?

Derby regulars and riding enthusiasts are a worried lot as municipal authorities contemplate replacing the iconic Mahalaxmi Race Course with a public park, says Ranjita Ganesan. In 1984, renowned......

It's all about enjoying the sport!

The monsoon has suddenly revived in recent days, giving India much respite from the heat. Bikash Mohaptra picks his favourite games to be played on a rainy day. Raindrops keep fallin' on my......