My Mentor, Nobel Laureate Susumu Kitagawa

'Professor Kitagawa is an exceptional researcher, a good teacher and above all a great person.' IMAGE: Professor Susumu Kitagawa addresses a press conference in Kyoto, Japan, October 8, 2025,......

US warns: Tariffs on India could go up if...

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the secondary tariffs on India could go up if 'things don't go well' during talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President......

'We will come together': Trump official amid tariffs

Describing the India-United States relationship as 'very complicated', US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday hoped that 'at the end of the day, we will come together.' IMAGE: US......

Roads waterlogged, trains delayed as heavy rains disrupt Mumbai

Monsoon arrived in Mumbai with a bang on Monday, with the heavy downpour leading to suspension of suburban train services on Central Railway's Harbour line, while waterlogging was reported from......

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......

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......

Red alert! Bright tables cause controversy at TT Worlds

IMAGE: While tables in the fast-paced sport are usually blue, dark green or black, the ones at the ongoing World Table Tennis Championships in Doha are red - and many players are not happy about......

PIX: Sweden stunned at home, World Cup dream in ruins

IMAGE: Kosovo's Fisnik Asllani and Veldin Hodza celebrate after the match. Photograph: TT News Agency via Reuters Sweden's World Cup hopes were dealt a crushing blow as they suffered a 1-0 home......

Boos, heartbreak: Sweden's World Cup hopes fade

Sweden's World Cup hopes in shreds after 2-0 defeat by Switzerland IMAGE: Switzerland's Ricardo Rodriguez in action with Sweden's Viktor Gyokeres Jonas Ekstromer. Photograph: TT News......

16 women's soccer teams for '28 Olympics; 12 men's

IMAGE: The IOC said the reason for the sharp increase in women's soccer teams was the rapidly growing popularity of women's team sports, especially in the United States. Photograph: Adam Ihse/TT......

PIX: Beckham bids ex-England boss Eriksson adieu

Eriksson, known in Sweden simply as "Svennis", led England to the 2002 and 2006 World Cup quarter-finals, and to the 2004 European Championship, managing a golden generation of players that besides......