Spectacular Shortlist for Best Astronomy Photos of the Year

The spectacular Milky Way over the picturesque Bavarian mountain, Herzogstand, the remarkable Horsehead Nebula and the Flame Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust where new stars are being born; the......

Indian-Australian Akshay Venkatesh wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal

Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. The Fields medals are awarded......

Amitabh, Aishwarya among 500 Indians named in tax leak from Panama law firm

A leak of 11.5 million tax documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. IMAGE: The documents reveal Amitabh and his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai's......

Honouring the brilliance behind high speed WiFi and 4G

For developing technology that is at the heart of high speed WiFi and 4G mobile systems Arogyaswami Paulraj receives one of the highest honours in science, the Marconi Prize 2014.P......

Paytm Mall suffers huge data breach, gets ransom call

Hacker group John Wick is said to be responsible for the Paytm Mall database breach. IMAGE: The headquarters of Paytm, India's leading digital payments firm, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Photograph:......

6 professors awarded Infosys Prize 2019 for science and research

The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees. IMAGE: Addressing an event organised to announce the winners of......

New form of gold nugget almost as light as air

  Scientists in Switzerland have developed a 20 carat gold nugget that is thousand times lighter than conventional forms of the precious metal and can float on milk foam. Researchers led by......

New app turns smartphone into a 3D scanner

Scientists have developed an app that allows an ordinary smartphone to capture and display three-dimensional models of real-world objects. Instead of taking a normal photograph, a user simply moves......

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the 72nd Berlinale. While the COVID-19 situation in Europe was uncertain, the organisers of Berlinale made the tough decision of physically holding the film......

The 10 HIGHLIGHTS of Oscars 2020

Oscars sans a host is like 'having a trial without witnesses. It moves faster but it's not quite the result you wanted.' Nine-time host Billy Crystal is no stranger to the gig nor is he entirely......

Oscars 2020: Joaquin, Renee, Brad win top awards

IMAGE: Joaquin Phoenix, winner of the Actor in a Leading Role award for Joker, Renee Zellweger, winner of the Actress in a Leading Role award for Judy, and Brad Pitt, winner of the Actor in a......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Women's World Cup: Sweden, Netherlands storm into quarters

IMAGE: Sweden players celebrate the winning goal against the United States in the penalty kick shootout. Photograph: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Sweden beat the United States 5-4 on......

Mumbai Marathon: Ethiopian Hurisa creates course record

IMAGE: International athletes run on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge during the Mumbai Marathon 2020, in Mumbai on Sunday. Photograph: Kunal Patil/PTI Derara Hurisa wasn't the favourite for Tata......

Double delight for Ethiopia but elite runners slam Mumbai marathon

IMAGE: Elite marathon runners cross the Bandra-Worli sealink. Photograph: Sahil Salvi Solomon Deksisa and Amane Gobena made it a double delight for Ethiopia in the $ 405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon......

Record-breaking Ethiopian Ayana brushes doping suspicions

IMAGE: Almaz Ayana (ETH) of Ethiopia celebrates after winning bronze in the Women's 5000m Final on Friday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana was supposed to be enjoying a......

Abera wins Mumbai Marathon as Ethiopians rule roost

Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera crosses the finish line at the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Photograph: Reuben V/Rediff.com Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera won the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, crossing the......