The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched its maiden X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer several insights into celestial objects like black holes.......
'Indian science was perhaps more rational than the European science of the time.''Nobody tried or convicted Aryabhata just because he said Rahu-Ketu is nonsense.''Some Indians take the extreme view......
Five Indian-Americans have been awarded with a prestigious United States fellowship for their accomplishments and 'exceptional promise'. Pradeep Sharma, mechanical engineer at the University......
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......
Nikhil Srivastava, a young Indian mathematician, on Thursday became the first joint winner of the prestigious 2014 George Polya Prize for finding a solution to a problem that had eluded......
'His contribution not only elevates our institution but also serves as an inspiring example of how our alumni community continues to drive meaningful change.' IMAGE: Indian Institute of Technology......
Uddalok Bhattacharya looks back at his friendship with 'Jhima', the Nobel Laureate. IMAGE: Abhijit Banerjee who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics along with collaborator and wife Esther Duflo......
Douglas R Hofstadter saw the unity in mathematics, drawing and music in his famous book Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. In similar vein, there is a unique unison in mathematics,......
Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The year was 1971.......
The Cullinan’s exterior is completely customisable, and hence you get to choose exactly how your it should look. The hand-built interior offers immaculate precision and makes you feel......
'I used to be crazy about dates, about car numbers, phone numbers and people would ask, "How can you remember all these things?".' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vidya Balan/Instagram Vidya Balan plays......
The journey of the digitally restored version of The Apu Trilogy is packed with dark stories and years of near detective work by those determined to preserve some of Satyajit Ray's finest works.......
'Given a chance, I hope I can win matches for India with my batting and bowling. I hope the team can bank on me.' IMAGE: While he has 57 first-class, 24 List A and 39 T20 wickets at domestic......