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Indian American C R Rao awarded statistics 'Nobel' for work 75 years ago

Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, a prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, will receive the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field, for......

'Xi's Main Challenge Is Taking Over Taiwan'

'Even though as Xi will seemingly continue to stay in power beyond his third term, competitions for the post-Xi leadership would be inevitably unfolded beneath the surface of water, and that will......

Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

The Chinese Communist Party held its Sixth Plenum from 8-11 November, and Chairman Xi Jinping used this choreographed political theater to further cement his status in the pantheon of Chinese......

Doctors, lawyers, engineers -- Modi's new ministers

Among the 36 new faces in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, eight are lawyers, four are doctors, two former IAS officers and four MBA degree holders, besides several engineers,......

In NY, 1 person dies every 2.5 minute from COVID-19

New York State, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, continued to record the highest count of daily deaths from COVID-19 as a staggering number of 630 people died in a......

Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as its new CEO

Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, joining a growing cohort of Indian-origin business......

Ajay Banga, Nadella among world's top 50 biz leaders

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is at the second place. MasterCard's Ajay Banga and Microsoft's Satya Nadella have been named among the top 50 global business leaders by Fortune magazine, a list that is......

China further devalues currency, sparks fears of currency war

Faced with sluggish economic growth and dwindling exports, China on Wednesday devalued its currency for the second consecutive day, sending fresh shock waves through global markets and......

Paytm's gameplan to replicate China's biggest ecom in India

Late last week, digital payments company Paytm held a press conference in New Delhi. Its chairman and managing director, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, chose the occasion to announce several new......

Millionaire Wadhwani sets up India chair at CSIS

Multimillionaire Silicon Valley information technology entrepreneur Romesh Wadhwani, CEO of Symphony Technology Group in Palo Alto, California, has established an India Chair at the Center for......

Bollywood celebrates Maa!

'There is nothing your mama can't fix!' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajal Aggarwal/Instagram Kajal Aggarwal wishes her tribe of stellar women, including mum Suman: 'Happy Mother's Day to......

What sending Jallikattu to the Oscars means

To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair. So I am taking my evening......

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer

American actor Cadwick Boseman, best known for his titular superhero role in Black Panther and as baseball icon Jackie Robinson in 42, has died after a four-year-long secret battle with colon......

Grammy Awards: Sandeep Das wins, Anoushka Shankar loses

Tabla player Sandeep Das collaborates with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble and wins! IMAGE: Musician Anoushka Shankar attends The 59th Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles,......

New York celebrates Raj Kapoor

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, will host afilm festival on Raj Kapoor starting today, right up to January 16.About 12 years ago, a professor at Wharton, being interviewed for a business......

Sports Shorts: China's Chen claims maiden TT World Cup title

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tingshu Wang/Reuters Team owners and the NBA players' association have agreed on a shortened season to allow players from the world's best league to compete in next......

India at Asian Games: Mary Kom leads women boxers charge into medal round

MC Mary Kom. Photograph: PTI Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom led the charge as Indian women boxers packed a powerful punch by assuring themselves of medals in each of the three weight......

Chanda, Ganguly keep joint-lead in Fujaira chess

Indian Grandmasters Sandipan Chanda and Surya Shekhar Ganguly kept themselves in contention for top honours after drawing with Etienne Bacrot of France and Yuri Kryvoruchko of Ukraine respectively......

Mirza advances, Uberoi exits

It was a day of mixed fortunes for India at the WTA Hyderabad Open on Tuesday, as home favourite Sania Mirza turned in a dominating performance against Romania's Delia Sescioreanu and Shikha Uberoi......

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