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MacArthur Fellowship for 2 Indian-American scientists

Two Indian-American scientists are among 23 scientists who have won this year's prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for showing exceptional creativity in their respective fields. The Indian-Americans......

Surgeon Atul Gawande among MacArthur Geniuses

Indian-origin surgeon Atul Gawande, whose many articles and essays on medicine in The New Yorker have made him one of the most recognised of American writers, has won a $500,000 "genius" award from......

4 Indian-Americans in 'Junior Nobel' race

Four Indian-American youngsters are among 40 students who have been named as finalists for this year's Intel Science Talent Search award, billed as the Junior Nobel. The contest is America's oldest......

Renowned writer Ved Mehta, who took India to Americans, passes away at 86

Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness and became widely known as the 20th-century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, has died at his......

'We can no more do away with the Mughals than we can do away with the British'

'Both empires had profound influences on modern India.''But neither can India's history be reduced to the actions of imperial rulers.''We need to think about India's history beyond India's current......

Indian-American named MacArthur Fellow

Indian-American environmental engineer Kartik Chandran, left, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow and given a 'genius' grant of $625,000 for working on a novel solution to the world's need for......

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

Policies to break down the business group format are far more likely to be effective, argues Simon Commander. IMAGE: A Youth Congress activist holds a placard featuring Gautam Adani, chairman of......

MIT congratulates Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo

MIT, in a release, said the 'work of Duflo and Banerjee has emphasised the use of field experiments in research, to bring the principles of laboratory-style randomised, controlled trials to......

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......

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

Four Indians, including a Harvard University professor and the co-founder of India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal, have been named by Fortune in its list of the 40 most powerful, influential......

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MacArthur Fellowship for 2 Indian-American scientists

Surgeon Atul Gawande among MacArthur Geniuses

4 Indian-Americans in 'Junior Nobel' race

Renowned writer Ved Mehta, who took India to Americans, passes away at 86

'We can no more do away with the Mughals than we can do away with the British'

Indian-American named MacArthur Fellow

Breaking Up Business Groups Would Create More Problems

MIT congratulates Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo

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

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

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