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'Sharif said I saved 10 mn': Trump repeats India-Pak conflict claims

'Sharif said I saved 10 mn': Trump repeats India-Pak conflict claims

Rediff.com17 Jan 2026

Trump has made similar claims many times since May 10 last year, stating that it was his pressure that led to peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbours as he makes his pitch for the Nobel Peace Prize.

'Wonderful gesture': Machado presents her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

'Wonderful gesture': Machado presents her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

Rediff.com16 Jan 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado presented a Nobel Peace Prize to former US President Donald Trump, who hailed it as a gesture of mutual respect. The meeting occurred after reported US military action in Venezuela.

Donald Trump: 'India, Pak were going to go nuclear'

Donald Trump: 'India, Pak were going to go nuclear'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2026

Trump said the prime minister of Pakistan, who visited him in Washington last year, said that "'President Trump saved 10 million people, and maybe much more than that'. They're both nuclear countries."

Pak PM thanked me for saving millions of lives: Trump

Pak PM thanked me for saving millions of lives: Trump

Rediff.com10 Jan 2026

Claiming yet again that he solved the conflict between India and Pakistan, United States President Donald Trump has said that 'no one in history is more deserving than him' of the Nobel Peace Prize, as he criticised former President Barack Obama for getting the honour even though he 'didn't do anything'.

Daughter Accepts Nobel Peace Prize For Mara Corina Machado

Daughter Accepts Nobel Peace Prize For Mara Corina Machado

Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was accepted by Ana Corina, daughter of Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who has been living in hiding from Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian regime.

Didn't do this for...: Trump doubles down on India-Pak truce claim

Didn't do this for...: Trump doubles down on India-Pak truce claim

Rediff.com13 Oct 2025

Trump said that the prize announced by the Nobel committee was for 2024, while he resolved these wars in 2025.

Peace Nobel laureate credits Trump with stopping India-Pak war

Peace Nobel laureate credits Trump with stopping India-Pak war

Rediff.com25 Oct 2025

Nobel Peace Prize winner Mara Corina Machado seeks India's support for a peaceful transition to democracy in Venezuela, lauding President Trump as a key ally.

Nobody in history has solved 8 wars in 9 months: Trump on Nobel

Nobody in history has solved 8 wars in 9 months: Trump on Nobel

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of "stopping" the conflict between India and Pakistan through trade and tariffs, and suggested he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for settling multiple conflicts.

Trio awarded Chemistry Nobel for metal-organic frameworks

Trio awarded Chemistry Nobel for metal-organic frameworks

Rediff.com8 Oct 2025

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for their pioneering work in the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), Al Jazeera reported.

I am accepting this...: What Nobel Peace prize winner told Trump

I am accepting this...: What Nobel Peace prize winner told Trump

Rediff.com11 Oct 2025

Trump, who had expected to receive the prize for his efforts to "end seven wars," also linked the conflict in Ukraine to his broader peacemaking claims.

White House slams Nobel panel for ignoring Trump's contributions

White House slams Nobel panel for ignoring Trump's contributions

Rediff.com11 Oct 2025

The White House has criticized the Nobel Peace Prize Committee for allegedly overlooking President Donald Trump's contributions to global peace, citing his efforts in brokering deals and resolving conflicts.

Not Trump, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan activist

Not Trump, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan activist

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

United States President Donald Trump was hoping to get the Peace award for "stopping" the eight wars including the conflict between India and Pakistan through trade and tariffs.

Omar Yaghi: The Live-Wire Nobel Laureate

Omar Yaghi: The Live-Wire Nobel Laureate

Rediff.com21 Oct 2025

'It was from him I learnt that if you gave the student the freedom to find his own path, he would be more courageous to experiment.'

My Mentor, Nobel Laureate Susumu Kitagawa

My Mentor, Nobel Laureate Susumu Kitagawa

Rediff.com13 Oct 2025

'Professor Kitagawa is an exceptional researcher, a good teacher and above all a great person.'

Atomic bomb survivors group gets Nobel Peace Prize

Atomic bomb survivors group gets Nobel Peace Prize

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

The group has campaigned over the years for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Scientists who decoded protein structures win Chemistry Nobel

Scientists who decoded protein structures win Chemistry Nobel

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.

Physics Nobel goes to scientists who enabled machine learning

Physics Nobel goes to scientists who enabled machine learning

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.

2 scientists share medicine Nobel for discovery of microRNA

2 scientists share medicine Nobel for discovery of microRNA

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation.

South Korean Han Kang wins Nobel Literature, 8th woman to get award

South Korean Han Kang wins Nobel Literature, 8th woman to get award

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

In her oeuvre, Han Kang confronts historical traumas and invisible sets of rules and, in each of her works, exposes the fragility of human life.

Nobel committee has no contact with Bob Dylan

Nobel committee has no contact with Bob Dylan

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

The Nobel Prize committee has given up trying to reach musician Bob Dylan, days after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Twins Receive Nobel For Absent Mother

Twins Receive Nobel For Absent Mother

Rediff.com11 Dec 2023

When the Nobel Prizes were presented at Oslo's City Hall, Norway, on Sunday, December 10, 2023, Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year, was absent.

Peace Nobel for jailed women's rights activist of Iran

Peace Nobel for jailed women's rights activist of Iran

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.

My Nobel Moments

My Nobel Moments

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

It was lovely to enjoy the magical atmosphere of celebrating the spectacular accomplishments of extraordinary men and women who had enriched the world of sciences, literature and peace, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan after attending last week's Nobel Prize awards ceremony.

Three scientists share Nobel Prize for 'Click Chemistry'

Three scientists share Nobel Prize for 'Click Chemistry'

Rediff.com5 Oct 2022

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 to Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless.

World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

According to an official statement by the Committee, the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 has been decided to be given to the World Food Programme "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict."

David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian jointly win Nobel Prize for Medicine

David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian jointly win Nobel Prize for Medicine

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian jointly won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch, announced the award-giving group on Monday.

Trump's Nobel Prize nomination -- what you need to know

Trump's Nobel Prize nomination -- what you need to know

Rediff.com18 Sep 2020

Less than two months before the election, United States President Donald Trump seems to have something to celebrate -- a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win Nobel Peace Prize

Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win Nobel Peace Prize

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had awarded them the prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

Outrage over Nobel Literature prize for Peter Handke

Outrage over Nobel Literature prize for Peter Handke

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

Handke emerged as a vocal defender of the Serbs during the bloody collapse of the former Yugoslavia, even comparing them to Jews under the Nazis, a remark he later retracted.

Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize

Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

The Nobel committee in its citation said it had awarded Santos the prize for "his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives of at least 220 000 Colombians and displaced close to six million people".

3 Americans win Nobel medicine prize for work on biological clocks

3 Americans win Nobel medicine prize for work on biological clocks

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

The American trio of Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young won for "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm".

European Union awarded Nobel Peace Prize

European Union awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize for its long-term role in uniting the continent, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday.

Obama asks China to free Nobel Peace Prize winner

Obama asks China to free Nobel Peace Prize winner

Rediff.com9 Oct 2010

United States President Barack Obama has applauded the Nobel Committee's decision to honour jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo with the 2010 Peace Prize and asked Beijing to release the 'courageous' human rights activist as soon as possible. "By granting the prize to Liu, the Nobel Committee has chosen someone who has been an eloquent and courageous spokesman for the advance of universal values through peaceful and non-violent means," said Obama.

Obama receives Nobel Peace prize, justifies war

Obama receives Nobel Peace prize, justifies war

Rediff.com10 Dec 2009

The Nobel committee awarded the peace prize to Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples and cited his push for nuclear disarmament".

All you need to know about World Food Programme -- Nobel Peace Prize winner

All you need to know about World Food Programme -- Nobel Peace Prize winner

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted "as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict". Here's what you need to know about the Rome-based organisation:

Bapu's assasination denied him Nobel Prize

Bapu's assasination denied him Nobel Prize

Rediff.com22 Jul 2008

Mahatma Gandhi's assassination in 1948 forced the Nobel Prize Committee, who had unanimously decided to confer him with the top honour after short-listing the Indian leader for the five times, to abandon the plan.

Al Gore, Pachauri's IPCC share peace Nobel

Al Gore, Pachauri's IPCC share peace Nobel

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

Gore, who was US President Bill Clinton's deputy in 2000, made the 2006 Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, after which he was seen as a champion of environmental issues and climate change.

I am not worthy of Nobel Peace Prize: Imran Khan

I am not worthy of Nobel Peace Prize: Imran Khan

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

The Pakistani PM said that one who solves the Kashmir dispute to pave the way for peace and human development in the subcontinent should receive the award.

South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies at 90

South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Rediff.com26 Dec 2021

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90.

Scientists win Nobel chemistry for 'genetic scissors'

Scientists win Nobel chemistry for 'genetic scissors'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

Charpentier, 51, and Doudna, 56, are just the sixth and seventh women to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry, according to France 24.