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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......

Has one of mathematics's toughest problems been solved?

Mathematical problems can sometimes turn out to have real-world applications.This is true for the Riemann Hypothesis.Crypto-currency investors will heave a sigh of relief if the problem is unsolved......

Slurrrp! Beat the heat with this Museum of Ice Cream

It's hot and sweltering and all we can do to survive this blistering heat is think of ice cream. And speaking of ice cream, the Museum of Ice Cream, a pop-up institution that fulfills all your......

Darjeeling Bandh: The Gorkha way of managing hardship

'Helpful neighbours, useful nuggets of information keep the people going as supplies run low.'Abel Rai reports from Darjeeling. After the clashes on June 17, in which three supporters of the......

Indian-American professor wins Norway's Abel Prize

An Indian-born professor collected a leading maths award for work on probability theory and said he planned to use some of the almost $1 million in prize money to aid an Indian town. Srinivasa......

Buffett on US-China, missing Amazon story, cryptocurrency

Here’s a pick of what Warrenn Buffett had to say over the weekend, and his annual ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’. Saturday saw the staging of ‘Woodstock for......

Indian statistician wins Abel prize

An Indian American, Srinivasa SR Varadhan of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, has won the 2007 Abel Prize awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The......

Succession is a lesson even Buffett hasn't learnt

It is almost puzzling to see more old men and women hang around long enough for people to begin wondering 'why not retire?' Warren Buffett is a wise man. The chairman and chief executive officer......

Indian-origin executive appointed co-head of Goldman Sachs' securities business

Indian-origin Ashok Varadhan has been appointed co-head of the Goldman Sachs' securities division, the largest and most profitable of the global investment bank's four units.Varadhan, 41, is......

Warren Buffett looks to succession, signals future growth problems

Greg Abel and Ajit Jain, two top Buffett lieutenants, would be prime candidates Image: Buffett is preparing in May to celebrate 50 years of running Berkshire, whose market value is now $363......

'We'd have never known there was a brilliant actor lurking inside him'

'I was so nervous and embarrassed that I hid behind a pillar, just watching my son quietly.''I could see him very quiet, not communicating with anybody.''I thought he was not interested. But when......

10 Films You Must Watch

Aseem Chhabra picks 10 movies that amazed him at the international film festival in El Gouna, Egypt. Last month as film people from around the world traveled to El Gouna, an Egyptian resort by the......

Avengers Assemble!

Are you ready for Avengers: Endgame? Avengers: Endgame saw a grand premiere in Los Angeles, and its huge cast made sure to walk the glamorous red carpet. Social media has gone on overdrive,......

The Artist heroine Berenice Bejo to work with Dhanush in next

Tamil actor Dhanush, whom we loved in Raanjhanna, is all set to work with an Oscar-nominated actress in his big international film The Extraordinary Journey Of A Fakir. According to a report......

Tu Hai Mera Sunday Review: Not the movie it could've been

True misogyny is when you stop being curious about women, and Milind Dhaimade directs his actresses with a sense of wonder. Tu Hai Mera Sunday has delightful women characters, sketchy......

PIX: Rabada shines as MI Cape Town win maiden SA20 crown

IMAGE: The triumphant MI Cape Town players pose with the SA20 trophy after beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Saturday. Photograph: BetwaySA20 Pace......

MI Cape Town crush Sunrisers, reach SA20 playoffs

IMAGE: MI Cape Town were excellent from the beginning of the contest. Photograph: SA 20/X MI Cape Town booked their maiden entry into the playoffs of the SA20 tournament with a 10-wicket thrashing......

SA20: Joburg Super Kings rout Sunrisers

IMAGE: Joburg Super Kings' Imran Tahir celebrates a wicket during the SA20 match against Sunrisers Eastern Cape on Sunday. Photograph: SA20 Fast bowlers Lutho Sipamla and Hardus Vijoen ripped......

SA20: Sunrisers down Super Giants for first win of season!

IMAGE: Sunrisers Eastern Cape celebrate winning their SA20 match against Durban Super Giants on Friday.. Photographs: SA20 The Sunrisers Eastern Cape came up with a clinical performance with both......

SA 20: Tahir's dive stuns De Kock; JSK trio dominate

IMAGE: Imran Tahir celebrates with skipper Faf du Plessis. Photograph: SAT20/X Joburg Super Kings and Pretoria Capitals claimed crucial victories over Durban's Super Giants and......

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