Star-studded economic panel marks Stalin's break with past

Chief Minister MK Stalin has shown that he is cut from a different cloth when it comes to embracing what is current, modern and absolutely necessary. Thus, even while retaining the spirit and......

PM congratulates Abhijit; Rahul says he helped conceptualise 'Nyay'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee on winning the Nobel Prize for Economics, saying he has made notable contributions in the field of poverty......

Abhijit Banerjee's Dhoti Chic

'The bhadralok would have earlier baulked at the very idea of wearing a coloured dhoti; now, with Dr Banerjee wearing, it is quite likely to be the hot fashion item during Durga Puja next year,'......

When a Nobel Laureate comes to town!

What does Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee thinks about India's education sector?Text: Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com. Photographs: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com IMAGE: Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee......

MIT, India pact to launch health science institute

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Indian government's Department of Biotechnology recently launched a partnership that will result in the creation of a new Translational Health......