Manjul Bhargava wins mathematics 'Nobel'

Manjul Bhargava makes history! Manjul Bhargava, the Indian-American number theorist, was one of four people awarded the Fields Medal, the top prize in mathematics, at the International Congress of......

Youngest to win top maths honour in 50 years

Professor Manjul Bhargava of Princeton University has won the 2008 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory, a top award of the American Mathematical Society. The award, given every three years,......

Pico Iyer, Mistry among Guggenheim fellows

Two noted Indian-American writers and three scientists were awarded the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship.Toronto-based novelist Rohinton Mistry has been selected in the fiction category, while......

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......

Hyderabad's new centre of attraction

"Wow! Is this Hyderabad?" That's the response that the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) has been receiving from over 50,000 guests it has served in less than nine months time. "In......

'Anand has only one passport, and that is Indian'

Aruna Anand speaks to Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier. Viswanathan Anand is the reigning World chess champion. He was crowned in May, after beating Veselin Topalov in the final game of the 12-game......

Anand beats 39 chess wizards amid nationality row

Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his nationality, World champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday defeated 39 opponents in a game of simultaneous chess at the International Congress of......

Anand unfazed by citizenship controversy

Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his nationality, World chess champion Viswanathan Anand looked cheerful as he arrived to a grand reception at the International Congress of Mathematicians in......

Anand shuns doctorate after citizenship questioned

A move to confer an honorary doctorate on World chess champion Vishwanathan Anand is embroiled in controversy over his citizenship, forcing him to decline the honour, at least for now. After the......

Anand to play against 40 players simultaneously

Hyderabad is all set to witness aspectacular chess match with Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand playing against 40 players simultaneously on August 24. According to the organisers of ICM --......