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Indian-Australian Akshay Venkatesh wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal

Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. The Fields medals are awarded......

Why Are Airport Roofs Collapsing?

Are faulty design, hurried construction and private ownership to be blamed for the incidents of airport roofs crashing? IMAGE: A view of the T1 terminal at the Indira Gandhi international airport,......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

10 reasons why we wish we were in Paris right now!

The City of Love has become a scenic winter wonderland after seven inches of snow fell in Paris. Iconic landmarks such as the Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower are blanketed in snow, making......

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Indian nun Mariam Thresia and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City on Sunday. Mariam Thresia, who founded the......

Newsmaker: Shantanu Narayen

He was a year junior to cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle at the upmarket Hyderabad Public School, and the duo made a crack debate team. The debating skills have obviously come in quite handy for......

How Anant Agrawal built edX into a global giant

'Many who have experimented with online education will adopt a blended model once things return to normal,' edX CEO and founder Anant Agrawal tells Anjuli Bhargava.Illustration: Dominic......

The scheming US megacorps

Third-world economists (and some from the West) had been saying this for a long time: foreign 'aid' organisations like the World Bank, USAID, and others funnelled money into the coffers of large......

America's 10 hottest jobs for 2007

Fast Company's Top Jobs list for 2007 takes a look at 10 of the most sought-after positions in some of the fastest growing U.S. industries. This year, we followed in the footsteps of the creative......

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

5 great ways to spend the weekend

Here are five ways to spice up your weekend.IttefaqCast: Rajesh Khanna, Nanda, BinduDirector: Yash ChopraPlot: A mad murderer on the run takes shelter inside the huge bungalow of a 'home alone'......

The Oscar nominations

Arthur J PaisJeet Thayilrediff.com critics list their Academy Awards nominees! -- Aseem ChhabraRediff.com presents Aseem Chhabra's predictions for the 2004 Academy Award nominations. BEST......

Serena in the broadcast booth? The ball is in her court...

'If either sister is interested in exploring that route in retirement, of course we would certainly welcome any opportunity and would be happy to talk to them.' IMAGE: With her charisma, comfort......

Haynes a perfectionist on and off the field

Johnny Haynes, who died in hospital on Tuesday after a car crash, was one of the greatest passers of a football in British history.He became famous as the country's first 100-pounds a week player......

Euro 2016: We've only just to begun to live, believes Bale

IMAGE: A mural with an image of Wales' Gareth Bale on the side of the Hearing & Mobility shop in Whitchurch, the suburb that Bale went to school in Cardiff, Wales. Photograph: Rebecca......

Old master Zidane returns

The world's top soccer players gave vastly contrasting performances when the curtain rose on the opening night of the international season on Wednesday.With the serious matter of World Cup......

Verstappen extends Red Bull contract till 2023

IMAGE: Max Verstappen, who won three races in 2019 and has a career total of eight F1 victories, and is seen as a champion-in-waiting. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Max Verstappen has......

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