Robert Lefkowitz, Brian Kobilka win chemistry Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012 was awarded jointly to Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka"for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors" The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciencesawarded the Nobel......

Anjali Bhatia chosen for Citizen Diplomacy award

Anjali Bhatia, a student at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is one of six people chosen to receive the inaugural National Awards for Citizen Diplomacy. Instituted by the US Center for......

Toronto pays homage to Mumbai blasts victims

One by one, they lit a candle, walked up to a microphone on the podium, and read from a slip of paper the name of one victim of the serial bomb blasts that rocked Mumbai on July 11.They named the......

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

Four Indians, including a Harvard University professor and the co-founder of India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal, have been named by Fortune in its list of the 40 most powerful, influential......

Indian grocer bids to be chancellor of Cambridge

In a historic first, Abdul Arain, an Indian-origin local grocer whose customers include Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, is among four individuals nominated to contest the election to become the 108th......

VCs see investments rising in 2010

The venture capital industry is optimistic about renewed investments this year, with focus shifting primarily to the green technology sector, a survey by global consultancy KPMG LLP said. According......

Golden Globes 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win

Who won at the Globes? We tell you! The 76th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B Demille Award. A quick......

Review: The Descendants is a triumph of human imperfection

Shaikh Ayaz raves about George Clooney's Oscar-nominated film, The Descendants. Among many things, The Descendants is a film of infinite surprises and of breezy calm that is usually associated with......

George Clooney, Meryl Streep win at Golden Globes 2012

The 69th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Motion Picture - Drama......

Wolverine: All action, no heart

Imagine if Wolverine directed a movie himself. Now, try and get over the idea of Logan in a director's chair, snarling at heroines to make them cry convincingly, and think of the sort of movie the......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

PIX: Fitting farewell for Warnie at MCG memorial

IMAGE: Summer Warne reads her eulogy alongside brother Jackson Warne and sister Brooke Warne during the state memorial service for former Australian cricketer Shane Warne at the Melbourne Cricket......

Stats: Kohli getting closer towards breaking Tendulkar's record

Statistical highlights on the fifth and final day of the opening Test match between India and Sri Lanka, in Kolkata, on Monday. IMAGE:  Indian skipper Virat Kohli celebrates his century.......

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......

2015 Rewind: Kohli leads new dawn of Indian cricket

- Virat Kohli emerged triumphant in Sri Lanka in his first full-fledged series as the Indian Test captain before he led India to an emphatic 3-0 series win at home against World No. 1 South Africa,......