Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Hepatitis C discovery

IMAGE: Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice, are seen on a screen as the three laureates as they are announced as the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine......

John le Carr's matchless legacy

'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.''Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use......

Why John le Carre will never die

He will be remembered not only as a writer, but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, as he mourns the passing of a legend......

For the first time, Centre allows a private player to process opium

The central government has for the first time allowed a private company, Bajaj Healthcare, to process opium to extract alkaloids used to make pain-killers, cough syrups, and even cancer drugs.......

PIX: Mbappe ends goal drought as Real Madrid rout Leganes

Images from Sunday's action in LaLiga and Serie A. IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe celebrates with Vinicius Junior after scoring Real Madrid's opening goal in the LaLiga match against Leganes at Estadio......

Copa America: Chile hold Peru to goalless draw

  IMAGE: Action from the Copa America match between Chile and Peru on Saturday. Photograph: Kind courtesy CONMEBOL Copa América/X Chile and Peru missed the chance to take a big step......

Copa America: Messi frustrated but Argentina through

Argentina edge Chile 1-0 to seal quarter-final place IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi in action with Chile's Victor Davila. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Argentina became the first......

PIX: Messi named Laureus Sportsman of the Year!

IMAGE: Lionel Messi has previously won the award once before, sharing it with Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton in 2020. Photograph: Johanna Geron/Reuters Argentina's World Cup winning captain......

Ronaldo, Ramos: Who are the most capped footballers?

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his record 197th cap in Portugal’s 4-0 win over Liechtenstein. Photograph: Pedro Nunes/Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo set a new world record by making his......