The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Likely Nobel prize winners for 2014

The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 “Nobel-class” Citation Laureates on Wednesday, which names 28 researchers representing 22 distinct academic and......

India's AIDS problem

More than 150 people attended an interdisciplinary conference, 'What is Indian about HIV/AIDS' in India. Among those present were academics and experts from various institutions and agencies. The......

Five desi scientists are 2005's top inventors

They are scientists all. Some are inventors. Others chemists. Physicians. Biologists. Or chip designers.They are all under 35. And they may revolutionise our world.They are the five Indian......

India still eyes World Bank loans

The ministry of external affairs has pulled out all stops to retain India’s eligibility for loans from the World Bank’s concessional lending arm, the International Development......

Oil-rich nations less friendly to US

In the post-Cold War period, researchers have long wondered why some countries befriend the US. They have noted some common characteristics of US friends - cultural affinity, urban dominance, level......