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Gita Gopinath, an Indian-origin associate professor at Harvard University's Department of Economics, has been appointed a full professor, the first Indian woman in the institution's history to be......

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Live!

World renowned economist and Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen will be giving the annual lecture for UK-based think tank Demos at 1830 GMT on March 15 (12am IST on March 16 and......

Flashback: The Indians who have won the Nobel

Rights activist Kailash Satyarthi is the eight Indian to win the Nobel Prize. Rediff.com takes a look at other Indians or Indian-origin people, who have been awarded the honour Venkatraman......

Quake: Part of India slid about 1 foot to 10 feet northwards

A part of India slid about one foot to 10 feet northwards and underneath Nepal in a matter of seconds during the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the neighbouring country on Saturday,......

Pratham to honour Amartya Sen

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has been selected as the recipient of the second annual Pratham USA Award for Outstanding Service in education, the non-profit organisation announced recently. The award......

Manmohan declines Harvard invitation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not speak at the Harvard University this September, according to a Harvard Crimson report.The Indian Express had reported last week that the prime had accepted......

Harvard unveils South Asia plan

Harvard University has launched a programme, what it calls a bold new vision for engagement with South Asia.On November 14, the university unveiled the most ambitious expansion of research and......

Amartya Sen on what ails India's education system

Amartya Sen is man of many parts -- Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University, honorary doctorates from major universities across the world, and......