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Three scientists share Nobel Prize for 'Click Chemistry'

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 to Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless. Bertozzi from Stanford University, United......

New Omicron variant spreads more than original: Study

A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original version, according to a study conducted in Denmark. Photograph: ANI Photo The......

Gail Omvedt, expert on India's caste system, passes away

Gail Omvedt, a leading scholar on caste studies, died in Maharashtra's Sangli district on Wednesday after a prolonged illness, family sources said. IMAGE: Gail Omvedt. Photograph: @Prksh_Ambedkar/......

Want to migrate to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa'?

'It's a moot point if Kailaasa will ever evolve beyond being a haven for a fugitive from justice,' notes Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Swami Nithyananda. An apocryphal story features a meeting......

Give us our gods back!

Shashi Tharoor says the British Museum should change its name to Chor Bazaar because whatever it has within its portals is the result of 200 years of theft.The museum is once again in the eye of a......

10 small economies hold 85% of $15 trn phantom FDI

Phantom FDI refers to investments that pass through shell companies that have no real business activities and are tailor-made to cut tax liabilities. Ten small economies including Luxembourg, the......

'It's a surgical strike against the country's poor'

IMAGE: Villagers queue outside a bank on the outskirts of Allahabad. Photograph: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters 'The execution has been 100 per cent faulty.''The scheme is also a stupid one, a real......

'Nice mosquito bite' in Paris

At the Paris climate change summit, there is talk of restricting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius instead of 2 degrees Celsius, which has been negotiated so far. This would give India less......

Paris climate talks: Why it's trouble for the world - and India

COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space The world has used up two-thirds of its carbon space for a 2-degrees-Celsius temperature rise, consumed 35 per......

Switzerland best place for older adults, India a dismal 71st!

The report found that 28 per cent of people over 65 in India are receiving a pension. Around 30 per cent of men and 72 per cent of women over 60 are fully dependent on others. Image: A view of......

Looking At Varun's 'Happy Place'

Aahana-Karisma make new friends... Divya takes a taxi ride... Nia goes bungee-jumping... Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram Varun Dhawan finds his 'happy place' in the Maldives.......

Did you know these Bollywood stars were NOT born in India?

Ever notice how they've taken the entire country by storm but quite a few of Bollywood's reigning stars weren't even born in India. Some, of course, are pretty foreigners trying their fortune in......

Balika Vadhu is no longer TV's No 1 show

When cricket makes its way to television, soaps automatically seem to get sidelined. The Indian Premiere League, telecast on Set Max, has dominated the channels through the weeks, edging out the......

From playmaker to pacemaker, how ICD could save Eriksen's career

IMAGE: Danish footballer Christian Eriksen gives a thumbs-up at Rigshospitalet, where he is treated after he collapsed during a UEFA Euro 2020 game. Photograph: Danish Football Association/via......

Brazil didn't mess up Olympics, nor did it make most of them

The enduring images of the Games will be not just the great sporting achievements - from US swimmer Michael Phelps' 28th Olympic medal to Usain Bolt's historic sprint 'triple triple' - but also the......

India's Ambassador to Brazil B S Prakash on Rio's Olympic win

Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games and will be the first South American country to host the world's greatest sporting event. B S Prakash, India's ambassador to Brazil,......

Paes, Kuznetsova triumph at French Open

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova poses with her trophy near the Eiffel Tower in Paris after winning against her compatriot Dinara Safina in the women's final at the French Open tennis tournament at......

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