Shinde's Maratha Reservation Dilemma

Any move to appease the Marathas will boomerang.Eknath Shinde is a worried man with the agitation not having an easy solution, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Maratha Reservation activist Manoj Jarange......

Betzig, Moerner, Hell win 2014 Nobel prize for chemistry

Two American scientists and one from Germany have won the Nobel prize for chemistry for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded......

Rising star of Germany stripped of doctorate

Sylvana Koch-Mehrin, a former vice president of the European Parliament and a rising star of German politics, has been stripped off her doctorate degree over allegations of plagiarism in her......

Robin Santra wins Young Scientist prize

Dr Robin Santra, a physicist at the United States Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, has been selected for the inaugural International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Young......

CEOs' first jobs

The strength of the best leaders in modern business is rooted in years of experience in the world of work, whether or not it's in the same industry. They'll tell you that it also takes risk, the......

Markets: The hits and misses of year 2006

As the year 2006 comes to an end, it is time to check how the stock market has performed, and what sectors and companies have rewarded investors. At first blush, the numbers are impressive. The......

Manu, Gukesh, Harmanpreet honoured, para-athletes shine

Para-athletes grab spotlight as President gives away National Sports Awards in traditional ceremony IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2024 on Manu......

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......

Klinsmann appoints team psychologist

Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann wants to get inside the heads of his players.He has appointed a team psychologist to help deal with the pressures of playing at the highest level and hopes......

Klinsmann uses mind games to push his team

With the help of a team psychologist, Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann has been tapping into a vein of national euphoria for short but potent doses to get the best from his World Cup players.......