Why Venky Ramakrishnan is a great scientist

Vicky Nanjappa catches up with one of Professor Venkatraman Ramakrishnan's friends in Bengaluru. Professor Umesh Varshney from the Indian Institute of Science provides a fascinating glimpse into......

Venky Ramakrishnan miffed at emails from India

Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has expressed disenchantment with people from India 'bothering' him 'clogging' up his email box and dubbed as 'strange' their sudden urge to reach out to......

UK lagging behind in using face masks: Nobel scientist

Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, one of the United Kingdom's most prominent scientists and President of the Royal Society, on Tuesday warned that the country is lagging behind others in the......

Nobel winner Venki has trouble buying phone in UK

Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan found it difficult to buy an iPhone from British mobile service provider O2 for the simple reason that he spelt his first name as 'Venki' in the application......