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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicNobel Prize

Topic: Nobel Prize

Remembering Rudyard Kipling, ‘Jungle Book’ writer and youngest Literature Nobel laureate

Despite his extensive stay in the country, which inspired his works, Kipling drew criticism in post-colonial India over his racism.

Pakistan’s first Nobel winner was shunned for being Ahmadi. A documentary brings him back

Dr Abdus Salam won the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics. But in his home country Pakistan, he is all but forgotten because of his religious affiliation.

There was no limit to Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist S Chandrasekhar’s genius

Chandrasekhar's work on stars and black holes yielded several honours but he struggled with opposition from senior scientists to 'Chandrasekhar limit'.

Nobel committee rewarded the right kind of economics this year

Academics William Nordhaus and Paul Romer helped find answers to what makes people better off, and how can we have more of it.

How research is a Nobel way of attaining economic growth

Paul Romer, co-winner of this year’s economics prize, showed that research leads to new discoveries which in turn create possibilities of economic growth. New Delhi: The...

Nobel winners Allison & Honjo have helped reverse cancer completely in some patients

Allison and Honjo made key discoveries about immune checkpoints that later led to the development of immunotherapies that have proven successful in humans.

Nobel 2018 for medicine & chemistry is great news for science, but probably not patients

The pharma industry needs to do a better job of grappling with how success tends to bring out its worst instincts.

Campaigns to end sexual violence wins Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege Nobel Peace Prize

The award is as much in honour of sexual violence victims as the two deserving recipients.

Theresa May’s dance moves can’t hide Brexit jitters

Missing Chinese actress Fan Bingbing fined for tax evasion and a 3D-printed prosthetic bill for a hornbill in Singapore.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of rape, and Kavanaugh is lying, says former classmate

North and South Korea move for peaceful relations, and the photographer accused in Nobel rape case sentenced to prison. 

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.