US baby with rare illness treated with tailor-made gene editIn a medical breakthrough, a US infant, KJ Muldoon, suffering from CPS1 deficiency, received a personalized gene-editing treatment. Doctors...
17 May, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
Joy: Bill Nighy Netflix movie to be released in 2024The movie Joy's production is at present in progress in the UK. Cameras have started to roll for the film in September 2023 continuing till...
13 Feb, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
Harvard prof Claudia Goldin becomes 3rd woman to bag Economics Nobel for highlighting wage gaps faced by new moms at workGoldin, 77, is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University. She has long been a trailblazer in the field - she was the first...
09 Oct, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
Pete Doherty documentary set to premiere at Zurich Film Festival: An intimate glimpse into the rockstar's lifeThe upcoming Zurich Film Festival is set to present an exclusive documentary that delves into the life of musician Pete Doherty. Titled "Pe...
29 Aug, 2023, 03.40 PM IST
Meghan reads to Archie in video released for his 1st birthday to help raise funds for the pandemicThe video was shared by Save With Stories and Save the Children U.K. for a fundraising campaign.
07 May, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
Finding bacteria on currency notes, a diaper-changing machine: Unique research that won Ig Nobel awardsThe annual awards celebrate scientists for interesting if decidedly odd research.
24 Sep, 2019, 10.11 AM IST
Toni Morrison, 1st African-American woman to win Nobel for Literature, dies at 88The American writer was noted for her examination of the black experience.
06 Aug, 2019, 07.37 PM IST
Nobel Peace Prize ceremony: Murad-Mukwege dedicate award to rape victimsDr Denis Mukwege & Nadia Murad were awarded for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
10 Dec, 2018, 07.22 PM IST
Human beings not wired to hold salaried jobs; should become independent entrepreneurs: Muhammad YunusYunus has a strong message for India too. He feels that Indian micro-finance companies should not try to become full-fledged banks.
04 Feb, 2018, 10.58 AM IST
Laugh and think: Here are the top picks of bizarre contributions to the Nobel Prize AwardsTen awards recognise the most whimsical contributions to science and research.
21 Sep, 2017, 05.35 PM IST
Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi diesPakistan's celebrated philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi who dedicated his life to humanity and social services today passed away here at the...
09 Jul, 2016, 03.09 AM IST
Nobel Museum curator’s top picks: Rabindranath Tagore & Amartya SenThe institution in Stockholm features photos of Nobel laureates and a wide range of artifacts relating to them.
15 Feb, 2016, 09.49 AM IST
Kailash Satyarthi's autographed chair, Amartya Sen's bicycle at Nobel museumThe museum has over 230 such signatures. Famous signatories include Barack Obama, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, economist John N...
16 Dec, 2014, 02.16 PM IST
Good elementary education can spell success in adulthood: Raj Chetty, Harvard University professorDelhi-born Harvard Professor Raj Chetty says India should focus on elementary education.
26 Apr, 2013, 04.21 PM IST
- Some great discoveries really need speedy acknowledgement
The Nobel committee cannot be the burdened with the sole task of giving due recognition to all life-altering findings and inventions.
11 Oct, 2011, 06.01 AM IST
Keeping up the faithIt was a polar bear that eventually led Ada Yonath to her Nobel Prize-winning breakthrough on crystalisation of ribosomes, which are cellul...
05 Feb, 2011, 01.55 AM IST
- India lost a Nobel due to govt, scientific community callousness
Thanks to work-life imbalance and technological advancements, IVF has become big business since the birth of India’s first test tube baby a...
10 Oct, 2010, 03.18 AM IST