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- At 10, he solved complex math problems. Unlocked the atom's true power. But his 3-word question about aliens changed how scientists see the universe
- Indian NASA worker completed 3-year BSc in Maths degree in one year, went to University of Berkeley, was hailed as ‘Genius of Genius' before becoming a teacher at IIT. Then he lost everything: ‘Was seen near garbage…'Vashishtha Narayan Singh’s life story seems like someone straight from a film. It began with a lot of promise, as the late academic was hai...27 Aug, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
- 6-year-old girl lived inside a jail with her father, until an IAS officer asked her one question that opened the door to a new lifeAn IAS officer noticed a young girl playing inside Bilaspur Central Jail. He inquired about her circumstances and discovered her wish to at...11 Aug, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
- Quote of the Day by Avicenna: 'Time is merely a feature of our memories and expectations.' - A timeless quote that challenges the way we perceive life and time by the famous Persian polymath and philosopher-scientist known as the 'Prince of Physicians'Quote of the Day by Avicenna: Avicenna's quote suggests time is shaped by memories and expectations. This ancient wisdom resonates with mod...09 Jul, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
- 10th dropout Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to become a case study for 90 percentile IIM studentsTeenage cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who dominated IPL 2026 with record-breaking performances, will be the subject of an academi...03 Jun, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
- From SpaceX at 14 to Wall Street: How Kairan Quazi once backed by Musk, is achieving big things at a young ageKairan Quazi, the American-Bangladeshi prodigy who became SpaceX’s youngest engineer at 14, has left the aerospace company to join Citadel ...20 Aug, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
- Tom Lehrer, master of musical satire and mathematics, dies at 97Tom Lehrer, the celebrated satirist, singer-songwriter, and mathematician renowned for his darkly humorous songs, passed away at 97. Lehrer...28 Jul, 2025, 01.38 AM IST
- Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu, an IITian with Rs 50,000 cr networth, says kids should learn music, maths, poetry but not for medals. He explains whyZoho founder Sridhar Vembu urges parents to focus on arts, sciences, and culture for children. He believes these shape individuals beyond p...23 Jul, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
- Meet Aaryan Shukla: The teenage math prodigy who shattered six Guinness World Records in one dayAaryan Shukla, a 14-year-old math prodigy from Maharashtra, has set six Guinness World Records in mental calculation during a competition i...20 Feb, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
- Ted Kaczynski aka Unabomber found dead in prison in USTed Kaczynski has been found dead in a prison in the US, according to reports.10 Jun, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
- Hyderabad youth bags gold medal at Mind Sports Olympiad in London, breaks Shakuntala Devi’s RecordCity-based 20-year-old math prodigy Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda, holding the fastest human calculator in the world record, has d...28 Aug, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
- India’s unknown beautiful mindSingh, a child prodigy, lived a life that can be mounted on billboards of apathy and neglect.16 Nov, 2019, 06.19 PM IST
- This teenager monk will answer 200 questions in one goMuni Padmaprabhchandrasagar is one of the three disciples of Acharya Nayachandrasagar Ji and has studied till eighth standard.31 Aug, 2018, 03.30 PM IST
- Meet Akshay Venkatesh: The Delhi-born who got the Nobel Prize in mathematicsVenkatesh won the Fields Medal for his “profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics”.04 Aug, 2018, 11.39 PM IST
- Famous Five! Child prodigies who went on to make it bigBlaise Pascal, the French mathematician, independently discovered nearly all the geometric proofs of Euclid by the time he was just 12.19 Jun, 2016, 10.58 AM IST
- Indian Institute of Science aiming to change perception that all Math is GreekA group of professors and students in the Indian Institute of Science are aiming to change the common perception that all Math is Greek wit...22 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- 14-yr-old who never went to school makes it to IIT"I'm really interested in correlating spirituality and science...I'll take another attempt at JEE next year to improve my rank."21 Jun, 2014, 11.40 AM IST
- Human computer Shakuntala Devi dies in BangaloreMathematical genius Shakuntala Devi, nicknamed as "human computer" for her ability to make complex mental calculations, died at a hospital.21 Apr, 2013, 08.28 PM IST
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