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Knock, knock, you won the Nobel Prize: how Paul Milgrom heard about his win [video]

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to American economists Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats".

Oct 13, 2020

Nobel Peace Prize 2020 awarded to UN World Food Programme for 'combating hunger'

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for its "efforts to combat hunger".

Oct 9, 2020

Nobel Prize 2020: Charpentier, Doudna win Chemistry award for gene editing

Scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing, the award-giving body said on Wednesday.

Oct 7, 2020

Nobel Prize 2020: Three scientists share Physics award for cosmology finds

The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Briton Roger Penrose, German Reinhard Genzel and American Andrea Ghez for discoveries relating to black holes

Oct 6, 2020

Nobel Prize 2020: Three win Nobel medicine award for discovering Hepatitis C virus

Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.

Oct 5, 2020

Joe Biden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by British lawmaker; here's why

US presidential nominee Joe Biden has now been nominated for Noble Peace Prize by Labour MP Chris Bryant for his emphasis on argument over violence.

Sep 29, 2020

Google Doodle celebrates Zohra Sehgal, pays tribute to the doyen of Hindi cinema

Here's why Google Doodle pays tribute to Zohra Sehgal : Rare and unseen pictures of 'doyen of Hindi cinema', who is the illustrator behind the artistic doodle, find out

Sep 29, 2020

SPB: The Voice of Heroes Goes Silent Permanently

Padma awardee S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, or popularly SPB or Balu in the movie world and who has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 languages over a period of five decades died lost his battle against Covid-19 Padma awardee S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, or popularly SPB or Balu in the movie world and who has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 languages over a period of five decades died lost his battle against Covid-19

Sep 25, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

A group of influential Russian writers nominated Russian president Vladimir Putin for Nobel Peace Prize 2021, sharing the nominations with US President Donald Trump and Putin critic Alexey Navalny.

Sep 24, 2020

International Day of Peace: Inspiring quotes worth living by

The United Nations General Assembly observe this important day to strengthen ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.

Sep 22, 2020

In a first,two women officers have been selected to join as 'Observers' (Airborne Tacticians) in the Indian Navy's helicopter stream that would ultimately pave the way for women being posted in frontline warships.

Historic first: Two women officers to be airborne tacticians on Indian Navy warship

Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women officers in the Indian Navy to embark on Navy warships as part of ship's crew.

Sep 21, 2020

Fans to enjoy IPL, EPL in unique way as GloFans launches Quiz App

GloFans the digital gaming platform has launched Quiz App which ill feature trivia and exclusive content during the IPL.

Sep 18, 2020

Trump inches closer to Nobel peace prize; helps Bahrain, Israel get friendly

US President Donald Trump played a crucial role in brokering yet another peace deal, this time between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Sep 11, 2020

Bengaluru Police Mega drug-bust; whopping 1352 kg marijuana seized, 4 nabbed [VIDEO]

In a huge drug haul, the Bengaluru Police arrested four drug traffickers and seized over 13 quintals of marijuana from a secret hideout.

Sep 10, 2020

Trump knew exactly how deadly coronavirus was; chose to play it down

In a series of interviews with renowned journalist Bob Woodward, US President Donald Trump admitted to knowing about the coronavirus risks yet he chose to down play it. With timely actions, experts believe, thousands of lives could be saved.