It`s a man`s world: Women scarce in Nobel Prize annals
While the number of women Nobel laureates has risen in recent decades -- from just four between 1901, the first year of the prizes, and 1920 to 19 between 2001 and 2017 -- the 48 women crowned over the years represent just five percent of the 896 people honoured, excluding organisations.
Dec 08, 2017, 11:17 AM IST
2017 Nobel winner for Economics supported demonetisation, rejected Rs 2000 note
In a tweet on November 8, 2016, along with a news article link on demonetisation, Thaler said, “This is a policy I have long supported. First step toward cashless and good start on reducing corruption.”
Oct 09, 2017, 22:19 PM IST
US economist Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize in Economics
US economist Richard Thaler has won 2017 Nobel Prize for Economics. Thaler has been awarded prize for his work on behavioral economics. Watch to know more.
Oct 09, 2017, 17:12 PM IST
October 7, 2017: All you need to know
In poll-bound Gujarat, PM Modi says new India will be made on tech revolution
Oct 07, 2017, 21:39 PM IST
Anti-nuclear efforts lead crowded peace prize field
Efforts to limit or reverse the spread of nuclear weapons head the field for Friday`s Nobel Peace Prize but face likely competition from the UN refugee agency, Syrian do-it-yourself rescuers and a Congolese "miracle" doctor.
Oct 06, 2017, 07:54 AM IST
British author Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize for Literature
British author Kazuo Ishiguro has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Kazuo Ishiguro has written eight books, as well as scripts for film and television.
Oct 05, 2017, 16:41 PM IST
Trio receives Chemistry Nobel for developments in electron microscopy
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2017 has been declared.
Oct 04, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
Indian scientists who contributed to Nobel Prize-winning discovery say it's 'a dream come true'
A consortium of scientists, including many from India, was a part of the gravitational waves that were first predicted by Einstein on the basis of his theory of general relativity in 1916.
Oct 04, 2017, 08:29 AM IST
Kip Thorne, co-writer of Nolan's Interstellar, awarded Nobel Prize for Physics
Oscar Awards snubbed science epic Interstellar and its co-writer Thorne. Nobel committee knows better than that.
Oct 03, 2017, 18:31 PM IST
Nobel Prize in Physics to be given to Rainer Weiss, Barry C Barish and Kip S Thorne for gravitational waves
Nobel Prize 2017 in Physics declared.
Oct 03, 2017, 15:45 PM IST
Nobel Literature Prize: Top controversies since first award in 1901
A look at some of the controversies down the years since the prestigious title was first awarded in 1901.
Oct 03, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
Post-Dylan dilemma: Who will win the 2017 Nobel Literature Prize?
Who will win the 2017 Nobel Literature Prize, after Bob Dylan last year? The Swedish Academy likes to stun the world with its pick, but, wary of its reputation, it is seen going with a more traditional choice this year.
Oct 03, 2017, 10:42 AM IST
Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young win Nobel Prize in Medicine for circadian rhythm
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Meedicine for 2017 declared.
Oct 02, 2017, 15:14 PM IST
Nobel 2017 season opens with medicine prize
This year`s Nobel season opens Monday with the announcement of the medicine prize, turning the page on Bob Dylan`s literature prize stunner that stole the spotlight in last year`s award season.
Oct 02, 2017, 09:19 AM IST
China says awarding Nobel Prize to Liu Xiaobo was 'blasphemy'
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate who spent his last eight years as a prisoner of conscience died at a hospital in Shenyang, China.
Jul 14, 2017, 22:18 PM IST
Bob Dylan to receive Nobel prize in Stockholm at weekend: Academy
Music icon Bob Dylan is to receive his Nobel prize this weekend at a meeting with the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, it was announced Wednesday.
Mar 29, 2017, 16:22 PM IST
Kailash Satyarthi's stolen Nobel replica recovered, three arrested
Three persons have been arrested in connection with the theft of Nobel Prize replica, citation and ornaments from Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi's house in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area.
Feb 12, 2017, 10:15 AM IST
