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3 share Nobel in Economics for innovation-driven, sustained economic growth

Stockholm: The final Nobel, for Economics, of this year’s prize season went to Joel Mokyr (Northwestern University, the US), Philippe Aghion (College de France and INSEAD, Paris, France) and Peter Howitt (Brown University, the US)…

2025 Nobel Peace goes to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado, no prize for Trump

New Delhi: The highly coveted 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado for being a steadfast supporter of democracy, and not to US President Donald Trump, who had been…

Hungary’s Krasznahorkai, whose pensive oeuvre straddles East and West, conferred Literature Nobel

New Delhi: In line with the objective of bringing seminal authors to greater global renown, the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature was conferred on Hungarian litterateur Laszlo Krasznahorkai, whose demanding, yet pensive, post-modern, near-surrealist works…

95, Lodhi Estate: Arvind Kejriwal gets a new address in Delhi

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s hunt for a new official accommodation has ended at bungalow number 95, Lodhi Estate, said party and official sources on Tuesday. After an inspection of…

Setback to Anil Ambani: Bombay HC upholds SBI move to classify loan account as ‘fraud’

Mumbai: In a setback to industrialist Anil Ambani, the Bombay High Court on Friday rejected a plea against SBI’s decision to declare his loan account as “fraud”. A bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and…

MHA cancels FCRA registration certificate of Sonam Wangchuk’s NGO with immediate effect

Leh: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on Thursday, cancelled the FCRA license of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) with immediate effect following the surfacing of glaring FCRA…

Shashi Tharoor welcomes Centre’s decision to add over 10,000 medical seats

New Delhi: Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Thursday welcomed the Central government’s decision to expand capacity in government medical colleges with addition of more than 10,000 medical seats over the next few years and said…

Zubeen Garg cremated with full state honours; Assam bids its music icon farewell with his favourite song

Guwahati: Assam on Tuesday bid an emotional farewell to music icon Zubeen Garg, who was cremated with full state honours at Kamarkuchi on the outskirts of Guwahati. In keeping with his wish, fans sang “Mayabini”…

Banu Mushtaq inaugurates Mysuru Dusshera with floral tribute to Goddess Chamundeshwari

Mysuru (Karnataka): Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurated the historic Mysuru Dusshera festivities on Monday by offering floral tributes to Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill. Dressed in a yellow and green silk saree with flowers…

Singer’s final journey: Thousands bid adieu to Zubeen Garg in Assam

Guwahati: The mortal remains of Assam’s most loved singer, Zubeen Garg, reached his hometown on Sunday morning, triggering an outpouring of grief as thousands lined the streets to catch a last glimpse of their icon.…

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