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Nobel Prize Page-4
Ig Nobel awardees answer real questions that are both funny and informative
Awards are given out in ten categories ranging from economics and anatomy to medicine and cognition.
16 Sep 2017 11:42 AM
Iconic Einstein photograph auctioned for $125,000
The photo is signed along the left margin "A. Einstein .51".
31 Jul 2017 5:38 PM
China responsible for Lui Xiaobo’s premature death: Nobel committee
Norwegian Nobel Committee’s leader said that Xiaobo should have been transferred to a facility for adequate medical treatment.
14 Jul 2017 11:26 AM
The crusaders of women education
World celebrates Malala Day to raise awareness and to help girls get their right to education.
10 Jul 2017 1:17 AM
Malala Yousafzai impresses Canadian Parliament with witty comments on PM Trudeau’s tattoos
She praised Trudeau for his stance on letting refugees into the country and giving women equal importance in the development strategy.
13 Apr 2017 4:08 PM
After months of uncertainty, Bob Dylan accepts Nobel Prize medal
He received the award on Saturday afternoon at a hotel, with just academy members and Dylan's staff present.
02 Apr 2017 9:40 AM
Lonely without Ali, Haggard, says Bob Dylan
June and Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones both reacted with surprise and delight to the praise from the rock master.
25 Mar 2017 1:26 AM
Caribbean’s Nobel Laureate poet dies at 87
Walcott died early on Friday at his home in the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Lucia, according to his son, Peter.
18 Mar 2017 2:40 AM
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala offered place at UK university
The 19-year-old, currently preparing for her A-Levels at a girls’ school in Birmingham, didn’t reveal with University made her the offer.
13 Mar 2017 8:14 AM
WB BJP president questions Amartya Sen's contribution to nation
Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Surnajan Das termed Ghosh's comments as "unfortunate" and "uncalled for".
12 Feb 2017 11:37 AM
Theft at Kailash Satyarthi's Delhi home, Nobel citation stolen
A case will be registered in the Kalkaji Police Station regarding the theft that took place on Monday night.
07 Feb 2017 10:58 AM
Obama’s legacy lacked military adventurism
Mr Goldberg believes Mr Obama became “steadily more fatalistic about America’s ability to direct global events”.
16 Jan 2017 2:00 AM
Nobel-winning economist Thomas Schelling dies at 95
The American was famous for his use of game theory to explain nuclear strategy
15 Dec 2016 8:46 AM
Bob Dylan expresses surprise at winning Nobel Prize
He likened the chances of him winning Nobel Prize with the chances of him standing on the moon.
12 Dec 2016 11:52 AM
Colombia’s Santos accepts Nobel for peace deal
Santos received his Nobel diploma and gold medal for his efforts to end a conflict that has killed 220,000 people and displaced 8 million.
10 Dec 2016 9:00 PM
Nobel winner Soyinka gives up green card post Trump win
He had earlier in October said that he would cut up his green card if Trump was elected president of the United States.
07 Dec 2016 3:30 PM
Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel theft: CID gets vital leads, begins search
The Nobel medal and the citation, bestowed to Tagore in 1913, were stolen from Visva Bharati University's museum.
05 Dec 2016 6:38 AM
Why Dylan deserves the Nobel Prize
Bob Dylan is undoubtedly one of the greatest poets of our generation.
05 Dec 2016 6:27 AM
Gulzar gets ‘Poet Laureate’ award at Literary Fest
Says to understand the essence of a language, read poetry in that language.
19 Nov 2016 2:38 AM
Reclaiming childhoods
The Bible highlights three virtues characteristic of children.
17 Nov 2016 1:08 AM
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