Indian-origin scientist, two others win Nobel Prize for Chemistry (Second Lead, Changing Dateline)October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E.
Do not define good work by awards: Nobel laureate RamakrishnanOctober 7th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishan Wednesday said that he is "honoured" to share 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry but added that it's a "mistake to define good work by awards". Asked about his initial reaction when he heard the news, Venkatraman said: "Well, I think it's a great honour and surprise! I am very happy!"
I think its a mistake to define good work by awards.
Indian origin scientist wins Nobel Prize in ChemistryOctober 7th, 2009 LONDON - Indian origin senior scientist at the MRC Laborartory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 along with two others. The Nobel Committee announced on Wednesday that the Tamil Nadu born Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize with Thomas E Steitz (US) and Ada E Yonath (Israel) for their "studies of the structure and function of the ribosome".
Ramakrishnan, Steitz, Yonath win Nobel Prize for ChemistryOctober 7th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-born scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E.
UK appeasing Iran, says Nobel Laureate EbadiSeptember 24th, 2009 LONDON - Britain has ignored Iran's savage suppression of opposition in order to safeguard talks on its nuclear program, claimed the latter country's only Nobel Laureate and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi. The Times quoted Dr.
Green Revolution pioneer Norman Borlaug dies at 95September 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Renowned American agricultural scientist and Nobel laureate Norman E. Borlaug, who played a major role in developing disease-resistant wheat used to fight famine in poor countries, has died at the age of 95.
Micro-credit pioneer Yunus to address Indian parliamentSeptember 1st, 2009 DHAKA - Micro-credit pioneer and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been invited to deliver a lecture in the Indian parliament during its winter session this year. Yunus will deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture Dec 9 at the Central Hall of Parliament House, the Yunus Centre announced here Monday.
Nobel laureate Kim Dae Jung deadAugust 18th, 2009 SEOUL - Nobel laureate and former South Korean president Kim Dae Jung, 83, died Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency said, quoting hospital sources. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate died at 1.42 p.m.
South Korea mourns Nobel laureate Kim Dae Jung's deathAugust 18th, 2009 SEOUL - South Koreans Tuesday mourned the death of the country's former president and Nobel laureate Kim Dae Jung. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate died at 1.42 p.m.
Iranian Nobel laureate calls for Europe-Iran talksJuly 13th, 2009 BONN - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi called Monday for European nations to open direct talks with Tehran rather than criticise its policies from afar. "They would be able to prove this way that they are not just paying lip service to human rights but acting in pursuit of them," said Ebadi in Bonn during a visit to the offices of the broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Mind your language, Amartya Sen tells Mulayam Singh YadavApril 20th, 2009 LONDON - Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's campaign pledge to banish the use of English in Uttar Pradesh, saying such a move would only deepen existing divisions between the haves and have-nots in the state. 'I don't know what Mulayam Singh Yadav has in mind...
Don't banish English, Amartya Sen tells MulayamApril 20th, 2009 LONDON - Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's campaign pledge to banish the use of English in Uttar Pradesh, saying such a move would only deepen existing divisions between the haves and have-nots in the state. 'I don't know what Mulayam Singh Yadav has in mind...
British scientist Stephen Hawking 'very ill' in hospitalApril 20th, 2009 LONDON - British physicist Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned author of 'A Brief History of Time', was admitted to hospital in the university city of Cambridge Monday where he was described as being 'very ill'. The 67-year-old scientist, who is wheelchair-bound and speaks with the help of a voice synthesiser as a result of motor neurone disease, was taken to hospital for tests.
British foreign minister to interview Amartya SenApril 19th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's foreign minister will be in a high-profile 'conversation' with Indian Nobel-laureate Amartya Sen before the world's press Monday but organisers can't say what they will be talking about. More than 50 journalists from 26 countries have signed up for the Monday morning event that will mark the launch of the London Book Fair.
Cambridge University vice chancellor to visit IndiaJanuary 4th, 2009 LONDON - The vice-chancellor of Cambridge University is set to visit India this month to broaden the scope of partnerships between the university and Indian industry. Alison Richard’s visit between Jan 8 and 18 will see her touring Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, according to a Cambridge University press release.
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