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West Bengal Mandates Rabindranath Tagore's State Song At School Assemblies
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education issued a notification making Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', the state's official song, mandatory at morning assemblies in government-aided and sponsored schools across th
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"Musk Will Get Richer, Many Will Lose Jobs": Nobel Laureate On Rise Of AI
Asked if he would stop AI development altogether if he could, Geoffrey Hinton said, "I don't know, it's not like nuclear weapons, which are only good for bad things."
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"Bus, Man, Gun, Blood": Malala Yousafzai Reveals How Smoking Weed Brought Back Trauma Of Taliban Attack
Malala Yousafzai, now 28 and known worldwide for championing girls' education, was only 15 when she was shot by a masked Taliban gunman while riding a school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley.
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Nobel Winners Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo To Leave US Amid Funding Row
US-based Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will soon join the University of Zurich, where they will establish a new centre for development economics, the institution said Friday.
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'Nobel Laureates Filled With Courage, Integrity': Committee Explains Trump Snub
Donald Trump's desperate bid - which rode on fake claims to have 'settled the India, Pakistan war' - to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was left in tatters Friday, after the Committee awarded Venezuelan pro-democracy activist Maria Machado.
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How Much Prize Money Does A Nobel Peace Laureate Get?
With the results of the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 being announced on Friday, many are curious not just about the laureates, but also about the prize money that comes with one of the world's most prestigious awards.
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'Prospects Remote': Experts On Trump Winning Nobel Peace Prize
US President Donald Trump's bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be.
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Who Will Win The Nobel Literature Prize? Odds Favour A Western Man
The Nobel literature prize to be announced on Thursday is likely to go to a Western male author this year, experts predict after South Korea's Han Kang last year became the first Asian woman to win.
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From Humble Beginnings In Jordan To Winning Nobel Prize: Meet Chemist Omar Yaghi
Born into a family of Palestinian refugees in Jordan with little schooling, Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi on Wednesday paid tribute to science's "equalising force."
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They Cut Class, Got Expelled And Still Won The Nobel Prize
Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.
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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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India Demands Bangladesh "Rein In Terrorists" After Tagore's Home Vandalised
India has strongly condemned the "despicable" and "disgraceful" act of violence and vandalism on poet, polymath, and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh, describing the perpetrators of the act as "terrorists".
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All About Rabindranath Tagore's Ancestral Home In Bangladesh, Vandalised By Mob
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home, the Kachharibari in Bangladesh's Sirajganj district, was vandalised by a mob following a dispute between a visitor and museum staff over a motorcycle parking fee.
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"Can't Force You To...": Bangladesh's Yunus' Sheikh Hasina Chat With PM Modi
Bangladesh's interim leader, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, issued a rebuke of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's public statements from Indian soil, claiming that he personally urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene.
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Mob Vandalises Tagore's Ancestral Home In Bangladesh Over Parking Dispute
The incident sparked local outrage. On Tuesday, residents formed a human chain in protest, which was followed by a mob storming the premises. The auditorium of the Kachharibari was vandalised, and a director of the institution was physically attacked
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West Bengal Mandates Rabindranath Tagore's State Song At School Assemblies
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education issued a notification making Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's 'Banglar mati, Banglar jol', the state's official song, mandatory at morning assemblies in government-aided and sponsored schools across th
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"Musk Will Get Richer, Many Will Lose Jobs": Nobel Laureate On Rise Of AI
Asked if he would stop AI development altogether if he could, Geoffrey Hinton said, "I don't know, it's not like nuclear weapons, which are only good for bad things."
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"Bus, Man, Gun, Blood": Malala Yousafzai Reveals How Smoking Weed Brought Back Trauma Of Taliban Attack
Malala Yousafzai, now 28 and known worldwide for championing girls' education, was only 15 when she was shot by a masked Taliban gunman while riding a school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley.
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Nobel Winners Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo To Leave US Amid Funding Row
US-based Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will soon join the University of Zurich, where they will establish a new centre for development economics, the institution said Friday.
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'Nobel Laureates Filled With Courage, Integrity': Committee Explains Trump Snub
Donald Trump's desperate bid - which rode on fake claims to have 'settled the India, Pakistan war' - to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was left in tatters Friday, after the Committee awarded Venezuelan pro-democracy activist Maria Machado.
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How Much Prize Money Does A Nobel Peace Laureate Get?
With the results of the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 being announced on Friday, many are curious not just about the laureates, but also about the prize money that comes with one of the world's most prestigious awards.
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'Prospects Remote': Experts On Trump Winning Nobel Peace Prize
US President Donald Trump's bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be.
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Who Will Win The Nobel Literature Prize? Odds Favour A Western Man
The Nobel literature prize to be announced on Thursday is likely to go to a Western male author this year, experts predict after South Korea's Han Kang last year became the first Asian woman to win.
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From Humble Beginnings In Jordan To Winning Nobel Prize: Meet Chemist Omar Yaghi
Born into a family of Palestinian refugees in Jordan with little schooling, Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi on Wednesday paid tribute to science's "equalising force."
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They Cut Class, Got Expelled And Still Won The Nobel Prize
Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.
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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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India Demands Bangladesh "Rein In Terrorists" After Tagore's Home Vandalised
India has strongly condemned the "despicable" and "disgraceful" act of violence and vandalism on poet, polymath, and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh, describing the perpetrators of the act as "terrorists".
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All About Rabindranath Tagore's Ancestral Home In Bangladesh, Vandalised By Mob
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home, the Kachharibari in Bangladesh's Sirajganj district, was vandalised by a mob following a dispute between a visitor and museum staff over a motorcycle parking fee.
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"Can't Force You To...": Bangladesh's Yunus' Sheikh Hasina Chat With PM Modi
Bangladesh's interim leader, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, issued a rebuke of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's public statements from Indian soil, claiming that he personally urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene.
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Mob Vandalises Tagore's Ancestral Home In Bangladesh Over Parking Dispute
The incident sparked local outrage. On Tuesday, residents formed a human chain in protest, which was followed by a mob storming the premises. The auditorium of the Kachharibari was vandalised, and a director of the institution was physically attacked
