Nobel Laureates

What began as a row over Visva-Bharati University alleging that Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen had illegally occupied land has now turned into a full-blown political battle, with the university coming out with a statement against Mamata Banerjee.

Mamata Banerjee visited Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen at his home in Santiniketan, for which he has received multiple notices from the Visva Bharati University, and handed him what she said were documents to prove his land ownership.

Amid allegations of "unauthorised occupation" against Nobel laureate Amartya Sen by Visva-Bharati, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land-related documents to him, asserting that "no one can question him" in future.

In a fresh missive to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, Visva-Bharati university on Friday asked him to immediately hand over parts of a plot he was allegedly occupying in an "unauthorised manner" at Santiniketan.

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday said he does not understand why Visva-Bharati suddenly has become "so active" in trying to drive him out of that place.

The 2018 case accused the journalist and her organization of not declaring taxable income worth $2.58 million.

Days after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asserted that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "has the ability" to be the next prime minister of the country, the TMC supremo responded saying "his advice was an order" for her.

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen asserted that it "would be a mistake" to think that the 2024 Lok Sabha election would be a one-horse race in favour of the BJP.

French writer Annie Ernaux hailed Albert Camus as she received her Nobel Prize for literature on Saturday, 65 years after the author of existentialist classic "The Stranger" won the same award.

Nobel laureates congregated in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday for the first fully in-person award ceremonies complete with a formal banquet since the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed events in the past two years.

The co-winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Ukraine's Oleksandra Matviichuk, called on Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be brought before an international tribunal.

In an unusual move for a Nobel Peace laureate, the head of one of this year's prizewinning organisations on Monday called for weapons to help Ukraine defend itself and stop the atrocities.

India-born Nobel laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain's King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.

Nobel Laureate Prof Abhijeet Banerjee said, "Nehru had great faith in the technology. I entirely endorse Nehru's vision that if there is a justification for the IITs, it has to be in terms of what you can do for the nation"

A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to another six years in prison for corruption on Wednesday, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate's total jail time to 26 years.

What began as a row over Visva-Bharati University alleging that Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen had illegally occupied land has now turned into a full-blown political battle, with the university coming out with a statement against Mamata Banerjee.

Mamata Banerjee visited Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen at his home in Santiniketan, for which he has received multiple notices from the Visva Bharati University, and handed him what she said were documents to prove his land ownership.

Amid allegations of "unauthorised occupation" against Nobel laureate Amartya Sen by Visva-Bharati, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land-related documents to him, asserting that "no one can question him" in future.

In a fresh missive to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, Visva-Bharati university on Friday asked him to immediately hand over parts of a plot he was allegedly occupying in an "unauthorised manner" at Santiniketan.

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday said he does not understand why Visva-Bharati suddenly has become "so active" in trying to drive him out of that place.

The 2018 case accused the journalist and her organization of not declaring taxable income worth $2.58 million.

Days after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asserted that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "has the ability" to be the next prime minister of the country, the TMC supremo responded saying "his advice was an order" for her.

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen asserted that it "would be a mistake" to think that the 2024 Lok Sabha election would be a one-horse race in favour of the BJP.

French writer Annie Ernaux hailed Albert Camus as she received her Nobel Prize for literature on Saturday, 65 years after the author of existentialist classic "The Stranger" won the same award.

Nobel laureates congregated in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday for the first fully in-person award ceremonies complete with a formal banquet since the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed events in the past two years.

The co-winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Ukraine's Oleksandra Matviichuk, called on Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be brought before an international tribunal.

In an unusual move for a Nobel Peace laureate, the head of one of this year's prizewinning organisations on Monday called for weapons to help Ukraine defend itself and stop the atrocities.

India-born Nobel laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain's King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science.

Nobel Laureate Prof Abhijeet Banerjee said, "Nehru had great faith in the technology. I entirely endorse Nehru's vision that if there is a justification for the IITs, it has to be in terms of what you can do for the nation"

A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to another six years in prison for corruption on Wednesday, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate's total jail time to 26 years.