Nobel Prize Winners

Hunger is a weapon of war but the World Food Programme can't build peace on its own

Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for many years, but the issue has recently risen to prominence because of the increased risk of mass starvation in today’s conflicts.

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to three astrophysicists for their work on black holes

Roger Penrose, an Englishman, Reinhard Genzel, a German, and Andrea Ghez, an American who is only the fourth woman to win the Nobel in physics.

Raghuram Rajan’s name figures in Clarivate’s list of possible winners of Nobel Prize in economics

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's name figures in this year's list of possible winners of Nobel Prize in economics brought out by Clarivate Analytics.

At least 70 Nobel prize winners endorse Hillary Clinton for president

The fact that the Nobel laureates are backing Clinton does not come as a big surprise, as academics overwhelmingly tend to lean towards Democratic candidates.

Orhan Pamuk, Kenzaburō Ōe among others in longlist for Man Booker International Prize 2016

Nobel prize-winner Orhan Pamuk and pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante are in the running for the Man Booker International Prize 2016

Science, Math winners earn $3 million each in Breakthrough Prizes, more than Nobel Prize winners

Photos: India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai share 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel prize winners of 2014 so far in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine and Literature have been announced. Here is a look at the winners.