John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit”
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2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for immune system research
Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for ‘their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance’
51 die in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rainfall in eastern Nepal; rescue efforts underway
At least 51 people have died in rain-related incidents across eastern Nepal after days of heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides and floods
Pakistan signs an agreement with JAAC to end unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
The Pakistani government has signed an agreement with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), bringing an end to days of violent unrest in PoK
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi coming to India for first high-level meeting since 2021 regime change in Afghanistan
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit India next week, marking the first such high-level engagement since the group took power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Canada: Ontario cinema hall cancels screening of Indian films after violent attacks
A movie theatre in Canada’s Ontario has halted screening of Indian films after it faced arson and shooting attacks in two separate incidents in a span of a few days.
India launches two rail links to connect with Bhutan
Three years after connecting Nepal, India has now announced another international rail link expansion in the strategically crucial Chicken’s Neck that will connect with neighbouring Bhutan
Bangladesh: 3 die during protests over alleged gangrape of tribal girl
At least three people were killed and four others injured on Sunday during clashes between indigenous residents and Bengali settlers in Guimara upazila of Bangladesh’s Khagrachhari district, following protests over the alleged gangrape of a tribal schoolgirl.
Israeli PM Netanyahu denounces moves to recognise Palestinian state at UNGA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that recent decisions by France, Britain, Australia, Canada and other countries to recognise a Palestinian state were “a mark of shame”
UNGA: Indonesia’s Prabowo stuns Muslim world with call to ensure Israel’s security
Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday stunned delegates at the United Nations General Assembly by saying that guaranteeing Israel’s security was a key condition for lasting peace in the Middle East
