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Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys and president of Infosys Science Foundation (ISF), spoke to The Hindu after the foundation announced certain changes to the Infosys Prize which includes lowering the upper age limit to 40 years.

Karnataka Today newsletter: Infosys Prize now only for researchers aged up to 40 years, and more

To further its objective of fostering collaboration and access, the ISF now requires all winners, who are based outside India at the time of winning the prize, to spend time at Indian institutes of their choice. 

Dr. Denis Mukwege, co-winner of the Nobel peace prize in 2018, is the recipient of the $1 million Aurora humanitarian prize. In an interview with NPR, he reflects on how his campaign is faring.

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During World War II, dozens of women Cambridge University students worked around the clock in complete secrecy to crack Nazi codes, but only now are the unsung heroes getting recognition.

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It said that while participating in the protest in Delhi under the banner PSF-TISS, the institute’s name was “misused”, which wrongfully created an impression that the PSF had some association with the TISS and its views were endorsed by the institute. PSF refers to Progressive Student Forum, a Left-leaning organisation.

Professor Lea Ypi, a professor of political theory at the London School of Economics, responded to piece published in The Spectator by Lloyd Evans

Jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a military official said Wednesday, as the junta announced a heatwave had prompted measures to protect inmates.