
Chennai: Declaring 2012 as the 'National Mathematical year' as a tribute to maths wizard Srinivasa Ramanujan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday voiced concern over the "badly inadequate" number of competent mathematicians in the country. He also said that the perception that pursuit of mathematics does not lead to attractive career possibilities "must change." "It is a matter of concern that for a country of our size, the number of...

11:35 AM, Dec 26, 2011

New York: Highly sophisticated mathematical practice flourished in Babylonia some 1,000 years before the time of Greek sages Thales and Pythagoras with whom mathematics is said to have begun, an exhibition has revealed. The exhibition of 13 ancient Babylonian tablets, titled 'Before Pythagoras: The Culture of Old Babylonian Mathematics', opened at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World last month, the varsity said. The ancient tablets,...

04:41 PM, Dec 19, 2010

Bhadra has been flooded by calls from his friends, relatives and reporters. ...

01:31 PM, May 22, 2009

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08:01 PM, Apr 10, 2009

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08:01 PM, Apr 10, 2009

Topper gurus Prateeksha Joshi and Neha Agarwal answer tough questions. ...

10:19 AM, Mar 19, 2009

Topper gurus Prateeksha Joshi and Neha Agarwal answer tough questions. ...

10:19 AM, Mar 19, 2009

CBSE admitted to a printing mistake in the Class X maths question paper. ...

04:29 PM, Mar 15, 2009

The CBSE Class X Maths exam paper had an error in a three mark question. ...

02:32 PM, Mar 15, 2009

Take a look at some Maths queries people wanted clarified. ...

09:06 PM, Mar 13, 2009

Take a look at some Maths queries people wanted clarified. ...

09:06 PM, Mar 13, 2009

For some students, Mathematics is the most dreaded subject. ...

09:00 PM, Mar 13, 2009

For some students, Mathematics is the most dreaded subject. ...

09:00 PM, Mar 13, 2009

New Delhi: Four ICC Elite Panel umpires will officiate in the play-off matches of the Indian Premier League. "Simon Taufel, Billy Doctrove, Kumar Dharmasena and Billy Bowden will be umpiring in the four play off games," an IPL media release said. It was also confirmed that the ICC match referees Andy Pycroft and Ranjan Madugalle will preside over those four games. The release further added if Royal Challengers Bangalore finish...

11:01 AM, May 24, 2008

Port of Spain: West Indies skipper Darren Sammy blamed the inability of his batsmen to put up enough runs on the board as the reason for his side's four-wicket defeat against India in the first One-Day International of the five-match series. Opting to bat at the Queens Park Oval, West Indies found the going tough against the Indian bowlers from the onset and posted a modest 214 for nine which ...

09:50 PM, Feb 01, 2008