We differ and argue, but I respect his scholarship, says Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee's mother

Kolkata: Ensconced in her Ballygunge Circular Road apartment, Nirmala Banerjee, the proud mother of Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee, in an exclusive interview with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh throws light upon the kind of parenthood she and her husband Dipak Banerjee offered to their son. She says their parenting was completely devoid of instructions but more about setting an example.

Kailash Satyarthi congratulates Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege for winning 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): Nobel prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Friday congratulated Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege for winning the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.

West Bengal government forms SIT to probe into R. N. Tagore's Nobel medal theft

Kolkata, Sept 2 (IBNS): Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement, the state government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to find out Rabindranath Tagore's stolen Nobel Prize medal, officials said.