#MeToo Hits 2018 Nobel Prize For Literature, No Award In 75 Years

Autoplay Autoplay 1 of 2 Nobel Prize In Literature Japanese author Kazuo Ishiguro won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2017. The man behind seven novels, a short-story collection and screenplays, Ishiguro was born in bomb-hit Nagasaki in 1954, and moved to England at the age of 5. Nobel Prize in Physics The physics prize was divided, one half awarded to Rainer Weiss (L), the other half jointly to Barry C. Barish (C) and Kip S. Thorne (R) "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves".



They received the prize for the discovery of gravitational waves released in the world by violent events in the universe such as the mergers of black holes. Weiss, professor emeritus of physics at MIT, along with Thorne and Barish, California Institute of Technology physicists, pioneered LIGO, or the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, the scientific project that made gravitational wave detection possible.

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MUMBAI: The #MeToo movement is taking its toll on popular comedy group AIB , which has lost lucrative deals and assignments worth crores since its members were hit by charges of alleged misconduct and sexual harassment charges.Star India’s video streaming platform ' Hotstar ' has already cancelled the third season of ‘On Air with AIB’ midway. Amazon Prime Video may also terminate the deal for existing and upcoming shows with the group, people familiar with the development told ET.On Monday, 'Hotstar' said it will not stand by anything that compromises the respect or safety of women. “In light of recent events involving AIB, we are cancelling production of ‘On Air with AIB’ Season 3, with immediate effect,” the OTT (over the top) player said in a statement.'Hotstar' had commissioned 30 episodes for the third season of the show, which was released on September 24. However, only seven episodes were streamed so far.AIB was also working on a digital series, ‘ Gormint’ for Amazon Prime Video. Sources said the series, earlier titled ‘Ministry’, has been called off. This could not be verified independently. An email query sent to Amazon Prime Video did not elicit a response as of press time Tuesday.Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), too, has dropped AIB's first produced film ' Chintu Ka Birthday' from its upcoming Mumbai film festival. With founding member and CEO Tanmay Bhat “stepping away” from the business “until further notice” and other founder Gursimran Khamba taking a “temporary leave of absence”, many in the industry believe AIB may get dissolved soon.Meanwhile, just a few days after Phantom Films’ founders said they are dissolving the company over alleged sexual harassment charges against co-founder Vikas Bahl, actor Hrithik Roshan, who was part of Bahl’s directorial film ‘ Super 30 ’, said it is impossible for him to work with any person if he/she is guilty of grave misconduct.“I have requested the producers of ‘Super 30’ to take stock of the apparent facts and take a harsh stand if need be,” Roshan tweeted.