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  "id": 16359841,
  "title": "Who is Ashoke Sen? Indian physicist honoured with 2026 Oskar Klein Medal for pioneering work on string theory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/who-is-ashoke-sen-indian-physicist-honoured-with-2026-oskar-klein",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-24T18:29:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
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    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-is-ashoke-sen-indian-physicist-honoured-with-2026-oskar-klein-medal-for-pioneering-work-on-string-theory-11792837880651.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Indian physicist Ashoke Sen has become the first Indian to receive the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal for his pioneering contributions to string theory, gravity and black-hole physics. Professor at ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, Sen delivered the Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture in Stockholm.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Indian physicist wins Oskar Klein medal, one of the top prizes in physics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/indian-physicist-wins-oskar-klein-medal-one-of-the-top-prizes-in",
        "published": "2026-10-23T19:33:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Indian Physicist Ashoke Sen Receives Oskar Klein Medal, A Top Physics Honour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/indian-physicist-ashoke-sen-receives-oskar-klein-medal-a-top-physics",
        "published": "2026-10-24T03:39:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Ashoke Sen becomes first Indian physicist to receive Oskar Klein Medal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ashoke-sen-becomes-first-indian-physicist-to-receive-oskar-klein-medal",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:18:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Indian Physicist Ashoke Sen Becomes First Indian To Receive Prestigious Oskar Klein Medal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/indian-physicist-ashoke-sen-becomes-first-indian-to-receive",
        "published": "2026-10-24T13:22:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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