Indian-origin student cracks 350-year-old maths puzzles

Shouryya has been hailed a genius after working out the problems set by Sir Isaac Newton.

His solutions mean that scientists can now calculate the flight path of a thrown ball and then predict how it will hit and bounce off a wall,the Daily Mail reported.

Shouryya only came across the problems during a school trip to Dresden University where professors claimed they were uncrackable.

I just asked myself,Why not?, explained Shouryya.

I think it was just schoolboy naivety. I didnt believe there couldnt be a solution, he added.

Shouryya began solving complicated equations as a six-year-old but says hes no genius.

There are other things at school I wish I was better at football for one, he said.

For years,Shouryya has enjoyed what he calls the intrinsic beauty of maths.

Modestly,Shouryya has pointed out he has weak points as a mathematician,and says he is not as competent in sport.

Prachandas son scales Everest

The big rush to the Everest continued for the second day on Saturday with a total of 150 climbers making it to the top of the world,including the son of Nepalese Maoist chief Prachanda and four Indians.

Prakash Dahal,27,reached atop the 8848-metre Mount Everest,the world8217;s highest peak at 8 am local time on Saturday from the Southern side,according to officials.