India, Oct. 10 -- The winner for the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Thursday at 09:00 GMT at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. The prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is responsible for selecting the laureates.

The committee has been awarding the Nobel Peace Prize since 1901, according to Alfred Nobel's will. While the other four Nobel prizes are handled by Swedish committees, the Peace Prize is awarded by a Norwegian committee.

The committee has five members, who are appointed by the Storting (Norwegian Parliament).

The Nobel Peace Prize this year has 338 contenders, with United States President Donald Trump also eyeing the coveted prize. The US President has publicly expressed his desire to win the awar...