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Dr Nirupam Bajpai, the man who knows India's pulse

Senior Earth Institute economist and Dr Nirupam Bajpai is a global vagabond. He flits between the Big Apple, interior India, Mumbai, New Delhi and other developing countries in Sub-Sahara Africa......

Dr Nirupam Bajpai, the man who knows India's pulse

Maharashtra reels under Rs 60,000 cr watershed failure

A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. The government has failed to deal with the crisis, report Aparna Pallavi and Akshay Deshmane. In the past 10 years Rs 60,000 crore has......

TEXT: US President Obama's State of the Union address

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday delivered his State of the Union address in which he spelt out the agenda for the second term of his Presidency.Here's the verbatim text of his......

Harvest of Modi's personality cult has yet to be reaped

'Narendrabhai is India and India is Narendrabhai.' Is this the chorus that will greet us a few years hence, asks Vivek Dehejia. The great Italian political philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote in his......

Beware of self-serving ideologies

Several recent reports from the NGO community (World Bank, UNDP, Earth Institute, Jeffrey Sachs) have commented on inequality in the world. Many of these comments are in the nature of "dog bites......

'Powerful' future ahead for lithium-ion battery

We have developed ultra-fast means of telecommunication and swankiest of electronic devices. But no matter how high-tech these gadgets are, they still rely on the humble battery for sustenance. The......

Carbon threshold crossed

While long term solution depends on each one of us altering our consumption patterns, the future depends on next generation technologists and entrepreneurs creating business models that naturally......

Boeing finishes 787 testing

With a successful flight on Friday, Boeing moved closer to proving that a revamped safety system can prevent batteries on its new 787 Dreamliner from catching fire or overheating, and getting back......

COLUMN: One Billion Rising

The underlying issues of male domination and the urgent need for a ‘feminisation’ of society and economy are much more difficult to tackle, writes Rajni Bakshi. At first glance a......

'Devsaab's work kept him youthful'

Lyricist Sameer'sfather --noted lyricistAnjaan -- had worked with Dev Anand on numerous films. Sameertalks to A Ganesh Nadar about his meetings with the late legend.I never got a chance to work......

Review: 404 is a must watch for horror fans

Preeti Arora recommends the thriller 404 but adds that it is not for the feeble-minded. Post YOUR reviews here!The tagline to 404 is 'Error Not Found'. But for all the internet junkies and those......

Bollywood prays for Japan

Twitter is a busy world, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day.Japan's earthquake-tsunami tragedy hasn't gone unnoticed in tinsel town; the......

Discovering Mumbai all over again in Dhobi Ghat

Kiran Rao's Dhobi Ghat showed us a Mumbai very few of us have actually seen, even though many of us may have lived here. The film took us through the most crowded bylanes of......

'Akshay Kumar is like my older brother'

Vinay Virmani, who plays the lead in Akshay Kumar's first international film Breakaway, feels very passionately about the film's subject. The shooting for the cross-cultural film began in Toronto......

Acupuncture can help athletes perform better

Acupuncture is an ancient healing system that involves inserting thin needles in the body. It has been around for over 2,500 years and is said to treat several ailments, including heart diseases.......

I was a victim of politics: Shane Bond

Former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond has said that he became a "victim of politics" after joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL) but he has no regret about playing in the 'rebel' twenty20 event......

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Q. how are popes elected and how did this tradition start ?
Shaakal: A. FACTS ABOUT INDIA THAT MAKE US PROUD.1)"India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history."2)"It is the only...... more

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Q. how are popes elected and how did this tradition start ?
Shaakal: A. A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a new Bishop of Rome, also known as the Pope. The pope is considered by...... more

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Q. Can the institution of MARRIAGE exist without MALE DOMINATION?
Shunmugham: A. A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a new Bishop of Rome, also known as the Pope. The pope is considered by...... more

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Obama urges U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault

By Jeff Mason ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual... ...

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See What's in Earth's Future - and Out in Space Now - at SPIE Optics and Photonics

This summer's SPIE Optics and Photonics symposium and exhibition in San Diego will preview new technologies for sustainable energy and lighting,... ...

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Councillors come to blows in House

Chandigarh, May 24 The opposition councillors demand for the resignation of former Union Minister and MP Pawan Kumar Bansal from Parliament led to... ...

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Massive Far East quake felt in Moscow, no casualties

Moscow: A massive undersea earthquake today in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the... ...

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How to become a crime scene investigator

Through books on Sherlock Holmes and TV shows like CSI, forensic science is well known around the world. Akshina Mehta scans through the study and... ...

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