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IU Asteroid Program Records Final Chapter Bloomington IN (SPX) Apr 08, 2008 
The Indiana Asteroid Program began with a borrowed lens and a bet over a chocolate ice cream cone. Almost 60 years later, its final chapter was written with the naming of a heavenly body after one of the most dedicated staff members Indiana University Bloomington's Department of Astronomy has ever seen. The program -- launched in 1949 by Hoosier astronomy legend Frank Edmondson -- aimed to ... read more
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India to launch remote sensing satellite this month
Bangalore, India (AFP) April 4, 2008India will later this month launch a remote sensing satellite equipped with high-resolution cameras and advanced scientific instruments, space agency officials said here Friday. Cartosat-2A, as the all-weather, reconnaissance satellite is called, will be used to plan urban and rural development projects. It can also be used for intelligence gathering, the officials said. "The tentative ... more With eye on resources, India hosts Africa meet 
New Delhi (AFP) April 6, 2008India will host the leaders of several African nations this week as resource-hungry New Delhi seeks to fuel its booming economy and raise its profile in global affairs. Three days of talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, South Africa and others begin Tuesday -- a summit India's junior foreign minister Anand Sharma said would "define the roadmap for future engagement." ... more Japan hails thaw with China but worried about military 
Tokyo (AFP) April 1, 2008Japan hailed a thaw in relations with China while urging greater military transparency from its neighbour in an annual diplomatic review published Tuesday. Japan has "further strengthened its alliance with the United States and at the same time moved its Asian diplomacy forward greatly by improving and promoting relations with China and strengthening relations with India," the report said. ... more Tibetans rubbish China's 'propaganda' on suicide attacks 
New Delhi (AFP) April 1, 2008Tibetan authorities in India on Tuesday dismissed Chinese allegations that Tibetans were planning suicide attacks ahead of the Olympics and asked Beijing for evidence. The India-based Tibetan government-in-exile labelled the claims propaganda and reiterated the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was not opposed to Beijing hosting the Olympics Games in August. "Instead of making ... more Carrier Conflicts Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 28, 2008 With no full information available on details of the refitting of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov for service in the Indian navy as the Indian carrier Vikramaditya, it might be of interest to take a look at the ship itself and the plans for retrofitting. The Admiral Gorshkov was laid down in 1978 in Nikolayev as Project 1143.4. It is a Kiev-class heavy aircraft-carrying ... more |
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New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Mar 26, 2008India is considering sending one of its citizens into space on board a Russian spacecraft to acquire the skills necessary for future manned space missions, an Indian space source told RIA Novosti. "India would like to have one of its astronauts trained in Russia and send him into space on board the Soyuz spacecraft," said a senior researcher from the Indian Space Research Organization. ... more India rejects US timeline for nuclear deal
Washington (AFP) March 25, 2008India said Tuesday it could not commit to any US timeline for finalization of a landmark nuclear deal caught in a deadlock among its ruling coalition partners. Foreign Minister Pranap Mukherjee said New Delhi needed "more time" to forge an agreement on the deal despite a tight 2008 US legislative calendar ahead of the November presidential polls. US President George W. Bush and Indian ... more Entergy Announces Independent Safety Evaluation At Indian Point 
White Plains NY (SPX) Mar 25, 2008In an effort to provide public assurances about the operation and protection of New York's largest nuclear power facility, Entergy Nuclear has announced the start of a fully independent examination of safety, security and emergency preparedness at its Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) in Buchanan. The Independent Safety Evaluation (ISE) will be conducted by a distinguished independent pane ... more US, Russia, China in fierce battle to sell fighter jets in Asia 
Washington (AFP) March 23, 2008The United States is bracing for tough competition from Russia and China as cash-flush Asian economies look up to the trio for a new breed of fighter jets to beef up their air forces, experts say. Japan, India, Australia and South Korea are keen to have the most modern, fifth generation, jet fighters while Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia are reportedly eyeing fourth ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) March 22, 2008India's foreign minister will visit Washington next week for talks with US leaders, a statement said Saturday, amid uncertainty over a nuclear deal between the two countries. Pranab Mukherjee will "review of all aspects of the India-US bilateral relationship" during talks with his counterpart Condolezza Rice, the Indian foreign ministry statement said, without giving further details. ... more US House Speaker slams Chinese 'oppression' in Tibet 
Dharamshala, India (AFP) March 21, 2008US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Chinese "oppression" in Tibet on Friday as thousands of Tibetan exiles cheered her arrival in this Indian hill town to meet the Dalai Lama. In a trip that angered Chinese officials, she flew into Dharamshala, seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile, to pay the first high-level call on the spiritual icon after anti-Chinese riots erupted in Tibet nearly ... more Pro-Tibet groups dispute China's version of Sichuan violence
Beijing (AFP) March 21, 2008Pro-Tibet groups reacted with incredulity on Friday to Chinese reports that police had merely wounded four people after opening fire "in self-defence" during unrest in southwestern Sichuan province. "At this point any statement the Chinese government puts out has virtually no credibility," said Lhadon Tethong from Students for a Free Tibet, based in Dharamsala, India. "We are seeing phot ... more Marathon To Offer Only Ethanol Blended Gasoline At 16 Terminals 
Findlay OH (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Marathon Oil has announced that the Company will convert to 100 percent ethanol blended fuel (E-10 gasohol) at 16 of its Midwest terminals beginning May 1, 2008. Unblended gasoline products will no longer be available at the following terminals; Indianapolis (86th Street) and Muncie, Ind.; Louisville (Algonquin), Ky.; Detroit (Refinery Rack), Romulus, Niles (South), Bay City, Flint, Lansing and ... more
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