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Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened By New Evidence Cincinnati OH (SPX) Jul 07, 2008 
Geological evidence found in Ohio and Indiana in recent weeks is strengthening the case to attribute what happened 12,900 years ago in North America - when the end of the last Ice Age unexpectedly turned into a phase of extinction for animals and humans - to a cataclysmic comet or asteroid explosion over top of Canada. A comet/asteroid theory advanced by Arizona-based geophysicist Allen We ... read more
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A Microsatellite-Guided Insight Into The Genetic Status Of The Adi Tribe
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2008North-east India has always been a hotspot for population geneticists due to its unique, strategic geographic location and the presence of linguistically, culturally and demographically diverse populations practicing varied occupations (from hunter-gathering to settled agriculture). There are an estimated 532 tribal communities who inhabit the different geographical regions, who vary in ... more Analysis: Controlling Tibet -- Part 2 
Hong Kong (UPI) Jul 2, 2008 Should China-India relations deteriorate to the verge of military confrontation and the riots in Tibet spread extensively, the first combat units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to be called to action would be the No. 52 and No. 53 Mountain Brigades under the Tibet Military Region. The No. 52 Brigade, stationed at Linzhi, is highly mechanized and armed with T-92 wheeled armored ... more Indian PM hopes to rally support for nuclear deal: report 
New Delhi (AFP) June 30, 2008India's prime minister promised Monday to bring a nuclear pact with the US before parliament before going ahead with the deal that is fiercely opposed by his communist allies, a report said. In a conciliatory move, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conceded there were "concerns" about the pact and pledged to bring the final text "to parliament before I proceed to operationalise (the deal)," the ... more India in solar energy push as climate plan launched 
New Delhi (AFP) June 30, 2008India on Monday released a national plan to tackle climate change with a focus on renewable energy, but stuck by its refusal to specify targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, the country will gradually move towards renewable sources of energy and focus on solar energy. "We must pioneer a graduated shift from economic activity based on ... more Russia, India To Share Experience In Training Mountain Troops 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 30, 2008Russia and India have agreed to exchange knowledge in the training of mountain troops as part of an extensive military cooperation program, an aide to Russia's Ground Forces commander said on Tuesday. India's Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor, arrived in Moscow on Monday on a five-day visit to Russia. He met Tuesday with Russia's Ground Forces commander, Gen. Alexei Maslov, to ... more |
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Thiruvananthapuram, India (AFP) June 26, 2008India's Kerala state has seen vital water stores for power generation dip to their lowest levels in 25 years after much-needed monsoon rains were unexpectedly weak, officials said. The southern state has so far seen almost 40 percent less monsoon rain than last year, the head of the local weather department told AFP, with authorities in Kerala imposing nightly power cuts as a result. ... more Indian coalition still deadlocked over nuclear deal: officials 
New Delhi (AFP) June 25, 2008Crisis talks between India's ruling Congress party and its left-wing allies ended Wednesday without them resolving a dispute over a nuclear energy deal with the United States, officials said. The parties, however, agreed to meet "in due course" for more negotiations over the pact with Washington, a divisive accord that has threatened to bring down the government and send India into early ele ... more Midwest floodwaters could linger for weeks 
Chicago (AFP) June 23, 2008The worst of the flooding that has ravaged the midwestern United States is nearly over, but it will be weeks before the murky water recedes in many areas, the National Weather service warned Monday. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana due to the heavy rains and deadly storms which swept through the region in recent we ... more Australia must strengthen India ties: foreign minister 
Sydney (AFP) June 23, 2008Australia must strengthen its relationship with India, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Monday as he repeated his government's decision to refuse to sell uranium to the south Asian power. Australia's new Labor government has said it will scrap a landmark deal, negotiated by former conservative prime minister John Howard in his final months in power, to sell uranium to India for its nuclea ... more |
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Hong Kong, China (SPX) Jun 20, 2008Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and the Essel Group have announced the signing of an agreement for the use of multiple C-band transponders on AsiaSat 4 for a new digital Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS) delivery platform to distribute pay TV signals to all cable operators, serving millions of cable homes throughout India. Through this platform on AsiaSat 4, cable ... more Split over US nuclear deal may trigger early Indian polls 
New Delhi (AFP) June 19, 2008India looks headed for early elections due to a worsening split between the ruling Congress party and its left-wing allies over a nuclear deal with Washington, reports and officials said Thursday. A government source told AFP that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared set to go ahead with implementing the pact with the United States, despite fierce objections from the communists who prop ... more Four Pakistani soldiers killed in firing at border with India: military
Islamabad (AFP) June 19, 2008Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Thursday in an exchange of fire with unknown attackers at the border with India in disputed Kashmir, the military said. The soldiers were on a routine patrol along the Line of Control, the de facto border with India, when "unknown miscreants" fired at them, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP. "Two of our soldiers embraced martyrdom ... more China has no plans to 'encircle' India: ambassador 
Hong Kong (AFP) June 18, 2008China has no plans to try and dominate the shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean, its ambassador to India said in Hong Kong Wednesday. "We don't have such an intention to establish a chain to encircle India," said ambassador Zhang Yan at a lunch held by the Asia Society in Hong Kong. "It's not in China's interest to undertake this kind of strategic move. We see India as our partner," he ... more
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