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India's top court refuses to reopen Bhopal caseNew Delhi (AFP) May 11, 2011 India's Supreme Court turned down on Wednesday a government demand to hand harsher sentences to seven men convicted for their role in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. The accident, blamed on Union Carbide, a US chemical group that ran the plant, killed thousands instantly and tens of thousands more from its lingering effects over the following years, according to the official figures. A government appeal had asked for the seven company executives convicted last year of negligence to be tried on a mo ... read more |
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  India's new satellite beams high quality images India's latest advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 has beamed high quality images distinctly showing the northern and western regions of the country, the space agency said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Companies Form Strategic Alliance to Capitalize on Growing Indian Solar Market United Solar, the leading global manufacturer of flexible, thin-film solar laminates and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) has announced an order for 500 kilowatts ( ... more | .. |
  India begins wargames along Pakistan border India kicked off war games involving thousands of troops Monday along its border with arch-rival Pakistan, which is still smarting from the US operation that killed Osama bin Laden. ... more | .. |
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  Indian brides told to put down their mobile phones An Indian state has told newly-wedded women to avoid talking too much on their mobile phones for the first two years of marriage in case it provokes jealousy from their husbands. ... more | .. |
  India plans road network near China: report India plans to develop a network of strategic roads along its borders with China, a senior military official was quoted as saying in an Indian media report Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Cargo ship, China crew rescued from pirates A Panama-registered cargo ship seized by pirates in the Arabian Sea has been rescued along with the 24 Chinese sailors aboard, the transport ministry in Beijing said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Jaguar and Williams F1 set for UK-made hybrid 'supercar' Indian-owned automaker Jaguar has joined forces with Formula One racing group Williams to produce a British-made commercial model of their hybrid C-X75 supercar, the pair announced here on Friday. ... more |
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 Pirates seize Chinese-crewed cargo ship: Xinhua Pirates have seized a Panama-registered bulk cargo ship with 24 Chinese sailors on board in the Arabian Sea, state media reported. ... more | .. |
 SunBorne and Suntech Partner for 100MW of Solar Projects in India SunBorne Energy and Suntech Power Holdings have entered into a framework agreement for the supply of 100MW of solar panels over the next two years for projects in India. Suntech will supply 28 ... more | .. |
  Police arrest five men near British nuclear plant British police arrested five men under anti-terrorism legislation close to a nuclear plant, but said Tuesday the case appeared to be unconnected to the death of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. ... more | .. |
  Global warming won't harm wind energy production, climate models predict The production of wind energy in the U.S. over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by upward changes in global temperature, say a pair of Indiana University Bloomington scientists who an ... more |
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  ISRO refuses to part with minutes of Space Commission meetings The Indian Space Research Organisation has refused to make public the minutes of meetings of the Space Commission where the controversial Antrix-Devas deal was discussed. Replying to an RTI ap ... more | .. |
 India warns of terrorists inside Pakistan Osama bin Laden's death "deep inside" Pakistani territory shows that terrorists are being harbored in Pakistan, warned India's Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. ... more | .. |
  India says Pakistan shown as terror 'sanctuary' India on Monday used the death of Osama bin Laden to denounce rival Pakistan as a terrorist "sanctuary," as it renewed calls for Islamabad to arrest suspects behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks. ... more | .. |
  Genetic study says China source of rice Genome researchers tracking the evolutionary history of rice say domesticated rice may have appeared as far back as around 9,000 years ago in China. ... more |
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NISAR radar view maps surface changes in Mississippi Delta
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  Top Tibetan monk denies Chinese 'spy' tag The Karmapa Lama, one of Tibet's top Buddhist monks and widely seen as a potential spiritual successor to the Dalai Lama, spoke out Monday against allegations that he was a Chinese spy. ... more | .. |
Tension escalates as navies, pirates take off gloves The response to Somali piracy had so far seen a relatively codified game of cat-and-mouse play out on the Indian Ocean but experts fear a dangerous escalation is under way. ... more | .. |
 India clears $12 bln S. Korean steel plant India on Monday gave final clearance to South Korean giant POSCO's proposed $12 billion steel plant in a deal seen as a test of the country's openness to foreign investment. ... more | .. |
 Study: Warming won't lessen wind energy Climate models of wind patterns suggest U.S. wind energy production over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by global warming, researchers say. ... more |
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 US seeks changes in India's DTH satellite policy The US has said it will ''encourage'' India to change its policies which give exclusive rights to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for selling the satellite capacity to the lucrative di ... more | .. |
 Protests mount against Indian nuclear plant In the busy Indian fishing village of Sakhri Nate, it's obvious what the locals think of the plan to build the world's biggest nuclear power plant just across the creek. ... more | .. |
  India rejects Russia's fighter jet bid: official Russia confirmed on Friday that India had rejected its bid to supply its traditional ally with 126 multi-role combat aircraft in a deal worth about $12 billion. ... more | .. |
 India, Pakistan agree to enhance trade India and Pakistan agreed Thursday to set up a joint working group to enhance trade, in a further move designed to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals, officials said. ... more |
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Desert sand mix points to new path for greener concrete
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 China calls Tibet exile govt 'illegal' after vote China on Thursday attacked the Tibetan government-in-exile as "illegal" following the election of a new prime minister to take over the organisation's political duties from the ageing Dalai Lama. ... more | .. |
  Indonesia tests Yakhont missile, finally Indonesia has test fired a Russian-made Yakhont anti-ship missile during naval exercises in the Indian Ocean, Indonesia's Antara news agency said. ... more | .. |
 India scraps Gripen from its jet shortlist India has scrapped Saab's Gripen from its fighter jet shortlist in its drive to modernise its armed forces, the Swedish aircraft builder said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 India shortlists Rafale, Eurofighter for jet deal India has shortlisted Dassault's Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon for a $12 billion dollar fighter jet deal, cutting out US bidders from one of the largest military contracts of recent years. ... more |
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  Resourcesat-2, Youthsat, X-Sat functioning satisfactorily The country's latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two micro satellites launched by home grown PSLV-C16 rocket on April 20 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh ''are functioning satisfact ... more | .. |
 India, Pakistan open trade talks India and Pakistan on Wednesday began their first trade talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, opening a two-day session designed to boost business between the nuclear-armed rivals. ... more | .. |
  New Tibetan PM says respects Dalai Lama wishes The newly elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile said Wednesday he would respect the wishes of the Dalai Lama and try to step into the global icon's political role. ... more | .. |
Tibet exiles pick Dalai Lama's political successor Tibetan exiles elected a Harvard academic Wednesday as their new prime minister, who will face the daunting task of assuming the political duties of a global icon, the Dalai Lama. ... more |
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