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One dead as Cyclone Giovanna rips through MadagascarAntananarivo (AFP) Feb 14, 2012 Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar on Tuesday, pounding the Indian Ocean island with strong winds and heavy rain and killing at least one person, according to officials. The violent storm tore roofs off houses, damaged buildings and trees, and caused power cuts in the capital, Antananarivo. "For the moment, we just have one death confirmed, in Brickaville," 220 kilometres (135 miles) east of Antananarivo, a disaster management official told AFP, although details on damage and casualties were still ... read more |
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  Engage China in water dialogue: Experts China's move to extensively dam the Yarlung-Brahmaputra as it flows through Tibet and its intention to also divert the river came into sharp focus at a conference here Monday with more than one expert saying New Delhi should immediately engage with Beijing on the issue. ... more | .. |
  India outsourcing sector eyes emerging markets for growth Business from emerging markets will help India's flagship information technology sector counter slowing demand in Western nations, the country's technology minister said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  India, China attack EU on airline carbon tax India and China joined forces on Tuesday in saying they firmly rejected the EU's "unilateral" decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel. ... more | .. |
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  India won't censor social media: minister India does not intend to censor online social networks such as Facebook, a minister said Tuesday, but he demanded that they obey the same rules governing the press and other media. ... more | .. |
  Adani's plan $10-bn coalmine, railroad project in Australia India's Adani Group has hit the Australian headlines with their $10-billion mega plan to build Queensland state's largest coalmine, a 500-km railroad, a new township and even a Greenfield airport. ... more | .. |
  Russian nuclear scientists in Kudankulam to be sent elsewhere: Envoy With work on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stalled due to protests by villagers, the Russian nuclear scientists posted at the project are remaining idle and are required elsewhere, the Russian envoy to India said. ... more | .. |
  China police officer killed in Tibetan area: state media Two "criminal suspects" killed a police officer before being shot dead in a Tibetan-inhabited area hit by a spate of protests against Beijing's rule, Chinese state media said on Monday. ... more |
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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China
Denmark hails 'very constructive' meeting with US over Greenland
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  Behind 'coup': Islamist politics rages in sun-kissed Maldives While the debate rages on whether the resignation of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was voluntary or a coup, there is a larger churning going on in the island nation beyond its stunning, sun-drenched beaches and super luxury resorts patronised by global jetsetters - a worrying mix of Islamisation and politics that has also India worried. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan nun self-immolates in China: rights groups An 18-year-old nun set herself on fire in China's restive southwest and later died, rights groups said Sunday, the latest in a spate of such incidents among ethnic Tibetans protesting Beijing's rule. ... more | .. |
  No war with China in near future Discounting US intelligence reports of a limited armed conflict between India and China, a senior Indian Air Force officer Friday ruled out any war in the near future but said Indian forces were ful ... more | .. |
  Dassault beat Eurofighter 'hollow' in India deal India's selection of Dassault Aviation as the preferred bidder for a 126-fighter jet deal was largely based on a price tag 25 percent cheaper than the French firm's Eurofighter rival, a report said Friday. ... more |
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 China's Wen pledges greater freedoms for restive Tibet Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Friday pledged religious freedom and cultural protection in Tibet, just hours after security forces reportedly killed two Tibetans who protested China's rule. ... more | .. |
  EU pressures India over Iran nuclear programme The EU on Friday pushed India to use its influence to get Iran to resume talks over its disputed nuclear drive, a day after New Delhi said it wanted to boost trade with the Islamic republic. ... more | .. |
  Southern Indian Ocean humpbacks singing different tunes A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpback ... more | .. |
 Iran, free trade pact top EU-India summit agenda The European Union looks set to push India at a summit Friday to use its commercial and diplomatic influence to try to bring Iran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear programme. ... more |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern Mozambique
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  IAF plans to induct more drones in fleet The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to induct more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in its fleet for surveillance and reconnaissance on the borders as an effective weapon for deterrence, a sen ... more | .. |
China fires Tibet officials over unrest: report Tibet's top leader has fired three officials for failing to crack down on unrest in the region, state press said Thursday, a day after another Tibetan set himself alight to protest China's rule. ... more | .. |
  India eyes business with sanctions-hit Iran India Thursday said it would send a "huge" trade mission to Iran to explore business opportunities created by sanctions imposed by the West over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
 India should scale up green technologies India should now have an aggressive clean energy solution policy, scaling up development of green technologies for its energy security and export these to developing countries in Africa and Latin Am ... more |
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  Devas deal cancelled for national security The central government cancelled the Antrix Corporation-Devas Multimedia deal for reasons of national security and not for purported loss of revenue in sale of spectrum, Minister of State in the Pri ... more | .. |
 Ex-ISRO chief slams Antrix-Devas probe Former Indian space agency chief G. Madhavan Nair Sunday slammed the twin probe reports on the multi-billion dollar Antrix-Devas spectrum deal, saying they were "one-sided and without all facts". "T ... more | .. |
  Brazil to lead world in biotech crops: association Brazil is on course to dislodge the United States as the world's top producer of biotech crops in the coming years, a leading promoter of farm biotechnology said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 India outsourcers see export growth slowing India's flagship information technology and business services sector forecast on Wednesday that export growth would slow in the next financial year amid global "economic uncertainties." ... more |
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US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its waters
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 Amazon tests waters in India US online retail giant Amazon has made its first foray into India with launch of a shopping website, Junglee.com, as it tests the waters for a possible full entry into the nation's e-commerce market. ... more | .. |
 India's need for aerospace engineers to grow With calls for the government to liberalise foreign direct investment (FDI) norms to allow foreign airlines to invest up to 49 percent in domestic air carriers, India will see a tremendous need for ... more | .. |
Antrix-Devas deal: ISRO indicts Nair and 3 others A five-member team that probed a controversial deal between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia has concluded that former chairman of the ... more | .. |
 Tibet leader warns of military buildup The Chinese military could be preparing for a crackdown on Tibetan dissidents, the leader of the Tibetan Government in Exile says. ... more |
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 Maldives' Nasheed: dissident to president Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected leader of the Maldives, was a former political prisoner who rose from grassroots activism and journalism. ... more | .. |
 China to 'resolutely crack down' on Tibetan unrest China said Tuesday it would "resolutely crack down" on any attempts to instigate violence in Tibetan-inhabited areas, where authorities have launched a deadly clampdown on protesters. ... more | .. |
  India, Russia, US, China plan anti-carbon tax talks India, Russia, the United States, China and other countries will meet in Moscow this month to decide whether to retaliate against the EU's decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel, a report says. ... more | .. |
Tibet exiles say repression in China at new heights A continuing spate of self-immolations by Tibetans in China are a desperate response to "new levels" of Chinese persecution, the Tibet government-in-exile said Monday. ... more |
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