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India court rejects plea to block nuclear plantNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 13, 2012 India's Supreme Court denied a request on Thursday to suspend the loading of uranium fuel rods at a contested nuclear plant in southern India, as local residents again gathered to protest. Television pictures from near the under-construction Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant in southern Tamil Nadu state showed hundreds of people forming a human chain while standing in the sea to protest the loading of the fuel. In New Delhi, Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra declined to pass any immediat ... read more |
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  ORNL's newly licensed neutron detector will advance human disease research A neutron detector developed for studies focused on life science, drug discovery and materials technology has been licensed by PartTec Ltd. The Indiana-based manufacturer of radiation detection tech ... more | .. |
 Indian nuclear power protest turns deadly An Indian government official blamed foreign organizations, whom he said are seeking to hamper India's nuclear ambitions, for the anti-nuclear power protests in southern India that resulted in the death of one person. ... more | .. |
  India: From Ferrying Rockets on Cycles to Eyeing Mars From the days of having a church as control room, the bishop's house as office, a bicycle as ferry, naked eyes to track the smoke plume at Thumba in Kerala, converting a toilet into a satellite data ... more | .. |
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  In new move, Saudis deport Indian suspect Saudi Arabia has extradited an Indian terror fugitive, who allegedly carried out bombings linked to Pakistan's intelligence services, in what could mark a significant shift in Riyadh's counter-terrorism strategy. ... more | .. |
  Egypt subs deal boosts German arms sales Germany's reported plan to sell Egypt two advanced submarines, apparently to the dismay of Israel, underlines Berlin's controversial drive to ease tight restrictions on arms exports and boost military sales in the Middle East, Africa and India. ... more | .. |
 Indian PM defends spending on space exploration Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday defended spending millions of dollars on space exploration despite many people in the country living in grinding poverty. ... more | .. |
  Tigers take the night shift to coexist with people Tigers don't have a reputation for being accommodating, but a new study indicates that the feared and revered carnivores in and around a world-renowned park in Nepal are taking the night shift to be ... more |
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Balerion backs Northwood to tackle ground bottlenecks in expanding space economy
China prepares offshore test base for reusable liquid rocket launches
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  Nigeria navy retakes control of hijacked oil tanker Nigeria's navy on Wednesday retook control of a Singapore-owned tanker carrying a fuel cargo that had been hijacked near Lagos, and its crew of 23 Indian nationals was unharmed, the company said. ... more | .. |
 China says S. Asia ties 'no threat to third party' Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie says Beijing's increasingly close ties with South Asia are aimed at ensuring regional "security and stability" and are not intended to harm any "third party". ... more | .. |
 India, China to resume joint military exercises India and China announced Tuesday they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous nations. ... more | .. |
India, China defence ministers to meet Tuesday Defence ministers of India and China were set to meet for talks on Tuesday with concerns over competing influence across South Asia likely to be high on the agenda, according to officials. ... more |
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  Indian court orders ex-minister to prison An Indian court has sentenced a former state minister to 28 years in prison for her involvement in the deaths of 95 people during religious riots in Gujarat state a decade ago. ... more | .. |
 Bangladesh suspends officials over tiger smuggling Bangladesh said on Monday that nine forest officials had been suspended for "gross negligence" after three Bengal tiger cubs were found in a house in Dhaka where they were being kept by smugglers. ... more | .. |
  Thales in Australian, Indian ventures French defense industry giant Thales announced the official launch of its munitions business in Australia and a joint venture in India for radar systems. ... more | .. |
  Exiled Tibetans urge world leaders to end 'crisis' Tibet's exiled government on Thursday said it was seriously concerned by continued self-immolations in protest against Chinese rule of the Tibetan plateau and urged world leaders to "end the crisis". ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Inside King Charles's passion project, focus of Amazon film
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  Top businessman says impossible to sell 'India story' One of India's top businessmen has slammed the government over its economic policies, saying it is no longer possible to sell the "India story". ... more | .. |
 ISRO to score 100 with a cooperative mission Sep 9 The 100th launch mission of the Indian space agency slated for Sep 9 will also showcase the cooperation between two global competitors, a growing trend in the space industry, said a senior official ... more | .. |
  India halts Barak I missile purchase India has put on hold procurement of 262 Israeli-made Barak I missiles until the Central Bureau of Investigation finishes a report into possible corruption. ... more | .. |
 Two Tibetans die, burning protests top 50: groups Two teenagers burned to death in southwest China, taking to over 50 the number of Tibetans who have set themselves alight in protest against Beijing's rule, rights groups said on Tuesday. ... more |
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  Man mistakes son for monkey, shoots him dead A farmer in southern Nepal mistook his son for a monkey trying to steal his crops and shot the 12-year-old dead, police said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  India invites Chinese companies to invest India on Monday invited China to invest in its new flagship manufacturing zones as part of a push to broaden commercial links and cut a ballooning trade deficit with its Asian neighbour. ... more | .. |
  India's first Embarer AWAC headed home India has taken delivery of the first of three Embraer 145 airborne early warning and control aircraft from Embraer Defense and Security in Brazil. ... more | .. |
  'Manageable' oil slick reaches Sri Lanka capital An oil slick from a rusting cargo vessel that sank in bad weather reached the coast of Sri Lanka's capital on Saturday and threatened a beach resort popular with foreign tourists, officials said. ... more |
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Laser method proposed to extend muon lifetime for science applications
Quantum collapse models point to subtle limits in timekeeping accuracy
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  India seeks a tighter grip on social media India, with the world's third largest number of Facebook users, is clamping down on social media after recent posting of inflammatory videos on Web sites. ... more | .. |
  India's Reliance Power and China Datang ink deal India's Reliance Power announced on Friday it had signed a deal with China Datang Corp to develop and operate power and energy projects in the energy-hungry South Asian nation and abroad. ... more | .. |
 Tibetan monk tortured and imprisoned: rights group A Tibetan monk was beaten, tortured and imprisoned after his arrest in an area that has become a flashpoint for a wave of protests against Chinese rule, a press freedom group said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Heavy rain, floods kill 26 in Pakistan: officials Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 26 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in northern Pakistan, officials said on Thursday. ... more |
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Report warns of India nuclear power safety An Indian government auditing agency criticized India's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for not being truly autonomous and for its lack of a radiation safety policy. ... more | .. |
  Tibetan Plateau may be older than previously thought The growth of high topography on the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan, China, began much earlier than previously thought, according to an international team of geologists who looked at mountain ranges alo ... more | .. |
  Indian solar hit by climate financing The United States is using climate finance funds to kill India's solar power industry, says an Indian public interest research and advocacy group. ... more | .. |
 India's GSAT-10 satellite continues its checkout for the upcoming Arianespace Ariane 5 mission Test deployments of the antenna reflectors on India's GSAT-10 telecommunications satellite have been performed as part of pre-flight preparations for this payload, which is one of two spacecraft on ... more |
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