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PM's Speech at 94th Indian Science Congress
"It gives me great pleasure
to inaugurate the 94th Session of the Indian Science Congress. Since
the theme of this year's Science Congress is Planet Earth, it is
only appropriate that you are meeting here in this historic town of
Chidambaram. It is home to the world famous temple of Nataraja. This
temple, dedicated to the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, is a timely and
contextual reminder of what this year's Science Congress is about.
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Violence Re-erupts in Bengal over Salim Land Acquisition
In what can be called a sequel to the Singur movement, violence
erupted again Wednesday over land acquisition for a project for
Indonesia's Salim Group when police fired several rounds to quell
frenzied villagers at Nandigram in West Bengal. Villagers, who
blocked roads with boulders and destroyed a bridge to prevent police
access to their areas, said at least four of their people, including
a 12-year-old boy, sustained bullet injuries in the unprovoked
firing ... Read On >>>
Nithari Killings: Two Top Cops Suspended, Six Dismissed
The Uttar Pradesh government
suspended a superintendent of police (SP) and a senior
superintendent of police (SSP) and dismissed six policemen Wednesday
- five days after remains of at least 20 children were unearthed
from a drain from Nithari village. Read On
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Poll Boycott Call by Awami League
The Awami League (AL)-led alliance in Bangladesh Wednesday
declared it will boycott the upcoming general elections, leaving the
long-awaited polls scheduled to begin Jan 22 shrouded in
uncertainty. The alliance's candidates across the country withdrew
their nominations Wednesday, the last day of withdrawal, alleging
conspiracy .. Read On >>>
Millions Make a Tryst With Faith as Ardh Kumbh Begins
Braving biting temperatures, hundreds of thousands of Hindus
Wednesday took a dip at the confluence of three rivers here as the
42-day Ardh Kumbh festival got underway in a once in six year
spectacle of spirituality, devotion and stoicism. ... "Ardh Kumbh
commences when Jupiter begins to enter Taurus and the sun as well as
moon are in Capricorn - and that happens only once in six years,"
pointed out Ram Naresh Tripathi, an Allahabad-based scholar of
Sanskrit and Hindu mythology. Read On >>>
Indian Navy to Commission New Warship
INS Shardul, the newest Indian Navy warship equipped with latest
electronic warfare systems, will be commissioned into service
Thursday at the Karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka by Defence
Minister A.K. Antony.
The auxiliary warship, built by Garden Reach Ship builders and
Engineers Ltd, Kolkata, is capable of carrying 11 armored tanks, 10
army vehicles and about 500 troop, helicopters, two rocket
launchers, two anti-aircraft guns and shoulder launcher
surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), besides the crew.
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Democrats Set to Rule Congress, Confront Bush by Tony Czuczka
Democrats, who will rule Congress after 12 years out in the
cold, plan swift challenges to US President George W. Bush's conduct
of the Iraq war and a 100-hour flurry of legislation designed to
appeal to middle-class Americans. For Bush, the new House of
Representatives and Senate convening Thursday at the white-domed
Capitol in Washington will create an inhospitable environment during
the last two years of his presidency. Read On
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Central
Government Panel
to Probe Nithari Killings
The Indian government Wednesday formed a high-level committee to
probe the killing and sexual assault of at least 20 children at
Noida on the edge of the capital. The four-member committee comes a
day after the National Human Rights Commission sent the government a
notice over the macabre crime saga that has claimed the lives of the
children from Nithari village in Noida. Read
On >>>
Tree Bark
Compound
Could Prevent Malaria
A compound derived from the bark of a tree could help prevent
malaria at the early stage of its infection, says a new study. The
new molecule tazopsine was isolated by scientists from bark
collected in Madagascar's eastern rain forest, reported science
portal SciDev Net. Read On >>>
New Gadget to
Banish Insomnia, Stress
Scientists have developed a
little gadget that can be used for 15 minutes before sleeping to
treat insomnia and stress. The device, developed by New York based
company Helicor, is under clinical trial on 100 patients at Duke
University. It enables users to lower their own heartbeat by
regulated deep breathing, said the online edition of Daily Mail.
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Delegates from
42 Countries Coming
for Diaspora Conclave
Around 950 delegates from India and 42 other countries have
registered for the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2007, the
annual conclave of the Indian diaspora, to be inaugurated by Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh at Vigyan Bhavan Jan 7.Read
On >>>
Nepal King
Starts Secret Parleys
to Save Crown
Nepal's King Gyanendra has stepped up secret parleys with royalists
to save his crown, reprieved by the delay in installing the new
constitution that will remove him as head of state, said a report.
... The monarch, who faces the abolition of his 238-year-old throne
during a decisive election scheduled to be held this year, has
met... Read On >>>
Blair Cites India Challenge
in New Year
Message
Citing the challenge posed by
growing economies of India and China, British Prime Minister Tony
Blair has called for making Britain's economy "even more dynamic and
competitive".
In his final New Year message to the nation as prime minister - he
has announced that he will step down this year - Blair noted that
the world was a different place when he took over as prime minister
in 1997. Read On >>> |
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