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Exposed: Cash-for-query scam |
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The "cash-for-query" scam is actually the tip of the political corruption iceberg in India. A series of sting operations by the growing number of television channels has exposed corruption in different government departments. The exposes have been largely welcomed by the general public as reflected in opinion polls, though the cynical among them may feel that such operations won't help in rooting our corruption. The very fact that bribes continued to be demanded and accepted even after so many sting operations shows that the fear of the hidden camera is not a sufficient deterrent.
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India breaks into the nuclear energy club |
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Strategic issues apart, India's accession to ITER is a recognition of its technical and scientific capabilities in the area of nuclear fusion research and development. The Indian government has been funding fusion research for the past two decades and has a national programme in place. Indian research groups have already designed and fabricated two tokamak devices, Aditya and the steady state superconducting tokamak or SST 1. ''Many technologies of relevance to the forefront of fusion research have been developed by our scientists and engineers in collaboration with our industry,'' said Dr V P Raja, Indian representative at ITER.
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India keen to explore new silk route |
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While it is very nice to talk about economic integration and cooperation, one can not ignore realities on the ground. Investment and trade are not dictated by market size alone. A large number of factors such as regulatory and legal systems, governance, labour laws, customs and quarantine procedures, visa rules and so on, come into play. Unless these issues are adequately addressed and in a harmonised way, real integration and cooperation between India and GMS may remain a distant dream.
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UN's food-for-oil probe sparks controversy in India |
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Instead of bowing out of office gracefully after the report became public last week, Mr Natwar Singh decided to fight back. It was a peculiar situation. While defending himself, Mr Natwar Singh made mincemeat of India's current foreign policy. The most embarrassing situation for the foreign office was his remark on India's vote against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting recently.
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Faultlines Unite Kashmiris in Grief |
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The Oct 8 earthquake has provided an opportunity for the leadership in India and Pakistan to sink their political differences and make Kashmir a zone of peace by taking up joint relief and reconstruction work
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Great Himalayan Quake Yet to Come |
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Scientists predict massive tremor that could kill over one million in North India is now overdue.
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Delhi snuggles up to Kabul as Islamabad watches |
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Dr Manmohan Singh's visit last week shows that Kabul is willing to be part of the Indian dream of an economic passage to Central Asia , () |
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Elderly ignored after tsunami |
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Study finds seniors received no special attention from relief agencies despite being left alone to take care of grandchildren and other survivors from within their extended families , () |
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Fresh doubts over GM cotton in India |
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Govt-sponsored research has found genetically modified Bt cotton is still vulnerable to bollworm attack , () |
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Phuket and the Indian connection |
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An agreement on the twinning of Port Blair with Phuket for tourism purposes has stoked fears the ecology of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be adversely affected , () |
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