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Bhopal gas tragedy: Amnesty demands Dow appear in court

Amnesty International has called on the Dow Chemical Company to appear before a Bhopal court this week to explain why its subsidiary Union Carbide Company repeatedly ignored summons in the 1984 gas......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'Visit exceeded the lofty expectations'

'Every type of deal that US government officials were privately indicating 'hope' to have included a few months back made it in.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and US President Joe Biden......

USISPF Or USIBC? Who Gets Modi's Vote?

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with the CEOs of 21 corporations in Washington, DC, June 25, 2017.In the back row (from left) is Mukesh Aghi, then president of the US-India Business......

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US; India demands action

Unknown miscreants have vandalised, broken and ripped from the base a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a park in the US state of California, evoking a strong response from India which sought a thorough......

Can India become a global innovation hub?

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has entered into a partnership with the Startup Policy Forum (SPF), a premier......

How best to tackle the 'US factor'

In IT, the two-way flow of investments and intellect has been central to the growing linkage, which provides a great opportunity for both nations to improve the quality of life of their citizens,......

Air pollution: India, China worst sufferers

Industrialisation has been accompanied by rising greenhouse gas emissions (particularly carbon dioxide) up to income levels of $10–15,000 per capita India and China suffer over $1.89......

Dominos' India website hacked, customer info leaked

The Indian website of popular pizza retailer Domino's (www.dominos.co.in) was hacked by a Turkish Hacker group that calls itself Turkish Ajan Hacker Group. Details of about 37,000 accounts,......

'Why are even our sewing needles made in China?'

'We are not able to manufacture even low-end products as cheaply as China.''We are not buying Chinese goods today out of any love for China.' IMAGE: A mango vendor opposes Chinese products as......

'The spirit of Manto is the spirit of the film'

Nandita Das wears many hats simultaneously. She is a mother and an actress. She has served on several national and international film juries and has chaired The Children's Film Society. In......

Media ban for convicted rapist in Dutch Olympic squad

IMAGE: Steven van de Velde is part of the Dutch Olympic Beach Volleyball team. Photograph: X The Dutch Olympic committee is taking measures to mitigate the impact of including a convicted rapist......

Convicted rapist on Dutch Olympic team sparks outrage

IMAGE: Netherlands' Steven van de Velde. Photograph: Reuters/X The Olympics ruling body said it had no role in Dutch volleyball's decision to pick a convicted rapist for the Paris Games, a......

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Sahar Khodayari, arrested for trying to enter a football stadium, set herself on fire last week outside a courthouse. 'Her only 'crime' was being a woman in a country where women face......

Postponed 2020 Games raises questions about drug cheats

IMAGE: There are now new questions that some athletes, whose bans prevented them from competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The one-year postponement of the 2020......

Sports Shorts: Shetty-Rankireddy pull out of BWF Worlds

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty. Photograph: Badminton Association of India/Twitter India's new doubles......

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