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India eyes 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047 — but should it gamble on small reactors or stick to proven tech?India is revisiting nuclear energy to meet increasing power demands and achieve energy independence, aiming for a 12.5-fold increase in nuc...
Mahayuti alliance sweeps Maharashtra Assembly pollsThe Mahayuti alliance, led by the BJP, secured a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections. Winning 228 out of 288 seats, the...
Mass detentions, unprecedented protests, Covid pivot: Is China's Xi losing grip on power?China's highly critical Covid-zero strategy and equally controversial U-turn have put the nation's ruling Communist Party under unprecedent...
Deadly floods in Italy kill 10, several missingSeveral Italian towns were hit by floods on September 16. The devastating event resulted from a heavy downpour that swept the region on Sep...
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami terms Imran-led govt as worst in country's historyHaq said the Prime Minister Imran Khan had promised to provide 10 million jobs, but the government instead rendered millions jobless.
Working with consumers to end tobacco’s death toll
Second wave of Covid infections is not a wave, but it’s a Tsunami: Uddhav ThackerayAddressing the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister said that the second wave of Covid infections could be far worse then the first wave and t...
View: Stop the Left turn. Congress needs to woo the middle class back"Citizen empowerment through rights-based legislation (RTI, RTE, Lok Pal, FSA etc) was a smart strategy, but suddenly the Congress veered l...
UNSC: India's permanent membership should be key but not pre-eminent foreign policy goalThe UN today, with 193 member countries, faces vastly different challenges than it did when it started 70 years ago with 51 members.
- Why this is Indian IT industry's Kodak moment
Between 2003 and 2011, Kodak gradually cost-cut its way to oblivion shedding 47,000 jobs, 13 manufacturing plants and 130 processing labs.
Is planet Earth on 'quake mode' again? Experts watch closelyExperts find it difficult to draw a quick conclusion as predicting the quakes more accurately in time and space still remains a task for th...
Japan's battered opposition picks Katsuya Okada as new leaderJapan's opposition party has picked Katsuya Okada as its new leader as it tries to recover from a disastrous showing in December's general ...
General Motors India raises car prices by up to Rs 61,000General Motors India today increased vehicle prices by up to Rs 61,000 in order to partially offset the impact of rising input costs and ex...
Climate change is natural, not just man-made: ExpertsAs the world grapples with climate change and methods to tackle natural and man-induced disasters, the role of science should be to provide...
US committed to work to help Tsunami-hit region, says John KerryKerry said he will never forget hearing the news of the Tsunami hitting the Indian Ocean 10 years ago. He pledged to act on climate change.
- Panasonic gears up it's India growth strategy
Japan's largest consumer electronics maker increases marketing spend, projects itself as young brand, launches innovative products and puts...
- US prepared to tap its petroleum reserve if needed
President Barack Obama said he is prepared to tap the United States' emergency oil reserve should the situation demand it.
Financial WMDs and the regulatorsRegulators must know the implications of organisational structures, products and practices of market participants.
- Sri Lanka: Traveler's surprising delight
It's so close to home and yet it has a very different charm. Sri Lanka has a an infailing ability to surprise travellers.
- Airlines fly in formation to beat rough weather
UAL’s United Airlines and Continental Airlines are exploring a possible combination, while Midwest Air Group has turned down an unsolicited...