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Indian scientists recall 'giant leap' (19 July 04:47) |
| For space scientists around the world, Neil Armstrong's 'giant leap for mankind' was a defining event. It was no different for scientists in India. |
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A piece of lunar history lies in India (19 July 04:46) |
| As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, few know about the role played by Indian scientists. |
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Diary of a moon-spotter (19 July 04:43) |
| It was the first time that earth-bound man left his footprint on another celestial body. On television in New Delhi, science writer V S P Kurup, now 78, watched Neil Armstrong's moonwalk. |
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Mumbai went Lunatic (19 July 04:42) |
| India's financial capital will never forget Sunday, October 26, 1969. Lakhs of people braved the sultry weather and thronged the streets -right from Santa Cruz airport to downtown Mumbai. |
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Back to the jungle (12 July 12:24) |
| Colonial-era forest rest houses in the hills are being spruced up to attract tourists.
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Q&A: 'Uighurs have no links with al-Qaida' (12 July 12:12) |
| In an interview with Shobhan Saxena, Rebiya Kadeer speaks about the riots which have left hundreds dead and injured in China's restive province.
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Real(ly) entertainment or simply freak shows? (12 July 12:09) |
| As TV channels get desperate to grab eyeballs, their reality shows bring bizarre and weird people into our living rooms.
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No budget worries for Youngistan (05 July 01:16) |
| Most young Indians say they would be interested in the Budget only if it helps them save more taxes.
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More power needed for pushing renewable energy (05 July 01:13) |
| Renewables can solve our energy woes, if tapped in time. |
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Maya's megalomania? (28 June 12:03) |
| On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a petition against the Mayawati government for using public money to build sandstone memorials across Lucknow. A glimpse of the new 'pink city'. |
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Women in love: To hell and back in 15 days (28 June 12:01) |
| The coming out party may be becoming bigger in urban India but for many, the closet door is still firmly shut. Earlier this month, two young girls in love decided to push it open a crack.
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Straight talk (28 June 12:00) |
| Much of the debate about homosexuality in India has focused on Section 377, which criminalizes same-sex activity. |
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Why India is meeting Bharat (21 June 01:31) |
| Politicians and corporates are walking the extra mile to invest in the aam aadmi. |
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Two days in the life of a farmer (21 June 01:24) |
| A VIP visit to a village brings excitement and media attention. But does anything change? Last week, Union minister of state for communications and technology Sachin Pilot visited Baad ka Jh... |
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Indo-Pak talks: Mapping Manmohan Singh's mind (21 June 01:20) |
| Mumbai meant the "open" borders strategy had to be reworked. The situation in Pakistan has also undergone many changes. The mantra now is "secure" and "safe" borders. If Pakistan hurtles tow... |
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When crime gets creative (14 June 12:00) |
| Seventy years after the term was coined by an American criminologist, white collar crime is becoming frighteningly endemic in India. |
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Duping the gullible: The cunning art of conning (14 June 12:00) |
| Conmen thrive in environments afflicted by poor guardianship - policing, institutional mechanisms and societal criticism. |
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Does Hindi need word imports? (14 June 12:00) |
| English got its millionth word just days ago. But what of Hindi lagging far behind with just 1,20,000 words?
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Free vs fee: Why govt schools deliver results (14 June 12:00) |
| The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas outshine every other Indian school. Their pass percentage in this year's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X exams was 97.8.
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Walmart (07 June 12:48) |
| For millions of American families, discount shopping and warehouse wholesaling by way of Wal-Mart and its Price Club-like affiliates (Sam's Club, Costco, etc) is the life blood of suburban e... |
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Cry, my beloved Sri Lankans (07 June 12:46) |
| India's stand was shameful, says the 'Tamil street'.
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Memo to India: Look west, at Iran (07 June 12:45) |
| Iran is changing and the June 12 elections could well be a turning point. Should India be paying attention? Sunday Times reports from the ground.
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7 steps to the 21st century (31 May 01:11) |
| It's 2009, but India still does not have a government that works - transparently and fast. It does not have to be that way. We do not need to creak painfully into the future. |
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Sundarban battles with a hungry tide (31 May 01:08) |
| A traveller weeps over the deadly blow that cyclone Aila has dealt the unique ecosystem. |
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Copycat criminals: When fiction inspires real-life evil (31 May 01:06) |
| Earlier this week, an Iranian serial killer named Mahin admitted that she found inspiration for her six murders in crime writer Agatha Christie's popular novels. |
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Orwell's State of misgovernance (31 May 01:04) |
| The Ministry of Truth contained, it was said, three thousand rooms above ground level, and corresponding ramifications below. |
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Paris passe, India’s incredible (24 May 01:40) |
| Tight budgets, great domestic deals and foreign flu scares are sending the desi globetrotter on a discovery of India instead.
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Around the world in 80 minutes, virtually (24 May 01:40) |
| Twelve-year-old Ashutosh Sinha’s holiday homework involved making a PowerPoint slideshow about his impressions of the monuments he planned to visit over the summer.
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Do you fear the ‘devil’ in your child’s mobile? (24 May 01:39) |
| If so, you are one of the many parents who feel disconnected from the tech-savvy GenNext.
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Anger & angst in Nepal
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| So what does it have to do with us, one might ask. Everything, if one goes by the views of the man on the street, who says India is meddling too much. Keshav Pradhan assesses the mood in Ka... |
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Rocky Returns (10 May 02:29) |
| As producers and multiplex owners dig in their heels over profits, ‘House Full' signs are a thing of the past. But it's stagnant popcorn sales that are really hitting profits.
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Foreign tourists down, Indians say ‘Wah Taj’ (03 May 12:51) |
| If you thought the downturn only hits people, think again. The slowdown has hit the world’s most famous monument to love and India’s most popular heritage site, the Taj Mahal.
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Pandemic of fear (03 May 12:50) |
| Ishita Chauhan is a worried woman. After a bad coughing fit, her husband is down with fever. He’s an asthma patient so illness is hardly unexpected in Delhi’s hot dry summer.
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How the Tamil Tigers lost their stripes (03 May 12:49) |
| "The manner in which the group - that prided itself on being a highly motivated and trained cadre-based organisation - has sunk rapidly, shows that it went on self-destruct mode."
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Windows open up on the Gates (03 May 12:48) |
| Bill Gates’ father has just published a book. But it’s not about his famous son, just the challenge of spending money wisely.
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New world order (26 April 01:13) |
| As President Obama marks his first hundred days in office on Wednesday, STOI asks whether George Bush’s Grave Old World is being ‘Obamalgamated’ into a Brave New World.
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Will the new voter activism fizzle out? (26 April 01:09) |
| They are flinging their shoes at politicians; they are keen to find out all they can about candidates standing for election; they are urging everyone to come out and vote.
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Deal to outsource IIM test to be sealed in May (26 April 01:08) |
| In a case of reverse outsourcing, the Common Admission Test of the Indian Institutes of Management will soon be contracted out to a foreign agency.
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Caste: Racism in all but name? (26 April 01:07) |
| The Indian government may gloat over the diplomatic triumph that caste-based discrimination was not equated with racism at Geneva’s ‘World Conference on Racism’ last week.
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How to do social good with a business strategy (26 April 01:05) |
| Philanthro-capitalists are showing how to mix big business with social enterprise.
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Year Zero, a great political tool? (19 April 01:10) |
| Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh says the use of computers causes unemployment. Sunday Times examines why politicians want to return to the past. |
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Meet the ideal male 'professional wife' (19 April 01:08) |
| Prince Philip, husband of the British Queen, became UK's longest-serving consort on Saturday. How hard is it to be a spouse a la Philip and D S Shekhawat, husband of President Pratibha Patil... |
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Mystical diplomacy (19 April 01:04) |
| Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there — Jalaluddin Rumi. |
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'Rein in ego, greed' (19 April 12:57) |
| For years, N R Narayana Murthy resisted when people told him to write a book on Infosys, the company he founded 28 years ago. The story, they said, would be worth telling. He has finally wri... |
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The rise and rise of Iftikhar Chaudhry (12 April 01:24) |
| Is the reinstated and hugely popular chief justice Pakistan's conscience? |
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The future of war (12 April 01:20) |
| The US has said it will switch from old battle strategies of fighting nation states to one geared to threats from non-state actors. Should India also be rethinking its long-term military spe... |
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Own a plane, almost (12 April 01:17) |
| Once upon a time, timeshares were offered only for swank apartments and holiday resorts. Now, you can part-own a private plane. |
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Does high IQ + semester system = Nobel genius? (12 April 01:15) |
| Delhi University is divided over implementing the semester system. Does this method really make for more creative minds?
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Why Varun, Mamata faked a foreign degree (05 April 01:49) |
| Are Indians simply so hung up about a 'phoren' degree they want one even though they have no claim to it? Or do we have a talent and aptitude for deception and fakery?
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Tough trial by fire (05 April 01:05) |
| Like Anjali Waghmare, there have been other lawyers who have similarly defended 'the indefensible'. How hard is it to walk the talk of high ideals and justice?
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