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Fri, 27 Jan 2012
Planning for mass rapid transport system in metros should start now as it spurs growth
One important urban change that happened in recent weeks and evoked unprecedented response was the launch of the first section of Namma Metro in Bangalore. It is either introduction of the rail system or the Metro that significantly changes the landmark of a city or eve...Full Story
I was not a party to decision: environmentalist
Organisers of the London Olympics were on Friday embroiled in a fresh row after Meredith Alexander, the environmentalist who resigned from its ethics panel over Dow Chemical's sponsorship of the Games, denied official claims that she was a party to the contentious decis...Full Story
'Dow bought Bhopal's toxic legacy'
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet LONDON: Meredith Alexander, who first announced her resignation as ethics commissioner of the London authority to TOI, on Friday said Dow Chemicals, by buying Union Carbide, had also bought the toxic legacy of Bhopal, and it was Dow's liabilit...Full Story
UCC sold tech indirectly to India: Activists
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet NEW DELHI: In what could spell greater trouble for Dow Chemical Company, Bhopal activists have pleaded to join the curative petition in the Supreme Court citing "evidence that its subsidiary, Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), sold its technolog...Full Story
A cartload of Mumbai
| Ankit Ajmera Tweet Rate me.... | Share Share Share Share | Posted On Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 02:09:37 AM | There are about 18,000 registered handcarts in the city. When was the last time you noticed one? Tobias Megerle, a German who has lived in Mumbai for the p...Full Story
India assures global CEOs of FDI in retail
| In the aftermath of FDI suspension in multi-brand retail, India today sought to dispel apprehensions regarding alleged policy paralysis in the country. | In a meeting with the chiefs of global retail chains Wal-Mart and the Metro Group at the World Economic Forum (WEF...Full Story
'Taj Mahal minaret has tilted 3.57 cm'
New Delhi: A minaret of the famed Taj Mahal has recorded a tilt of 3.57 cm in three decades but overall there is no significant change in heights of points lying on the main structure of the monument. | This has been revealed in an affidavit filed by the Archaeological ...Full Story
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Sat 28 Jan 2012
Think long term on Indian realty
Gulf News | The non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the UAE and Gulf who purchased property back home in December have already benefitted in the short term after the Indian rupee touched a new low last month and has since gained 6.4 per cent. This does not mean inv...
Must India downplay its secular credentials?
Deccan Chronicle | As part of a secular nation, one must be able to respect and appreciate religions other than one’s own without prejudice or dismay. And what better way to do it than as an academic and intellectual exercise? But is India ready to display its mult...
Fri 27 Jan 2012
Why is curcumin from turmeric touted by so many physicians?
The Examiner | What substance is in turmeric and curry powder that so many doctors are touting as a possible memory enhancer focused on perhaps helping to prevent Alzheimer's disease? It's curcumin. | Should you take a dash of black pepper and a dash of turmeric ...
ASI report to SC on minar's tilt in Taj Mahal
DNA India | A minaret of the famed Taj Mahal has recorded a tilt of 3.57 cm in three decades but overall there is no significant change in heights of points lying on the main structure of the monument. | This has been revealed in an affidavit filed by the Arch...
ASI report to SC on minar's tilt in Taj Mahal
Zeenews New Delhi: A minaret of the famed Taj Mahal has recorded a tilt of 3.57 cm in three decades but overall there is no significant change in heights of points lying on the main structure of the monument. | This has been revealed in an affidavit filed by...
A new Madurai in the making
The Hindu Since the beginning of this millennium, Madurai residents have become comfortable with the residential apartment concept. | Next to Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchi, this ‘temple city' seems to be the most preferred destination for many reputed ...
A Question of Honor
The New York Times | KARACHI, Pakistan — In recent years, Pakistanis have been increasingly consumed by the concept of ghairat, or honor. An urge to defend the nation’s ghairat — a blend of intense patriotism and heightened religiosity — underpins the countryâ€...
Drop Dow as London Games sponsor: IOA
The Hindu With no response coming from either the IOC or the London Olympics organisers to their previous protest, the Indian Olympic Association today shot off another letter to both the bodies demanding Dow Chemical’s removal as sponsor of the upcoming...
India renews demand for dropping Dow as London Olympics sponsor
m&c | New Delhi - The Indian Olympic Association Friday renewed its demand that the London Olympics remove Dow Chemical Company as the sponsor of the upcoming Games. | The body shot off a letter to the International Olympic Association and the London Gam...
Now it's ladies night in Uttar Pradesh
Sydney Morning Herald | Mayawati is a chief minister drawn from the lower castes, swears like a trooper and is defending her lacklustre record in office, marked more by erecting larger-than-life statues of herself and her party symbol, the elephant, than lifting her state...
Notes: American Mattek-Sands reaches first Grand Slam final
CBS News | CBSSports.com wire reports Print Email a Friend Facebook Twitter RSS Share | MELBOURNE, Australia -- After reaching her first Grand Slam final, the big question for Bethanie Mattek-Sands is what to wear for the occasion? | The 26-year-old American,...
Drop Dow as London Olympics sponsor: IOA
The Times Of India NEW DELHI: With no response coming from either the IOC or the London Olympics organisers to their previous protest, the Indian Olympic Association on Friday shot off another letter to both the bodies demanding Dow Chemical's removal as sponsor of the...
"Vindicated" India renews call for London to drop Dow
The Guardian By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday renewed its demand that London 2012 terminates its sponsorship deal with Dow Chemicals, feeling vindicated by the resignation of a Games watchdog panel ...
Jagdish Tytler Calls for Immediate Sacking of Kalmadi
The Siasat Daily | New Delhi, January 27: The Vice President of Indian Olympic Association, Jagdish Tytler has called for the immediate sacking of CWG chief Suresh Kalmadi. This comes as a heavy blow to the latter, who was granted bail last week. Recently Minister of...
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