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How India missed another Nobel Prize
How Narinder Kapany, the Father of Fibre Optics, joins a very long list of Indians who, though richly deserving of the Nobel Prize, have been mysteriously passed over by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences....
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Maoists reject PC"s appeal to give up arm..
A prominent Naxal leader on Thursday rejected Union Home Minister P Chidambarams call to Maoists to abjure violence and take the path of democracy, saying there was no question of giving up arms.Defending their armed struggle, Kisenji told PTI over the phone from an undisclosed location, There will be arms in the hands of the peoples liberation army as long as the state uses arms to throttle the voice of the people.He said, The state should stop killing its own people....
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Indian origin scientist wins 2009 Chemistry Nobel
The trio were awarded for their study of the structure and function of the ribosome, one of lifes core processes....
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Will our democracy be limited to 500 families?
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Indian scientists hail Ramakrishnan
Indian scientists are elated at Venkatraman Ramakrishnan winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry and want him to tour the country to inspire young students towards studying science.It is a wonderful piece of news, said Thirumalachari Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology. Ramasami, himself a renowned scientist, said Ramakrishnans achievement needs to be showcased across the country to inspire the youth to take up science....
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Raje"s resignation can wait: Naidu
Having failed to make former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje quit as leader of the opposition accepting its diktat, the Bharatiya Janata Party central leadership said on her resignation can wait. M Venkaiah Naidu, BJP pointsman for talking to Raje on the issue and deal with her demands before she accedes to the party demand, evaded a question on the fate of the Rajasthan leader saying there were other pressing issues occupying the central leaderships attention at...
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Time to turn on pressure on Pakistan: India
The international community should put effective pressure on Pakistan to implement its stated commitment to deal with terrorist groups within its territory, including members of Al-Qaeda, Talibans Quetta Shura, Hizb-e-Islami, Lashkar-e-Tayiba and other like-minded terrorist groups, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said in New Delhi....
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Is Obama leaning to China on Arunachal issue?
Officials of the US State Department have been briefing the media about the kind of honours that will be accorded to Dr Singh when he visits Washington. These are meant to show that there has been no change in US policies towards India under the Obama administration. The reality is that on every matter, which is of concern to India, greater attention is being paid to Chinas sensitivities and concerns....
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"The Sinhalese don"t object to Tamils leaving Lank..
If the army says sit we have to sit and if they say stand we have to stand. We were better off under the LTTE....
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Discuss the issue of displaced Kashmiri Pandits wi..
An influential American Senator on Tuesday asked United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to take up the plight of Kashmiri Pandits and their future with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to US in November. I urge you to discuss the future of the Pandits with the Indian government, Senator Sherrod Brown from Ohio said in a letter to Secretary Clinton....
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US will target Al-Qaeda wherever it takes root: Ob..
President Barack Obama warned the Al-Qaeda and its leaders that the US would target them not only in their bases in Afghanistan and Pakistan but also in any part of the world where they take roots....
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British spies tried to get rid of VK Krishna Menon..
The attempt to oust High Commissioner V K Krishna Menon failed because of the support of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the book titled The Defence of the Realm: The Authorised History of MI5 by Professor Christopher Andrew released on Monday said....
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BJP, a defeated army with vanquished generals: Con..
Describing the Bharatiya Janata Party as a defeated army with vanquished generals, the Congress on Monday said it was the only party of governance and that the people of Maharashtra would repose their faith in its coalition with the Nationalist Congress Party....
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BJP to issue Vajpayee appeal to poll-bound states
The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to come out with an appeal from its veteran leader Atal Behari Vajpayee on Tuesday, for use in the three poll-bound states....
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Gandhi"s name in Mont Blanc pen sparks controversy
A controversy has erupted over the use of Mahatma Gandhis name and image by Swiss luxury giant Mont Blanc for a Rs 14 lakh pen since the apostle of peace was known for simplicity throughout his life....
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