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India plans to launch first space shuttle in 2010 – space officialIndia plans to launch first space shuttle in 2010 – space official 13/08/2007 15:51 BANGALORE, August 13 (RIA Novosti) – India is planning to launch a reusable spacecraft for the first time in 2010 and to send a mission to Mars as early as [...]

World’s first laser surgery to destroy brain tumour on conscious patientFrench surgeons have successfully used keyhole laser surgery to destroy a brain tumour on a conscious patient.    Send article as PDF   

Delhi based Economics student who works for sanitation needs of urban poorThis Delhi student doesn’t mind battling alone Azera RahmanSun, Aug 31 12:53 PM New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Dressed like any other college going girl in a bright printed salwar, a pair of flip flops and carrying a jhola (bag), Shahana Sheikh, who became [...]

EU population agingAbout a third of people in the European Union will likely be aged 65 or older by 2060, a Eurostat survey indicates. The EU Observer reported Thursday that Poland will have the largest percentage of elderly people. Researchers expect that in the next 50 years Poland will have at least 36 percent of [...]

‘Maoists didn’t kill VHP leader’ Inmates of Chakapada ashram have dismissed claims that Maoists had a hand in the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati. “I have been working in Kandhmal for the past 28 years. I know what’s going on in this district,” said Laxminarayan Nanda, a teacher at the ashram-run school. … [...]

Breakthrough in Jammu: Samiti suspends stir There has been a breakthrough in the Amarnath land row crisis in Jammu. The Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti has suspended its agitation. The government has allowed the shrine board exclusive use of the Amarnath land for three months during the yatra. The government will review demands to withdraw cases against [...]

UN body’s comment on Kashmir irresponsible, uncalled for: IndiaIndia has expressed regret over the iresponsible remarks by a UN body about alleged human rights abuse in Jammu and Kashmir and underlined that New Delhi did not need any advice to protect the rights of its citizens. Geneva-based OHCHR had expressed concerns over “recent violent … [...]

Industrialist KK Birla dies at 90Noted industrialist and the chairman of the Hindustan Times Dr KK Birla died at his Birla Park residence in Kolkata on Saturday morning after a brief illness. He was 90 years old. Dr Birla, a former Rajya Sabha member and the chairman of several companies, was ailing for the … [...]

Millions Are Displaced by Floods in India Millions of farmers and their families may be displaced for months after severe floods in northern India wiped out crops and homes, leaving hundreds of villages under several feet of water. The Kosi River in Bihar, one of India’s most populous states, jumped its banks this week after [...]

Orissa violence – bare factsMaoist guerrillas and/or Christian missionaries are allegedly behind the killings. Maoists reportedly claimed responsibility for the killings. [Ref]. Christian organizations are suspected as they target Swami Saraswati for anti Christian violence in the past. The outbreak of violence, it said, follows widespread attacks on Christian targets beginning in December 2007. Swami [...]