Jun 16 2008
The last month has been a bad one for the police in India. The Noida double murder has underlined what we have suspected all along — that our police force is transparently inept when it comes to solving crimes.
Jun 14 2008
Ajay is 16 and studies in Class X. But let him loose in cyberspace and he\’s a millionnaire, leaving hundreds of credit card holders broke across the globe.
Jun 14 2008
Tom Werner, chief executive of SunPower (nasdaq: SPWR - news - people ), a leading manufacturer of high-performance solar energy technology, predicts that solar will account for about 10% to 20% of all new power plants in the U.S. by 2015. (Read my...
Jun 11 2008
Belying the popular sayingit takes two hands to clap–a university student in Lucknow has developed a unique talent for clapping by just one hand!
May 15 2008
Myanmar’s generals may have more than self-promoting propaganda in mind by commandeering aid provided by international donors and insisting that the military deliver it without the assistance and expertise of foreign disaster relief personnel. The...
May 9 2008
An Indian seminary in the northern city of Deoband has rejected a proposal for the establishment of separate mosques for Muslim women. The Darul Uloom Deoband Islamic seminary reacted strongly to a proposal by the All-India Muslim Women’s Personal...
May 8 2008
It’s been a good fortnight for rocket scientists. After the PSLV launched 10 satellites into space 10 days ago, India inched closer towards building a “minimum credible nuclear deterrent” against China by testing its longest-range...
May 6 2008
Indonesia on Monday extradited four rebel soldiers from East Timor wanted for alleged involvement in attacks on the tiny nation’s president and prime minister in February. more stories like this Indonesian authorities handed over the four...
May 5 2008
The subprime mortgage crisis and its potential impact on US economic growth has raised concerns whether growth in India — which averaged over 9% in the last three years — will be adversely affected. The Indian economy showed signs of overheating in...
May 3 2008
The UN Security Council has urged Burma to ensure fundamental political freedoms are respected in the 10 May referendum on a constitution. Its statement also called on the military government to allow all political actors to participate in a free, fair...