Articles by Times of India

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Indian-American Scientist Has Discovered a Way to Eat Meat without Killing Animals
The Huffington Post, The Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service, 21 Mar 2016

14 Mar 2016 – An Indian-American scientist-led team has developed contamination-free meat from animal cells in a laboratory that could be harvested in 9 to 21 days, a new technique that could help in stopping large scale slaughtering of animals globally.

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I Am a Marxist, Dalai Lama Says
The Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service, 19 Jan 2015

“As far as social-economic theory is concerned, I am still a Marxist,” the spiritual leader said adding that he admires Marxism because of its focus on reducing gap between the rich and the poor.

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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant a ‘Stillborn Child’, Says S P Udayakumar
The Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service, 27 Oct 2014

The Kudankulam nuclear power project is a ‘stillborn child’ and it may never be commissioned to produce electricity, S P Udayakumar, convenor of People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy, said at a protest organised by the Social Democratic Party of India on Saturday [25 Oct 2014].

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Cancer Behind 70% Deaths in India’s Atomic Energy Hubs
V Narayan & Malathy Iyer, TNN – The Times of India, 8 Sep 2014

7 Sep 2014 – Cancer caused almost 70% of the 3,887 health-related deaths in the atomic energy hubs across the country over the last 20 years, an RTI reply has revealed.

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BRICS Countries Oppose Ban on Putin Attending G20 Summit
Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service, 31 Mar 2014

25 Mar 2014 – Brazil, India, China and South Africa today opposed any restrictions on participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Australia later this year in the wake of Russia annexing Crimea from Ukraine.

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‘De-Americanised’ World Needed after US Shutdown: China Media
AFP – The Times of India, 14 Oct 2013

“As US politicians of both political parties (fail to find a) viable deal to bring normality to the body politic they brag about, it is perhaps a good time for the befuddled world to start considering building a de-Americanised world,” the state news agency Xinhua said Sunday [13 Oct 2013]. “Such alarming days when the destinies of others are in the hands of a hypocritical nation have to be terminated.”

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India’s Guilt-Free Makeup: Testing Cosmetics on Animals Banned
Janani Sampath – The Times of India, 1 Jul 2013

It may be just the first step, but it certainly has brought smiles to the faces of animal right activists. The Bureau of Indian Standards on Friday [28 June 2013] approved the removal of animal tests from the country’s cosmetics standard. India becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to end the practice.

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Inferior Parts Being Used in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant: Top Scientist
The Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service, 22 Apr 2013

Chennai 7 Apr 2013: The Centre, speeding up the process to commission the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, received a jolt from one of the country’s noted nuclear scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) A Gopalakrishnan, who raised doubts about the quality of equipment in the plant. “Sub-standard materials have come to the Kudankulam plant and they are causing problems,” he alleged.

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BRICS Agrees to Create $100 bn Contingency Fund
Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Apr 2013

In a major achievement for India in its campaign for reforming the international financial architecture, BRICS nations on Wednesday [27 Mar 2013] decided to establish a new development bank to finance infrastructure and to create a USD 100 billion Contingency Reserve Arrangement to tackle any financial crisis in the emerging economies.

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What About N-Waste from Kudankulam, HC Asks Centre
The Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Jul 2012

Where will the nuclear waste from the Kudankulam nuclear power plant be kept and what are the Centre’s plans to process the spent fuel to ensure that it does not damage the environment? This is what the Madras high court, hearing a batch of public interest petitions on the nuclear plant, wants to know from the Centre.

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Power of 5
Shobhan Saxena – The Times of India, 9 Apr 2012

A few stock questions later, the [World] Bank chief [Robert Zoellick] turned his attention to the proposed BRICS bank. “It’s a complicated venture which will have a hard time getting off the ground and match the expertise of the World Bank,” Zoellick said.

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India Snubs US, Hails Iran’s N-Plan
The Times of India – TRANSCEND Media Service, 24 May 2010

The growing policy rift between India and the US on how to deal with Iran’s nuclear enrichment plans has come out in the open with foreign minister S M Krishna disagreeing with the American position to welcome Tehran’s decision to send its low enriched uranium stock to Turkey.

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