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January 27, 2005

'It is disintegrated UPA vs united NDA in Bihar'
If the NDA sustains its vote share, Bihar is in for a surprise, argues Arun Jaitley.

January 25, 2005

'Indians think NRIs are promiscuous, parent-hating mongrels'
'We might not think, speak or operate like our cousins in India. We are cultural hybrids. We are creating something new. Don't fear it, embrace it,' says Fulbright Scholar Ankur Bahl.

January 20, 2005

'The argument for secularism is never won'
'We cannot assume that religious nationalism is gone, it is not; it is a powerful force in our politics. We have to redirect that force.'

January 17, 2005

'Mangroves reduce tidal waves'
'We have to initiate a bio-shield movement along the coastal areas,' says Dr M S Swaminathan.

January 14, 2005

'We have to restore livelihoods'
'A people-to-people approach is needed. People should work within the existing governmental structure. Help is something that everyone can provide,' says UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor.

January 13, 2005

'IITians don't rule the world'
Here's an Indian whose has proved that the sky is not the limit! Dr Amitabha Ghosh was the only Asian to serve on NASA's Mars Pathfinder mission. At present, he is on the Mars Odyssey Mission and the Mars Exploration Rover Mission.

January 10, 2005

'Whenever I won a tournament, Indians would thank me'
Vijay Amritraj needs no introduction, in India or abroad. For years, he was the country's brand ambassador on the world's tennis courts, the only reason the Indian flag was unfurled, the reason the national anthem was heard.

January 07, 2005

No tsunami effect on nuclear plant
'Even before the wave hits the shore, the reactors were shut down,' says nuclear expert L V Krishnan.

January 06, 2005

'Similar quake may not happen this century'
'Quake didn't cause much change in geography,'says Dr Stuart Sipkin, Director, World Data Centre for Seismology at the US Geological Survey.

January 03, 2005

'We are getting more bodies everyday'
Ever since the killer tsunami hit Nagapattinam, district Collector M Veera Shanmugha Moni has hardly had any sleep.

'We want to reach out to every island'
'One of our tasks is to help the nation in times like this. The Indian armed forces have always done it,'says Lt General B S Thakur, Commander-in-Chief, unified command, Andaman and Nicobar Command.