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Opinion: The question of Dharun Ravi’s apology

By Sunil Adam Fri, May 25, 2012 5:10AM UTC

There was a telling moment during the sentencing of Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student who was convicted of 15 criminal counts in the webcam spying case. That was when Judge Glenn Berman admonished Dharun for not standing when he was being sentenced, and a perplexed Dharun desperately looked

India: Rupee falls, petrol rises; will diesel follow?

By Sriram Vadlamani Thu, May 24, 2012 11:44AM UTC

The Indian rupee is now the worst performing Asian currency. It has slid more than 5% against the dollar this year and as per experts the slide will continue. Yesterday the rupee has touched 56 ($1 = Rs. 56), which is a first. Reasons being cited for the rupee’s fall

Nuclear power: No consensus in Asia or the West

By Graham Land Thu, May 24, 2012 9:02AM UTC

The Fukushima disaster put nuclear power under the microscope throughout the world. But in the aftermath of the worst nuclear incident in 25 years, countries acted differently. Some stopped to reconsider their nuclear programs, while others pushed on with vigor. A few nations reacted sharply against nuclear, especially Japan, where

Indian state gives go-ahead to shoot tiger poachers on sight

By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012 5:24PM UTC

NEW DELHI (AP) — A western Indian state has declared war on animal poaching by sanctioning its forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks against tigers, elephants and other wildlife. The government in Maharashtra says injuring or killing suspected poachers will no longer

15 die as Indian passenger train rams freight train

By AP News Tue, May 22, 2012 4:33PM UTC

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 15 people in the collision and fire, officials said. At least 70 people were rescued from the crash in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh state, and at least 35