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2 more Indian pilots arrested in licensing scandal

By AP News Tue, Mar 22, 2011 3:12PM UTC

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian official says two more airline pilots with fake documentation have been arrested in a growing investigation of corruption in awarding aviation licenses. Anti-corruption official Umesh Mishra said Tuesday the two pilots flew with a budget airline and were awarded their licenses based on forged

Cricket: What it will take for India to win the World Cup

By Sriram Vadlamani Tue, Mar 22, 2011 1:31PM UTC

The Indian team’s middle order is brittle, bowling is weak and fielding is lethargic. Yet it can win the World Cup if it follows a few simple rules, strategies or old sayings – whatever you call it. It has three matches left – quarter-final, semi-final and the final. India has to follow

India arrests 2 Britons on past pedophilia verdict

By AP News Tue, Mar 22, 2011 12:01PM UTC

MUMBAI (AP) — Police on Monday re-arrested two British charity workers convicted of sexually abusing boys in their Mumbai shelter after their 2008 acquittal was overturned. The Supreme Court ordered Duncan Grant and Allan Waters to serve the rest of their six-year prison terms on Friday. The two, who had

Is India nuclear ready?

By Sriram Vadlamani Tue, Mar 22, 2011 1:29AM UTC

Japan’s nuclear crisis is far from over. And it is anything but safe. Countries importing materials from Japan are testing and finding radiation in the products. There are widespread fears of the radiation leak reaching the west coast in the US. All major countries are reviewing their nuclear installations. New

Despite Japan and WikiLeaks, India’s nuclear program on track

By Asia Society Mon, Mar 21, 2011 10:15PM UTC

In the wake of the nuclear accident at Fukushima, Japan, India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and spokesmen for its nuclear industries rushed to reassure the country’s citizens that its nuclear industry was safe. No other country in the world has as much national pride wrapped up in nuclear power than