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Displaced families at Gopalpur demand more compensation
The people displaced for the Tata Steel’s shelved steel project at Gopalpur about 15 years back have demanded compensation as per the Orissa government's Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) policy-2006. Besides, these displaced persons have demanded a monthly allowance of Rs 2,000 to each family. The demands have been raised on the eve of a public hearing scheduled on Tuesday for the Rs 15,000-crore

Ajai Shukla: Nobody's baby: The offset orphan

As this newspaper reported last week, the ministry of defence (MoD) is backtracking from its defence offsets programme. Its resolve to jump-start indigenous defence production through offsets has

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Court dismisses Vedanta plea for refinery expansion
The Orissa High Court Tuesday dismissed Vedanta Aluminum Ltd's petition to quash the central government's notification stalling expansion of its refinery project in the state, a lawyer said.

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'Where are my car keys?'
Joshua Foer won the 2006 US Memory Championship. Moonwalking with Einstein tells the story of his transformation from normal, forgetful human being to champion of recall.

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Political parties oppose Posco land acquisition

Political parties opposing the land acquisition for Posco steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa have once again raised their voice against the project after the company has got the final

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Yunus removal from bank sparks Bangladesh protest
Thousands of Bangladeshis protested on Saturday against the removal of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus from the top post at Grameen Bank, the microlender he founded.

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