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Denied jobs, blacks in Iowa test new bias theory
In a case closely watched by civil rights activists, an Iowa judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants monetary damages for hiring practices used by Iowa state government that they say have disadvantaged them.Experts say the case is the largest class-action lawsuit of its kind against an entire state government's civil service system, and tests a legal

Unitech drops after SC cancels licences

The Unitech traded with over 8.5 percent losses after the Supreme Court scrapped 122 telecom licences, including 22 licences of Uninor, in a historic judgement given by it on Thursday.

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NEOShield to protect Earth from big asteroid or comet

A new international project called NEOShield is set to assess the threat posed by Near Earth Objects (NEO) and look at the best possible solutions for dealing with a big asteroid or comet on a

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Expert panel recommends green nod for Subarnarekha port

The decks have been cleared for the establishment of a non-major port at Subarnarekha river mouth in Balasore district with the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Union ministry of environment

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ICFRE for extraction of iron ore up to 30 mt in Karnataka

The macro-level Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Study conducted by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) in the mining areas of Chitradurga and Tumkur in view of the

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Mining in Western Ghats opposed...
Dharwad-based NGO plans to contest ICFRE recommendation in SC.

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