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Triumph of hope
The only thing lacking at this year’s glittering Oscar awards ceremony was the glint of surprise. Positioned as the runaway favourite — having already dominated the Golden Globe and the Bafta awards — Slumdog ...

A device of last resort
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who also holds charge of Finance, has advised Indian industry to protect jobs, even if it meant “reduction in compensation at various levels.” His suggestion came even as Labour Minister ...

Leader Page Articles
What ails All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
By R. Ramachandran

It is an irony that India’s premier healthcare institution had to summon the services of a private specialty hospital for the Prime Minister’s complex surgery.

News Analysis
Non-violence: the way forward
By Jim McDermott

‘India and the United States are far more similar than we are different.’

Carbon markets are collapsing
By Julian Glover

Europe’s system to edge up the cost of emissions and boost green energy has backfired. There isn’t much time to rescue it.

India protects remedies from foreign patents
By Randeep Ramesh

Trend towards ‘bio-prospecting’ identified; 200,000 treatments licensed for free public use.

Medicines, ancient and modern
— Ginger patented to treat obesity. However, officials have found that in a Siddha preparation, extracts of ginger root are used in a treatment for obesity. — Citrus peel extract patented to treat skin disorders ...

Corrections and clarifications
A report “Karat slams UPA policies” (February 22, 2009) said that Mr. P. Chidambaram is the Finance Minister. Mr. Chidambaram is now the Union Home Minister. The caption of the accompanying photograph in a report “Lalu ...

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