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Only when warranted
They were issued against Richard Gere for a harmless peck on Shilpa Shetty’s cheek during a public function. They have been served on M.F. Husain on the basis of complaints made by bigoted elements that accused him of producing obscene ...

Of mice and men
The Nobel Prize for medicine awarded this year to three scientists is for their contribution to identifying and isolating embryonic stem cells from mice and for discovering the principles to produce genetically modified mice. While Martin J. ...

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Dimensions of rural poverty in Tamil Nadu
By Girija Vaidyanathan, Atul Anand & R. Srinivasan

In Tamil Nadu, the rural poor are the marginal and small farmers and landless agricultural labourers. A comprehensive agricultural strategy should include conferment of land ownership with increased public investment in agriculture.

News Analysis
Is it pause, halt or end?
By M.R. Srinivasan

A look at the possible scenarios in the event that the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal is put on the back burner.

Poland, ahead of a snap general election
By Kate Connolly

Most young Poles are horrified by the ultra-nationalism of the Kaczynski twins, but they still command huge support from older voters.

How ‘vulture funds’ prey on poor nations
By Ashley Seager and James Lewis

They buy up sovereign debt issued by the countries at a fraction of its face value then sue them in courts for the full face value plus interest.

Corrections and clarifications
The heading of a report was “New study on how the Himalyas formed” (“Newscape” page, October 18, 2007). “Himalyas” should have been “Himalayas”. The first paragraph in a ...

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