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New Delhi, 10/03/2015: (To Go with T.S.Subramanian's story for Frontline) The excavated mounds which have been covered at Kalibangan site in Rajasthan. Photo: S. Subramanium

An early metropolis

Kalibangan, an important Harappan site belonging to the early and mature periods, was excavated between 1961 and 1969.

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BINJOR, RAJASTHAN, 10/03/2015: A seal found at the 4MSR excavation site in Binjor, Rajasthan on March 10, 2015
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Harappan surprise

The discovery and excavation of a new site, 4MSR, near Binjor, Rajasthan, may yield vital clues about the evolution and continuity of the mature and l

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Radhakrishnan at Guruvayoor Chembai Sangeetholsavam 2012 singing Sreekrishnan bhaja manasa sathatham in Thodi

Scientist as an artist

The former Chairman of ISRO is an accomplished Carnatic musician and Kathakali dancer.

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Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation’s GSLV-Mark III rocket lifts off during a test flight carrying CARE (Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment) Crew module from Sriharikota on Thursday. PTI Photo(PTI12_18_2014_000164B)

Giant leap for ISRO

GSLV-Mark III puts a 3.75-tonne unmanned crew module into a sub-orbit as per plan, making it the perfect launch vehicle for India’s human spaceflight.

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FOR DAILY. KIND ATTN. MR. PKS. 29-1-05 . PICTURE TO GO WITH THE STORY OF T.S.S. (TARAPUR)-- AN EMPLOYEE OF THE TARAPUR ATOMIC POWER PROJECT CHECKING A NUCLEAR FUEL BUNDLE MADE OF NATURAL URANIUM FOR ITS INTEGRITY WITH THE HEALP OF A MAGNIFYING GLASS BEFORE THE FUEL BUNDLE IS LOADED INTO THE FOURTH NEW 540 MWe REACTOR ON JANURAY 28. FUEL LOADING ACTIVITY INTO THE REACTOR IS IN FULL SWING AND THINGS ARE ON COURSE FOR THE TAPP-4 INDIGENOUS REACTOR TO START GENERATING ELECTRICITY ANY DAY BETWEEN FEBRUARY 15 AND 20. PHOTO: VIVEK BENDRE

Towards nuclear self-reliance

The 50th year of the Indian nuclear fuel reprocessing programme underlines India’s mastery in all aspects of the nuclear cycle.

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CHENNAI- 03-11-2014 : G.K.Vasan along with the senior leaders of Congress party at the announcement of a new political party plan during a meeting held in Chennai on Monday. Photo: K. V. Srinivasan

Split after defeat

The high command’s high-handedness is blamed for G.K. Vasan’s decision to break away from the Congress and set up his own party.

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India and space

After the Mars orbiter underlines India’s self-reliance in its space programme, now its focus shifts to sending astronauts into space.

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India has developed its first medium range cruise missile called Nirbhay or `fearless’, similar in effect to the American Tomahawk missile. This two stage sub-sonic missile is launched like a rocket and then an aeroplane like engine glides it to its destination. It can carry nuclear weapons and can be used from land and air. This terrain hugging missile can fly at tree top and evade radars and even loiter near target before attacking.

No flight of fancy

The test flight of India’s subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay, which can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads and has a range of 1,000 km, goes e

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(FILES) In this photograph taken on May 13, 2011 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader J. Jayalalithaa greets her party supporters while standing on the balcony of her residence in Chennai. An Indian court on September 27, 2014 convicted Jayalalithaa Jayaram, a former southern filmstar turned popular chief minister of Tamil Nadu, in a corruption case that has dragged on for nearly two decades. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR/FILES

Source of the wealth

The judgment in the disproportionate wealth case against Jayalalithaa says the Chief Minister was the real source of the wealth and delineates the way

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PASUMPON, 30/10/2007: AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa paying homage to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at his memorial at Pasumpon in Ramanathapuram district on the occasion of his birth anniversary._Photo: S. James

Legal jolt

In an unprecedented verdict against political corruption, a Special Court in Bangalore sentences Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to four years’

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Embracing Mars

India celebrates the success of its maiden Mars mission.

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RAWATBHATA, RAJASTHAN, 06/09/2014: A view of Rajasthan Atomic Power Station 5 (RAPS-5) at Rawatbhatta on September 06, 2014.
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India’s nuclear power

While the performance of India’s nuclear power reactors offers plenty of reasons to cheer, there are many hurdles ahead.

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