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The Morning Wrap: Pawar Asks Modi To Rescind State Veto On GM Crop Trials; India Plans 'Green' Supercomputers

The Morning Wrap: Pawar Asks Modi To Rescind State Veto On GM Crop Trials; India Plans 'Green' Supercomputers
Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Indian Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar greet each other before the launch of the 'Mission Milk' National Dairy Plan at the National Dairy Development Board, NDDB, Amul in Anand town, some 75 kms from Ahmedabad, on April 19, 2012. Indian Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar launched the National Dairy Plan in the presence of Gujarat state Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY (Photo credit should read SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Indian Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar greet each other before the launch of the 'Mission Milk' National Dairy Plan at the National Dairy Development Board, NDDB, Amul in Anand town, some 75 kms from Ahmedabad, on April 19, 2012. Indian Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar launched the National Dairy Plan in the presence of Gujarat state Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY (Photo credit should read SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images)

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Bolstered by the Bombay High Court order overturning the ban on Maggi, Nestle India plans to bring back the popular instant noodles back in the market by the end of this year subject to certain clearances.

Aftab Khanna wonders if e-commerce companies in India maybe stretching themselves too thin.

Siddharth Bharwani prognosticates ten top tech careers for the future.

21 teachers of government primary schools in Balrampur district of eastern Uttar Pradesh, were on Saturday, booked after their marksheets and educational certificates were found to be fake, officials said.

The first high-level talks in nearly a year between South Korea and North Korea stretched into the early hours of Sunday, as the rivals looked to defuse mounting tensions that have pushed them to the brink of a possible military confrontation.

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Pakistan has pulled out all the stops to erase evidence that Mohammad Naveed Yakub is one of its own, following the captured Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant’s confession that he is from Faisalabad

Reopening the debate on genetically modified (GM) crops, former Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do away with a rule introduced by his former cabinet colleague, Jairam Ramesh, with regard to field trials of such crops.

The life-insurance industry has seen a 90% fall in the pensions business thanks to an amendment in tax laws.

The Supreme Court has red-flagged a mega rail line through the Western Ghats citing potential, ecological damage.

Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra.

Off The Front Page

Usain Bolt beat his controversial rival Justin Gatlin by just one-hundredth of a second on Sunday as he retained his world 100m title in a race billed as a battle between clean sports and doping.

India plans to build a new class of 'green' supercomputers by 2016.

A gooseberry-sized diamond thought to be worth Rs 50 crore has disappeared from Panna, triggering whodunit theories in the Madhya Pradesh district known for its precious stones.

A perceived 'Naxalite' threat has deprived a village in Bihar of a functioning bank.

Maggi noodles may be going to Harvard, where Ivy Leaguers will try to pick apart the tangled strands of a narrative that saw the discovery of excessive lead content, the Indian food regulator banning the product in June, mass incineration in cement kilns and then a court battle.

Opinion

Praveen Swami says that the Modi government needs some fresh ideas to deal with Pakistan.

P Raman says that "...Modi has simply applied his centralised style of government management to the more sensitive area of tackling political crises..."

Shiv Viswanathan says that in interpreting the ritual of Santhara the courts gave up a chance to consider definitions of life and death in new light.

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