Word: tensing
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Two years ago, India had a taste of what can happen if the hard-liners in the BJP seize power from the moderates. In the western state of Gujarat, Hindus embarked on a rampage that left about 2,000 Muslims dead. The police stood by while local BJP activists armed...
For the tens of thousands of students who depend on AmeriCorps’ average $4,724 grant to pay for college, it can mean the difference between an interesting, rewarding career and a dead-end, minimum-wage job. By putting those students to work on important service projects, AmeriCorps funding...
Under a microscope, the sensors, called microcantilevers, resemble rows of diving boards or spatulas, each vibrating spontaneously. They can be made so thin that 100 would fit snugly inside a human hair. The cantilever is coated on one side with a chemical that specifically binds a target molecule--say, a...
Minneriya must be one of Sri Lanka's best-kept secrets. In three magical hours, we'd seen just two other cars prowling around. And as the sun began to dip, accompanied by the snapping and cracking of branches, elephants?singly at first, then in tens, then in hundreds?came...
Businessmen like Rao are faced with immense new opportunities?and familiar obstacles?as India's economy enters a critical period in which it could achieve a China-like breakout or stall once again. India's gross domestic product (GDP) soared 8.4% on an annualized basis in the July-to-September...