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Business and Economy
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Out of Control Revenue Deficit
(June 02, 2006)
In worrying signs for the economy,
the latest revenue expenditure
statement released by the
Government, revenue deficit
ballooned in April and was 21.5%
of the estimated deficit in the
budget compared to 18.8% last
year. <More>
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33% Higher IT Exports at USD
23.6B
(June 02, 2006)
Fourth year in a row,
Information Technology (IT)
and Information Technology
Enabled Services (ITES) grew
at an astounding 33% netting
USD 23.5 billion from exports
and 31% domestic growth
netting USD 29.6 billion.<More>
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GDP Performs Above Expectation
(June 01, 2006)
Better Agriculture, Manufacturing,
and Services sector performance
saw the Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) going up to 8.4% compared to
7.5% the previous year; the stock
market actually collapsed despite
the good news citing global
concerns.<More>
Cess for Port Development
(May 31, 2006)
The Shipping Ministry is
planning to impose a cess to
develop funds to build major
and minor ports in India to
double India’s dismal share
of global mercantile trade
of .8% by 2009. <More>
Assam Plans to
fortify Tea Brand
(May 30, 2006)
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With declining
revenues due to
declining quality of
once preeminent Assam
Tea accounting for
60% of India’s tea
output, the newly
elected Government of
Assam has
initiated several
steps to reclaim the
lost glory.<More
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FDI Target at USD12B, Exports Up
(May 29, 2006)
Despite the Stock Market
meltdown, India projected a
USD 12B Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) this year
and reported a year on year
27% rise in merchandise
exports and USD 20.52% in
imports.<
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Railways Loses to Budget Airlines
(May
29, 2006)
The advent of budget airlines has eroded high-margin upper class segment of the
Indian Railways (IR) two years in a row causing it to lose over 10% in revenues
and analysts predict this trend to continue.<More
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Kalam Returns OoP Bill
(May 31, 2006)
President Abdul Kalam
returned the controversial
Office of Profit Bill that
sought to exempt some 50 odd
positions occupied by allies
and Congressmen from
disqualification and asked
for clarifications from the
Government before he could
sign it.<More>
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SC Intervenes on
Quota, Demands
Answers from Govt
(May 30, 2006)
The Supreme Court
(SC) admitted a
Public Interest
Litigation (PIL) on
the ongoing quota
issue and asked
several inconvenient
questions to the
Government while
appealing to the
striking doctors to
withdraw their
strike.<
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The Decreasing Relevance of Hurriyat
(May 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh defied terrorism and
continued his roundtable
discussions with various
groups with Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
and proposed setting up 5
groups to consider various
issues but vowed to fight
terrorism from Pakistan.<More
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Environment, Health and
Education
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Smoking Ban in Bollywood
Movies
(June 01, 2006)
After months of debate and
indecision, the Health and the
Information and Broadcasting
Ministries seemed to have
decided that smoking in movies
is definitely bad for India
and have proposed a series of
measures.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security
and Science & Technology
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(June 02, 2006)
Better intelligence data
helped security forces stopped
a potentially horrendous
terrorist attempt by suspected
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)
terrorists to attack the {Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)}
headquarters at Nagpur. <More>
Pressure on US to Punish Pak
(June 01, 2006)
Increasing number of policy
makers, and opinion makers in the
US are demanding that the US
review its bogus position of
Pakistan as a frontline ally
against terrorism and demand a
firm deadline by which it can
reign in its military and
intelligence agencies. <More>
Navy Seeks Advanced Choppers
(May 31, 2006)
The Navy is seeking the
immediate purchase of 16
medium lift helicopters at
the cost of USD 1 billion
and an additional 8 in the
next few months to fill the
shortage of 46 helicopters.<More>
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Neighbors
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India-China
Strengthen Military
Training
(May 30, 2006)
India and China
signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU)
that would
institutionalize
military training and
exercises to add
enough punch to the
faltering strategic
relationship.<More
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World
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Baradei Asks US Congress to Support Nuke Deal
(May 26, 2006)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief El
Baradei came out strongly to support the Indo-US
civilian Nuclear Deal and asked the US Congress to
vote in support of the “win-win agreement.”<More>
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US Pledge to Israel over Iran
(May 25, 2006)
The US pledged protecting Israel from Iran should
diplomatic efforts to negotiate an acceptable end to
that country’s controversial nuclear program fail
and the situation escalated to a full fledged
conflict.<More>
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Out of
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In worrying signs for the
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expenditure statement released
by the Government, revenue
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was 21.5% of the estimated
deficit in the budget compared
to 18.8% last year.
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Inscription
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South
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Ancient Indian dynasties documented their
administration, significant developments, grants, and
milestones as inscriptions in temples. The
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has documented
these inscriptions from 1886.
These pages contain inscriptions
from Pallava, Chola, Pandya, Western Chalukya, Eastern
Chalukya, Rashtrakuta, Hoyasala, Vijayanagara,
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