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TN Asks for Bailout Money
The recently elected minority
Government in
Tamil Nadu
(TN) that came to power
promising largesse to the
population, has approached
the Federal Government for
more money to fund their
electioneering policies. <More>
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Out of Control Revenue Deficit
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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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Govt Shrugs on OoP Return
The Government seems to be shrugging off
President Abdul Kalam’s action to return the
“Office of Profit” bill asking it to apply
more thought to the definition, process, and
procedures of the bill.<More>
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Doctors Call Off Strike
Striking doctors called off their stir and
returned to work following the Supreme Court’s
(SC) firm warning that they should return to
work or face contempt but the issue of
Reservations and politics based on caste got
murkier with many uncertainties.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Terrorism,
Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Largest Coke Haul
Narcotics Control Bureau official
say that they have seized 200
kilograms of cocaine from a ship
from Honk Kong with an estimate
street value of USD 50 million.
They say this is the largest
recorded haul of cocaine.<More>
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Huge BrahMos interests, IAF Version by 2007
With the planned induction of the supersonic BrahMos
missile in the Navy and Army, the Indo-Russian joint
venture plans to bring an air force version to be ready
for tests by end of 2007. <More>
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NSG Hardliners Blocking India’s Nuke Quest
Allowing an exemption to India to procure nuclear fuel
was initiated at the plenary session of the 44-nation
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting at Rio de Janeiro
and it appears that Norway, Sweden, and Ireland were the
last three holdouts against the idea.<More>
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Pak Terror Breakthroughs in Britain, Canada, India
British police claims to have broken up a plan to
release the deadly Sarin nerve gas or cyanide on crowded
areas in London on July 7 by two Bangladeshi jihadis
living among Pakistanis and Indians in East London.<More>
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Neighbors
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Iran Threats Oil Disruption
In addition to its previous threats of
attacking Israel and occupied
coalition armies in Iraq and
Afghanistan, Iran responded to
bellicose statements from certain
American establishments and promised
to attack oil and natural gas ships if
it is attacked by the US. <More>
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Nepal, Terrorists Agree on Code
The newly installed Nepali Government and
the Maoist terrorists have finally agreed
on a 25-point code of conduct to move their
dialogue process forward and agreed to work
together to form a new Constituent Assembly
elections. <More>
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World
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Iran Rejects US
Preconditions for Talks
Iran rejected a conditional
offer by the US for talks
saying that it will not give
up its “natural right” to
enrich uranium but said it
would be happy to talk to
them.<More>
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US Marines Killed in Cold Blood
A military investigation into the gory death
of 38 civilians in Haditha, Iraq last
November suggests that US Marines purposely
shot to death 38 civilians in cold blood and
instead claimed that they were killed in a
roadside bomb attack.<More>
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Out of
Control Revenue Deficit |
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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.
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Pressure on US to Punish Pak
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Kalam Returns OoP Bill
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SC
Intervenes on Quota,
Demands Answers from
Govt
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The Decreasing Relevance
of Hurriyat
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Baradei Asks US Congress to
Support Nuke Deal |
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US Pledge to Israel over Iran |
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Speaker Trouble |
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Featured
Edits
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Nagpur: IB
detected terrorists
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EU's Terrorist
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Who needs checks
& balances? |
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Successes And
Failures |
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Pakistani shot
at in U.K. raid
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Inscription
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South Indian Inscriptions |
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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,
Vishnukundin, Kakatiya, Reddi,
Vaidumba, Chinda, Eastern Ganga,
Gajapathi, Kalchurya, Qutb-Shahi
of Golkonda, and Moghul,
dynasties.
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