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Business and Economy

  • India Gets Largest Remittance
    A JP Morgan study says that India gets the most inward remittance from its Diaspora world over estimates it to be around USD 21 billion (an increase of 150% since 1995).<More>

  • Economic Census Says Rural Sectors Growing Faster
    In the first sign that economic reforms are working, the “Economic Census 2005” has shown that 61.3% of rural enterprises to be growing faster than their urban peers and a lot of fast-paced development is happening in the neglected North-East.<More>

Democracy, Politics and Judiciary

  • GoM Stops Pvt Sector Quota Proposal
    A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Federal Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar have ruled that the proposal to reserve employment in the private sector is not politically desirable, feasible, or legal and has asked that the proposal be shelved.<More>

  • Three Prisoners Commit Suicide in Guantanomo
    Three inmates at the US prison camp at Guantanomo Bay have reportedly committed suicide using bed sheets and personal clothing under mysterious circumstances that the US calls a "mystical" effort to free their peers.<More>

Environment, Health and Education

  • Diabetes and Fizz Soda
    After introducing a plan to curb smoking in movies, Federal Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss is now asking movie actors and cricketers to stop being brand ambassadors to aerated drinks to curb obesity and diabetes among children.<More>

  • Central Tobacco Authority Being Planned
    Federal Minister of Health Anbumani Ramdoss said that a Central Tobacco Authority (CTA) with unprecedented powers to implement the provisions of the Tobacco Act is being planned and revealed in the next couple of months.<More>

Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science & Technology

  • Russia Plans to Mine Rare Metals on Moon
    Russia announced plans to start experiments to try mining rare earth metals and minerals from the moon that could be used in the electronics and medical equipment.<More>

  • Army Called to Curb ULFA Terror
    The Assam Government has called out the Army to battle the United Liberation Front of Assam’s (ULFA) terror campaign of bombing oil, pipeline, and other installations and targeting civilian centers inviting the wrath of many influential organizations.<More>

Neighbors

  • Nepal Cancels Terror Cases, Releases Terrorists
    Nepal has announced that it will release all terrorists detained under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Control and Punishment) Ordinance (TADO) and cancel all pending cases to placate the terrorist elements with which it is negotiating peace.<More>

  • US Cuts Pak Aid
    The United States (US) cut its USD 701 million aid package to Pakistan citing deterioration in human rights, lack of progress on democracy, not doing enough on terror and also speculated for denying access to disgraced nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan.<More>

World

  • Hamas-Abbas Clash Deepens
    The political and power standoff between Palestinian Territories President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas-led Government escalated several notches with security forces loyal to both parties clashing and burning assets belonging to the other.<More>

  • India, Kuwait to Sign 3 Agreements
    India and Kuwait are set to sign 3 agreements that would include avoiding double taxation, cooperation to control illegal drugs and narcotics, and improve cultural ties during the 1st visit in 20 years of Kuwait Amir Shaikh Sabah this week.<More>
 
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Featured Analyses     More
Economic Census Says Rural Sectors Growing Faster
In the first sign that economic reforms are working, the “Economic Census 2005” has shown that 61.3% of rural enterprises to be growing faster than their urban peers and a lot of fast-paced development is happening in the neglected North-East.
India Offers Rs.1000 cr Deal to Nepal
Oslo Talks Non-Starter
India Promises Help to Nepal
Tenuous Russia-US Relations
Indo-Bangla Business Ties
Pak Terror Breakthroughs in Britain, Canada, India
Out of Control Revenue Deficit
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After Al-Zarqawi

Indo-US nuclear talks proceed with cautious optimism

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Joining The War

A Turning Point?

Inscription
South Indian Inscriptions
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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