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Business and Economy
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India May Face US Ire on WTO
Failure
In response to the collapse
of World Trade Organization
(WTO), US Trade
Representative Susan Schwab
hinted that her country may
end a 32-year old program of
trade benefits for 13
nations, including India, as
retribution for hard-nosed
negotiations.
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Forbes Calls “India is next
Great Bull Market”
Confirming other expert
opinion, Forbes magazine
says that “India has strong
potential to be the next
great bull market of the
21st century” clearly
outpacing China as a better
investment opportunity.
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Women Judges to Try
Rape
A new legislation has
been cleared by the
Federal Cabinet that
provides for rape
victims to be tried by
women judges, witnesses
provided a protection
program, and victims’
right to appeal against
acquittal of the
accused, and acceptance
of video as evidence.
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Natwar & Son Indicted,
Implodes Under Pressure
Justice Pathak
Commission report to
the Parliament clearly
indicted Former Foreign
Minister Natwar Singh
and his son Jagat Singh
for their role in
recommending their
family and friends in
the oil-for-food scam
first disclosed by Paul
Volcker.
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Environment, Health and Education
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Ordnance Board Collaborates with Israeli Company
Government-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is
entering into a joint venture with an Israeli
company to manufacture “cargo ammunition” (known
to maim but does not kill) but raising hackles
of human rights organization seeking to stop
these products.
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Naxals Attack WB IRB Camp
In an area in West Bengal adjacent to Jharkhand,
suspected Naxal terrorists attacked an Indian
Reserve Battalion (IRB) camp and a heavy
exchange of fire lasted for over an hour as
retribution for arresting a senior local
terrorist leader.
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Neighbors
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LTTE to Stay Banned, No Lanka Intervention
The National Security Advisor M K Narayanan said that
India has no plans to lift the ban on the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and for “direct
intervention” in peace initiatives in Sri Lanka where
hostilities has escalated rapidly to civil war
proportions.
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UNSC to Demand Iran Suspend Nuclear Enrichment
The UN Security Council (UNSC) looked set to adopt a
EU-sponsored and US-backed resolution demanding Iran
“suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing
activities, including research and development” by the
end of August.
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World
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Hezbollah Asks Arabs to Vacate Haifa
In a clear sign of major terrorist
activities to come, Hezbollah leader Sheik
Hassan Nasrallah warned Israeli Arabs to
leave the port city of Haifa so the
guerrilla organization could attack the city
unimpeded so as not to “shed” their blood.
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Japan Keen to Expand Ties
The Japanese Ambassador to India Yasukuni
Enoki said that his country wants to expand
co-operation in manufacturing technology,
civil aviation, and people to people
exchange and conclude the Comprehensive
Economic Partnership Agreement.
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Featured Analyses
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Forbes Calls “India is next Great Bull Market” |
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Confirming other expert
opinion, Forbes magazine
says that “India has strong
potential to be the next
great bull market of the
21st century” clearly
outpacing China as a better
investment opportunity.
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Natwar & Son Indicted, Implodes Under Pressure |
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Quota Plan in Shambles |
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Food Bill Passed as Pesticides Makeup Colas |
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LeT Targeting Sensitive
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US Congress Passes Nuke Deal |
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Featured Edits
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Tharoor has a long way
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Dumping charge
against China |
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An
excess of privilege |
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Inscription
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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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