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Business and Economy
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Palm Oil Duty Cut
Citing desire to control
prices of palm oil, the
Federal Government announced
that it will cut customs
duty on both crude and
refined palms oil and
plamolein by 10% to 70% that
is estimated to cost the
nation Rs. 650 crore (USD
141 million).
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China Trade Surplus Dismays
Many
Despite measures to arrest
exports, trade outflows from
China once again exceeded
expectations at 40.6% above
the previous month and net
USD 14.6 billion with
exports up 22.6% or USD 80.3
billion and imports up 19.7%
at USD 65.7 billion.
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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The Hindu’s Dubious
Survey Analysis
Left-leaning national
and well-respected
newspaper The Hindu,
published a survey it
conducted on national
perception of
Government performance
with dubious analysis
slanted to favor Sonia
Gandhi and
anti-National
Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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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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Environment, Health and Education
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Major Terrorism Attack over Atlantic Averted
British counter-intelligence seem to have
averted a major terrorism attack attempt on as
many as 10 civil aircraft using common
over-the-counter chemicals used by most people
that officials say would have been worse than
September 11 twin tower bombing.
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Pak Navy’s “Offensive punch”
Claiming to not have “offensive designs,” Pakistan President
Pervez Musharraf
revealed plans that his country was following a
strategy of “offensive defensive deterrence” and
strengthening its armed forces.
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Neighbors
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India, Bangla Border Clashes Continue
Indo-Bangla border tensions escalated with heavy mortar
attacks from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) to cover mass
troop movement along Assam killing 2 women and
retaliatory fire from Border Security Force (BSF)
resulted in the death of 5 BDR soldiers.
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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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World
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Pressured Iran Threatens NPT Withdrawal
In an interview to national English
newspaper The Hindu, Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asserted that he still
believes in dialogue but did not like the
continued pressure and insistence on taking
away the rights that his country has.
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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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Hot Topics
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The Hindu’s Dubious Survey Analysis
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Palm Oil Duty Cut
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Whale Deaths in Ramanathapuram
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Major Terrorism Attack over Atlantic Averted
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Kerala Ban Cola Production, Industry Cries Foul
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India, Bangla Border Clashes Continue
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Pak Navy’s “Offensive punch”
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China Trade Surplus Dismays Many
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Pressured Iran Threatens NPT Withdrawal
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Featured Analyses
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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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LTTE to Stay Banned, No Lanka Intervention |
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Forbes Calls “India is next Great Bull Market” |
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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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Featured Edits
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A defeat for Israel,
but also for justice |
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Mass delay on an
unimaginable scale |
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Threat
from Al-Qaida |
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Waiting for democracy |
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Terror
needs fearless tackle |
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Candle
in the wind |
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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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