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Business and Economy
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Subsidy Cuts on the Cards
Facing unending global fuel
price increases and
increasingly exposed to
global economy, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh
reminded the nation that
Government cannot on
indefinitely subsidize
consumption as there were
limits to budgets.
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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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SC Stays TN Temple
Ordinance
The Supreme Court
(SC) has stayed a
politically motivated
ordinance by the
Tamil Nadu (TN)
Government
that would allow it to
appoint priests in
temples without
discrimination of
caste, creed, custom,
or usage.
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RTI Amendments Face
Opposition
The opposition to
proposed controversial
amendments to The Right
to Information (RTI)
Act seems to have
gained momentum with
most political parties
supporting efforts by
political rights
activists to stop
dilution of the Act.
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Environment, Health and Education
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Neighbors
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BSF, BDR to Reduce Tension
After exchanging gunfire, troop movements, and tension
the Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)
agreed to reduce tensions by pulling out additional
troops from the frontier and adhere to border guidelines
and land-boundary agreement.
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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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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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BSF, BDR to Reduce Tension
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LeT Operatives Disclose ISI, Army Links
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SC Stays TN Temple Ordinance
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RTI Amendments Face Opposition
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Subsidy Cuts on the Cards
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IIT-Kanpur Develops Biometric Software
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Featured Analyses
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Major Terrorism Attack over Atlantic Averted |
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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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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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The Mumbai death cells |
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Behind the code of diplomatic conduct |
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As
India debates N-deal, China & Pak move
to close rival pact |
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The
House we live in |
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India
yet to decide on continuing in
revamped UNIFIL |
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Indian
Muslims in U.K. "shocked" |
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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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