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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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OOP Signed and Challenged in SC
The political parties’ collusion to resend the exact same Office of Profit
(OOP) bill back to the President despite it being returned for
reconsideration has been challenged by the
Trinamool Congress
through a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court.
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Hindu Group Wants Army
to Help Reclaim Land
A Hindu Vasihavaite
sect in Assam says that
illegal migrants from
Bangladesh
have usurped over 400
religious places owned
by the Asom Sattra
Mahasava with
administrative and
political connivance
and has petitioned the
Army for help.
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Environment, Health and Education
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Diluted Wildlife Bill
Passed
After promising major
reforms, the Federal
Government greatly
diluted the Wildlife
Bill in a bid to appease
the tribal lobby and
passed the Wildlife Bill
in great hurry that
could greatly affect
conservation efforts and
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Ramdoss Absolves Cola Companies
Expectedly, Federal Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss
absolved the cola companies in the Lok Sabha that
pesticide levels in their products were “within the
permissible levels” and called an independent report
“inconclusive."<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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India Holds Pak Responsible for Terror
India says it has evidence of Pakistan’s
continued support for terrorism and the
involvement of
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)
in the 7/11 serial blasts after
anti-terrorism squad (ATS) killed a Pakistani in
Mumbai and captured another in Jammu & Kashmir
(J&K).
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Naxals Strike Mangalore Forest Office
In typical military style, Naxal terrorists
attacked the Range Forest Office in
Karnataka
damaging the building, burnt official
records, wirless set, computer equipment, and a
jeep after destroying a local telephone exchange
ahead of the raid.
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Neighbors
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Iran Proposes Talks to Resolve Stalemate
Iran once again reiterated its willingness to negotiate
a way out of the impasse over its controversial nuclear
program but the US said that while it would study the
Iranian counter proposal to the EU offer, it is prepared
to move with or without the UN.<More>
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US Arrests 13 for Trying to Buy Missiles for LTTE
In a major sting operation spanning several cities, the
US said that it had arrested 13 people for trying to buy
surface-to-air missiles and other weapons in the black
market for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
seen as a “dangerous terrorist group."
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World
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First Indo-Russian Joint Study Group on
Trade
Indian and Russian trade experts are meeting
this week to explore and discuss options
that will remove bilateral trade blocks to
achieve a USD 10 billion trade and lead to a
Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
(CECA).
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Israeli Commando Operation Tests Ceasefire
Even as thousands of Lebanese troops and
French engineers started to occupy areas
vacated by Israeli Army to strengthen the
ceasefire that promises a stop to rocket
attacks by Hezbollah, reports emerge of a
clandestine Israeli action deep inside
Lebanon.
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Featured Analyses
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Corp Expansion despite
Stalled Reforms |
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Despite a stalled
disinvestment process and
halt to reforms, several
positive factors in the
Indian economy, perhaps not
to the optimal level, have
emerged encouraging targeted
overseas mergers and
acquisitions (M&A) by many
Indian companies.
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Diluted Wildlife Bill
Passed |
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Contrarian HIV Estimates in
New Survey |
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SLA Claims Military Successes as TN Censures It |
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Subsidy Cuts on the Cards |
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Major Terrorism Attack over Atlantic Averted |
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Featured Edits
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Killing may
complicate Indo-Pak relations |
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On ways to
de-clog the Ombudsman’s office |
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India must help Sri
Lanka |
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The most powerful right |
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Treading nether
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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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