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Business and Economy
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US Says Reforms Stalled, Growth Up
The US Ambassador to India David
Mulford voiced concerns of the
investment community that the
coalition politics has caused a “a
pause in the reform process” and
warned of “serious economic costs to
any loss of momentum on the reform
front.”<More>
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SAIL Top Dog in Steel
Well executed capacity expansion
plans and good earnings growth has
propelled public sector utility
company Steel Authority of India Ltd
(SAIL) to outpace its rivals
including private players such as
Tata Steel and Hindustan Zinc.<More>
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Fastest Mobile Growth as Margins
Drop
India raced past the capture the
fastest growing mobile market in the
world but operators say that the
average revenue per user (ARPU) has
steadily fallen correlating to steep
declines in tariffs because of
intense competition and cheaper
short-message service.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Congress Expels Natwar’s Son
In a major blow to Natwar Singh’s hopes of rescue by the Gandhi family, the
Congress Party expelled Natwar’s son Jagat Singh even as Jagat’s friend’s
petition in the Supreme Court (SC) for absolution from Justice RS Pathak
Inquiry commission’s indictment.<More>
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Disappearances on Rise in South Asia
As nations of South Asia fight terrorism, Amnesty International (AI) says
that “enforced disappearances” of people is growing and while “new patterns”
are emerging from Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Forests Threatened by Elephant Training Camps
Environmentalists say that while elephant training camps
brings eco-tourism, they also increase population around
these camps, create a shortage of fodder, and
compromised the well being of elephants who are now
unemployed because of mechanization.<More>
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Polio Back Again
The number of polio cases reported in the first 8 months
of this year was 283 compared to 66 for 2005 with most
from
Uttar Pradesh and 69% of the victims being
Muslims even as UN Secretary General warned that India
is inadvertently exporting the virus.<More>
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Complaints about AP Uranium Hearing
The Movement Against Uranium Project (MAUP) has faulted
Andhra Pradesh (AP) Pollution Board (APPB) hearing on
uranium mining in the state as a “mockery” through a
“private rather than a public meaning.”<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Russia Tests sub-ice Missile
After a space of 11 years, Russia successfully
tested an intercontinental missile from a K-84
nuclear submarine from below the ice in the
North Pole and hit targets at a testing range in
Arkhangesk while another fired at the same
target from the Pacific Ocean.<More>
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IAEA Complains About Iran ’s Cooperation
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Director-General Mohamed El Baradei expressed
“serious concern” that lack of cooperation was
hampering his organization’s efforts to
determine the nature of Iranian nuclear program.<More>
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Neighbors
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Nepali Maoist Protest Indian ‘Arms’
An unsubstantiated report in a local paper claiming a
convoy of trucks carrying arms for the Nepal Army
provoked the Nepali Maoists to call for a strike, block
main arteries, burn tires, and disrupt transportation.<More>
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Manmohan-Mush Peace Dialogue in Havana
Rejecting domestic opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh revealed that he will discuss terror with Pakistan
on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
summit in Havana and sources say that stalled talks may
be resumed soon.<More>
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World
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India , Brazil Take “Gigantic Step”
Visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva signed a set of agreements on trade,
technology, and agriculture and agreed to
develop their bilateral relations into a
strategic partnership.<More>
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Syria Promises Embargo on Hezbollah
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that
Syria has promised to adhere to the UNSC
Resolution 1701 demanding an arms embargo on
the Hezbollah but objected “to the presence
of foreign forces along the Syrian-Lebanese
border.”<More>
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Hot Topics
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US Says Reforms Stalled, Growth Up
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Forests Threatened by Elephant Training Camps
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SAIL Top Dog in Steel
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Fastest Mobile Growth as Margins Drop
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Polio Back Again
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Nepali Maoist Protest Indian ‘Arms’
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Russia Tests sub-ice Missile
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Complaints about AP Uranium Hearing
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Featured Analyses
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Energy Usage Patterns and Social Progress
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India estimates that it will consume
70% more energy by 2030 and although
it seeks to generate energy through
other sources such as nuclear, coal,
and renewable sources, about 60% of
this will be from oil and natural
gas.
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Manmohan-Mush Peace Dialogue in Havana
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IBSA Trade Rises Dramatically
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Pak-Taliban Peace Pact |
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Naxalism, Micro-Terrorism Major Security Threats |
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BDR Denies ULFA Presence |
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Confusion on Iran as Deadline Passes |
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Featured Edits
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Can science bring China and India
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Pak ‘pact’
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Extremists vs
moderates
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Financial big fish wake up to an
opening India
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Paralysis On Sri Lanka Front
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Maoist pawns need a King |
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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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