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Business and Economy
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ONGC’s Mangalore SEZ
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) will invest Rs. 35,000 crore
(USD 7.6 billion) in the Special
Economic Zone at Mangalore to house
a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant,
a 15 million ton (mt) refinery,
petrochemical plant, and power
plant.<More>
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OECD Asks India to Overhaul
Regulations
An influential international body
advised India to overhaul its
outdated business regulations such
as reservations for small firms,
tariff structures, and labor laws
for large companies to derive
benefits from global economy such as
investments and technology.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Child Labor Targets Missed, Enforcement Tightened
Karnataka,
home to India’s Silicon Valley, has said that it will most likely miss child
labor targets but has promised that the
new federal law aiming to curtail this inhuman
practice will be enforced strictly and more vigor<More>
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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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Environment, Health and Education
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India Claims to be Yaws-Free
India ’s Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss claimed that
Yaws, a common chronic infectious disease occurring
mostly in the warm humid topical regions, has now been
eliminated from India but eradication will take another
two years.<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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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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US to Convince China
After the passage of the Indo-US civilian
nuclear deal through the Senate, the US will
work on China to obtain its support to the deal
in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) where it is
bound to raise many questions about the deal and
link it to Pakistan.<More>
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18 Nuclear Emergency Response Centers
India has set up 18 emergency response centers
that will augment existing emergency
preparedness capacities to deal with
nuclear-related emergencies that could be
triggered by terrorism, nuclear attacks,
transportation, or accidents.<More>
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Neighbors
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Military Coup in Thailand
The Thai Army took over administration from to break
deadlock and stop “rampant corruption” in the 74 year
old democracy but promised to return “power to the
people” as soon as possible but after cleaning the
political system.<More>
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Diplomatic Pressure on LTTE
The new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka espoused the Sri
Lankan Government (SLG) line claiming that there is
intense diplomatic pressure on the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to offer “credible guarantees” not to
rearm while negotiating. <More>
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Maoists Force Children to March for Peace
Maoist guerrillas and their once-banned ultra-leftist
student union forced children, some as young as 10, to
attend a 5-hour rally under scorching sun listening to
diatribe against US imperialism and Indian expansionism.
<More>
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World
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UN Treaty Seeks to Curb Arms Trade
A draft resolution for an international arms
trade treaty is being floated by Britain,
Finland, Japan, Argentina, Australia, Costa
Rica, and Kenya in the UN seeking to reduce
human rights, limit the spread of terrorism,
and reduce unintended suffering of millions.<More>
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Satyam Looking for Japanese Acquisitions
Satyam Computers Services Limited revealed
that it was actively seeking to acquire many
Japanese companies and that it has already
short-listed four to five companies and will
close the deals soon.<More>
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Hot Topics
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Military Coup in Thailand
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India Claims to be Yaws Free
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Child Labor Targets Missed, Enforcement Tightened
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Diplomatic Pressure on LTTE
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Maoists Force Children to March for Peace
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Featured Analyses
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UN Treaty Seeks to Curb Arms Trade
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A draft resolution for an international
arms trade treaty is being floated by Britain, Finland,
Japan, Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, and Kenya in
the UN seeking to reduce human rights, limit the spread
of terrorism, and reduce unintended suffering of
millions.
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Iran Complains of US Negative Role
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Lanka Says Willing to Talk Peace
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US
Says Reforms Stalled, Growth
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Energy Usage Patterns and Social Progress
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Manmohan-Mush Peace Dialogue in Havana
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IBSA Trade Rises Dramatically
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Featured Edits
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Dangerous compromises |
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We're
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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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