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Business and Economy
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NHPC to Start Inter-State Power
Trading
With plans to become a 10,000
megawatt (MW) company by 2010 from
current 3750 MW, the National
Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
plans to start coal-fired units,
inter-state trading of electricity,
and revive proposals for units in
Nepal and Bhutan.<More>
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Commies Blocking Labor Reforms
Often portrayed as a capitalist
communist of the modern Chinese
variety, West Bengal Chief Minister
Buddhadev Bhattacharjee conceded
that “globalization is inescapable”
but told Industry representatives
that major labor reforms are
unnecessary.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Environment, Health and Education
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SC Halts Genetic Foods
The Supreme Court (SC) asked the Genetic Engineering
Approval Committee (GEAC) to halt approvals to
genetically modified products till it can determine that
these foods have been sufficiently tested and safe for
human consumption. <More>
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Torture, Censorship, and Repression in ‘Azad’ Kashmir
Human Rights groups say that in so-called ‘Azad’ (free)
Kashmir , largely closed to international and
independent scrutiny, the Pakistani Government represses
democratic freedom, stymies the press and media, and
uses torture as instrument of administration.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Army Restarts War on ULFA
India called off its truce with the United
Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) moving several
Army columns to re-launch anti-militant
operations in Tinsukia and Jorhat districts in
upper Assam and in Nagaon, Barpeta, and Darrang
districts in lower Assam.<More>
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Iraq War “Spawned new Terror”
A classified report by US Intelligence found
that the war in Iraq has “spawned new terror”
activity and a new generation of Islamic
radicalism and that the overall terror threat
has grown significantly since September 11, 2001.<More>
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Pak Delays F-16 Deal
Accusing the US of stripping down the F-16s to
less than effective and imposing unacceptable
conditions for usage, Pakistan has delayed
signing the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the
USD 3 billion deal till December 31, 2006.<More>
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Neighbors
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LTTE Agrees to Talks
Responding to calls from many parties and despite
afterthought caveats introduced by the Sri Lankan
Government (SLG), the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
said that his organization is ready to resume stalled
talks on a peaceful future in the island.<More>
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Maldives Opposition Wants India to Facilitate
Maldives opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)
wants India to stop arming the island Government as the
threat perceptions and rationale for spending 8% of its
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense is unclear.<More>
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World
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Russia-US Relations Set to Worsen
A Russian Parliamentary report alerted
policy makers that the US will continue to
pursue a hostile policy towards Moscow
regardless of political affiliations or
incumbent in the White House as they
struggle for influence over world energy,
power, and politics.<More>
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Hezbollah Refuses to Disarm
In his first public appearance Hezbollah
leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed before a
massive 500,000-rally that his cadre will
not disarm and claimed a “divine, historic
and strategic victory” even as Israeli
troops withdrew and UN peacekeepers
deployment was on track.<More>
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Hot Topics
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LTTE Agrees to Talks
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NHPC to Start Inter-State Power Trading
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SC Allows Haj Subsidy for This Year
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Maldives Opposition Wants India to Facilitate
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Featured Analyses
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China ’s Aging Population Plan |
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Thanks to its disastrous and draconian one-child policy,
China is set to have an “irreversible” ageing society in
the 21st Century but the country seems to have devised a
broad-based plan to address economic and social
pressures from the ageing population.
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Torture, Censorship, and
Repression in ‘Azad’ Kashmir |
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New Polio Campaign in UP |
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Military Coup in Thailand |
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UN Treaty Seeks to Curb Arms Trade |
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Iran Complains of US Negative Role
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Lanka Says Willing to Talk Peace
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Featured Edits
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With a plan in the oven, Bush dines
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Chinese FDI hitting `national
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Punjab reeks of corruption |
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Throwing Dust In His Own Eyes |
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Fractured truths |
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Flawed justice |
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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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