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Business and Economy
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10% Growth Can Remove Poverty
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said
he hoped that the Indian economy
will grow at 10% in the “near
future" and that this “rapid growth”
will in “10 to 20 years” will
“remove the ancient scourge of
poverty, illiteracy, and
unemployment.”<More>
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Slow Inflow of Imported Wheat
Ministry of Agriculture disclosed
that about 2 million tons (mt) or
40% of the ordered 5.5 mt will reach
India by mid-November at various
ports—Mumbai, Chennai, Visakhapatanam, Kandla, and Mundhra.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Environment, Health and Education
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MCS Tracks Turtle Migration to TN
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has successfully
tracked tagged endangered green turtles (Chelonian mydas)
through satellites from Southern Sri Lanka to the Gulf
of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, a protected area off
Tamil Nadu (TN).<More>
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High Infant Mortality in Bihar: UNICEF Survey
A survey conducted by UNICEF estimates that about 400
infants below the age of 1 with 2/3rds of those children
within a month die every day in Bihar due to causes that
could be easily prevented through simple intervention
programs.<More>
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China Rejects Media Reports on Brahmaputra Dam
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao refuted
media reports saying that China has “no plans” to divert
billions of cubic feet of water from the Brahmaputra (Yalung
Zangbo) to the Yellow River to feed rain-starved areas
of the North.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Al-Badr Man Held in Mysore
After West Bengal , the second communist state
Kerala, has said that “there is enough
indications to show that Pakistan-sponsored
terrorism is taking roots” Chief Minister V.S.
Achuthanandan called for “close co-operation”
between Federal and state forces.<More>
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Internal Security Concerns to the Fore
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned the country
that focusing on external aggression reduces
awareness and focus on internal security which
is far more dangerous because of the number of
threats and causes and the effort that is
required to defeat them.<More>
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Neighbors
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Constitutional Crisis in Bangladesh
Violating Constitutional norms, Bangladesh President
Iajuddin Ahmed named himself head of a non-party
caretaker government to organize the next general
election and in a partisan manner held private political
briefs with selected parties.<More>
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Honorable Citation for Army in Lebanon
The 4 Sikh Regiment, that participated in the United
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), received the
Force Commander’s Unit Citation for commendable service
during the war in South Lebanon.<More>
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Lanka Talks in Stalemate
As expected, the Geneva-based talks between the Sri
Lanka Government (SLG) and the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended without an agreement on any of
the issues, but surprisingly, there was no agreement on
future engagement.<More>
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World
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India, Japan to Boost Ties
With 2007 being considered for designation
as Japan-Indian Friendship Year, India and
Japan are planning to boost their bilateral
relations to realize its “full potential” by
enhancing “strategic orientation” of their
“global partnership.”<More>
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Sudan Expels UN Envoy over Blog
Looking for an excuse to rid the UN of its
soil to pursue its unholy war on innocent
ethnic Africans, Sudan expelled UN envoy for
authoring a blog that reported a serious
Sudanese army reversal in fighting
insurgents in Northern Darfur.<More>
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Constitutional Crisis in Bangladesh
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Honorable Citation for Indian Army in Lebanon
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Lanka Talks in Stalemate
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Al-Badr Man Held in Mysore
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Featured Analyses
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Internal Security Concerns to the Fore |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned the country
that focusing on external aggression reduces
awareness and focus on internal security which
is far more dangerous because of the number of
threats and causes and the effort that is
required to defeat them.
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J&K Autonomy Working Group DoA? |
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Manmohan in Damage Control
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ISI Subversion of Army |
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Russia Accuses US for NK Tests |
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SC Verdicts Cuts Up Political Plans |
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Barak Controversy & DRDO Projects |
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Justice Vs Judiciary Vs Legislation |
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Featured Edits
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Saran: if deal fails,
we have our own programme |
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U.K. mulls ban on
flag-burning |
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Interest in Hindi
growing in China |
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British Sikhs and
multiculturalism |
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Al Badr resurfaces |
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A case for guidelines |
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Now coming to India: a
Muslim woman comic |
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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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