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Business and Economy
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Disinvestment Not for Judicial
Review
Removing a major obstacle to
disinvestment, the Supreme Court
(SC) threw out a case filed by a
labor union challenging the sale of
a Government-owned hotel citing a
Disinvestment Commission (DC) report
recommending the sale of this
non-core asset.<More>
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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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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Environment, Health and Education
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Mortality Numbers Lower
The Federal Government claimed Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
declined to 301 per one hundred thousand and said that
six states continued to be worrisome but announced
various incentives to encourage women to go for
institutional delivery.<More>
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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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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Priorities for the Navy
The new Naval Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta
emphasizing reach, technology, and endurance as
the important factors that would govern the next
generation navy that can protect the growing
economy, provide disaster relief, and ensure
regional security.<More>
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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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Neighbors
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LAC Sanctity & Peace
Ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to India
later in November, senior Army officers of India and
China met behind closed doors to ensure that “good
relations and the growing peace” along the long Line of
Actual Control (LAC) is maintained.<More>
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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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World
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NK Returns to Talks
In a surprising diplomatic breakthrough,
China and the US said that North Korea (NK)
has agreed to rejoin the 6-nation nuclear
disarmament tasks 3 weeks after its first
nuclear test and an exchange of bellicose
statements exacerbated by confusing news
reports.<More>
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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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Disinvestment Not for Judicial Review
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NK Returns to Talks
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Mortality Numbers Lower
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Constitutional Crisis in Bangladesh |
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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.
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Internal Security Concerns to the Fore |
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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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Featured Edits
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China throws open its doors to Africa |
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Blair survives vote on Iraq probe
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China tightens law on death sentence |
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A challenge
before Europe |
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Blair faces revolt |
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The FATA Fallout |
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Terror & oxygen of publicity |
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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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