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Business and Economy
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Manufacturing, Agri, Power Key to
GDP Growth
While the Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) growth in Tenth Financial Plan
ending March 2007 is the highest
growth ever achieved in a 5 year
period, the rate of growth is
expected to be lower than the
projected 8% at 7.2% because of
slowdown in manufacturing sector.<More>
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ONGC-ALPS MoU for LNG JV
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) and Ashok Leyland Projects
Services Ltd. (ALPS) have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
create a joint venture (JV) to
cooperate on liquefied natural gas
(LNG) exploration and sourcing.<More>
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Security and Telecom Investment
After a year of deregulation in the
Telecommunications space allowing
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)
from 49% to 74%, the Government has
received only 2 applications while
others complain that the security
restrictions are too harsh for
viable investment.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Environment, Health and Education
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Modest AIDS Allocation
At the valedictory function of a three-day national
workshop on HIV/AIDS for teachers Minister of State for
Health and Family Welfare Panabaka Lakshmi says that the
Federal Government had allocated Rs. 906 crore (USD 196
million) to combat AIDS.<More>
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Ayurveda ‘Standardization’ Plans
Instead of dealing with burning issues such as rampant
cases of Dengue, Chickengunya, recurrent polio, and
newer strains of tuberculosis (TB), and unacceptable
child and maternity mortality rates, Federal Health
Minister wants standardization of Ayurveda.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Madrasa Bombing Inspires Protests, Reprisals
The monster Pakistan created came back to haunt
the master with a reprisal attack in response to
a helicopter attack on a madrasa alleged to be a
terrorist training camp as thousands of armed
tribals protested against the Army action.<More>
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Manned Space Mission Idea Gets Boost
A National Consultative Meeting organized by the
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) saw 80
top scientists and technologists unanimously
voting that India pursue the idea of manned
space mission.<More>
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Neighbors
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Hu’s Visit Aimed at Building Trust
Ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India
from November 20-23, both nations are building up the
tempo through orchestrated sound-bites focusing on the
positives and not referring to the disagreements
plaguing bilateral relations.<More>
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India Asks Pak to Stop Stalling SAFTA
Setting the tone for upcoming Foreign Secretary level
talks, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked
Pakistan to remove “obstructions” and allow “free flow
of trade” and go beyond the expanded trade basket.<More>
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Lanka Referendum on Merger?
Under threat by right-wing JVP of a law suit, a
coalition partner to the Government, Sri Lankan Prime
Minister Ratna Wickremanayake told the Parliament that
the controversy over the merger of north and east
provinces could be settled through a referendum.<More>
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World
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Saudis Warn of Iraq Disintegration
Saudi Arabia believes that Iraq is a “lost
battle” that will disintegrate because of
Iranian “interference,” Kurdish drive for
quasi- independence, and there is no
“endgame” to the US occupation that has
“failed by every single measure.”<More>
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Saddam to Hang
An astounded Islamic world was shocked at
the anticipated verdict of death by hanging
for ousted Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein for
the 1982 killing of 148 people
coincidentally timed for the November US
elections as observers remained divided.<More>
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ONGC-ALPS MoU for LNG JV
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Manned Space Mission Idea Gets Boost
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Manufacturing, Agri, Power Key to GDP Growth
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Security and Telecom Investment |
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After a year of deregulation in the
Telecommunications space allowing
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)
from 49% to 74%, the Government has
received only 2 applications while
others complain that the security
restrictions are too harsh for
viable investment.
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IB Says Cannot ISI Info to Pak |
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Saddam to Hang |
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Disinvestment Not for Judicial
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Constitutional Crisis in Bangladesh |
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Internal Security Concerns to the Fore |
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J&K Autonomy Working Group DoA? |
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Featured Edits
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Telecom
tales: The choice before India |
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Tyranny of
manufactured public opinion |
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As the climate
changes, can we? |
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Monetary Policy: The
RBI's `interesting act |
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Things
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How A.Q.
blurted out secret of Pak bomb |
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Is India next
battleground? |
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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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