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Global Trade Progress to Continue
Despite losses in elections,
President George Bush reassured
Asian allies that his nation is
still committed to global trade
liberalization and promised to
“remain engaged in Asia because our
interests depend on the expansion of
freedom and opportunity in this
region."<More>
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Indo-Sino Investment Treaty
The Indian Cabinet has approved
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to
sign an investment promotion and
protection agreement with China
during its President Hu Jintao’s
visits India later this month and is
expected to widen Chinese investment
prospects.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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ASI to Reconstruct 843 Year Old Temple
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is planning to start reconstruction
of a 1000 pillared hall of a Kakatiya temple dedicated to Shiva build in
1163 A.D. by King Rudra Deva as its foundation was sinking.<More>
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Pakistan Changes Hudood Ordinances
After years of global and national criticism over laws governing rape,
Pakistan ’s National Assembly adopted the Women’s Protection Bill 2006 even
as religious fundamentalists allege that the change will make the Islamic
nation a “free sex zone.”<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Italy Woos Indian Students
Moving in to cash in shortage of education institutions
in the US and UK, Italy is trying to promote itself “as
an ideal education institution” and “put together
Italian companies with the best human resources in India
through the university system.”<More>
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New Polio Program Needed
A new study found underlying assumptions of India’s
Polio program faulty and has recommended that the nation
revamp its immunization program especially in Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar where suspicion, illiteracy, and
weak-implementation persist.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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US Upset with UK Taliban Truce
The US seems to have expressed “unease” with the
reported truce negotiated by the British
military in Afghanistan with tribal elders
representing the Taliban followed by a
withdrawal of British troops at Musa Qala and
restoration of the captured to local militia.<More>
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Navy’s New Capabilities
The Indian Navy has invested in several new
equipment and capabilities including stealth,
new aircraft carriers, ship lift system, and
refueling capabilities and says that most of
these projects are on target.<More>
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UAE Detains Dawood Aides
Acting on a tip-off from India, the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) cracked down on Dawood Ibrahim’s
gang and detained one of its top members
including a brother-in-law of Ibrahim’s chief
hit-man Chhota Shakeel.<More>
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Success in Cryogenic Stage
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
announced it has successfully tested a
full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry for 50
seconds with a thrust of 7.5 tons making it the
6th nation in the world to have achieved this
feat.<More>
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Neighbors
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Iran Flexes Missile Muscle Again
In a surprise and unscheduled military exercise
displaying its conventional weapons strength and leaving
Israel very worried, Iran fired a battery and range of
land and ship-borne missiles and maneuvers along with
anti-tank and anti-helicopter weapons.<More>
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China Wants Arunachal
Days before the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao,
its Ambassador to India has said that his nation wants
the entire state of Arunachal Pradesh even as the joint
working group (JWG) scheduled November 9-10 was called
off because of other disagreements.<More>
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World
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Bush Wants WMD Deals Stopped
Fearing further North Korean (NK)
proliferation missiles and nuclear weapons,
like the Nodong missile to Pakistan (now
being paraded as Ghauri) in return for
nuclear weapons technology, the US said that
it considered these transfers “a grave
threat.”<More>
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The Last Big Push
Accused of being “in a state of denial,” US
President George Bush rejected calls for a
phased withdrawal of American troops from
Iraq and instead has come up with a plan
that will give it one “last big push”
recognizing “the conditions on the ground.”<More>
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The Last Big Push |
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Accused of being “in a state of denial,”
US President George Bush rejected calls for
a phased withdrawal of American troops from
Iraq and instead has come up with a plan
that will give it one “last big push”
recognizing “the conditions on the ground.”
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Huge US Senate Support for Nuke Deal |
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China Wants Arunachal |
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Nuke Deal Listed Top Priority |
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FBI Warning Raises Terror Fear |
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Most Sought IT Talent, Quality Concerns |
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The Donkey’s Kick |
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Featured Edits
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Hu Jintao arrives to
firm up ties |
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Pranab: nuclear issue
may figure in talks with Hu |
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Work on TAPI gas
pipeline to be accelerated |
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Spy poison plot |
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Hu lands
today, Delhi hopes Beijing will be
even-handed on J&K |
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Let’s
learn who’s Hu |
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The
Ketan Parekh investigation trundles
forward |
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A fair deal for honest
taxpayers |
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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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