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Business and Economy
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Growth 9%, Deficit Contained
The economy grew an astounding 9% in
the first half of fiscal year (at
9.2% in Q2) due to impressive
manufacturing sector performance and
despite slowdown in the farm sector,
inflation concerns, and ballooning
fiscal deficit.<More>
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GSP Retaliation for WTO
Negotiations
Even though there has been an
overwhelming support for the Indo-US
civilian nuclear deal among US
policy makers, India is nervous
about how they will deal with the
Generalized System of Preference (GSP)
mechanism set to expire next month.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Siddhu Guilty of “Culpable Homicide”
Former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP)
Navjot Singh Sidhu was found guilty by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for
his role in a road-rage incident resulting in the death of a middle-aged man
in 1988.<More>
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Federal Minister Convicted
Finding him guilty of conspiracy to kidnap and murder of a private secretary
was allegedly demanded a cut in a large bribe transaction, a lower Delhi
court convicted Federal Minister for Coal and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
supremo Shibu Soren.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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AIDS Deaths Can be Lower
A recent paper by World Health Organization scientists
say that 28 million lives can be saved by 2030 if newer
HIV infections are curbed and access to life-prolonging
anti-retroviral cocktails increased but warn that 117
million will die if these are not done.<More>
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AIDS Patients to Get Protection
The Federal Government is planning to introduce
legislation that will make “stigmatization and
discrimination” of/against HIV/AIDS infected patients at
work place, education institutions, and hospitals a
crime.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Update on Missile Programs
Defense Minister A.K. Antony updated the
Parliament that the supersonic cruise missile
BrahMos has been inducted into the Defense
forces and the Trishul anti-Missile project
completed while the Akash and Nag missile
programs are behind schedule.<More>
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Hizb ‘Commander’ Killed
Security forces killed the ‘commander’ of the
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen’s South Kashmir division
Mohammad Ashraf Shah who is ranked 2nd in Hizb’s
hierarchy and earned a reputation of clever and
ruthless terrorist who also tried facilitating a
ceasefire.<More>
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Neighbors
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Bangla Blockade Resumes
President Iajuddin Ahmed met separately with Bangladesh
Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia and Awami
League (AL)-led 14-party alliance leader Sheikh Hasina
failed to resolve differences which saw a resumption of
blockade of Dacca. <More>
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India-China Joint Declaration
Joint Declaration by the Republic Of India And The
People’s Republic Of China H.E. Mr. Hu Jintao, President
of the People’s Republic of China, is currently paying a
State visit to the Republic of India from 20 to 23
November 2006 at the invitation of H.E. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam, President of the Republic of India.<More>
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Indo-Sino Press Conference
Following is the text of the Statement by the Prime
Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, at the Joint Press
interaction with the President of the People’s Republic
of China, Mr. Hu Jintao:<More>
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Hu’s Visit to India
India categorized Chinese President Hu Jintao as “an
important step forward” to develop “cooperative
framework of engagement” but acknowledged “outstanding
issues” even as the two nations signed 13 agreements
covering a range of cosmetic issues.<More>
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World
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Jordan King Visit
King Abdullah II visited India on a three
day state visit and both nations used the
visit to boost ties by signing four
agreements to promote and protect
investments, cooperate in agriculture,
conduct exchange programs, and increase
tourism.<More>
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No Role for Iran in Iraq
US President George Bush met Iraqi Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki to review the Iraqi
situation and assured him of giving him the
“the tools,” “capacity to respond,” and that
the US was not looking for a “graceful exit”
promising to stay “until the job is
complete.”<More>
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Hu’s Visit to India |
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India categorized Chinese President Hu Jintao
as “an important step forward” to develop
“cooperative framework of engagement” but
acknowledged “outstanding issues” even as
the two nations signed 13 agreements
covering a range
of cosmetic issues.
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No Role for Iran in Iraq |
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Update on Missile Programs |
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Federal Minister Convicted |
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Role of Siachen and Indo-Pak Talks |
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Lanka President in India |
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Tobacco Companies Targeting
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India’s Faltering Energy Strategy |
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Featured Edits
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Scotland's red carpet
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Getting
Wen’s attention |
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Spy's wife too suffers
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Time to
accommodate Pak and China’s concerns |
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They
lend him their year |
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Bank
charges that eat your dividend |
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Their
Latest Trick |
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Tigers
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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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