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Business and Economy
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NE Power to North
The central transmission utility
under the Power Ministry Powergrid
Corporation is launching a critical
power transmission project that will
connect power rich North East,
estimated at 50,000 megawatts, with
power starved rest of India.<More>
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India, EU Talk FTA
India and the European Union (EU)
have signed a “Joint Feasibility
Study” to pave way for a regional
and bilateral free trade agreement
even as officials acknowledge that a
multilateral trade agreement is
preferable.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Armed Forces Act Amendment
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visiting Manipur said that his government will
amend the Armed Forces Act withdrawing extraordinary provisions such as
shoot-to-kill thus complying with demands made by many politicians of the
North East (NE).<More>
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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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Environment, Health and Education
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Forest Guard Recruitment Accelerated
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has
asked all states to urgently fill existing vacancies of
forest guard position especially in Tiger Sanctuaries
even if they have to relax recruitment norms.<More>
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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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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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China’s Threatening Maritime Plans
Naval Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta warned that
China’s maritime plans, co-opting neighboring
nations including Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
and Eastern African nations, could be used
against India in the future.<More>
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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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Neighbors
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Citizens in Crossfire
Thousands of civilians took shelter in schools and
Buddhist temples after wayward artillery fire wounded
dozens and killed and wounded many soldiers, rebels, and
civilians and the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and rebels
trading charges on who was responsible.<More>
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Bangla Army Deployed
Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed ordered the army to
aid civil administration to deal with broad based
blockade of cities by a 14-party opposition led by the
Awami League but also “to avert any unwarranted
situation on the eve of the coming general election.<More>
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World
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Hezbollah Show of Force
Heightening the political deadlock, the
pro-Syrian Hezbollah led massive
demonstrations outside government offices
demanding the government’s dissolution
accusing it of “corrupt” leadership but
Lebanon ’s west-backed cabinet vowed not to
give in.”<More>
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Iran Wants US Out of Iraq
Even as Iran said it will help when the US
pulls out of the region, the Iraqi President
rejected recommendations by the Iraq Study
Group because it contained “dangerous
articles” undermining “the sovereignty of
Iraq ” and was an “insult to the Iraqi
people.”<More>
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LTTE Wants “Independent” Nation |
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The Sri Lankan Government rejected Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabakaran’s call
for an “independent” Tamil Eelam as there is no other
option left for the Tamils and has enacted
tougher anti-terror laws.
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Chávez Wins a Polarized Nation |
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Coup in Fiji |
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Jordan King Visit |
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Hu’s Visit to India |
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No Role for Iran in Iraq |
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Update on Missile Programs |
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Featured Edits
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U.S. Congress for
killer clause in Nuclear Suppliers
Group guidelines |
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Dead spy's wife points
the finger at Russia |
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U.S. nuclear Act
ignored Rice plea on key points |
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The US nuclear
enactment |
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Parochial and intolerant: State of the
states |
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Every
bump in market shrinks investor
population |
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End of
long nuke winter |
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CPM gets
taste of own medicine over Singur |
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Mumbai
reckoning |
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Outstanding debt =
expansion plan + more |
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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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