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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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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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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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Qualitative Jump in Indo-US Relations
In a major show of good faith, US policy
makers worked into the night to reconcile
the House and Senate versions of the
amendments to US law that would facilitate
Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation and
will be signed into law by US President
George Bush.<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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Citizens in Crossfire |
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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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LTTE Wants “Independent” Nation |
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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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Featured Edits
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U.S. got NSG
inspection rule tightened for India |
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NSG rule gives U.S.
firms `level playing field' with India |
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"Only commitments in
accord will bind India" |
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Importance of Navy’s
three roles |
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Like
Kissinger in Beijing |
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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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