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Business and Economy
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India OK to Pay More for Iranian
LNG
India announced that it is
considering paying a higher price of
up to USD 4.50 per million British
thermal units (BTU) for Iranian
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and
close a long-term supply deal to
fuel its fast growing economy.<More>
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Global Trust Deficit on China FDI
As China’s major allies in India,
the Communist Party (M) of India (CPM)
seem to have given up their campaign
to gain economic access for Beijing,
there is increasing evidence that
India has many economic reasons not
trust China yet.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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India Lost 10 Million Girls
A senior Indian official acknowledged a “national crisis” of parents in
richer states choosing boys over girls using technology to identify and
abort female fetuses resulting in the loss of 10 million girls in the last
20 years.<More>
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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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Environment, Health and Education
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Sethusamudram Destruction Begins
Dismissing environmental concerns and acting under
secrecy, India started the destruction of an ancient
crossway between India and Sri Lanka called the Adam’s
Bridge but believed to have been constructed by God-King
Rama to facilitate the Sethusamudram Project.<More>
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Reasons for HIV Propagation
A UNAIDS and World Health Organization (WHO) study has
found that “poor knowledge of HIV” especially “among
homosexual groups,” male prostitution, and unsafe drug
abuse practices are main drivers of HIV propagation.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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China-Pak End Exercises
China and Pakistan ended a 10-day joint military
exercise that focused on anti-terror operations
to share “each others experiences in planning
and conduct of anti-terrorist operations” for
mutual benefit and also to strengthen
traditional bilateral bonds of friendship.<More>
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India Says Pak Still Has Terror Camps
Defense Minister A.K. Antony said that though
there had been a drop in infiltration numbers
crossing the Line of Control, there are still
over 59 terror-training camps in Pakistan
occupied Kashmir (PoK).<More>
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Neighbors
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4 Advisers Quit in Bangla
Four members of Council of Advisers of
President-cum-Chief Adviser Iajuddin Ahmed resigned
protesting that there was “no situation” that “warranted
an army deployment” of the Army ahead of the general
election.<More>
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Nepal Close to Deal
Nepal’s ruling coalition and Maoists guerrillas say
that they are close to an understanding on an interim
constitution and power-sharing even as a new poll showed
that the Nepalese overwhelmingly wanted the marginalized
King Gnanendra in power.<More>
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World
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No Sanctions Says NK
A defiant Pyongyang declaring itself a
nuclear power and threatening to increase
its arsenal unless UN sanctions imposed on
it since its October 9 nuclear test and
remove financial restrictions that prompted
the bankrupt nation to break-off the 6
nation dialogue 13 months ago.<More>
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Elections in Palestine
Within a year of elections that returned
hard-line Hamas into power resulting in the
abortion of the Israeli-Palestinian peace
process and internal discord and civil-war
conditions, Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas announced plans that he is pushing
ahead with early elections.<More>
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No Sanctions Says NK
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India OK to Pay More for Iranian LNG
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Featured Analyses
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Manmohan’s Japan Visit |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Japan
where he invited greater investment from
Japan under a Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and also
requested Tokyo’s support for the Indo-US
civilian nuclear deal in the Nuclear
Suppliers Group(NSG)
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Hamas Takes Over Gaza Border
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Taliban Is a Virtual Mini State in Pak
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New Money Laundering Law |
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Qualitative Jump in Indo-US Relations |
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Citizens in Crossfire |
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LTTE Wants “Independent” Nation |
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Featured Edits
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Beijing
buys US reactors |
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Judiciary cannot direct Parliament |
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"Litvinenko was killed
because of dossier on Kremlin
official"
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Few cheers for Blair
in his last days at No 10 |
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Dismal scenario in
B’desh |
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Man held over U.K.
serial killings |
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Not just break homes,
bring down the economy too |
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Jihadi threat in Goa is
real |
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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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