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Business and Economy
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Govt to Divest from Maruti
After 25 years of partnership with
Japanese Suzuki Motors through
Maruti Industries, the Government
has decided to sell its remnant
10.27% stake for an estimated Rs.
2,700 crore (USD 586 million) to
overcome budget deficits.<More>
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Sustainable 9% GDP Growth
Led by strong manufacturing growth,
the economy grew at a robust 9.1% in
the first half of fiscal year with
exports clocking 34.9% prompting the
government to claim that the growth
pattern “reflected the ability of
Indian manufacturers to meet
international standards.”<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Tighter Child Marriage Laws
Minister for Women and Children said the new Prohibition of Child Marriage
Bill 2006 has tighter regulations that would heap jail terms and fines on
priests, police, and local leaders if they willfully permit child marriages.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Retrograde Forest Bill Passed
Dismissing concerns by environmentalists and
conservation experts, the government passed the
politically convenient Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Rights) Bill, 2006 that essentially hands over forests
to forest dwellers.<More>
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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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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Recoverable Sat on PSLV
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
said that it is preparing to launch four
satellites on a single Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV-C7) in January and one of the
satellites will be recoverable after a week or
so in orbit.<More>
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India to Retain Testing Rights
As US President George Bush signed in the
nuclear deal that granted India access to
nuclear fuel outside the ambit of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), harsh criticism
was heaped in India on restrictions placed on
the nation by US policy makers.<More>
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Neighbors
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Talks with Afghan Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is reportedly ready for
talks with the Taliban operating in his country hopeful
of including them in governance but not the Pakistani
counterpart but only if they terminate links with
Pakistan as that nation is trying to “enslave”
Afghanistan.<More>
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Indo-Pak Joint Sir Creek Survey
In the two days talks over Sri Creek beginning this
weekend, India and Pakistan are working out a mechanism
for the 2nd survey of Sir Creek targeted for completion
next March to enable an easy and conflict free
demarcation of the maritime zone.<More>
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Indo-Sino Glacier Expedition
For the very first time, India and China will jointly
survey up to the sources of the Brahmaputra and Sutlej,
which is the largest water reservoir in the world
outside the Polar region, and collect data that could be
used for modeling climatic changes over glaciers.<More>
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Riots in Bangladesh
The general strike called by the 14-party opposition led
by Awami League (AL) trying to force electoral reforms
turned violent with the army and police fighting running
battles with civilians leaving 25 people wounded in
Dhaka and 100 in other areas.<More>
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World
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Little Progress in US-NK in Direct Talks
The United States and North Korea (NK) made
no progress in their first direct meeting
after a long time on the sidelines of the
six-nation nuclear arms talks in Beijing to
discuss US financial restrictions on
Pyongyang, a key stumbling block in the arms
negotiations.<More>
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Darfur Force by UNSC
The United Nations Security Council urged
Sudan to accept deployment of a peacekeeping
force that will contain African Union (AU)
and European troops in the ravaged Darfur
region to augment the 7000 under-funded and
ill-equipped AU force that has failed to
stem the bloodshed.<More>
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Hot Topics
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Talks with Afghan Taliban
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Indo-Pak Joint Sir Creek Survey
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Indo-Sino Glacier Expedition
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Riots in Bangladesh
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Govt to Divest from Maruti
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Recoverable Sat on PSLV
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Featured Analyses
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No Shortcuts in Kashmir |
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf proposed a “four
point solution” to resolve the Kashmir dispute that
includes Indian troop withdrawal, self-governance for
Kashmiris, joint supervision by the three sides, and
maintaining current borders in exchange for giving up
claim to Kashmir.
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The Iran Problem for US
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No Sanctions Says NK
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Manmohan’s Japan Visit
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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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Featured Edits
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Manmohan Singh
"receptive" to TNA delegation's
concerns |
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Man charged with U.K.
serial killings |
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Six-party talks make
some progress |
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Chaos at Heathrow |
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Now news from beyond
London and Atlanta |
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Nuclear without fang |
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Forgotten on the other side of
Shangri-la |
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India can’t live in
isolation |
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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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