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Business and Economy
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Energy Concerns & Alternatives
As India’s economy grows at a
breathtaking 9.1% its hunger for
energy to sustain this growth is
higher and though per capita energy
consumption is relatively low, its
energy use is expected to surpass
Russia and Japan to be the third
largest consumer of energy by 2030.<More>
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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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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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SC Criticizes Domestic Violence Bill
The Supreme Court severely criticized the Protection of Women from Domestic
Violence Act for “clumsy” drafting of definition of terminology that could
easily be exploited by some to appropriate property of a husband and his
family.<More>
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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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Security Ties with Myanmar
Visiting Myanmar Home Minister Major General
Maung Oo assured Home Minister Shivraj Patil
that his nation will co-operate with India to
share information at field and national level on
insurgent movements, border management, and drug
trafficking.<More>
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Recoverable Sat on PSLV
The Indian Space Research Organization (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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Neighbors
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Iran Sanctions, Shaky Azeri Relations
After inviting UNSC sanctions and losing civic level
elections, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought
to upgrade his souring domestic popularity by escalating
tirades against the West and called President Bush "the
most hated person" in the world.<More>
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Maoists Block Envoy Designate to India
Nepali Maoists and political groups supporting them said
that they will block Prime Minister Girija Prasad
Koirala’s envoy designate for India, an obscure retired
diminutive woman who is also a niece of the PM claiming
that the decision was taken without consulting them.<More>
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World
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Somalia in “State of War” with Ethiopia
Somali Islamic leader Sheik Hassan ahir
Aweys claimed that the nation is in a “state
of war…against Ethiopia” contradicting his
earlier pledge to return to peace talks with
the government and is now asking “All
Somalis” to “take part in struggle.”<More>
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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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Iran Sanctions, Shaky Azeri Relations
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Energy Concerns & Alternatives
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SC Criticizes Domestic Violence Bill
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Security Ties with Myanmar
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Somalia in “State of War” with Ethiopia
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Maoists Block Envoy Designate to India
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Featured Analyses
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Recoverable Sat on PSLV |
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The Indian Space Research Organization (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.
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No Shortcuts in 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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Featured Edits
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"Plot'' to attack
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Dear
President Bush |
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First U.K. Hindu
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What
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Indeed
incredible, the way India works |
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Team
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Congress
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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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