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Business and Economy
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Increased Foreign M&A Projected
Investment bankers and analysts
project increased merger and
acquisitions (M&A) activity in the
information technology (IT) space
where smaller Indian companies are
acquired by larger foreign players
but do not rule out a large deals
either.<More>
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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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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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NCW Rejects Adultery Proposal
The National Commission on Women (NCW) citing social disempowered position
of women, has reportedly recommended that a woman, even if she is involved
in an illicit relationship, cannot be punished for adultery and be treated
as the victim under law. It has asked the government not to amend Section
497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).<More>
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Massive Aid for J&K
The Prime Minister's Special task force on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has
proposed a Rs 8,302-crore (USD 1.8 billion) aid package to develop that
state and proposed another Rs. 200 crore (USD 43.47 million) to develop a
satellite business city satellite business city..<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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Diabetes a Major Worry
According to the International Diabetes Federation's (IDF)
India continues to don the dubious distinction of being
the Diabetic capital of the world with the largest
number of diabetics—China comes second but leads on
pre-diabetic phase population.<More>
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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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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Pak Says N-sites Can Withstand Strike
Marking the 130th birth anniversary of Pakistan
founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, President Pervez
Musharraf asserted that his nation will continue
to invest in defense capabilities and that its
“nuclear and missile power” are protected even
from a “nuclear attack.”<More>
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Bush Allays Indian Concerns
US President George Bush called Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to wish him for the season and to
also allay fears in India over the civilian
cooperation bill and both leaders concluded that
these concerns can be addressed in the “1-2-3
Agreement.”<More>
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Neighbors
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Bangla Polls On
After objecting bitterly about election planning
irregularities and breach of Constitution, Awami League
led 14-party opposition is reportedly decided to contest
in parliamentary election scheduled January 22 next
year.<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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Ethiopia Declares War against Islamists
Ethiopia formally declared war on Islamists
in neighboring Somalia claiming that such
dramatic step was necessary to protect its
sovereignty and its warplanes bombed two
Islamist-held airfields in Somalia including
the one in capital Mogadishu.<More>
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Japan Considering Nuke Deterrent
In a move that has consequences way beyond the
region, a Japanese daily Sankei report says that
the Japanese government is apparently
considering a nuclear warhead as deterrent to
North Korean (NK) nuclear weapons program which
is being denied by government spokesperson.<More>
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Bush Allays Indian Concerns |
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US President George Bush called Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to wish him for the season and to
also allay fears in India over the
civilian cooperation bill and both
leaders concluded that these
concerns can be addressed in the
“1-2-3 Agreement.”
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Energy Concerns & Alternatives
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Recoverable Sat on PSLV
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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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Featured Edits
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Indo-Pak talks: the
backroom is abuzz |
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People to advise
U.K. Government |
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`Treasures of
ancient India' exhibition opens in
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China's different
kinds of hot water |
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China In
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The
Year-End Al Qaeda Threat
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The
Global Jihad In 2006 |
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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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