Tuesday, 28 December 2004, 2000 hrs

TOP STORIES
Centre announces Rs 500 crore for tsunami relief  
The Union Cabinet decided to provide Rs 500 crore from the National Calamity Contingency Fund for immediate relief to the tsunami-affected southern states and Pondicherry.


BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Trade body puts loss at
over Rs 2,000 crore
Assocham said neither manufacturing nor any other economic activities were going to be adversely affected by the disaster, but the shipping industry and tourism in Kerala and the Andaman and Nicobar islands would be.

 

India Together
New woman on top 
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) describes itself as a 'left oriented women's organisation committed to achieving democracy, equality and women's emancipation'. Sudha Sundararaman, 46, took over the reigns from Brinda Karat in November. AMBUJAM ANANTHARAMAN caught up with the new leader.


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Asia Times
The crusade for monoculture
In Who Are We? America's Great Debate,  Samuel P Huntington is back to rattle some bones with a combative teaser on American identity. Americans are exhorted by the "clash of civilizations" guru to recommit themselves to Anglo-Protestant culture, the source of their identity and moral leadership of the world. By CHANAKYA SEN


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Deccan Herald
Alliance arithmetic holds the key
While a Congress-JMM-RJD alliance can upset the BJP's applecart in Jharkhand, the absence of it will almost ensure a second innings for the BJP. By SANJAY KUMAR

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