• India to Dominate BPO, off shoring 
  An AT Kearney study predicted a continued 9% growth in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and 47% growth in outsourcing netting an estimated USD 28 billion and said India will reap most of this business.<More> 

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• SC to Control Hostile Witnesses 
  The Supreme Court (SC) has called for strong action against prosecution witnesses who turn hostile because of inducement, threat, or coercion.<More>

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• AP Messes up Naxal Fight
  Even as 5 Maoist terrorists, including 3 women, were killed by the Andhra Pradesh (AP) police, there is increased concern that the AP Government and the Federal Home Ministry are not taking the fight seriously.<More>

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• Indo-French Naval Exercise  
  Seventh in a series of joint exercises, Indian and French navies are fielding an awesome array of naval weaponry to achieve better compatibility, improve communication, and testing dissimilar equipment. <More>

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• Iran Tests 2 Advanced Missiles 
  After the United Nations Security Council announced that Iran has 30 days to stop nuclear enrichment, it announced tests of 2 advanced missiles and promised to make any thought of air raids or military attacks that much harder.<More>

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• Indian Encourages US Not to Alter Deal 
  The Russian shipment of “limited” supply of uranium for Tarapur on “safety” grounds reached India, even as India encouraged US policy makers not to alter the “very, very delicate balance” in the Indo-US nuclear deal. Emphasizing that the deal has gone through “extraordinary complex and difficult negotiations,” Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran winding up his sales tour in the US said that there were two issues that are worrying fence-sitting policy makers. <More> 

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