• Telco Companies Orders worth USD 15b
  Indian telecommunication majors are placing orders worth USD 15 billion to acquire 150-180 million new lines within the next 12 months. <More>

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• Govt Capitulates to Poultry Industry
  Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar capitulated to poultry industry demands to not introduce mandatory bird flu vaccinations of poultry and also promised to upgrade laboratories, a 3-lab verification before declaration of disease, a zone-affected areas.<More>

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• Good Voting in Naxal Areas in WB
  People defied threats from naxal terrorists and stood in long lines for over two hours, endured clinical security screening, and followed intense Election Commission restrictions to vote in large numbers in naxal-infested areas of West Bengal (WB).<More>

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• US & UK Play Mock Iran Invasion
  Despite repeated denials by UK, the US and UK are said to have participated in a paper-based mock invasion of a fictitious country that resembled the Iranian coastline and the intended enemy resembling Iranian positions and targets.<More>

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• Pakistan Puts Off Wullar Dialog
  Pakistan said that it has postponed the upcoming dialogue with India on the Wullar Barrage and Tulbul Navigation Project saying that the Indian Water Resources Secretary was indisposed to attend this crucial meeting because of other business.<More>

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• India Will not Accept No-Test Option
  India said that it had rejected a proposal from the US to amend the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal that would disallow further nuclear testing by India and terminate the contract if India would conduct a nuclear explosion. <More>

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• Tel Aviv Suicide Attack
  In the first ever incident after Hamas took control of the Palestinian Territories (PT), a suicide bomber killed 6 people and injuring 35 others in Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Passover. <More>

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