• Uzbek Allows Indian Oil Exploration 
  India and Uzbekistan reached a landmark deal where the latter will allow Indian companies to explore for natural gas that can then be shared equally. <More>

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• US Wants More Economic Reforms
  US Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams said that more economic structural reforms are necessary for billions of dollars to flood the India and create unprecedented opportunities for the nation. <More>

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• Since when is Punishing a Child Good?
  In the narrowest interpretation of the law, the Karnataka High Court ruled that under the Sec 95 of Indian Penal Code, a school could beat a child if such beating was done in good faith and to discipline the child.<More>

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• ISRO to Carry Experimental Satellites Free
  In a very positive move, the Indian Space & Research Organization (ISRO) has invited proposals from Universities and students to create miniature, non-commercial, experimental, and scientific satellites that can be carried free.<More>

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• Escalating War of Words about Iran
  The Iran issue refuses to be resolved with increasingly caustic comments from Iranians President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and equally acerbic comments from various influential circles of the US Administration. <More>

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