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Kalam Returns OoP Bill
(May
31, 2006)
President Abdul Kalam returned the
controversial Office of Profit Bill that
sought to exempt some 50 odd positions
occupied by allies and Congressmen from
disqualification and asked for
clarifications from the Government before he
could sign it.<More>
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SC Intervenes on Quota, Demands
Answers from Govt
(May
30, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) admitted a
Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
on the ongoing quota issue and
asked several inconvenient
questions to the Government while
appealing to the striking doctors
to withdraw their strike.<
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The Decreasing Relevance of Hurriyat
(May
29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh defied terrorism and
continued his roundtable
discussions with various
groups with Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
and proposed setting up 5
groups to consider various
issues but vowed to fight
terrorism from Pakistan.<More
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Baradei Asks US Congress to
Support Nuke Deal (May
26, 2006)
International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) Chief El Baradei
came out strongly to support
the Indo-US civilian Nuclear
Deal and asked the US Congress
to vote in support of the
“win-win agreement.”<More>
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US Pledge to Israel over Iran (May
25, 2006)
The US pledged protecting
Israel from Iran should
diplomatic efforts to
negotiate an acceptable end to
that country’s controversial
nuclear program fail and the
situation escalated to a full
fledged conflict.<More>
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Speaker Trouble
(May 24, 2006)
The Budget-session of the
Parliament ended in a
controversy about an
admonishment motion on a
former Lok Sabha
Secretary-General for his
disparaging remarks on the
Speaker and the Opposition
opposed the propriety of the
motion and the motives for
it.<More>
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EU Reveals Plan to Placate
Iran
(May 23, 2006)
The European Union (EU) 3
countries Britain, France, and
Germany revealed a proposal
that offers Iran a new nuclear
plant, a consortium-based
guaranteed fuel supply,
warplanes, and recognition of
boundaries.<More>
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Anti-Quota Struggle Expands,
Students Threaten Suicide
(May 22, 2006)
Students and doctors
protesting the quota-based
reservation system expanded
their protests to other
cities and intensified them
in New Delhi and Mumbai even
as a group of students wrote
to the President Abdul Kalam
seeking permission to commit
suicide.<More>
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Stock Market Takes a Beating
(May 19, 2006)
The Indian Stock Market
index SENSEX tumbled 826
points or 6.77% in the worst
ever correction (in point
terms) since 1992 prompted
by a slew of international
events, ill-informed
reporting, Foreign
Institutional Investor (FII)
selling, and Government
fumbles.<More>
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India-US to Meet on Nuke Deal; US No to Pak (May
18, 2006)
Even as Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and US Under-Secretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns plan to meet to try iron out last minute hurdles in the Indo-US Civilian Nuclear deal, the US firmly spurned Pakistan's request for a similar deal.<More>
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Govt Softens & Threatens on Quota, Protests Spread (May
16, 2006)
The Government seemed to soften its stand a bit inviting striking students and doctors for talks even as Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss vainly threatened to dismiss striking doctors even though there is a shortage of doctors in the country.<More>
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Super-Advanced Weapons Systems in Pipeline
(May
15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that India would be soon begin production of super-advanced weapons systems using remote-controlled sensors, robotics, and propulsion systems and develop new precision-guided munitions and unmanned vehicles.<More>
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Commies Say No to Oil Price Hike
(May
11, 2006)
Buoyed by the exit polls that predicted an ultra-left victory in state elections, the communists vowed to stop the Government from hiking oil prices that could force oil companies to absorb a loss of over USD 16.5 billion or $13.5 billion for the exchequer.<More>
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ISRO & NASA in Moon Tie-up
(May
10, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) & US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) so NASA can send 2 instruments on the Chandraayan-1 mission to the
Moon.
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US-Russia Oil Moves in C Asia
(May
9, 2006)
The US is actively promoting oil routes that does not depend on Russia in Central Asia is prompting Russia to make counter-moves that may create a "second Cold War."<More>
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US-Russia Rift Widening
(May
5, 2006)
In a series of issues, the diplomatic, military, economic, and political rift between the US and Russia are widening debunking chances of closer cooperation and threatening to retreat to the Cold War days.<More>
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Tata Wants Spectrum Policy Review
(May
4, 2006)
Rata Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group and an important player in the Telecommunication space, has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to review the spectrum allocation plan that treats the scarce resource inefficiently.<More>
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Pak in Top 10 Failed State List
(May
3, 2006)
A Foreign Policy report that annually rates 146 countries on their effectiveness in maintaining control of its territories, running a Government, and providing basic public services rated Pakistan 9th most likely to fail ahead of Afghanistan, Nepal, and Lanka.<More>
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More Conflict of Interest Reports on Maran
(May
2, 2006)
Another report in the New Indian Express (NIE) revealed broad based and deeper instances of Telecommunications Minister Dayanidhi Maran’s conflict of interest in dealing with wireless spectrums, cable television, and voice technologies for personal gain. <More>
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