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Breaking News Sat, 31 Jul 2010
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing at the inauguration of the Kanchendzonga tourist villa amusement park, at Ranka, Sikkim on April 15, 2010.
Delhi   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia : Pratibha Devisingh Patil  
 Deccan Herald 
Three crore pending cases? Prez wants review
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) | President Pratibha Patil on Saturday called for a review of figures that put the number of pending cases before Indian courts at a staggering 3 crore. She also stressed on ... (photo: PIB of India)
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, speaks during a national town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Md.
India   Muslims   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: Islamic religious leaders  
 The Siasat Daily 
Obama envoy to visit India to engage with Muslims
| Washington, July 31: Rashad Hussain, son of an Indian migrant couple from Bihar who is US Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, will travel to India Aug 1-9 to discuss Obama A... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
Lalu Prasad Yadavs Rashtriya Janata Dal lost its status as a national party .  Deccan Chronicle 
RJD, 4 others derecognised by EC
RJD, 4 others derecognised by EC | Share ARTICLEURL | Five political parties lost their status as state parties on Friday, according to the Election Commission. They are the Janata Dal (United), Samaj... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Election   India   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Election Commission of India  
Ashok Chavan- Chief Minister of Maharashtra at a public function- India- Politics  The Times Of India 
Soon, post office, bank forms will be in Marathi
MUMBAI: Soon forms of income tax, customs, public-sector undertakings, nationalised banks and post offices will be available in Marathi, besides the usual Hindi and English ones. | Chief minister Asho... (photo: Maharashtra Govt Publicity dept)
Bank   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia :Ashok Chavan  
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Taliban fighters ride their multiple rocket launcher near the front line, north of Kabul, Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998. The Hindu
The politics of Taliban reconciliation
| M.K. Bhadrakumar | The onus is on the generals in Rawalpindi to effect the hardcore Taliban leadership's reconciliation and, as a quid pro quo, Washington recognises Pa... (photo: AP / Zaheeruddin Abdullah)
Afghanistan   Photos   Politics   Taliban   Wikipedia: Taliban insurgency  
Gender equality- will the dream become reality in India? The Hindu
Gender war, yet to be won
| V.R. Krishna Iyer | The move to create a U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, named U.N. Women, is a major stride for humankind. | Whether you ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Gender   Photos   Society   Wikipedia: Gender equality   Women  
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill . The Times Of India
Games have overshot budget by over 17 times: Gill
NEW DELHI: The UPA government may have been embarrassed by Mani Shankar Aiyar's comments on Commonwealth Games but his query in Parliament revealed that the cost of organ... (photo: PIB of India)
Commonwealth Games   Delhi   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: 2010 Commonwealth Games  
Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram - India- Politics Indian Express
Govt open to dialogue with all sections in J&K: PC
| Stating that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir "is not yet normal", Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday reiterated that the Centre was open to quiet dialogue w... (photo: PIB of India)
India   Kashmir   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Kashmir  
Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef speaks during a press conference in Islamabad Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001. The Taliban representative said that Afghan authorities are willing to detain suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden and try him under Muslim law if the United States makes a formal request. T The New York Times
U.N. Removes Taliban Members from Sanctions List
| UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council removed five members of the Taliban from its sanctions list on Friday, in a nod toward the kind of reconciliat... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   UN   Wikipedia: Taliban  
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009. The New York Times
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
| BEIJING — Three men accused of “endangering state security” for their role in maintaining popular Uighur-language Web sites have been sentenced to pri... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
China   Law   Photos   Uighurs   Wikipedia: Uyghur people  
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010. Asia Times
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
|      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
President Barack Obama listens while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. Asia Times
A Persian message for Obama
|      Jul 31, 2010 A Persian message for Obama | By M K Bhadrakumar | The season of diplomacy on the Iran nuclear issue is once again approaching. An... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, students walk out of an exam venue after Thursday morning's national college entrance exam in Anxian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Thursday, July 3, 2008. More than 120,000 students whose university entrance exams were delayed by the massive Chinese earthquake in May finally sat down Thursday to take the tests that will dictate their future. China Daily
Backgrounder: China's 10-year national education plan
| BEIJING - China published in full the country's national education plan for the next decade Thursday, pledging to shape a learning society and turn China into a countr... (photo: AP / Xinhua,Yin Dongxun)
Beijing   China   Education   Photos   Society  
Former Pakistani cricket stars and winners of World Cup 1992 Imran Khan, left, and Javed Miandad chat at a reception to celebrate the 10 years anniversary of victory at the World Cup 1992, in Lahore Saturday, March 31, 2002. London Evening Standard
PM's attack on Pakistan will fuel extremism, warns Imran Khan
Cricket legend Imran Khan lambasted David Cameron today over his criticism of Pakistan, and warned that his remarks would radicalise more young Muslims against the West. ... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary)
Cricket   Pakistan   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Imran Khan  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- Hockey India to hold elections on August 5
- David Miliband chides David Cameron over Pakistan row
- J&K CM seeks cooperation of people in restoration of peace &
- Three crore pending cases? Prez wants review
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing at the inauguration of the Kanchendzonga tourist villa amusement park, at Ranka, Sikkim on April 15, 2010.
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- PM's trade panel to come up with report to boost agricul
- Industry bigwigs to work out operational plan for raising fa
- Agriculture: The next big thing?
- Blueprint for farm growth
Farm land for agriculture-Crop-India
Industry bigwigs to work out operational plan for raising farm growth
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International Relations Climate Change Policy
- When Double Dippers become economic party poopers
- GOP's Rand Paul softens rhetoric in Ky. Senate bid
- Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign
- Obama blames GOP on small business lending bill
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Obama blames GOP on small business lending bill
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- Chinese minister pledges to help Cancun climate parley to su
- British prime minister works to deepen economic, political t
- Australia urges global effort to tackle climate change
- Extensive coral bleaching in Sepanggar Bay, Borneo: Marine s
An array of solar panels supplies energy for necessities at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Cheap green energy: the only way to fight global warming
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- China criticizes Clinton¡¦s comments
- Malaysia: Trial of Opposition Leader Proceeding Unfairly
- Clinton: Loud and proud for human rights
- Singapore: Legal Charges Threat to Freedom of Expression
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao arrives for a plenary session at the climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009.
China criticizes Clinton¡¦s comments
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- Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Delhi, NCR
- PM's trade panel to come up with report to boost agricul
- India for snap compensation and full liability in Nuke Bill
- Batch of 2,589 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
Devotees being carried on ponies to the shrine of Hindu God 'Shiva' during the annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage), some 14 Km from Baltal in Indian-administered Kashmir on June 16, 2009,Some 600,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the holy Amarnath Cave this season where a Shiva Lingam, an ice stalagmite shaped as a fallus and symbolising the Hindu God Shiva, stands for worship. The Lingam which forms naturally every year in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, measures 12 feet in height, the Shrine Board authorities said.
Batch of 2,589 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
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Nuclear Weapons Terrorism
- No compromise on Pak's nuclear program: Gilani
- India, US sign nuclear reprocessing deal
- US, India ink deal on reprocessing nuclear spent fuel
- India, US sign nuclear reprocessing deal
The exterior of the Arak heavy water production facility in Arak, Iran, 360 kms southwest of Tehran, is seen on Wednesday Oct. 27, 2004. Iran's top leader rejected a long-term suspension of uranium enrichment and threatened Wednesday that Iranian diplomats will withdraw from talks with European negotiators if they insist on such a suspension. Heavy water is used to moderate a nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear reactor.
US hopes for Iran nuclear talks
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- Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" rema
- Pakistan intelligence chief cancels visit to Britain after P
- U.S. fears more Afghan document leaks
- Cameron Terror Row: Pakistan Cancels Summit
President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at Indian Hills Community College, Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Ottumwa, Iowa.
U.S. fears more Afghan document leaks
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