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Nepal Maoists Reach Parliament, King
Suspended
Nepal made history Monday implementing a new constitution that
stripped King Gyanendra of his last remaining executive position and
paved the way for the Maoist guerrillas to lay down arms after 10
years of violence and enter mainstream politics.
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Apex Court Seeks Government Reply on
Anti-Quota Plea
Man Says Cop Raped His Wife, Nitish
Orders Probe
Seven Million Take Icy Baths in Salvation
Quest
It was a sea of humanity in quest of salvation as nearly seven
million devotees, many from outside India, Monday participated in
the 'shahi snan', the royal bath, of the six-yearly Hindu festival
of Ardh Kumbh at Sangam, the confluence of three sacred rivers.
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PM Stresses on Civilian Nuke Cooperation
at East Asia Summit
India's quest for global
civilian nuclear cooperation got a boost Monday with 16 leaders of
the East Asia Summit agreeing on the need to promote such
cooperation in the region. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who
delivered an extempore address at the second East Asia summit, said
that although the India-US civil nuclear deal did not figure in the
discussions, there was general support in this regional forum for
promoting nuclear energy.
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Key Indian Equities Index Hits Lifetime
High
Indian shares rose 0.56 percent Monday to lift a key index to a
lifetime high, buoyed by buying interest in some heavyweight stocks
such as Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies. The 30-share
sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) gained
143.88 points or over one percent in the first five minutes of
trading to hit an all-time intra-trade high of 14,200.41 points.
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Pongal Celebrated with Prayers to Sun God
and Feasting
With happy shouts of "Pongal-o-Pongal"
as the milk boiled over signifying prosperity and plenty, people in
Tamil Nadu and other parts of the country celebrated Pongal Monday
with prayers to the sun god and feasting on rice pudding. The
festival, which literally means 'boiling over', is an occasion when
farmers offer prayers for a good crop the next season.
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 Surviving
the Vagaries of Nature in North America by Jay Dougherty
In a winter where unexpected weather has become the norm, many North
Americans are scratching their heads and holding their breath,
trying to figure out from day to day whether to wear shorts or a
down jacket as they leave their homes. Sudden violent storms on the
west coast and unseasonably warm temperatures in the East have
caused chaos, destroyed landmarks and disrupted businesses and
wildlife patterns. Read On >>>
No Army Action Against Maoists: Antony
The Indian Army, already
bogged down with tackling insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and parts
of the northeast, will not be sent in to tackle growing Maoist
violence in the country, Defence Minister A.K. Antony asserted here
Monday. "It is not the job of the army to tackle the Naxalites
(Maoists). This is something the state governments have to tackle,"
he maintained while speaking at a reception here on the occasion of
Army Day. Read On >>>
Singur Women Drive Out Tata Motors Team
Angry village women Monday
drove out a Tata Motors team when it visited Gopalnagar village in
Singur, the focal point of protests against land acquisition for a
car project in West Bengal. Official sources confirmed the
confrontation that took place in the afternoon though Inspector
General of Police (Law and Order) Raj Kanojia here said he had no
information of any major incident in the area.
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EU Draft Report on Kashmir Critical of
Pakistan by Sujoy Dhar
Pakistan has sought about 400
amendments in a European Union (EU) draft report on Kashmir that
severely criticizes Islamabad for failing to bring democratic
structures to Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the absence of basic
rights of people there, particularly women. The EU draft points out
the misery of the people in Jammu and Kashmir, in particular what
Pakistan calls Azad Kashmir. Read On
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Ceasefire Was a Blunder: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Tarun
Gogoi Monday said the government's six-week ceasefire to the
outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was a blunder with
the rebels taking advantage of the truce to regroup and spread out
their cadres across the state. "In retrospect, I admit the judgment
may be a little wrong when we offered a ceasefire to the ULFA,"
Gogoi told IANS in an exclusive interview.
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Trinamool Blockade Disrupts Kolkata
Traffic
Surviving Child Labor with
Optimism
by Rahul Ramagundam
High instances of child labor in zari workshops are not due
to the poverty of families who send pre-teen sons to work in
city-based zari-embroidery workshops. It is the need of the
zari industry to catch young boys to turn them into
submissive adult labor. Child labor in this case is a rite
of passage, reports Grassroots Features.
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Resolve People-to-People Problems First:
Pakistani Newspaper
The people of Pakistan,
suffering because relations with India cannot be normalized, "are
not going to revolt against the state if the state cannot win
Kashmir for them", an influential Pakistani newspaper said Monday.
The Daily Times criticized the Pervez Musharraf regime for insisting
on discussing Kashmir and other "outstanding issues" at the cost of
problems that touch the lives of the people on sides of the
India-Pakistan border. Read On >>>
British Court Bars Indian American from
Filing Claims
Two Saddam Loyalists Hanged
Karzai, Musharraf ask Hillary To Help
Build Peace in Region
Gursharan Kaur Attracts Media in Philippines
by Manish Chand
 It's
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's spouse Gursharan Kaur who is hogging
the limelight here with her pictures splashed in major Philippine
dailies. Cebu Daily News has a front page picture showing a beaming
Kaur along with other spouses of ASEAN leaders as the bronze bamboo
sculpture 'ASEAN Grove' symbolizing the spirit of solidarity was
unveiled at the Family Park in the heart of this resort city in
central Philippines Sunday. Read On
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Kerala to Open its Pretty Plantations for
Tourists by Liz Mathew
Tourist haven Kerala, known
for its exotic backwaters and lush landscape, is now all set to
throw open some of its picture-perfect plantations set around old
colonial bungalows for travelers. The state owns tens of thousands
of acres of plantations at high altitudes with their accompanying
cool climes and century-old picturesque colonial bungalows. It has
decided to open 14,000 acres of plantations for farm tourism.
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Haryana Records Bumper Kharif Production
Now Children are Missing in Madhya
Pradesh
Question Mark Over Tamilnadu's
Traditional Bullfights
Jordan Urges Re-launching of
Palestine-Israel Talks
Jordan's King Abdullah II urged visiting US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice to "push vigorously towards re-launching
negotiations" between Palestine and Israel, adding that lack of
progress in the peace process "will only fuel violence" in the
region. Read On >>>
 I'm
Ready to Tell a Good Story: Smriti Irani
After
working in tear-jerkers and making a name for herself, television
actress Smriti Irani has ventured into production and says she is
ready to tell a good story if viewers are prepared to watch it.
It's been two years since Smriti's production company Ugraya went
into theatre. Read On >>>
Shilpa Exhibits Her Culinary Skills on
'Big Brother'
My Love for Anupama No Publicity Stunt:
Aryan Vaid
I did 'Bhagam Bhag' with Eyes Open, but
Blinkers On: Govinda
There's a prevalent sense of
shock and dismay about the length and breadth of Govinda's role in "Bhagam
Bhag", but the actor's response is significantly cryptic. "All I'll
say is that I went through the film with a horse's rein checking me
in every scene... I can't really blame anyone. I went into 'Bhagam
Bhag' with eyes open, but blinkers on. I had to make a comeback and
I had to do so in a big film. That opening 'Bhagam Bhag' has
provided for me. Read On >>>
Free Trade Agreement Centerpiece of New
India-ASEAN Web
India, Pakistan Disputes Can be Resolved
Step-by-Step: Mukherjee
Balakrishnan Takes Oath as Chief Justice
of India
Celebration in
Justice Balakrishnan's Hometown
Balakrishnan: He
Fought Caste Prejudice to Reach the Pinnacle
Kama Sutra Stresses on Women's
Fulfillment
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