Al Qaeda Claims
Responsibility for Attacks in Algeria The Al Qaeda group in North Africa claimed in an internet statement
responsibility for launching bomb attacks in Algerian capital Wednesday. The
group also released photos of three suicide bombers who it said carried out the
car bomb attacks in Algiers on the website often used by extremist Islamic
groups in the past. Read On >>> 24 dead, 143 Injured in Algiers Bombings
Top Bangladesh
Leaders Charged with Murder Police in Bangladesh Wednesday charged
top leaders of the Awami League and Jamaat-e-Islami with killing 6 political
activists at a rally last year. The name of AL chief and former prime minister
Sheikh Hasina does not figure in the charge sheet - filed on a complaint filed
by JEI- against 45 leaders of the 14-party alliance she leads. Read On
Prosperous,
Moderate Pakistan is in India's Interests: Menon
Observing that India and Pakistan have an historic "opportunity to remake their
relations fundamentally", Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon Wednesday said
that "a stable, moderate and prosperous Pakistan is in India's interests" and
can help in securing stability of the entire region. Read On
Trade Ministers Meet
over Doha Talks, India Inc Hopeful Trade ministers of India, Brazil, the US and EU are meeting here to review
the progress of the Doha Round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks which
were revived in February, as India Inc hopes for a successful outcome of the
parleys. Read On >>
Maharashtra Police
Cane BJP Activists, Leaders Arrested The Maharashtra police Wednesday used force to stop a protest march by
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists of Andhra Pradesh from reaching the
controversial Babli project being built by Maharashtra on Godavari River after
they stopped a similar march by Telugu Desam party the previous day.Read On >>>
Demilitarization in
Kashmir Not Possible Now: Indian Army
With "Pakistan still supporting terrorists and running training camps", the
Indian Army thinks demilitarization in Jammu and Kashmir was not the "right
option" at this time. The general-officer-commanding in chief (GOC in C) ... Read On >>>
Supreme Court Seeks
Implementation of Sealing Order Expressing its anguish over vacillation by police and municipal authorities
in sealing illegal shops in the capital, the Supreme Court Wednesday sought
strict compliance of its order and admonished the chiefs of two departments for
making contradictory claims over deployment of security personnel for sealing.Read On >>>
World Threatened by
Terror and Climate Change
The so-called war on terror is increasing the likelihood of more terrorist
attacks on the scale of 9/11 as climate change and "global militarization"
proceed to deepen dangerous divisions, said a British study. The report by the
Oxford Research Group (ORG) published Wednesday said support for "political
Islam" was growing worldwide while the number of significant terror attacks was
on the rise.
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Canadian, Indian
Firms to Hunt Crude in Nagaland A Canadian company and an Indian
exploration firm will soon begin looking for crude oil in the jungles of
Nagaland in the northeast, a state haunted by decades of insurgency. The
predominantly Christian state of two million has the potential to yield some 600
million tones of crude oil, according to preliminary government estimates.Read On
Just How Advanced is
Iran's Nuclear Progress? by Ivonne Marschall Speaking at the Natanz enrichment plant,
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proudly proclaimed Monday that Iran had achieved
the capability to produce enriched uranium on an industrial scale. But the
announcement met with surprise and scepticism outside the country, although
there can be little doubt about Iran's claim to be irreversibly on its way to
becoming a nuclear power.Read On >>>
Cash for Sailors -
Just an Interlude in a Wider Drama? By Anna Tomforde Iran's capture of 15 British naval
personnel and the subsequent "cash for sailors" row in Britain could come to be
seen as just an interlude in the wider drama of a looming confrontation between
Iran and the West over Tehran's nuclear programme, commentators believe. Read On >>>
From
Tuticorin, a Logistics Wizard Takes WingBy Papri Sri Raman
From glass to granite, they move everything, smartly and quickly,
over long distances, in and out of the ship's hold. They do
everything a ship may need at its port of call. Giving logistical
support is a tricky, mostly invisible operation few dare to take on.
A small Tuticorin company, the PSTS Group ... Read On
Bharatpur Prays for
Water - and Birds by Anil Sharma One of Rajasthan's best known bird
sanctuaries is desperate for water - because birds from far away lands are
giving it a miss on account of its parched conditions. Officials at the Keoladeo
National Park at Bharatpur, 175 km from state capital Jaipur, are frantically
studying proposals put up by a government task force to combat water scarcity
following poor monsoons.Read On >>>
World Economy Set for
Robust Growth: IMF
by Tony Czuczka
The world economy is set to grow briskly in 2007-08, heading for a "soft
landing" despite this year's stock- market jitters and slower growth in the
United States and Europe, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. Global
growth will settle at 4.9 percent both this year and next from a hot 5.4 percent
in 2006, but fast growth in China and India as well as solid US consumer demand
should help keep momentum on track, the IMF said in its twice-yearly look at the
world economy. Read On >>>
Montreal
Protocol: A Quiet Revolution but Challenges Ahead
by Ranvir Nayar As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Montreal
Protocol, a key meeting of 24 countries of South and Southeast Asia
and the Pacific region began here with satisfaction in protecting
and restoring the ozone layer and introspections about the climatic
challenges lying ahead. The participants in the meeting were
informed that 85 percent of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) had been phased
out while the remaining 15 percent would be nullified in time for
the 2010 deadline. Read On >>>
The
'Power' Politics in Uttar Pradesh Polls
Money and muscle are two great power factors in Uttar Pradesh
politics, or so it seems, if you go by a recent survey in the state.
According to a study carried out a voluntary organisation, Election
Watch, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) topped the list of nominees
with criminal antecedents, while the ruling Samajwadi Party had
fielded the maximum number of millionaires in the ongoing state
assembly elections that commenced April 7. The seven-phased poll
will end May 8. The average assets of Samajwadi Party and BSP
candidates were estimated at Rs.16.4 million and Rs.13.6 million
respectively. Read On
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