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CPI expels Speaker, PM asks Chatterjee to continue
MIL/Agaencies, Jul 24, 2008
New Delhi, July 24, 2008 – IR Summary -After the UPA govt. succeeded in winning ‘No Confidence Motion’ which was excellently directed and controlled by CPI (M) veteran leader Somnath Chatterjee as speaker in the Lok Sabha on 22nd July, the CPI expelled him for having disobeyed his party’s directions wherein the party had asked him to act as member of their party and not as speaker of the Lok Sabha. Mr. Chatterjee refused to oblige his party and maintained the high dignity and tradition of the position of the Speaker. |
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'Lord Ram had destroyed Sethu himself'
MIL/dnaindia.com, Jul 24, 2008
New Delhi, July 24, 2008 - The government on Wednesday cited the scriptures to defend the controversial Sethusamudram project, claiming that Lord Ram had himself destroyed the Ram Sethu and that there was no question of hurting religious sentiments by going ahead with the venture. |
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Man commits suicide - Indefinite Curfew in Jammu
MIL/TOI/IANS, Jul 24, 2008
Jammu: July 24, 2008 - An indefinite curfew has been imposed to prevent violence a day after a man committed suicide to protest the cancellation of land transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), police said on Thursday. |
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Obama Meets With Olmert and Abbas
MIL/NYT, Jul 24, 2008
Jerusalem: July 24, 2008 - With a fanfare typically accorded to a visiting head of state, Senator Barack Obama dashed through a series of meetings with leaders on both sides of the Middle East conflict on Wednesday, saying it was in Israel’s interest to find peace with the Palestinians. Yet he made clear that Israel should be able to defend itself. |
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Indian MP admits debate too complicated
MIL/ET, Jul 22, 2008
New Delhi: July 22, 2008 - An Indian MP temporarily released from prison to cast a crucial vote in parliament admitted on Tuesday the debate over a controversial nuclear deal with the United States was too complicated for him. |
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Pakistan behind Kabul blast: Menon
MIL/TOI/TNN, Jul 22, 2008
New Delhi: July 22, 2008 - India on Monday risked the future of the composite dialogue with Pakistan by directly accusing it of causing the suicide blast in the embassy in Kabul. |
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Barack Obama Visits Iraq for First-Hand Look at War
MIL/voanews, Jul 21, 2008
July 21, 2008 - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has arrived in Baghdad for a closely-watched visit to Iraq - a key issue in the U.S. election. |
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Trust motion was fully avoidable: Manmohan
MIL/HT/IANS, Jul 21, 2008
New Delhi: July 21, 2008 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought the confidence of the Lok Sabha on Monday and said the trust vote was avoidable as he had promised to return to the Parliament before operationalising the contentious nuclear deal with Washington. |
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Ram Baran Yadav - First president of new Himalayan republic
MIL/TOI, Jul 21, 2008
Kathmandu: July 21, 2008 - There was much dancing and slogan-shouting on Monday as Ram Baran Yadav of the Nepali Congress made history by becoming the first president of the new Himalayan republic, defeating the Maoists' candidate. |
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India, Pak curtail CBM talks to one day
MIL/BS Reporter, Jul 21, 2008
New Delhi: July 21, 2008 - India and Pakistan are likely to take decision on increasing the cross border trade including the launch of the Srinagar-Muzzaffarabad truck service at the fifth round composite dialogue between foreign secretaries Shivshankar Menon and Salman Bashir. |
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Antony orders probe into woman's charge
MIL/TOI/TNN, Jul 17, 2008
New Delhi: July 17, 2008 - Even as the army vehemently denied the allegations of "physical and mental torture" levelled by Captain Poonam Kaur against her seniors, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the episode. |
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Rahul Gandhi: Nuclear deal worth risking govt.
MIL/ET, Jul 17, 2008
New Delhi, July 17, 2008 - In a wholesome backing for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s aggressive push to the deal, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi has said the deal was worth taking the risk of losing government. "If the government falls in the process so be it," Mr Gandhi said in Amethi. |
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'India, Pak should think out of box to resolve Kashmir issue'
MIL/TOI/PTI, Jul 12, 2008
Washington: July 12, 2008 - Observing that time has come for India and Pakistan to get out of the cycle of hostility and mutual suspicion, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said both the countries should think "out of the box" to find a solution to the Kashmir issue. |
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CBI finds murder weapon in Arushi case: Sources
MIL/IBN/CNN, Jul 11, 2008
Noida: July 11, 2008 - There seems to be some headway in the Arushi-Hemraj murder case. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Central Bureau of Investigation has recovered the murder weapon and parts of Arushi's mobile phone. |
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Fire scorched 600,000 acres in California, Soldiers deputed to fight new fire
MIL/NYT, Jul 5, 2008
Los Angeles, July 5, 2008 - IR Summary/NYT – The fire in California has created an unprecedented havoc, scorched 600,000 acres of land. The new fire is moving towards Goleta, Calif., just north of Santa Barbara, which has forced nearly 2,000 residents from their homes, as a shift in winds and the availability of timber fuel combined on Friday to trump fires to the north as the state’s first priority |
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California fire devastating, Adm. Fails to control Jul 4, 2008 |
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Jobs in America declining fast Jul 4, 2008 |
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Obama’s double policy on Iraq created a debate Jul 4, 2008 |
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Delhi hit by Badhh call by BJP over Amarnath Issue Jul 3, 2008 |
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Quake Reveals grave Insufficiency of China’s Military Jul 2, 2008 |
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Court rejects Talwar’s bail, extends Judicial custody Jul 2, 2008 |
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Talks between Dalai Lama envoys and China due to begin Jul 1, 2008 |
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Crisis in J&K as PDP pulls out Jun 29, 2008 |
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Police foil bid to break wall at Singur Jun 28, 2008 |
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“Breakthrough” in gas pipeline project Jun 28, 2008 |
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Quakes in Andamans, tremors in Chennai Jun 28, 2008 |
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Pakistan foreign minister arrives today Jun 27, 2008 |
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Life in Kashmir in standstill, Hindus have no future? Jun 26, 2008 |
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Former AIIMS employee seeks police action against Venugopa Jun 25, 2008 |
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Srinagar tense after Amarnath land protest Jun 24, 2008 |
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FIR filed against Jaya Bachchan Jun 24, 2008 |
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Sidhu at receiving end of water cannon Jun 24, 2008 |
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John McCain stands better chance than Obama Jun 23, 2008 |
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Mayawati’s jerk to Sonia Gandhi, withdraws her support Jun 21, 2008 |
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Security makes Iraq peaceful, Baghdad, Basra calm since 2004 Jun 21, 2008 |
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