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Indian Navy's Strategic Capabilities:
Minister Antony Interacts
"The navy's primary role is to safeguard the nation's maritime
interests, ranging from sea-borne trade, energy security, the
exclusive economic zone, the merchant fleet, offshore oil and gas
resources, ports, harbors and the long coastline," an impressed
Antony noted after witnessing the demonstration Thursday and Friday
from INS Viraat of the Indian Navy.
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Amarinder Vows to 'Hammer' Akalis
Terming one's opponents as "murderers", "thieves" and "mouse" and
saying that "I will take two minutes to hammer them" may not be
politically decent language, but Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh has no qualms about using it.
At a press conference here Friday where he and state Congress
president Shamsher Singh Dullo were to speak about the ruling
party's preparedness for the Feb 13 assembly polls ...
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CPI-M Cadres the New Cops in forbidden
Nandigram
Want to visit Nandigram in India? Well ask the Communist Party of
India-Marxist (CPI-M) for permission. Two days after a farmers'
uprising against land acquisition in this East Midnapore
constituency of West Bengal, "outsiders", including media persons,
were prevented from entering the area chosen by the government for a
chemical hub and special economic zone (SEZ) with Indonesia's Salim
group over 14,000 acres. Read On
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Suspected Kashmiri Militant Nabbed near
Bangalore
In a swift one-hour operation,
the Bangalore police Friday nabbed a suspected Kashmiri militant as
he was alighting from a bus near here and seized arms and ammunition
from him, besides sketches of important places in the city. A trap
was laid to nab Imran, on a tip-off from the central and state
intelligence agencies that a suspected militant carrying arms and
ammunition was arriving in the city from Hospet by bus. On searching
his luggage, one AK assault rifle, 300 rounds of ammunition, four AK
47 magazines and five hand grenades were found.
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Bush wishes Saddam Execution was More
Dignified
US President George W. Bush said
Saddam Hussein's execution should have been more dignified and
welcomed the Iraqi government's probe into the taunts at the former
Iraqi president moments before he dropped from the gallows. Bush
spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for nearly two hours
Thursday in a conference call and voiced support for the probe,
which is also pursuing how a cell phone was used to capture video of
the execution. The images were leaked to the public.
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Giddy Democrats make History with
Congressional Takeover
Democrats took the reins of power in the US Congress in a
festive mood, electing the first female speaker of the House of
Representatives and calling on President George W. Bush to begin
pulling US troops out of Iraq. Swearing-in ceremonies at the Capitol
building here Thursday capped the shift of power set off by
elections in November, which cost Bush's centre-right Republicans
their majority in both chambers for the first time since 1995.
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Chirudih Massacre: Shibu Soren produced
in Jharkhand Court
Former union minister Shibu Soren was produced Friday in a Jharkhand
court for his alleged role in the massacre of 11 people in Chirudih
village in 1975. The hearing in the case was adjourned to Jan 16.
Undergoing life term at the Tihar jail in New Delhi for having his
private aide Sashinath Jha kidnapped and later killed in 1995, the
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief was brought to Jamtara district
under heavy security. Read On >>>
Indian Navy gets Warship to Ferry Tanks
Terming it a "step forward to fulfill the nation's desire to
indigenize naval ships", Defence Minister A.K. Antony has
commissioned the largest tank landing ship in the Indian Navy. INS
Shardul will add to the amphibious warfare capabilities of the
Indian Navy. He also noted that the troop landing ship USS Trenton,
which the navy has acquired from the US and which is expected to
join the fleet this year, would also serve as a powerful force
multiplier. Read On
Azad for Opening Up More Cross-border
Routes
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged
Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee to discuss opening of more
cross-border points when he visits Pakistan next week, an official
spokesperson said here Friday. Azad made this plea when he met
Mukherjee in New Delhi Thursday and added that this would boost
Kashmir-specific confidence building measures (CBMs) with Pakistan.
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Trucks, Boats, and Palanquins
for Buffaloes Travel By Jadav Kakoty
Wild buffaloes are under threat in India due to genetic
contamination by hybridization with domestic buffaloes. The entire
exercise of moving them from one place to another took two days,
with the animals traveling in two trucks, two boats and two
palanquins to reach their destination.
"We have translocated many animals including rhinos and elephants,
but this was the most complicated exercise," said veterinarian Anjan
Talukdar. Read On >>>
Wife Wants Husband No.1 Back, Leave Husband No.2
Sidhu's Wife Tipped to Contest Amritsar by-poll
Brand Buddha Up Against Farmers, Allies in Bengal
In Bangladesh, 'Battle of the Begums' is Now One-sided
Indian Diaspora's Help Sought to Push N-deal Through NSG
Bid to Push Links Among Small and Medium Firms of India, US
Paper-based Process Slows US Immigration Department
First Convict to be Sentenced at Final 9/11 Hearing
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