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Obama Meets With Olmert and Abbas
MIL/NYT Jul 24, 2008 Author:
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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Man commits suicide - Indefinite Curfew in Jammu
MIL/TOI/IANS Jul 24, 2008 Author:
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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'Lord Ram had destroyed Sethu himself'
MIL/dnaindia.com Jul 24, 2008 Author: Rakesh Bhatnagar
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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CPI expels Speaker, PM asks Chatterjee to continue
MIL/Agaencies Jul 24, 2008 Author: IR Summary
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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Pakistan behind Kabul blast: Menon
MIL/TOI/TNN Jul 22, 2008 Author:
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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Indian MP admits debate too complicated
MIL/ET Jul 22, 2008 Author:
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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India, Pak curtail CBM talks to one day
MIL/BS Reporter Jul 21, 2008 Author:
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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Ram Baran Yadav - First president of new Himalayan republic
MIL/TOI Jul 21, 2008 Author:
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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Trust motion was fully avoidable: Manmohan
MIL/HT/IANS Jul 21, 2008 Author:
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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Barack Obama Visits Iraq for First-Hand Look at War
MIL/voanews Jul 21, 2008 Author:
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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 | Rahul Gandhi: Nuclear deal worth risking govt.
MIL/ET Jul 17, 2008 Author:
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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Antony orders probe into woman's charge
MIL/TOI/TNN Jul 17, 2008 Author:
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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'India, Pak should think out of box to resolve Kashmir issue'
MIL/TOI/PTI Jul 12, 2008 Author:
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 Author:
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 Author: Jennifer Steinhauer
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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 | Obama’s double policy on Iraq created a debate
MIL/NYT Jul 4, 2008 Author: IRS/Michael Cooper, JEFF Zeleny
July 4, 2008 –IR Summary/NYT - While speaking on the issue on policies of Iraq, Senator Barack Obama said on Thursday that he might “refine” his policies after meeting with military commanders there later this summer
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Jobs in America declining fast
MIL/NYT Jul 4, 2008 Author: Louis Uchitelle
Washington: July 4, 2008 – IR Summary/NYT – Job opportunities in America are fast declining and unless some concrete steps are taken, it shall be difficult for the Administration to control the situation and may adversely affect the economy of the country, which is deteriorating
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 | California fire devastating, Adm. Fails to control
MIL/NYT Jul 4, 2008 Author: Jesse McKinley
Marina, Calif.: July 4, 2008 – IR Summary/NYT – Dozens of blazes have devastated sections of dried out California over the last two weeks, burning more than 500,000 acres, destroying homes and other property, and costing the already budget-challenged state more than $50 million in firefighting expenses. Why the Administration is sleeping, not doing anything to control the fire.
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Delhi hit by Badhh call by BJP over Amarnath Issue
MIL/Agencies Jul 3, 2008 Author: IR Summary
New Delhi, India, July 3, 2008 - IR Summary/Agencies – The BJP called for a countrywide Bandh on Thursday over the Amarnath land transfer issue. So far capital is concerned, the roads were blocked and shops and business establishments remained closed in most of its parts today.
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Court rejects Talwar’s bail, extends Judicial custody
MIL/Agencies Jul 2, 2008 Author: IR Summary
Noida, U.P., India: July 2.2008, IR Summary – CBI succeeded in getting another extension of Dr. Rajesh Talwar, a prime accused in Noida double murder case of his daughter Aarushi, from the court on Wednesday, who extended his Judicial Custody till July 11, 2008, as sought for by them.
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