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McMaster opposes Rex's cigarettes plan
| A leading Republican candidate for governor said Monday he would not support raising South Carolina's cigarette tax - the nation's lowest - under any conditions. | Attorney General Henry McMaster, s... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
United Nations Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor gestures while he signs autographs for students at a function in cochin,India,Wednesday, Dec.21,2006. Tharoor who lost his claim for the post of the U.N. Secretary General is on a vacation in his home state Kerala.
Delhi   Dubai   India   Photos   Politics  
 The Siasat Daily 
Explore India's investment opportunities: Tharoor
| Dubai, February 09: Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has asked the businesses in Oman to make best use of the “huge investment opportunity” available in India. | Addressing ... (photo: AP)
An Indian policeman stand  outside the United Nations office in Srinagar, India, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Authorities sealed off neighborhoods as thousands of armed troops in riot gear warned people to stay indoors in Indian Kashmir's main city Monday in an attempt to block a separatist rally against alleged rights violations by Indian forces.  The Hindu 
Mirwaiz's march foiled; shifts campaign to Internet
| Shujaat Bukhari | Unrest grows as life in Kashmir remains disrupted | JAMMU: As authorities imposed an undeclared curfew in Srinagar on Monday to foil Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Faroo... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Kashmir   Photos   Politics   UN  
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs, Shri Salman Khurshid  .  The Hindu 
Khursheed: Sonia is Indian like Bahadur Shah Zafar
| Vidya Subrahmaniam | NEW DELHI: When did the idea of India begin? What role did the Mughal Empire play in the development of the modern idea of India? What were the contributions of Babur ki Aulad (... (photo: PIB of India)
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the former Prime Minister Shri H.D. Deve Gowda in Bangalore on February 11, 2005. The Hindu
Deve Gowda warns of 'jail bharo'
| J. Balaji | Not against Expressway, but why injustice to poor farmers? | Land has been acquired at places far away from peripheral road | One lakh people hit by decisio... (photo: PIB )
Bangalore   Delhi   India   Photos   Politics  
Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react waving flags of the Party of Regions during a rally, in front of Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Hindu
Yanukovych wins Ukraine run-off
| Vladimir Radyuhin | Beats Tymoshenko who may challenge verdict | - PHOTO: AP | Dear leader: A supporter of Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yanukovych kisses his portra... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Election   Photos   Politics   President   Ukraine  
Food Grain - cerelas - Commodity - at a grocery shop - India The Hindu
Food inflation
| This refers to the ruckus between Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at the Chief Ministers' conference on food inflation ... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Food   India   Inflation   Leader   Photos  
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma- India- Politics The Hindu
Stimulus exit for robust export sectors favoured
| Special Correspondent | Fiscal deficit next year would be lower than that of this year, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia | NEW DELHI: Union Commerce and Industry Minister An... (photo: PIB of India / )
Business   Delhi   India   Industry   Photos  
The Minister of State for International Cooperation and Acting Minister of Business and Trade, Qatar, Dr. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al Attiyah meeting the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma, in New Delhi on February 08, 2010. The Hindu
India aims to double trade with Arab world
| Special Correspondent | - PHOTO: S. SUBRAMANIUM | EXIT TIMING: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma (right) with FICCI President Rajan Bharti Mittal (ce... (photo: PIB of India)
Arab   India   Photos   Politics   Trade  
Ram Vilas Paswan ( Centre)- India-Politics The Hindu
No rift in RJD-LJP alliance, says Paswan
| Shoumojit Banerjee | Ram Vilas Paswan | Patna: Refuting rumours of a rupture within the Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP)-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) allaince, LJP chief Ram Vi... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.)
Election   India   Patna   Photos   Politics  
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks after receving the Indira Gandhi Gold Plaque 2008-09 from President, The Asiatic Society, Biswnath Banerjee (unseen) in Kolkata on Monday 08 Febuary 2010 in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK The Hindu
Price rise will be under control soon: Pranab
| Staff Reporter | KOLKATA: Stating that an imbalance in the demand and supply was the cause behind price rise, Union Finance Minster Pranab Mukherjee said here on Monday... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Economy   Finance   India   Kolkata   Photos  
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks after receving the Indira Gandhi Gold Plaque 2008-09 from President, The Asiatic Society, Biswnath Banerjee (unseen) in Kolkata on Monday 08 Febuary 2010 in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK The Hindu
West Bengal Congress for seat-sharing with Mamata
| Raktima Bose | KOLKATA: The Congress leadership in West Bengal is in favour of seat-sharing on a district-wise basis with its electoral partner, the Trinamool Congress,... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Election   India   Kolkata   Photos   Politics  
The Minister of State of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food K.V. Thomas- India- Politics The Hindu
Centre, State joining hands to control prices
| Staff Reporter | KOLLAM: Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas has said that the Union and the State governments have decide... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division Ministry of I & B Government of India.)
Agriculture   Food   India   Kerala   Photos  
Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gestures while speaking at the University of Findlay Arab News
Is Palin good news for Democrats?
| Barbara Ferguson | Arab News | WASHINGTON When the National Tea Party Convention concluded in Nashville, Tennessee this weekend it was clear that the Tea Partiers wer... (photo: AP / Madalyn Ruggiero)
Democrat   Photos   Politics   Republicans   US  
Former president Joseph Estrada  who had his birthday celebration  was given a birthday program by children of    Settlement House ( Association De Damas De Filipinas ) , an orphanage for children of unwed mothers located in Paco ,  Manila  City , Philippines ,  April 18 , 2009. Inquirer
Estrada a no-show; handlers say PDI 'biased'
| MANILA, PhilippinesWas it a case of conflicting schedules or a snub? | Explaining his absence at an Inquirer-sponsored debate of presidential candidates at the Univers... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Candidates   Debate   Philippines   Photos   Politics  
In this photo taken Sunday, April 19, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gestures as he speaks at a meeting at the Iraqi Interior Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Maliki denounced a deadly U.S. raid on Sunday April 26, 2009 in the southern Shiite city of Kut, which left at least one person dead and six arrested, as a "crime" that violated the security pact with Washington and demanded American commanders hand over those responsible to face possible trial in Iraqi courts. Khaleej Times
Bring Iraq's Sunnis on Board
The government of Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki has played a positive and crucial role in stabilising the war-ravaged Iraq. | Maliki has earned himself admiration and pra... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Elections   Iraq   Iraqi   Photos   Politics  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Agricultural Policy
- McCain, Facing G.O.P. Foe in Primary, Tilts to the Right
- McMaster opposes Rex's cigarettes plan
- NFL Hall of Fame election process is busted
- Senator Prodded Fed to Aid Ailing Lender
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McMaster opposes Rex's cigarettes plan
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- Agricultural futures
- 'Not an easy decision'
- Farm output likely to decline
- Centre, State joining hands to control prices
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'Not an easy decision'
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Health Care Policy Climate Change Policy
- On Health Bill, G.O.P.'s Road Is a New Map
- Obama's health summit faces long odds against success
- It's time to take an American approach to health care re
- GOP: Back to drawing board on health care
President-elect Barack Obama, followed by Budget Director-designate Peter Orszag, leave a news conference in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008.
President Obama announces a bipartisan health care summit
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- India needs more research on climate change: Saran
- U.N. Climate Panel and Chief Face Credibility Siege
- Truss slams northern taskforce report
- New Federal Climate Change Agency Forming
Sky - Weather - Climate Change
FG urges religious leaders to educate members on climate change
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Human Rights Policies Racism & Discrimination
- Russia: Activists’ Detention Unjustified
- Israel: Attacks on New Israel Fund, Critical Groups, Threate
- My Father Was A Freedom Fighter - A Book Review by Gilad Atz
- Israel: Military Investigations Fail Gaza War Victims
File - Palestine Refugees, Middle East, 1951. Palestinian refugees plant trees, a small beginning in the immense task of starting again.
My Father Was A Freedom Fighter - A Book Review by Gilad Atzmon
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- History of discrimination cited against Mercury Insurance
- Meghan McCain: Tea Party represents 'innate racism'
- Meghan McCain Calls Out Tea Party For Racism, On 'The Vi
- Muslim Wins Handshake Discrimination Case
A kashmiri muslim walk  in front of closed shops during a strike  in Srinagar February 2, 2010. At least two dozen people were injured on Tuesday when Muslim demonstrators clashed with Indian forces in several parts of Kashmir during anti-India protests fuelled by the killing of a teenager by police on Sunday, witnesses and police said.
Muslim Wins Handshake Discrimination Case
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Nuclear Testing Terrorism
- North Korea's Kim pledges to remove nuclear weapons
- Korea should be nuclear-free, Kim tells China envoy
- N. Korea accuses S. Korea of plot amid push for nuclear talk
- India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders Sitaram Yechury, left, and Prakash Karat, center, talks with Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee after attending the first meeting of the United Progressive Alliance-Left committee on the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. The committee, headed by Mukherjee, decided to discuss the implications of the Hyde Act on the 123 agreement and on self-reliance in India's nuclear sector, according to a news agency.
India Successfully Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
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- Iran's Two-Edged Bomb
- Student Siddique awaits terror case ruling
- Fast-track Azamgarh terror cases: Digvijay
- Asset-freezing terror Bill rushed through Commons
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, bottom second left, visits Iran's Fuel Manufacturing Plant (FMP), a new facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor, just outside the city of Isfahan 255 mile (410 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 9, 2009. The West fears the reactor could eventually be used for producing a nuclear weapon. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced the plant's opening during a ceremony in the central city of Isfahan. The plant will produce pellets of uranium oxide to fuel the heavy-water research reactor, which is scheduled to be completed in 2009 or 2010.
Iran's Two-Edged Bomb
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