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Dried soil because of extreme temperature in summer in India - heat wave
India   Photos   Water   Weather   Wikipedia: Heat wave  
 Deccan Chronicle 
Heat wave kills 16 peacocks in Madhya Pradesh
Morena (MP): Intense heat wave conditions in Madhya Pradesh claimed the lives of at least 16 peacocks in Ruar Dohra village here, forest officials said on Friday. | Though villagers claim that 35 peac... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Indian army soldiers search the area after detecting and defusing a bomb on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Indian army in Kashmir Tuesday defused the bomb planted by suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule alongside a highway on the outskirts of the region's main city, the army said.
India   Kashmir   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Kashmir conflict  
 CNTV 
Militants kill 3 Indian army troopers in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Three Indian army troopers were killed Friday by militants in Indian- controlled Kashmir, police said. | The troopers were ambushed in the morni... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh going around an exhibition on the laying foundation stone ceremony of the Integrated Refinery Expansion Project, in Kochi, Kerala on January 07, 2013.	The Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi, the Chief Minister, Kerala, Shri Oommen Chandy and other dignitaries are also seen.  Deccan Chronicle 
PM boasts of powerful India
New Delhi: Just weeks after the recent Chinese incursion in eastern Ladakh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said significant additions have been made to “land forces” to protect India’... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India )
China   Defense   Delhi   Photos   Wikipedia: Manmohan Singh  
Shamshad Akhtar, Regional Vice-President, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank, Washington DC, Food Security A Sustainable Strategy; World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa Marrakech, Morocco, 28 October 2010.  Scoop 
Global Economic Growth Sluggish, Prospect of Improvement
Friday, 24 May 2013, 9:44 am | Press Release: UN News | Global Economic Growth Still Sluggish, With Prospect of Gradual Improvement " UN Report | New York, May 23 2013 - Global economic growth will ... (photo: Creative Commons)
Economy   Photos   United Nations   Wikipedia: Economic growth   World  
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The Minister of State for Defence, Shri Jitendra Singh addressing the Defence Estates Day function, in New Delhi on December 16, 2012. Newstrack India
Sports minister lauds amputee Everest climber Arunima
Tweet | New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday congratulated Arunima Sinha for climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. | Arunima... (photo: PIB of India)
Delhi   Photos   Politics   Sport   Wikipedia: Jitendra Singh  
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition collapsed Monday, torn apart by internal bickering just a week after it drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency. Nawaz Sharif, announced Monday that he was pulling out of the 5-month-old alliance because it failed to restore judges ousted by Musharraf or agree to a neutral replacement. The Siasat Daily
Nawaz Sharif seeks civil-nuclear technology from China
Islamabad, May 23: | Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif today sought civil nuclear technology to overcome Pakistan's energy crisis during a meeting with Chinese Premie... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)
China   Nuclear   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Nawaz Sharif  
Reliance Communications - Telecom company in India The Siasat Daily
RCom starts offering mobile connection on Aadhar verification
New Delhi, May 23: | Reliance Communications on Thursday said it has started offering mobile connections to Aadhar card holders after verifying their details online. | "W... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Delhi   Photos   Technology   Telecom   Wikipedia: Reliance Communications  
The Union Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram delivering the inaugural address at the Economic Editors Conference-2012, in New Delhi on October 08, 2012. Newstrack India
Chidambaram says U.S. Federal Reserve's statement misunderstood, calls for calm
Tweet | New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday sought to calm stock markets in India after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested b... (photo: PIB of India)
Business   Delhi   Finance   Photos   Wikipedia: P. Chidambaram  
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Indian National Defence University, at Gurgaon, Haryana on May 23, 2013.	The Governor of Haryana, Shri Jagannath Pahadia, the Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony, the Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Kum. Selja the Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Minister of State for Defence, Shri Jitendra Singh, Three Service Chiefs and other dignitaries are also seen. Newstrack India
Government seeking highest probity in defence deals, says PM
Tweet | Gurgaon, May 23 (IANS) With the CBI probing alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday asserted that his government will c... (photo: PIB of India)
Defence   India   Manmohan Singh   Photos  
Politics Business
- Unique ID Program Introduces Instant Verification Services
- Aam Aadmi Party announces list of 44 shortlisted candidates
- BJP meet to discuss strategy against UPA regime: Mukhtar Abb
- BJP meet to discuss strategy against UPA regime: Naqvi
Indian army soldiers search the area after detecting and defusing a bomb on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Indian army in Kashmir Tuesday defused the bomb planted by suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule alongside a highway on the outskirts of the region's main city, the army said.
Militants kill 3 Indian army troopers in Indian-controlled Kashmir
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- Channelise domestic savings into financial assets: PM
- Fiscal deficit affecting corporate debt market: PM
- Unique ID Program Introduces Instant Verification Services
- FM urges SEBI to be 'fearless' at regulator's si
Ready food in Indian wedding
Waste not, want not
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Health Society
- Unique ID Program Introduces Instant Verification Services
- Secret to what makes us itch found by an Indian scientist
- National AIDS programme gets Rs 2,550 crore
- Singapore to help develop Maharashtra
Minimum water position in the dam near Pune - water scarcity in India
'India inching towards water scarcity'
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- Plane on fire shuts both runways at Heathrow
- Unique ID Program Introduces Instant Verification Services
- A social media policy
- Features of Blackberry Application Development
Shri Shashi Kant Sharma taking charge as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in New Delhi on May 23, 2013.
Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG
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Technology Farming
- A social media policy
- UIDAI launches online identity authentication services
- SMG Convonix launches ‘No-Touch Interactive banner’ for
- Reliance Retail Extends its Technology Arm with Reliance Dig
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Pakistan's ruling coalition collapsed Monday, torn apart by internal bickering just a week after it drove U.S. ally Pervez Musharraf from the presidency. Nawaz Sharif, announced Monday that he was pulling out of the 5-month-old alliance because it failed to restore judges ousted by Musharraf or agree to a neutral replacement.
Nawaz Sharif seeks civil-nuclear technology from China
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- UP fixes Ganga canal breach, restores water supply to Delhi
- UP fixes Ganga canal breach, restores water supply to Delhi
- Godavari delta farmers prove their mettle again
- Farm sector gets the lion’s share in credit plan outlay
Kashmiri muslim woman extract walnuts from the outer green shells in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 13 September 2012. Collecting walnuts marks the beginning of the harvest season in Kashmir valley, which is known for its almonds, walnuts and apples. The harvest season also marks the beginning of the fall, which is a special season in Kashmir. Many tourists arrive to enjoy the autumn and its colors in Kashmir.
Walnut Board to be set up in JK State Soon: Bhalla
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Entertainment Sport
- FFFAC: Benefit for Women In India w/ Betsey Johnson and Sand
- You can`t remake `Awara`, says Ranbir Kapoor
- FICCI for regulating betting in sports
- Suicide bombers, gunmen attack Kabul
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, left, and Panasonic India Chief Executive Officer Daizo Ito look on at an event to announce Kapoor as brand ambassador for Panasonic's VIErA LCD and plasma televisions and home theatres, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 4, 2008.
Ranbir stays away from social-networking sites
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- FICCI for regulating betting in sports
- British Open squash: Pallikal goes down fighting
- Regulate sports betting in India to curb match fixing, says
- FICCI for regulating betting in sports
Rajasthan Royal Player Owais Shah in action during  the IPL  Cricket Match against Kolkata Knight Rider at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Friday 03 May 2013
Mumbai vs Rajasthan: We will come good, promises MI's Smith
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