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The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee attending the Launching Ceremony of Agriculture Road Map of Bihar (2012-2017), at Patna, in Bihar on October 03, 2012. The Governor of Bihar, Shri Devanand Konwar and the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar are also seen.
Election   India   Parliament   Photos   Wikipedia: Nitish Kumar  
 BBC News 
Why India's main opposition alliance is in disarray
The papers are calling it the end of "a 17-year-old marriage". | As far as political marriages go, the one between the regional Janata Dal (United) and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata... (photo: PIB of India)
India Cycle Rickshaw Pass the Hawa Mahal in Rajasthan at Jaipur City in Northern India
Culture   India   Photos   Travel   Wikipedia: Rajasthan  
 NZ Herald 
Incredible India
Experiencing culture shock is a given when visiting the world’s largest democracy, writes Paul Rush. | When you come to India expect to be surprised and delighted at every turn. Things will happen t... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Former Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice Shri Arun Jaitley in New Delhi  Zeenews 
Bihar may have to pay price if BJP-JD(U) alliance ends: Jaitley
London: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Friday sent out a stark message to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over a possible JD(U) split with the NDA, saying the state might have to pay a price if t... (photo: PIB of India)
Business   Delhi   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Arun Jaitley  
National Democratic Alliance leader Nitish Kumar waves to supporters on his arrival, at the Patna airport, India, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005. The opposition National Democratic Alliance won a crushing victory over the Rashtriya Janata Dal that had governed the impoverished and often lawless eastern Indian state of Bihar for 15 years by exploiting bitter caste divisions.  The Siasat Daily 
Nitish calls situation 'difficult', BJP hits back at JD-U
Patna, June 14: | In a clear indication towards a split in the BJP-JD-U combine, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday said the situation in the alliance was now "difficult", while the BJP accused ... (photo: AP / Prashant Ravi)
Business   Delhi   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Nitish Kumar  
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CIA Director-nominee Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan, second from left, shakes hands with the president's choice for Defense Secretary, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, second from right, as the president, center, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, where he made to announcement. At left is Acting CIA Director Michael Morell, at right is current Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. U~T San Diego
NSA leaker Snowden in hiding in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — The former CIA employee who suddenly burst into headlines around the globe by revealing himself as the source of top-secret leaks about U.S. surveillance... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
Edward Snowden   Espionage   NSA Scandal   Photos   Wikipedia: Edward Snowden  
The Union Minister for Rural Development, Shri Jairam Ramesh addressing at the launch of a new skill development programme- ROSHNI, in New Delhi on June 07, 2013. Zeenews
Ramesh disfavours ordinance route for Land Acquisition Bill
New Delhi: Expressing confidence in getting support of all parties for the Land Acquisition Bill, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday disfavoured using ... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India )
Business   Delhi   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Jairam Ramesh  
Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, walks with Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, Commander, International Security Force, upon his arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2013. Hagel is traveling to Afghanistan on his first trip as the 24th Secretary of Defense to visit U.S. Troops, NATO leaders, and Afghan counterparts. BBC News
Taliban talks crucial, says US Afghan commander
The US general who will oversee the end of the Nato mission in Afghanistan has said there will have to be talks with the Taliban at some stage. | Gen Joseph Dunford told ... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk Cuomo)
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
Merlion park in Singapore, with the country's symbolic statue, the merlion. Al Jazeera
Singapore struggles to control cyberspace
- One of the most wired countries in the world looks set to implement new media regulations seen by some as a bid to stifle independent news and information. | According ... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Cyberspace   Photos   Security   Singapore   Wikipedia: Singapore  
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends a meeting of the Committee and Commission founded by Myanmar's Lower House, the Myanmar Bank Association, and officials from the Ministry of Finance and Revenue, at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. The Independent
Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi 'honest' about desire to become the country's president
Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has underlined her desire to become the country’s president, saying to pretend otherwise would be dishonest. She also said th... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Democracy   Election   Myanmar   Photos   Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi  
Kashmiri Protestors infront of  burning tire  on a road during a strike called by separatist organizations in protest for hanging of Afzal Guru on February 17, 2013. The New York Times
Activists Hope Law Changes the Way Kashmir Treats Juveniles
NEW DELHI – In October 2011, a Kashmiri boy who was throwing stones in a protest against Indian security forces found out very quickly that what it was like to be treat... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Human Rights   Kashmir   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir  
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping upon entering the Fujian Room at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on April 13, 2013. BBC News
What does Xi Jinping's China Dream mean?
China and the US are global rivals - yet when it comes to inspirational appeal, China has no match for the American Dream. But that may be changing, as Beijing promotes X... (photo: US DoS)
China   Economy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Xi Jinping  
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing at the 'NDTV Indian of the Year Awards Function', in New Delhi on April 15, 2013. The Siasat Daily
Security situation in northeast ‘complex’: PM
New Delhi, June 05: | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday described the security situation in the northeast as “complex” since insurgency, extortion and agitat... (photo: PIB of India)
Business   Delhi   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Manmohan Singh  
Politics Terrorism
- Asian stocks tumble on weak China PMI, Fed policy plan
- 'Modi most, Jaitley least mentioned politicians on socia
- Diplomacy demands Abbott put Indonesia trip on standby
- U.S. bids to save Afghan peace efforts
U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provide security in the village of Kajir Kheyl in Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 12, 2013.
U.S. bids to save Afghan peace efforts
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- Pakistan Terror Campaign In Balochistan
- Senators say NSA phone records played little role in stoppin
- US cyber spying foiled over 50 terror plots worldwide, inclu
- Taliban in Qatar says no clear definition of terrorism
Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri, right, and Muhammad Naeem a representative of the Taliban attend a press conference
The Taliban Agree to Talk
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Elections Social Safety
- Election force poser to Delhi OUR BUREAU Calcutta, June 19:
- Jamiat Ulama to hold elections on June 26
- Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
- Pakistani President telephones Iranian President-elect
Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi during a program organised by business chambers ICC, BCC and MCCI on April 9, 2013 in Kolkata, India. Modi, widely seen as the Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP in the next general elections, appeared to be reaching out to Trinamool Congress which can be a prospective NDA ally after it walked out of the UPA government
Narendra Modi to unveil agenda in Mumbai on June 27
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- 'Modi most, Jaitley least mentioned politicians on socia
- Social network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
- Social network gaffes plague Japanese politicians
- Muslim Women Sentenced to Hard Labor in Myanmar
The Union Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on June 13, 2013.
More reforms in next few days to spur investment: Chidambaram
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Human Rights Racism & Discrimination
- US downgrades China, Russia over human trafficking
- US downgrades China, Russia over human trafficking
- Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese
- Briefing On the 2013 Trafficking In Persons Report
Gujarat riot
From Molotov Cocktails to Just Plain Cocktails
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- State Dept. downgrades Russia, China on trafficking
- Slavery: US gives bad marks to China and Russia in its annua
- The horrible racism that adopted children endure
- I Haven't Even Arrived In Mobile, But I've Already H
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