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Sukinda Valley, estimated to contain 97% of India's chromite ore deposits and one of the worlds largest open cast chromite ore mines is seen in the Jajpur district in Orissa, India

India Mining Orissa Photos Railway

Zeenews
Indian Railway part of mining scam in Orissa: Opposition
Tue 9 Mar 2010
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railway was on Tuesday dragged into the controversy relating to the multi-crore mining scam in Orissa with opposition Congress and BJP demanding a CBI probe to expose alleged... (photo: AP / Biswaranjan Rout)

Union Renewable and energy Minister Dr, Farooq Abdullah inaugurates the Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute at Pampore in Srinagar on 14, October 2009.

Delhi India Photos Politics Women

DNA India
Farooq Abdullah welcomes passing of women's bill in Rajya Sabha
Tue 9 Mar 2010
New Delhi: Union minister and UPA ally National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today welcomed passing of Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha, calling it a... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

An evacuated Parliament House complex is seen in New Delhi, India, Thursday Dec. 13, 2001. Gunfire and explosions erupted at Indias Parliament House as half a dozen armed men stormed the complex

The New York Times Tue 9 Mar 2010
Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
NEW DELHI — The upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constitution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatures... (photo: AP / Ajit Kumar)
India Law Photos Politics Woman

Old age woman-India

Kalinga Times Tue 9 Mar 2010
Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
KalingaTimes Correspondent New Delhi, March 9: The women’s reservation Bill was finally passed in the Rajya Sabha today with 186 members voting for it and only one voting against. The... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Delhi India Photos Politics Women

The Daily Telegraph Australia Tue 9 Mar 2010
Kevin Rudd and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to stop people smuggling
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will formalise an agreement to combat people smuggling today. Dr Yudhoyono will make history... (photo: AP / Irwin Fedriansyah)
Australia Immigration Indonesia Photos Politics

Raj Thackeray -Maharashtra -Politics -India

Indian Express Tue 9 Mar 2010
Don't force Hindi on us: Raj Thackeray
A day after the Supreme Court asked him to desist from making provocative speeches targeting north Indians, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday chose to speak on Hindi... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Court India Mumbai Photos Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at Moscow's President Hotel, Friday, March 27, 2009. Friday's conference on coordination of global efforts to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, whose participants include United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekista

Star Tribune Tue 9 Mar 2010
Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be signed by April
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says a new treaty limiting U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals could be signed within two or three weeks. Russian... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
Moscow Nuclear Photos Politics Russia

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Samachaar Tue 9 Mar 2010
Jaitley rues 'shameful incidents' in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The BJP "unequivocally" supported the women's reservation bill, party MP Arun Jaitley said in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, but added that the privilege... (photo: BJP Website)
Delhi India Photos Politics Women

The Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh - India- Politics

Deccan Herald Tue 9 Mar 2010
India stands by Copenhagen Climate Change Accord: Ramesh
New Delhi, Mar 9, (PTI): India today said it has decided to formally back the Climate Change Accord hammered out in Copenhagen last year joining over 100 countries that... (photo: PIB of India)
Delhi Environment India News Photos

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reacts during a news conference after meeting with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. The Czech prime minister is in Moscow to offer the Kremlin a gas deal brokered with Ukrainian President and Prime Minister

RBC News Tue 9 Mar 2010
PM to visit India
RBC, 09.03.2010, Moscow 14:43:30.Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
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Democracy

	Democracy is sublime: Freedom is greater than bread The Himalayan
	China warns again against Hong Kong democracy push The Press Democrat
	Political parties lack internal democracy, a study says DNA India
	PREVIEW: Stability to dominate China's annual democracy show m&c
	Crackdown Provokes Fears for Sri Lanka's Democracy The New York Times

Parties

	Political parties in Orissa reacts strongly to Kishenji threat DNA India
	Some parties unable to tolerate DMK's growth: Karuna Zeenews
	Parties divided, but government determined to push women's bill Mumbai Mirror
	Lalu meets PM, demands all party meeting The Siasat Daily
	Lalu wants all-party meet on women's Bill The Hindu

ADVISOR TO PRIME MINISTER ON INTERIOR MR. REHMAN MALIK BRIEFING MEDIAMEN REGARDING MANAWA POLICE SCHOOL INCIDENT AT LAHORE AIRPORT ON MARCH 30, 2009.

'Someone close to family' involved in Brit toddler's abduction: Malik

The Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge), Shri Jairam Ramesh introduces the four young Indian Ambassadors visiting Copenhagen for COP-15, in New Delhi on December 04, 2009.

India agrees to being listed in Copenhagen Accord preamble: Jairam Ramesh

The Union Minister for Law & Justice, Shri M. Veerappa Moily addressing at the inauguration of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), in New Delhi on August 08, 2009.

Govt doesn't want to bulldoze passage of Women's Bill: Moily

China rejects reform calls but rhetoric softens Newsvine
AT WAR: Ahmadinejad To Visit Kabul Huffington Post
Laos continues to block public access to deported Hmong trib The Miami Herald
Sri Lanka emergency laws extended ahead of election BBC News
Rajya Sabha passes women's reservation bill IBN Live
Giant step for emancipation of women: Prime Minister IBN Live
UPA has fulfilled its commitment: Congress IBN Live
Women's bill will mean 'sensitive politics': Brinda Karat IBN Live
Politicians in bed with India's 'pimp gurus' Asia Times
BJP, CPI-M welcome suspension of MPs Samachaar
Election to five Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab March 26 Samachaar
Women's reservation will mean more sensitive politics: Brind Samachaar
UPA has fulfilled its commitment, says Congress Samachaar
China cuts Tibet-Nepal links ahead of uprising anniversary Samachaar
Election to five Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab on March 26 The Times of India
Myanmar unveils election law Al Jazeera
Court rules last general election 'close to unconstitutional Breitbart
Burma rulers to 'hand-pick' election commission BBC News
Protest over women's bill stalls Lok Sabha Samachaar
Burmese junta unveils election plans The Independent

Rice - Healthy Rice - Red Rice - Food - Agriculture - Health (rhubie)

Farmers contracted to plant red rice to make infant cereal

Imported rice deliverd to local rice retailers

PHILIPPINES: Food security warnings over El NiÃ±o

Tapping rubber for Bridgestone tyres - plantation near the road from Pematang Siantar to Tebingtinggi - Sumatra - Indonesia

Rubber production in India keeps uptrend

China Green Agriculture, Inc. to Present at the 22nd Annual redOrbit
Minister inaugurates kisan mela in Anantapur The Hindu
'Formulate a uniform agricultural policy: KRRS The Hindu
Call to promote 'conservation agriculture' The Hindu
Sell coconuts immediately The Hindu
Union Minister seeks clarification on rice scheme The Hindu
India is the largest user of groundwater: World Bank study Kalinga Times
Cane ryots seek Rs. 2,500 per tonne The Hindu
Food processing policy to be finalised soon The Hindu
"Budget should have more focus on agriculture, MSMEs" The Hindu
7.5% growth doable this year: PM The Times of India
Potato The Telegraph India
Sugar prices falling on the back of govt measures: Pawar The Times of India
'Only 5 p.c. farmland acquired for industries' The Hindu
"Exempt all processed food items from VAT" The Hindu
Report: China to increase use of cloud seeding The Star
Government to consider exports of grains: Sharad Pawar DNA India
Cow-belch politics The Times of India
Develop economically-viable models for farmers: expert Indian Express
Improve sorghum yield The Hindu

A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.

INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests

Emirates Airlines - Aeroplane - DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - pjb1

Dubai's Emirates to hire 2,000 staff in 2010

"We Need Help": Haitians Call for Help After Devastating Quake

Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones

Pope's brother admits hitting choir schoolboys at centre of The Daily Mail
Facebook attacked for ignoring 100 reports of suspected groo The Daily Mail
Vehicle backs into Mich. school; students injured Philadelphia Daily News
Penalty phase ending in Calif. serial killer trial Philadelphia Daily News
NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights Philadelphia Daily News
Dem leader calls Massa claims 'absurd' Philadelphia Daily News
Israeli group: Police improperly arrest Arab kids Newsvine
EU climate chief: global deal unlikely before 2011 Newsvine
Arrests over plot to kill Mohammed cartoonist Newsvine
If you can't learn from history you deserve to have it repea Newsvine
7 arrested in Ireland over plot to kill Muhammad cartoonist Newsvine
Humans driving extinction faster than species can evolve, sa Newsvine
Iran's Ahmadinejad to visit Afghanistan - CNN.com Newsvine
Pensioner left hoax bomb at dentist Newsvine
Should music artists be censored over anti-gay lyrics? Newsvine
Missing body of Cyprus' ex-leader is found The Guardian
Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale The Guardian
Moderate Dem rethinks position on health bill The Guardian
NKorea has medium-range missile division: report The Guardian
Roadside bomb kills 3 in southern Afghanistan The Guardian

Global Warming

Daily temperature could rise by four degrees celcius by 2100

French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during the national council meeting of the UMP party (Union for a Popular Movement) at Aubervilliers, on the outskirts of Paris, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.

Nuclear energy gets new French-driven boost

INDIA-MIGRATES-BIRDS

Migratory bird count falls sharply in Delhi

India backs Copenhagen climate dealminister Inquirer
Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal" progra Newstrack India
India 'associates' with Copenhagen Accord Khaleej Times
Don’t block road to a sustainable Taiwan Taipei Times
Poor countries need nuclear energy too, France says, but not Star Tribune
China to move ahead on 'combustible ice' China Daily
Glacier melting a key clue to tracking climate change Taipei Times
Poles of thought The Telegraph India
Global warming making Tibet's environment much more fragile Newstrack India
Fight hard and long to save environment, Wen tells nation China Daily
A new weather vane DNA India
WWF "concerned" over threats to Japan climate bill m&c
India's groundwater resource depletion alarming: World Bank Zeenews
Montek Singh Ahluwalia on UN advisory panel on climate chang DNA India
Former Rebels Turned Forest Rangers in Aceh The New York Times
Will U.S. Companies Be Shut Out of Clean-Tech Markets by Chi The New York Times
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi blesses Amdavadis DNA India
The store that sells a story The Daily Tribune
After Copenhagen Newsvine
Accord on legal text may not be possible at Mexico: EU negot Breitbart

Contrasted against giant statues of ancient kings, Myanmar ruling leader Sr. Gen Than Shwe salutes the flag during opening ceremonies of Myanmar Armed Forces day Tuesday, March 28, 2007, in the new capital of Naypyitaw. The new Myanmar capital is located

Burma publishes new election laws

In this photo released by the Royal Thai Navy, shirtless Rohingya migrants sit on the ground on an island after they were arrested by Thai navy officers in the Andaman sea on Dec. 12, 2008.

Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refugees

In this photo taken Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Chinese military personnel are seen on a street of Lhasa, western China's Tibet region

Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet

No Leeway Given in Picking Dalai Lama The New York Times
China says only socialism can "save" Tibet The Independent
Thailand: Investigate Killings of Children Human Rights
Obama's Hesitant Embrace of Human Rights Khaleej Times
Indonesia/Malaysia: Proposed Labor Pact Lacks Key Reforms Human Rights
China: NPC Should Scrap State Secrets, Hukou Laws Human Rights
First ever 'Tibetan Women Empowerment Symposium' held in Dha Newstrack India
China launches 'Strike Hard' Campaign ahead of sensitive ann WorldNews.com
Big rise in Afghan child migrants BBC News
Sri Lanka's dissenting voices 'silenced' BBC News
Influx of refugees worries Tajiks Al Jazeera
Burma court rejects Aung San Suu Kyi appeal The Times
Human Rights Watch Letter to President Obama Ahead of his Tr Human Rights
Sri Lankan opposition fights to be heard Asia Times
Empty Promises? Human Rights
Dalai Lama has 95,000 followers within two days of joining T The Siasat Daily
Dalai Lama says US must still champion liberty The Boston Globe
China denies links to Google cyber attacks The Guardian
Thailand: Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Ri Human Rights
Bilateral repression for Myanmar's Rohingya Asia Times

Gender equality is mostly on paper in Asia Pacific region, as women were denied their right on property.

Half of half the sky

Indian girls play with soap baloon at South 24 Parganas in Eastern India ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK

'Missing girls' increasing in East Asia: UNDP

A large portion of women in Indian society found themselves in the clutches of outdated customs and traditions.

'Women destined to play greater role in society'

Manmohan Singh calls the Women's Reservation Bill "a momento Newstrack India
Jaipur Police station adjudged best in Asia Newstrack India
Tibetan exiles try to rush into Chinese Embassy in Delhi Newstrack India
Fun and frolic highlights of Lakme India Fashion Week Newstrack India
Bigelow, Bridges and Bullock are best in show at the Oscars The Independent
Dolphin cull film 'lies', says Japan The Independent
Delhi best city to live in, outscores Mumbai The Times of India
Price hike hits bulk buying of groceries in state Indian Express
20 percent militants without guns in J and K, says Jammu pol Newstrack India
Details Near on Long-Awaited Burmese Election The New York Times
Afghan president to host April peace conference Breitbart
Delhi best city to live in: CII Indian Express
A Tale of Two Convoys The New York Times
BJP puts onus on UPA for safe passage of Women's Reservation Newstrack India
Burma military passes key election laws BBC News
Indo-Bangladesh border talks begin Newstrack India
The sound of bursting bubbles: Common myths in the martial a The Examiner
Asia-Pacific region has one of the world's worst gender gaps Newstrack India
China should allow international agencies to see Panchen Lam Newstrack India
Snow clearance work begins on Manali Leh highway Newstrack India

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