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Foreign Ministry Director General Aaron Abramovich, currently on an official visit to India , has issued a strong condemnation of the suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Afghanistan .
“Israel strongly condemns the horrendous terrorist attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed so many innocent civilians, including staff members of the embassy”, stated D-G Abramovitch.
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BJP today said that the Indian agriculture is facing multi dimensional challenge both from within and outside. The agrarian crisis is spreading and the farmer’s indebtedness is rising thus posing a grave challenge to nation’s agri sector and also to the food security. The farmers across the country are depressed and angry as they feel let down by the UPA government.
Since the announcement of the so-called loan waiver scheme, more than 200 farmers in Maharashtra and nearly 110 farmers in Andhra Pradesh have committed suicide. This presents the pathetic condition of the farmers. The illogical and un-realistic loan waiver scheme announced with much fan-fare did not provide relief to all the needy farmers. The irony is that, of the 200 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra, only 18 farmers are declared eligible.
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Direct tax collections at Rs.3,14,468 crore surpassed indirect taxes for the first time by about Rs.34,000 crore in the fiscal 2007-08. Higher direct tax collections have helped the government reduce fiscal deficit, meet the FRBM targets, and increase public investment in the social sectors. In view of the responsibility of being the primary contributor to the exchequer of the Government of India, the Income Tax department will discuss various issues relating to further improving direct tax administration during the Annual conference of Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Income Tax to be held on 9th and 10th June 2008.
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Unlike in the past, over 90% CEOs interviewed by the apex industry body- the ASSOCHAM on hike in petrol and diesel prices offered virtually no resistance but common man on street feels ignorant about exorbitant crude oil prices in international market is of view that increase in LPG cylinder price is on higher side. However, ASSOCHAM fully supports the government decision for raising prices of petroleum products in the interest of the country.
The survey named The Fall Out of Hike on Petroleum Product’s Prices in which 300 CEOs opinion was sought and views of 400 people from streets, were also sought, 270 CEO’s while said that government delayed price hike beyond a point. This resulted oil companies in downstream sectors to go into huge losses, they added.
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The Indian Prime Minister claimed on national Television that “Our (his) government has taken many steps to increase food production and procurement, limit food exports and strengthen the Public Distribution System. All these steps, along with positive expectations of a normal monsoon, have already had a positive impact on food price inflation. I am confident that in months to come there will be further stabilisation in food prices.”
Keeping up the tradition of blame game he said that inflation is due to “First, rising food and commodity prices around the world and second, rising world oil prices. ”
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Shri L K Advani who is the NDA Prime Ministerial Candidate on Tuesday declared that if voted to power, the new NDA regime’s first priority will be to link all Indian rivers to wipe out the water shortages.
Delivering the Valedictory Lecture at ASSOCHAM 2nd Day 87th Annual General Meeting here today, Mr. Advani also promised that the NDA would ensure inclusive growth to crores of people that are still below poverty line.
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The Union Cabinet has decided to ask the President of India to revoke the proclamation issued on 20th November 2007, under clause (2) of Article 356 of the Constitution of India placing the State of Karnataka under President’s Rule.
The presidents rule was imposed as the Karnataka state political parties were unable to form a government due to fractured mandate in last elections. This time the BJP emerged the largest party with 110 seats in state assembly polls.
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Arun Jaitley issued a statement on Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs call for setting up a federal Investigation Agency. Jaitley said “The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh has called for the establishment of a federal agency to investigate terrorist crimes. It is ironical that after being in prime ministerial office for 4 years the Prime Minister has finally woken up to the harsh and cruel reality that prevention and investigation of terrorism in India is on the verge of collapse.” Jaitely listed the reasons which showed that the Prime Minister’s suggestion lacks bonafides on the following reasons :-
- Whenever in the past the Inter State Council and the Union Home Ministry had mooted this suggestion several State Governments predominantly the ones ruled by Congress, opposed the proposal. (more…)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram claimed today that “Although we respect human rights and laws and want these to be applied to everyone, our tolerance and respect of law should not be mistaken as soft approach towards terrorism because Government of India is determined to fight terrorism tooth and nail.” Its a lie and entire country knows it.
Then he went on to tell the obvious that terrorism has no religion and caste and no country of the world is immune to terror as every major city in the world, be it in United States or the United Kingdom, is feeling the heat of terrorism and added that the world should unite against terrorism.
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As the Congress-led UPA government approaches the end of its fourth year in office, its track record has become an advertisement of its failure on almost all fronts says Advani. he also said that if the UPA government’s failure to contain price rise is threatening Aam Aadmi’s economic security, its failure to contain terrorism is threatening India’s national security.
Advani said that not a single case of terrorist attack has been fully investigated and culprits brought to justice in the UPA rule.
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India has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an unlawful association by two years. The notification to this effect was issued yesterday.
LTTE has been banned since 14th May 1992 by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao. The LTTE was banned on the ground that the LTTE was engaged in activities in Tamil Nadu which threatened the territorial integrity of India. The Ministry of Home Affairs Notification (New Delhi) under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), mentioned following reasons:
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