Political Briefs At 12: Left meet on pulling support; India-China

[K.Karthik Raja]

Political Briefs At 12: Left meet on pulling support; India-China
Tuesday, Jul 8
Developments today at home and abroad - updates at 12PM and 5PM
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TOP NEWS
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LEFT HUDDLE: Left Front will shortly get into a huddle to consider
withdrawal
of support to the UPA, with the prime minister voicing resolve on
going ahead
with the US nuke deal. Samajwadi Party is likely to step in to support
UPA.
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D-DAY?: Revolutionary Socialist Party leader Abani Roy said he was
keen on
pulling support to the government today itself. Left Front had earlier
said
they would pull out only after the PM returns from Japan Thursday.
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THE HOME FRONT
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CHINA TALKS: PM Singh today held a 30-minute meeting with China's
President Hu
on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Japan. Among other issues, the
two are
likely to have taken up the Indo-US nuke deal.
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J&K RULE: Jammu & Kashmir Governor Vohra will today decide whether to
impose
President's Rule. He has held meetings with leaders of various
political
parties on the issue. Azad quit as CM Monday after failing to take
trust vote.
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BLAST VICTIMS: Bodies of the four Indians killed in the suicide attack
on the
Indian embassy in Kabul were brought to Delhi late Monday. Over 40
people were
killed when an explosive laden vehicle rammed into the Indian embassy.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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IRAN DEFIANT: Iran President Ahmadinejad has rejected a demand by
major powers
that it stop enriching uranium, showing no sign of backing down in a
standoff
over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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TIBET FIRST: Taking a dig at President Bush's decision to attend the
Beijing
Olympics opening ceremony, US Democratic presidential nominee Obama
said he
would make no such promise unless China makes serious concessions on
Tibet.
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SERBIA MOVE: Serbia's Parliament has approved a new government made up
of a
pro-Western group and the party of late leader Milosevic, which have
pledged
to speed up the Balkan country's integration into the European Union.
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OF INTEREST
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HERITAGE LIST: A Hindu temple in Cambodia, two historic Malaysian
trading
towns and an early agricultural site from Papua New Guinea were added
to
UNESCO World Heritage List Monday. Total of 45 sites were vying for
inclusion.
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(Compiled by Ranjana Chauhan from NW18, newspaper Web sites, agency,
and
television reports)
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