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Articles 721 through 820 of 11253:
- Making The Most Of Fdi (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Oct 12, 2006)
Capital inflows from abroad have a tangible payoff, but they do need complementary changes at home
- Zones Apart (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
They are two different worlds - Sri Lanka's war-torn North and East and peaceful South.
- Less Than Civilian Colleagues (Daily Excelsior, Col. (Retd.) Surendra Sharma, Oct 11, 2006)
High hopes are placed on the appointment of the Sixth Pay Commission. While a majority of the government servants look forward to a manna from heaven, that bulwark of our society - the men in olive green - are for the first time hoping that they . . .
- Pm Says No To Another N-Weapon State, Blair Agrees (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Oct 11, 2006)
A day after North Korea reignited the proliferation debate, 10 Downing Street became the venue for India making public its critical stand on the emergence of another nuclear weapon state and got a ringing endorsement of it from British Prime Minister . .
- The Debt We Owe Kanshi Ram (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 11, 2006)
The BSP is a potent advertisement that numbers, not violence, work in democratic India. For this alone, modern India needs to be thankful to the party founder.
- Need For Detachment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The Almighty taught the truth during His advent as Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield and to Uddhava before His departure from the world and they are known as the Bhagavad Gita and the Uddhava Gita respectively.
- Bjp Supports Sezs, Says They Increase Production (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday came out in support of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), calling them a contributor to national growth but cautioned against their coming up on agriculture land.
- Civil Society’S Vigil Against Death Penalty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Banners saying “Abolish Death Penalty” were hung across rivers and candle light vigils were held in cities as human rights activists observed the ‘World Day Against the Death Penalty’ in the country.
- Sonia Not Happy With Patil (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil appears to be in serious trouble. Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended his performance at the recent meeting of Congress Chief Ministers at Nainital, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is far from happy with him.
- Silencing Of Anna Politkovskaya (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 11, 2006)
When Anna Politkovskaya fell, there was a kind of hush even in the camp of her enemies — and there was no shortage of those.
- Zones Of Conflict (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 11, 2006)
The Centre's special economic zone initiative evokes protests from farmers and fears of a huge "land scam".
- Veil And Prejudice (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Oct 11, 2006)
Trust the Guardian to jump to the defence of those who defend the abominable practice of forcing women to wear the hijab - head scarf - and the niqab, better known in this part of the world as burqa, and have taken grave offence at House of Commons . . .
- Subversive Enclaves (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 11, 2006)
The SEZ policy encourages the creation of enclaves where national laws will mean little.
- Ensure Sezs Serve Their Purpose (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Oct 11, 2006)
Instead of throwing the baby out with the bath water, we now need adequate checks and balances
- A Language In Disguise? (Hindu, Murali N. Krishnaswamy, Oct 10, 2006)
An all-out war against bad English offering antidotes to archaic `Indlish'
- India Should Quit (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Oct 10, 2006)
The painful reassessment of the Non-Alignment Movement continues with no clear answer.
- Sbh Launches Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
The State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has launched a programme in Koppal district for achieving cent per cent financial inclusion of families.
- "Reforms Must For Urban Development Funds" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Union Minister for Urban Development S. Jaipal Reddy has said that funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) can be made use of only by urban bodies that are prepared to implement the associated reform package.
- Combing Operations Planned To Check Child Labour (Hindu, K.S. Sudhi, Oct 10, 2006)
Ban imposed on child labour comes into force today.
- India-Mozambique Discuss Co-Operation In Mining (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Mozambique invites Indian investment
GSI, Mineral Exploration activities highlighted
Mozambique opens up mining sector to private initiative.
- Bsnl Broadband March Continues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited will provide high-speed Internet facility through its Broadband (DataOne) network in Guntur district by March 2007, which will revolutionise data transfer even in remote towns.
- Down Memory Lane (Hindu, B.S.R. Krishna, Oct 10, 2006)
This IS an autobiography of D.V. Narsaraju (Daatla Venkata Narasaraju 1920-2006), an eminent playwright, dramatist, movie script writer-director, humorist and above all, a gentleman to the core who was respected by one and all. Several of his plays . . .
- Classics In Current Idiom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
This anthology of articles is the outcome of a seminar held with the main objective of exploring and interpreting the ancient Tamil classics in the light of modern research carried out in the inter-related areas of history, archaeology, . . .
- Does Anybody Care About Manipur? (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 10, 2006)
The question of repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act needs to be debated publicly in the light of the Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Committee's report.
- Finding Him In Malgudi (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 10, 2006)
He loved Gulmohur trees, crowded bazaars... It’s difficult to believe today is R K Narayan’s centenary.
- Pressure On Delhi Likely, Trouble For Us N-Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 10, 2006)
The India-US civilian nuclear energy deal is expected to get trapped in the shock waves sweeping across the world after the nuclear test conducted by North Korea, which is being widely perceived as a "failure" of the Bush administration’s foreign policy.
- Vehicle Segregation Scheme Launched For High-Capacity Buses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
To enable high-capacity buses to ply comfortably on the high-capacity bus system road here between Delhi Gate and Ambedkar Nagar, remodelling of the road is being undertaken to segregate vehicles like rickshaws, bicycles, two-wheelers and cars.
- The End Of 'Non-Proliferation' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2006)
On October 9, 2006, North Korea became the eighth country on the planet to announce that it had conducted a nuclear explosive test and joined the ranks of nuclear weapon states.
- Time To Ban All Forms Of Child Labour (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Oct 10, 2006)
The additional curbs on child labour in specified hazardous occupations come into effect today. This is a welcome step but far from adequate. Ultimately, all forms of labour are hazardous to the well being of children.
- India Condemns North Korean Test (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 10, 2006)
"Don't compare us with Pyongyang"
Test violates international commitments
It jeopardises peace, stability, security in the region.
- China Should Force N Korea To Abandon Nuclear Ambitions: Sen (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
A conservative US Republican Senator has called on the international community to put pressure on China to use its "economic leverage" and force North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions in the wake of the communist regime's first nuclear test.
- Govt Does Not Rule Out Chikungunya Deaths (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
The confirmatory report on whether chikungunya caused deaths would be available in a week’s time, but the government today for the first time did not rule out mortality and said there appeared to be some cases of deaths due to the disease.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2006)
Reservation policies pursued by the Central and state governments are based on constitutional provisions, judicial pronouncements and the reports of the commissions set up under the Constitution.
- Dengue Cases Go Up To 18 In State; Two Dead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Anti-mosquito operations will be taken up on a continuous basis, says Health Minister K. Rosaiah
Maximum number of cases detected in Kadapa district
Government launches action plan on anti-mosquito operations.
- Signs Of The Times (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 10, 2006)
While some of us groan on about all that does not happen in India and the other daily horrors that afflict us because of gross malgovernance, the world has begun to look at this subcontinent differently. India is the buzzword abroad.
- Twinkle, Twinkle, So Many Stars (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 10, 2006)
Did television news just become film promos?
- Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Oct 09, 2006)
The British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, may be famous for his flamboyant style of doing business and living.
- Nato To Confront General Over Isi Support To Taliban (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The Commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan plans to confront President Pervez Musharraf with evidence that ISI is training Taliban fighters to attack British troops in the war-torn country and urge him to arrest deposed militia leader Mullah . . .
- Countryside To The Centre (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 09, 2006)
Seventy per cent of India lives in villages. But the banking sector is concentrated in cities. India’s growth can’t be sustained in the face of this imbalance.
- Truth About Cats And Dogs (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 09, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
- Pm Visits Aiims, One More Dies Of Dengue (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences and took stock of the facilities in view of the dengue outbreak in the Capital as one of his grandsons, under treatment for the disease, was discharged while . .
- After The Sahibs (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Oct 09, 2006)
It is strange how the tide has turned for Indian managers in the last seventy years. In the Thirties, British nationals preferred life in lively Britain to nationalistic India.
- N Korea Warns On Border Shots, No Word On N-Test (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
North Korea issued threats against its southern neighbour over a border incident but made no mention of a planned atomic test as China and Japan expressed joint concern on Sunday over Pyongyang's nuclear intentions.
- No Mercy For Afzal, Bjp Petitions Kalam (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
A high-powered BJP delegation led by Leader of Opposition L K Advani and BJP President Rajnath Singh on Sunday night petitioned President A P J Abdul Kalam and urged him not to grant clemency to Mohammad Afzal, facing execution for attack on . . .
- Pm Visits Dengue Patients At Aiims (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Oct 09, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose Sunday, the date of the discharge of his 11-year-old- grandson, to visit the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. His grandson was also suffering from dengue. He had a word of praise for doctors . . .
- Healthy Slip (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 09, 2006)
Ever been in an embarrassing situation in a room full of foreign delegates?
- Wanted: Sinologists (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 09, 2006)
Ever been in an embarrassing situation in a room full of foreign delegates? And with you as the event organiser? Such a faux pas can lighten the room, especially when you know how to laugh at yourself.
- Six More Die In Bihar, Ap And Maha (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Dengue continued to spread its tentacles. The disease claimed six lives and afflicted 87 people, including an RJD leader, across the country on Sunday amid reports that railway hospitals in Bihar were put on high alert.
- Interventions Abroad (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Oct 09, 2006)
Since independence, the Government of India has had to exercise a military option several times in support of its policy objectives.
- Curfew, Bundh Sink M’Lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The last time curfew was imposed in Dakshina Kannada was in 1997 when Surathkal witnessed violence. However, the curfew then was restricted to only a small area in Surathkal.
- Mangalore Calm But Tense; Curfew Extended (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Police resort to mild lathi-charge at Mudipu and Ullal
- State Of Change (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 09, 2006)
Something has definitely changed in Indian politics if an election-bound chief minister in a state notorious for spreading electoral largesse can sell state corporations and persuade state employees to take VRS — and no one in scandalised.
- Government Says Country Is Not Facing An Epidemic (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Confirmed cases of dengue, chikungunya rise
- Dengue Rages, Chikungunya On Way (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Oct 08, 2006)
Even as the city staggers to deal with the dengue outbreak, health authorities have come up with another cold warning - the even more deadly chikungunya is knocking at Delhi's doors.
- Tn Sailor Dies, Nine Indians Missing Off Japan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
A sailor from Tamil Nadu lost his life and nine other Indian crew members are missing after the freighter Giant Step, with 25 Indian crew members and one Sri Lanka national, caught fire and floundered in stormy weather off the coast of . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Oct 08, 2006)
Seven phases of Indian foreign policy may be identifiable since Nehru; the current phase seems to involve subservience to the strong, jingoism otherwise
- The Empire Of Deceit (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 08, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
- Why Deploy Stf Against Maoists? (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Oct 08, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu government, according to reports, is thinking of deploying the personnel of the special task force (STF) across the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border districts to check the Maoists from entering Tamil Nadu.
- Competing For Space (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 08, 2006)
When the Prime Minister of India makes whirlwind visit to Mumbai, every event that he attends jostles for importance and media space.
- Child Abuse (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 08, 2006)
The government has banned the child labour without any impact. The Child labour Act only bans child labour in specific industries and has actually helped put more children to work rather than get them out of it.
- Five Reformers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
Five ardent reformers, who between them can lay claim to some of the most dramatic and significant course corrections in India’s economic policy, were found on one stage in Mumbai on Friday.
- Big Footprint, Small Vision (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Oct 08, 2006)
Jaipal Reddy was our guest this Friday for “Ideas Exchange”, the weekly interaction between Indian Express journalists and important/interesting newsmakers (the full account of the interaction will appear, as usual, in The Sunday Express).
- Sting Operation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
The country is suddenly looking at the Aedes aegypti mosquito a little more closely than it has in a long, long while.
- We Keep Experimenting With New Ideas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2006)
A mini revolution is going on in Doon School in music and art. Our students excel not only in studies, but also various other activities” Kanti Bajpayee, Headmaster, Doon School
- Masala Maketh The Book (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Oct 08, 2006)
As far as political books go, it is the sensational and lesser known truths that sell. ‘In the Line of Fire’ falls in the former category.
- Repeal Armed Forces Act: Official Panel (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 08, 2006)
Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee says the Act is a "symbol of oppression, instrument of high-handedness"
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil declines to make report public
Panel rejects armed forces' plea for Act continuation.
- Official Panel Wants Stringent Safeguards On Army Use (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 08, 2006)
'Scrapping AFSPA will help erase feeling of alienation, discrimination in North-East'
ULP Act has provisions to fight militancy
No need to expand existing powers.
- The Empire Of Deceit (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Oct 07, 2006)
How the world and India continue to place faith in Musharraf is a believe-it-or-not story
Pick up a textbook of abnormal psychology and go to the chapter on sociopathic personality disorders - you will find a disturbingly accurate portrait of . . .
- Violence Rocks Assam, 13 Killed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Thirteen men, including seven Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel, one railway official and two ULFA militants, were killed in three skirmishes in Assam today.
- Infosys Spin-Off Onmobile Gets $28-M Funding (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Polygon provide support
- Pm For More Reforms To Boost Debt Market (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
`Good regulation will ensure market safety, help investors'
- Why Deploy Stf Against Maoists? (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Oct 07, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu government, according to reports, is thinking of deploying the personnel of the special task force (STF) across the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border districts to check the Maoists from entering Tamil Nadu.
- Policy Myopia And The Economic Disconnect (Business Line, Priya Mohan, Oct 07, 2006)
India's inherent social problems have taken the backseat because of the short-sighted social and economic reforms.
- Public-Private Partnership Is The Way To Build Infrastructure (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 07, 2006)
The shift towards public-private partnerships is primarily driven by the inadequacy of budgetary resources.
- Jessica Murder Stung Venod Resigns From Hooda Govt (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The Jessica Lal murder case on Friday claimed its first major political casualty when Haryna power minister Venod Sharma, the controversial Congress leader and father of the main accused Manu Sharma, resigned from the Hooda cabinet.
- Pakistan Must Do More On Taliban: Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Pakistan has to do more to control its border with Afghanistan and stop Taliban insurgents organising in Pakistan where Al Qaeda leaders are also present, a US senator said on Friday.
- Uk To Probe India Call-Centre Data Security (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The UK government will investigate the security of personal data at Indian telephone call-centres after a television programme said financial records for hundreds of thousands of Britons were available for purchase there.
- Consensus On Reforms Likely Soon: Pm (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today admitted that there was lack of consensus on the "needed reforms" but expressed confidence that the government would be able to forge a consensus and take the reforms forward.
- Buying Spree (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Oct 07, 2006)
It is astonishing, and entirely unpredicted, that India’s outbound investment should begin to rival inbound FDI.
- Our Ailing Leaders (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 07, 2006)
It costs the nation a fortune to keep him in poverty. These, or words to this effect were very fondly spoken by Sarojini Naidu, the late freedom fighter and ‘‘nightiangle’’ of India to describe the cost of ‘‘maintaining’’ Gandhi and his very, very . . .
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