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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 11253:
- Exploiting The Vulnerable (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , May 23, 2006)
A monumental report on an issue that involves serious human rights violations
- Short Stories (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, May 23, 2006)
This volume contains 27 short stories. In `Spruha', Kavana Sarma skillfully depicts how young boys and girls are conditioned mainly by mothers using very subtle methods to conform to gender, class and caste boundaries prevailing in society.
- Bay Of Disgrace (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 23, 2006)
Washington will do well to heed the UN report calling for the closure of its prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
- Buddhadev's Halfway House (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, May 23, 2006)
A clear choice between capitalism and communism could trip Buddhadev up
- Sudarshan, Amarnath Shetty File Papers For Council Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Vidhana Soudha wit nessed high political drama on Monday, the last to file the nominations to the Legislative Council election.
- Lunch With Bs: Surinder Kapur (Business Standard, Bhupesh Bhandari, May 23, 2006)
Much like the Japanese quality mantra suggests, the life of this auto component maestro has been full of small but confident steps.
- Strategic Slapps (Business Standard, Sunita Narain, May 23, 2006)
learnt about SLAPP when PepsiCo filed a defamation case against us on the study about pesticides in colas.
- Sensex Regains 11k Mark Before Slipping Into Red (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
After a firm start, the benchmark sensex plunged by over 204 points in first two minutes of trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange today on emergence of heavy selling by funds.
- Papal Bull (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 22, 2006)
No purpose is served by criticising Pope Benedict XVI for pleading the cause of missionaries in India seeking to harvest the souls of 'heathens'.
- The A Q Khan Effect (Tribune, K SUBRAHMANYAM, May 22, 2006)
The fact that the United States continues to be soft on Pakistan even though its leaders are aware that Pakistan is the epicentre of Jehadi terrorism, is a great puzzle for the Indian government and strategic analysts in India.
- Playing With Resources (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, May 22, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Indian Doctors Reject Pm’S Call To End Agitation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Thousands of Indian doctors and medical students protesting against a government affirmative action programme for low-caste students continued their strike Sunday, despite the prime minister’s assurances that their interests will be protected.
- Economy On Strong Footing: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said Sunday that now when the country’s economy has been stabilised on strong footings, he is now poised to focus on three important issues viz poverty alleviation, jobs creation and control on inflation.
- `Aids Patients Are Not Untouchables' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Collector, MLA dispel misgivings
- Rajiv Gandhi Remembered (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Rajya Sabha member Hanumantha Rao turns emotional at public meeting
- Woman Naxalite Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
In Chhattisgarh, Maoists torch two Hyderabad-bound APSRTC buses
- Global Imbalance - A Time Bomb (Daily Excelsior, K R Sudaman, May 22, 2006)
Global payment imbalances might at present not look all that dangerous, it certainly is a time bomb that could cripple the world economy if immediate steps were not taken to grapple with the situation.
- Global Imbalances And China's Yuan Policy (Business Standard, S. Venkitaramanan , May 22, 2006)
Many critics question the assumptions of the Bush Administration's yuan policy, even calling the cure — of getting the currency to float — worse than the disease. China is quite unfazed, sticking to its policies. This has lessons for India, says . . .
- Poll Tie-Up With Trs, Left Will Continue: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Local-level leaders free to take a decision on poll alliances
- Karnataka Tops In Energy Efficiency Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Iron and steel, followed by cement, has emerged as the leading sector for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to get carbon credits, and Karnataka tops the list with 41 such projects in the country.
- Naxals Go On Violence Spree To Counter Govt Retaliation (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, May 22, 2006)
The bandh call given by Maoists in protest against the ongoing "Salva Judum" anti-Naxal movement evoked violence in Bijapur and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh on Sunday.
- Aids Treatment To Go Hi-Tech (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, May 22, 2006)
Surveillance and administering of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART), the only effective way to treat the deadly AIDS virus, is all set to go hi-tech.
- State Tops List In Energy Efficiency With 41 Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Clean Development Mechanism Authority clears 98 projects
- Rebuilding Moribund Congress (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, May 21, 2006)
After the morale-boosting victory of Ms. Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli, the Congress high command has decided to try and put the Uttar Pradesh Congress unit on a rejuvenation course, preparing it for an intense political war with the Samajwadi Party . . .
- Discovering Dubrovnik (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Visiting a city with a live connection to a rich past is like a pilgrimage.
- No Islamistan In India (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 21, 2006)
Earlier this week, when noted Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad announced that a group of Muslim organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, had decided to come together and launch the People's Democratic Front, little did he realise that it would turn . . .
- League Mindset (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, May 21, 2006)
If the creation of Pakistan was the crowning glory of the Muslim League, it also implied the party's natural exit from the rest of the subcontinent.
- He Keeps Pace With Time (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 21, 2006)
Why have the Leftists done better in elections in India when communist ideology is fading the world over?
- Politics Of Dr Singh (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, May 21, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has said he learnt of politics from Joan Robinson; he must have realised he became politically committed as PN Haksar’s protégé
- Tales Of Resilience (Hindu, SMITA JAIN, May 21, 2006)
A tour organised by street children offers rare insights into their place in the micro community of a railway station.
- For The Citizens Of Tomorrow (Business Standard, Geetanjali Krishna, May 21, 2006)
We were discussing a much talked about case last week, when some school kids in an impromptu car race in Gurgaon ran over a security guard, and then tried to buy his silence.
- Contaminated Water Casualties (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
The outbreak of gastroenteritis in a Faisalabad neighbourhood has resulted in the death of at least three children and an adult since Friday.
- Man Who Rescued Dogma From Dogmatism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, May 21, 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has buried the ghost that hovered over Jyoti Basu’s table for two decades — that his remarkable run of victories was tainted by rigging.
- If Only Rajiv Gandhi Had Stayed Back At Vizag: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday recalled how the late former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi addressed his last meeting here on May 21, 1991, and said if only he had spent the night at the port city, a great tragedy would have been averted.
- Bial Plans Rail Link Between Devanahalli Airport And City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
A proposal in this regard is under the consideration of the Government
The new airport is 37 km from Bangalore and can be accessed only by road
The airport will be opened in April 2008: Brunner
Finally, the total cost of the airport project . . .
- Mega Special Economic Region Mooted For Vizag: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Prime Minister launches major expansion project for steel plant
$ 10 billion investment can be attracted
Offers to consider revival of shipyard and BHPV
Vizag Steel Plant to get `mini ratna' status: Paswan
- Aids Candlelight Campaign At King Koti Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
It is a show of support to people living with HIV
Event held to raise awareness and decrease stigma related to HIV/AIDS
Anti-HIV campaign caravan, Aasha Vahini, to be flagged off at Nizam College
Four-minute film on HIV endorsed by YSR to be . . .
- No Islamistan In India (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 20, 2006)
Earlier this week, when noted Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad announced that a group of Muslim organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, had decided to come together and launch the People's Democratic Front, little did he realise that it would . . .
- Heat Waves Turn Giant Killers (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, May 20, 2006)
Heat wave deaths are the result of natural forces but that does not prevent government agencies from taking preventive steps.
- Why Pervez Junked His Qurbani Dvd (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 20, 2006)
Nazia Haasan would have been upset, but times have moved on since the release of the Feroze Khan-Zeenat Aman-Vinod Khanna starrer, Qurbani, a film much remembered because of the late Pakistani singer’s hit song ‘Aap jaisa koi’.
- The Fifteen Commandments (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 20, 2006)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in its Instruction No. 1827 dated August 31, 1989, had laid down certain tests to distinguish between shares held as stock-in-trade and shares held as investment.
- Towards A New Political Culture (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, May 20, 2006)
One fallout of the recent assembly elections in Tamil Nadu has been the strong support received by a new political party that sought support on non-caste lines and the DMK and the AIADMK had better watch out.
- Twenty Die As Pre-Monsoon Storms Lash Andhra, W.Bengal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2006)
Lightning strikes and falling trees have killed 20 people in pre-monsoon storms which lashed Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, officials said on Saturday.
- League Mindset (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, May 20, 2006)
If the creation of Pakistan was the crowning glory of the Muslim League, it also implied the party's natural exit from the rest of the subcontinent.
- After The Hype (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 20, 2006)
There are unresolved questions on how the agreement with the new management of Dunlop was rushed through a few days prior to the assembly election, raising hopes that the factory which has been closed for several years throwing thousands out of work . . .
- Is The Fm Keen On Joining The Sensex Party? (Business Line, D. Murali , May 20, 2006)
Friday is all red. And tickers tell the story: `Sensex sinks 452 points,' `No respite from falling market,' `The beginning of the end or just a blip?', `Sensex crash course', and so on.
- Unreserved Judgement (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh’s decision to press for reservations in higher education was condemned by most newspapers across the country.
- Just Dry-Clean (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 19, 2006)
There are many reasons for water shortage in cities, like poor management, wastage, etc.
- The Risks And Rewards Of Corruption (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, May 19, 2006)
Raise risk and lower rewards by making it harder for the corrupt to enjoy the fruits of their perfidy
- A Brave New Left On The Horizon? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 19, 2006)
Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee riding the crest of a popular tsunami is raring to go, even if it means breaking loose from the stalwarts of the Left living in the past. The chances of a schism within the CPI(M) are very real with Mr Bhattacharjee . . .
- India To Join U.S.-Backed Gas Pipeline Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
To connect Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Will cost $600 million more for its extension to India
Additional stretch of 1,113 km of national highway also approved
- Population Grows North (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 19, 2006)
In the absence of other measures, incentives to control family size will not succeed.
- Bsnl Employees Get Awards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
The regional and sub-regional best station awards, "Sanchar Sarathi" and "Sanchar Seva Padak" awards of the Bangalore area were given away at a function organised to mark "World Telecom Day" by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) here on Wednesday evening.
- How Cops Cracked The Rs 10-Cr Heist In 2 Days (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Undeterred by the legislation putting a one-year moratorium on demolition of unauthorised constructions and sealing of commercial premises in residential areas of the Capital, the Delhi High Court on Thursday set up a two-member Monitoring . . .
- Assembly Elections In Five States (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, May 19, 2006)
There is something positive for all the UPA constituents which had contested the recent assembly polls. If the Left parties chalked up landslide wins in their traditional bastions West Bengal and Kerala, Congress managed to overcome . . .
- The Making Of An Extraordinary Verdict (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Was the election ever too close to call? What gave the DMK alliance the edge? What do the results signify for Tamil Nadu's political future? Yogendra Yadav tackles these and other questions.
- Mumbai Inspector Helps Nab Jewel Thief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Police round up two persons from lodge
Implements give away culprit
The two have been in Mumbai police records
One of the accused said to have confessed to police
- The Black Dahlia (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, May 19, 2006)
Bhuri Singh impressed me with his quiet efficiency and the dignity of his bearing.
- Events Of National Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 19, 2006)
Last week, amidst nationwide excitement over the outcome of five state assembly elections, there took place at least three unspeakably reprehensible events that ought to make all Indians hang their heads in shame.
- Memo On Key Issues To Be Presented To Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Issue of railway facilities to be included
Manmohan to address public meeting and distribute assets to DRDA beneficiaries
Prime Minister to launch Rs.98.88 crores worth programmes under JNNURM
- Breaking The Iran Nuclear Impasse (Hindu, Praful Bidwai, May 18, 2006)
After Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landmark letter to George W. Bush, many in Teheran expect more overtures favouring a diplomatic solution. India must strongly back these moves, not passively tail Washington's hardline agendas.
- Saddam To Be Called As Witness (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
The chief judge agreed today to allow the defence to call Saddam Hussein and his former intelligence chief as witnesses on behalf of one of their co-defendants in their trial on charges of crimes against humanity.
- ‘Self-Centred Middle Class Is India’S Tragedy’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , May 18, 2006)
The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has been in the spotlight over Chairman Sam Pitroda’s run-in with Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh over the reservation issue.
- Doctors Block Roads In India Caste Quota Protests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Doctors and medical students blocked roads and skipped work across large parts of India on Wednesday as protests spread against a controversial government move to reserve more college seats for lower castes.
- State Assault On Microfinance (The Economic Times, Prabhu Ghate, May 18, 2006)
At the same time Hyderabad-based Vikram Akula of SKS Microfinance was being recognised by Time as one of two Indians in its annual list of 100 top achievers of the year, and social . . .
- Kerala Formula (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 18, 2006)
The Politburo’s puppet chief minister
Two CPI-M chief ministers are scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday, but the circumstantial contrast is much too stark for a party in its hour of victory.
- Pm Takes Shelter Behind Quota Panel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
When in trouble, form a committee. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has bought time on the reservation row through this time-tested method by constituting what is known as a GoM, group of ministers.
- It Firms In Tax Row With Andhra Government (Hindu, Y. Mallikarjun, May 18, 2006)
Government to levy 4 p.c. tax on certain categories of software
- Isi Had A Hand In Killing Of Suryanarayana: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that though Pakistan has denied it, there were "certain indications" that the Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, had "some hand" in the killing of engineer Suryanarayana in . . .
- Rs. 3.64 Cr. For Development Of Karimnagar Market Yard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Will be finished in 18 months: market panel chairman
NABARD sanctions the loan
Work to commence in July
Paddy ryots must do their bit for securing MSP for their produce
- Kumaraswamy Rules Out Opening More Varsities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Says the quality of education will be adversely affected
- Manmohan To Inaugurate Urban Renewal Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
It will be taken up initially with Rs.100 crores
YSR's initiatives attributed for line-up of projects
Congress activists urged to make Prime Minister's visit a success
Suggestion to submit memo to Manmohan Singh
- Made In China — Indian Doctors (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 17, 2006)
Hundreds of students from India are now studying medicine in Chinese universities.
- An Awkward Time In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 17, 2006)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra proved blood was thicker than government insults, making the wedding of the Gaekwads of Vaodara his first social engagement since losing his iron grip on the country in April.
- Bad Omens For The Economy (Business Standard, Subir Roy, May 17, 2006)
The economic outlook for India has just turned a little negative.
- Ura Supports Reservation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
“We need reservation today to prevent reservation in the future,” said Jnanapith awardee UR Ananthmurthy....
- Quake Rocks Islands Near New Zealand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit deep under the South Pacific today near an uninhabited chain of islands north of New Zealand, the US Geological Survey said.
- Peace Mission (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 17, 2006)
The portrait of a writer as a peacemaker is not very common in modern-day politics.
- Major Reshuffle Of Bureaucrats In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Shaktikanta Das is new Industries Secretary; V.K. Subburaj replaces Sheela Rani Chunkath as Health Secretary
- Reliance Infocomm Draws Up Expansion Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The company wants to capture top position in mobile telephony in the State
Reliance currently has 18.5 lakh connections in the State, with 10-15 per cent of them in rural areas
Many add-on facilities for customers
Strong presence in north . . .
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