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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 11253:
- The Next Hanks' Release (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 12, 2006)
Yul Brynner never had the problem which some rival movie-makers say Tom Hanks will face in this summer’s biggest release, The Da Vinci Code.
- Demolition Of Illegal Structures Stalls Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Vociferous protests by the Opposition on the demolition in the Capital and the demand for immediate tabling of a legislation to stop the removal of illegal construction resulted in the adjournment of both Houses of Parliament for the day here today.
- Employment Guarantee — Signs Of Transformation (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, May 11, 2006)
A substantial social audit reveals that in the harsh terrain of Dungarpur, Rajasthan, where daily living poses a constant challenge, employment on public works has risen to unprecedented levels over the last two months.
- Bill On Demolitions To Be Tabled Today (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, May 11, 2006)
One-year moratorium on MCD drive, relief to a cross section of society: Jaipal Reddy
- New Rajya Sabha Members Take Oath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Seven new members including Union Minister Dasari Narayana Rao took oath in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
- Pulichintala Project Fast Becoming A Reality (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, May 11, 2006)
Dream project of K. L. Rao to benefit Krishna delta takes shape
Work on at feverish pitch on the riverbed and banks of the Krishna at Pulichintala
Strong contingent of Greyhounds posted at site
Engineers confident of completing dam by 2008
- Sonia Is Their Problem (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, May 11, 2006)
The Ordinance contemplated by the Government to protect MPs against disqualification, they charged, was meant to save Sonia's membership.
- Maharashtra Minister Gets 1-Month Jail (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court today sentenced Maharashtra Transport Minister Swaroop Singh Nayak and state Additional Chief Secretary Ashok Khot to one-month simple imprisonment for violation of court orders.
- Cauvery Tribunal Drops Order On Experts Panel (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 11, 2006)
To make public report of assessors on apportionment of water to different States
Assessors gave no such report, says tribunal Chairman
Their advice pertained only to irrigation and not other issues
- Taliban's Target (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The kidnapping and killing of the Indian telecom engineer is another warning from the Taliban against the Indian presence in Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan, Us Believe Pakistan Not Doing Enough: Experts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Afghan and US officials believe that Pakistan is not fully cooperating in the war on terror, and want Pakistan to ‘do more’ to capture Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahri and Mullah Muhammad Umar, experts and analysts said in Geo television’s Foreign . . .
- Another Bend In The Cauvery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Narain’s earlier order regarding the experts’ committee and said the report of the assessors be taken on record and copies supplied to the states for their comments.
- Ngos Demand Moratorium (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Concerned with farmer’s genocide in the cotton belt, reportedly due to the failure of genetically modified Bt-cotton, voluntary organisations will launch a "Seed March" (Bija Yatra) in three states including Karnataka from Tuesday.
- Pawar To Krishna: Be Loyal To Maharashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
In an open attack on the Maharashtra governor S M Krishna, NCP president and union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar advised him to be loyal to the state of his appointment and not the state from where he comes, meaning Karnataka.
- Taliban At It Again (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 11, 2006)
MORE outrageous than the killing in cold blood of an engineer by the Taliban in Afghanistan is the reaction of officials.
- Govt To Bring New Bill On Oop (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring a Bill to amend the 1959 Act of Prevention of Disqualification of Members of Parliament to end the raging office-of-profit controversy.
- Bjp Sharpens Claws, Left To Fake Attack In Parliament (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Opposition BJP all set to step up its attack on the UPA Government, there are clear indications that the Government would be under increasing pressure even from its key allies and supporters when the two Houses of Parliament reconvene on . . .
- A Weak Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, May 10, 2006)
The relationship of the Centre and its political masters with the territories beyond always constitutes a vital issue. Shorn of all that is derivative or politically transient, the strength of the Centre defines what endures beyond it.
- `Residents' Participation In Policy Implementation Must' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh S.F. Rodrigues on Tuesday urged the members of the Administrator's Advisory Council and the residents to participate actively in the implementation of various policies and programmes . . .
- Subir Roy: Stay Small And Beautiful (Business Standard, Subir Roy, May 10, 2006)
One of the easiest ways in which a Bangalorean can give himself an inferiority complex is by visiting Hyderabad.
- Absent, Sir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 10, 2006)
Normally during a roll call in a regular class in educational institutions the students get up to mark their attendance by saying:
- Need To Recast Ppas Of Hinduja, Bpl Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Revival in present form may lead to Enron-like situation
Unit price of both projects will have to be far higher now
Mahrashtra ran into trouble with Enron when it had to actually buy power
Rachel Chatterjee, who was cited as respondent by BPL, quits
- India, Us Ink Pact On Moon Mission (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, May 10, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today signed a historic agreement to send two American scientific instruments, including one which will search for water, on board India’s first . .
- The Missing Emphasis (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, May 10, 2006)
Somewhere along the way, power sector reforms in India seem to have lost direction.
- Showing Who's The Boss (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
It has been barely a week since Prime Minister Koirala took over the reins in Nepal but the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) government he heads has quickly understood a key principle of political survival: the amount of power it wields is a function of . . .
- Grand Design (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2006)
India used the ADB to get its point across on various issues
- Vsnl To Buy Direct Internet For Rs 75 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Deal to be through in a few weeks
- Growth, Poverty And Employment In States (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, May 09, 2006)
A recent study says the richer and faster growing states have effectively reduced poverty, created jobs .
- Market Manoeuvres (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
It is not very often that regulators in India do their job. Therefore, it is regrettable that high courts of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat should restrain SEBI from acting against players who appear to be involved in the IPO scam.
- Many Voices (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2006)
Irrespective of the results, the vote in Bengal has been a major triumph of the Election Commission.
- : We Are Opening Skies, Fly In, Pick Up Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 09, 2006)
Pushing ahead with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer for an open skies in the SAARC region, India has sent out detailed letters outlining the offer to all SAARC members except Pakistan and has even extended fifth freedom rights for flights . . .
- On Sonia’S Fta Concern, Pm Said Nothing To Worry (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, May 09, 2006)
On April 10, just a day before Congress President Sonia Gandhi sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing reservations on the free trade agreement with ASEAN countries, Minister of State for Commerce and member of her National Advisory . .
- India Acquires Tools To Detect Aids Among Kids (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, May 09, 2006)
India is procuring 19 Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction machines (PCR), the only diagnostic tool in the world that accurately detects the presence of HIV in children aged below 13.
- A Call For Beauty (Hindu, ATHREYA, May 09, 2006)
Towards Ananda makes a plea to incorporate aesthetic principles into everyday life
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
gt}{gt}Ammu Joseph writes to say that the obituary "A man of many parts" on Pattabhi Rama Reddy ("Newscape", May 7, 2006) was not written by her (as the byline stated), but was a press release prepared by the family, which she had re-arranged and . . .
- Holiday Offer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
MakeMyTrip.com is now offering the money back guarantee on its holiday packages. Deep Kalra, Founder and CEO, MakeMyTrip.com, says: "With the holiday season starting we have marked out our strategy to solidify our tours business. After the phenomenal . .
- It's Safer And Cheaper (Hindu, LASYA VEMPARLA, May 09, 2006)
Instant Messaging has done more than just add to new constructions in the English language
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The Karnataka Sahitya Academy has invited entries for its annual book awards in 18 categories from publishers and authors of books published in 2005. Each award comes with a purse of Rs. 5,000.
- Theatre Blast: Grenade Used Not Made In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Special teams to look into involvement of fundamentalist Special teams to look into the possible hand of fundamentalist bodies
Efforts are on to find out if any of the banned organisations had ever used such explosives
Suspect chose the row of seats w
- Ysr To Unveil `Indiramma Pylon' Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
To visit Nalgonda district for the 21st time
- Tackling The Bubbles Threat (Hindu, K. Subramanian, May 08, 2006)
What the RBI is trying to do is to erect fences to safeguard the real economy from shocks
Much of the debate on bubbles (asset price inflation) is in the context of the relationship between asset prices and inflation and strategies for inflation targeti
- India Needs To Be More Proactive (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2006)
Despite Dr Manmohan Singh presenting a vision of a Pan-Asian Free Trade Agreement, the signals from the Asian Development Bank meeting in Hyderabad are a reminder that India remains some distance away from finding a place at the heart of the movement . .
- One Rate Tax For All Sectors (Jordan Times, Fahed Fanek, May 08, 2006)
One of the most important features of modern income tax laws, adopted by most economically developed countries, is the imposition of corporate tax across the board, in one rate, applicable indiscriminately to all sectors, so as the tax rate would . . .
- Spiritual Awareness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The main tenets of Yoga Sastra claim that though it is possible to gain knowledge of the Infinite through the study of scriptures, that which is gained from Samadhi — the transcendental state where direct experience of the divine is possible — is of . . .
- Blair's Successor Ends Mystery Cat Role (Hindu, Vidya Ram, May 08, 2006)
Gordon Brown's return to the public stage, after the party's poor performance in the local elections, signals he is ready to take over. But is Tony Blair ready to hand over?
- Corporate Restructuring In Europe — Lessons And Opportunities For India (Business Line, Mohan Murti, May 08, 2006)
With the rest of the industrialised world, Europe too is currently in an era of rapid industrial change and massive restructuring.
- Novel Plan For Old City Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Denizens come together and form committee to achieve their goal
- Wooing Adb (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 08, 2006)
With the new face of the Left
Asim Dasgupta’s desperate effort to present West Bengal’s case for infrastructure funds from the Asian Development Bank is in line with Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s claim that his state is now the best destination for . . .
- Indian Signs Mou With Icici Bank (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Indian has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ICICI Bank, India's second largest bank, for funding of the pre-delivery advance payments (PDPs) for acquisition of its aircraft.
- Vadodara Limps Back To Normalcy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
With the seven-hour curfew relaxation here passing off peacefully today, authorities said the Army was likely to be withdrawn from the city from Tuesday.
- No Cup Of Cheer~i (Statesman, Aditi Roy Ghatak , May 08, 2006)
August 2005. A posse of officers from the Tea Board of India, under executive director EA Nazimuddin, arrives at a Conoor warehouse near the auction centre, seizes teas and summarily destroys them.
- Projects Under Jnnurm Await Centre's Nod (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 08, 2006)
As many as 130 projects from various States under Jawaharlal Nehru National Renewal Mission (JNNURM) are awaiting the clearance of Union Urban Development Ministry.
- Left Combine To Have State-Level Understanding With Congress In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Even APCC chief and YSR had responded positively to the pact, says CPI member
- Plagiarism And Modern Publishing (Hindu, Mark Lawson, May 08, 2006)
The best image of plagiarism I can think of is that of someone being caught with their fingers in the word-till. Unfortunately, it was not me who thought of it, but the British novelist Martin Amis.
- Work On Tadari Power Project To Begin By January Next (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Environmentalists' concern being addressed, says Shinde
Ultra mega' power projects to be launched in five States
Each of them is estimated to cost Rs. 16,000 crore
- Amulya Reddy, Pioneer Of Appropriate Technology, Passes Away (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
He stressed the importance of sustainable use of energy and energy security for the poor
- I'm Powerless, Sorry (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, May 08, 2006)
Two broad points emerge from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC’s) order last week on the matter of whether Gridco should be allowed to make profits of over 300 per cent on electricity sales (Rational Expectations, March 27), and . . .
- Assess Damage, Find Solutions (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 08, 2006)
The market still underestimates the seriousness of data integrity issues and deficient supervision
- Kumaraswamy Blames Centre For Slow Pace Of Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday blamed the Centre for the slow pace of development programmes in the State.
- Work On Tadari Power Project From January (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Environmentalists' concern being addressed: Sushil Kumar Shinde
'Ultra mega' power projects to be launched in five States
Each of them is estimated to cost Rs. 16,000 crore
Power capacity to be increased by one lakh MW in six years
- On Insecurity Scale, East Shivers More (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Half the people in the eastern region of the country feel insecure about the society in which they live and more than half are economically insecure. In the rest of the country, most people feel secure about their communities and social environs but . . .
- Truly Shocking (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
Delhi, supposedly, is the capital of a country set to become an economic superpower. Its infrastructure, we are told, is being revamped to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and perhaps even the Olympics in 2016.
- Shinde Blames Up For Delhi Power Crisis (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, May 08, 2006)
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said here today that Uttar Pradesh was responsible for the power crisis which had gripped Delhi by overdrawing 400 MW from the northern grid. He said Uttar Pradesh had snatched power in excess of 400 MW from . . .
- Varsity Staff On Warpath (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Teaching and non-teaching staff of Visva Bharati University gheraoed the registrar and other senior officials on Sunday demanding the withdrawal of an alleged ‘threat-letter’
- Iran Threatens To Pull Out Of Npt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Iranian Parliament has in a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Sunday threatened to force the government to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the United States continued pressuring Tehran to suspend uranium . . .
- The End Game (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, May 07, 2006)
A tiger was found dead near the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in end-April 2006. Its legs were separated from its body, yet it was reported by officials that the tiger died fighting another tiger.
- Access Is The Key, We Have To Hike Seats, From Itis To Iits: Pm (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, May 07, 2006)
Calling for an increased role of the private sector in higher-education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the Government has to increase the number of seats at “all levels of technical education, from ITIs to IITs, ...
- Manifestos Or Mere Promises? (Hindu, K. Murlidar, May 07, 2006)
The term `manifesto' assumes significance only when a general election is announced to a State Assembly or the Lok Sabha. Political parties come out with a volley of promises through the manifestos just to woo the voters.
- Nepal Seeks $1.2 Bln For Reconstruction (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, May 07, 2006)
Nepal is seeking $1.2 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation and has appealed to the international community for help, a senior finance ministry official said on Saturday.
- Eviscerating A Holy Cow (Hindu, Nisheeth Srivastava, May 07, 2006)
LET US NOT DELUDE OURSELVES. IIT IS A VERY EFFICIENT AND CONSISTENT BREEDING GROUND FOR PRODUCTIVE MEDIOCRITY
- Yechuri, The Left’S Most Vocal Face (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 07, 2006)
The BJP might question the role of Sitaram Yechuri in Nepal but the part played by this young Marxist in brokering a deal between the outlawed Maoists and the seven-party alliance would remain a landmark in the history of the Himalayan Kingdom.
- India Calls For Pan-Asia Free Trade Zone (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
It was the same old story at the ADB meet as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for creating a Pan Asian Free Trade Area covering all the major Asian economies and possibly Australia and New Zealand.
- An Amazing Reversal Of Roles (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 06, 2006)
In 2004, the Congress would not name its PM. Now the BJP can't.
Here is a puzzle. Indian television is run by some of the brainiest people in the country. They still manage to put out some of the worst nonsense you can imagine.
- Bangladesh Busts Human Trade To India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Bangladesh's border forces claim to have busted a gang of human traffickers and "rescued" 34 people who were being sent across to India on the promise of jobs.
- Rbi To Open Regional Office (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India will open its regional office in Uttaranchal within two months. Announcing this here after a meeting of the RBI Board, a senior official said that it had also been decided to extend banking facilities through post offices . . .
- Imf's New Role In The Global Economy (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, May 06, 2006)
The RBI Governor was dismayed that while the international community had been commending India's contribution to world growth and stability, there was a decline in India's share of the IMF quota.
The IMF's 184 member-countries endorsed the new . . .
- Hunger Strike As A Blackmail Tactic (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar went on an indefinite hunger strike for one side; Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, on a token fast for the other. Patkar was concerned with the fate of thousands of villagers, whose lands were being submerged because of the . . .
- A Sick Mind Indeed (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 06, 2006)
In a most extraordinary statement, an Israeli member of the Knesset has called for the execution of fellow MPs if they were found to have a link with Hamas.
- Jaduguda's Hapless Children (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
BBC presenterMark Whitakerexplores the dark side of India's nuclear programme. In this feature, he investigates the high number of children born with health problems and birth defects in the village of Jaduguda in Jharkhand and questions whether . . .
- Be Tough With Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 06, 2006)
The Indians had to face again, great & sorrowful news last days when media telecast news that an Indian Engineer, Surya Narayan was killed by the Talibani militants.
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