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Articles 4521 through 4620 of 11253:
- India Seeks Trade Pacts With China, Japan, South Korea (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, May 06, 2006)
India is working on free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea as part of a concerted effort to strengthen its regional ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.
- Murder Of Sufi Soul (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
Thirty-eight-year-old Rafik Abdul Ghani Vohra was set upon by a mob, led by Ashok Thakur and other well-known VHP activists, and burnt to death in his car, at Ajwa Road, while returning from Gujarat Refineries on May 2.
- Police On Fast Track, Sarangi In Shock (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Mumbai police swung into action on the day of Pramod Mahajan’s funeral, securing sanction to prosecute brother Praveen for murder and moving to fast-track the case.
- Government Urged To Intervene In Chitrakala Parishat Row (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
B.L. Shankar says he continues to be the rightful president of the parishat
The former Legislative Council Chairman questions validity of resolution replacing him
Claims that property of the Trust is in danger
Says credibility of the parishat is at
- Indian Textile Exports, Post-Mfa (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 05, 2006)
Only for India is there an increase in market share. Others have declined or just held steady.
- Where Have All Leaders Gone? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
RC Acharya laments the near complete absence of leadership in governance, which is proving a serious hindrance before growth and progress
- Journey Of A Lifetime (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 05, 2006)
The immediate fallout of Pramod Mahajan's untimely and tragic death was the cancellation of the two Bharat Suraksha yatras by Mr LK Advani and Mr Rajnath Singh.
- A Week Of Tragedy (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 05, 2006)
Like their English-language counterparts, newspapers in regional languages had barely got over their coverage of Indian engineer K Suryanarayana’s killing in Afghanistan, when news came in of the death of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan in Mumbai.
- How To Tackle Hostage Crises Abroad? (The Economic Times, Sushant Sareen, May 05, 2006)
An aggressive and ‘forward’ foreign policy, like the one India has adopted in Afghanistan, inevitably extracts a heavy price in men and material.
- Crossing The Rubicon...Tamil Nadu Style (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, May 05, 2006)
The state’s elections show how the process of manipulating votes has reached its nadir
- Tricolour And Tears At Mahajan's Funeral (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, May 05, 2006)
He was magnetic and lustrous even in his death. The immense popularity that senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan had enjoyed across the country's political spectrum and among various sections of society was very much in evidence, as he was cremated . . .
- India Briefs (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The body of Shakrullah Ansari, an Indian hanged in Kuwait, will be buried in that country in keeping with the decision of his family here as it was unable to bear the cost of bringing the body back home. PTI
- South Indian Red Herring (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 05, 2006)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
In his defence of further extending reservations to the other backward classes, P. Chidamabaram, a late and curious convert to the new reservation mania sweeping the government, predictably . . .
- Ceasefire Ceases (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 05, 2006)
The suicide attack on the Sri Lankan Army Commander, Lt.-Gen. Sarath Fonseka, on 25 April, by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, marks the end of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement between the government and the militant organisation.
- Tearful Adieu To Pramod Mahajan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Thousands of mourners bid a tearful adieu today to one of the country’s promising politicians and BJP’s master strategist Pramod Mahajan, who was cremated here with full State honours in the presence of a galaxy of dignitaries led by Vice-President . . .
- Us Embassy Opens Visa Application Centre At Jalandhar ....... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
To facilitate immigrant visa applicants, US embassy has signed an agreement with a private Indian company VFS to pen visa application centre in Jalandhar.
- Hidden Hunger (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2006)
A Unicef report says India has the highest number of malnourished children in the world: One in three of the world's malnourished children is Indian. Of the world's 146 million malnourished children, 57 million are in India; they are 47 per cent of . . .
- Accused Must Be Booked For Trafficking Also (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, May 05, 2006)
The brutal murder of 14-year-old Tripta (name changed) from Jharkhand, in a non- descript village of Jind, hit the national headlines recently. Her “owner” beheaded her when she refused to bow before his lustful desires.
- Tearful Adieu To Pramod (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, who died of gunshot wounds yesterday, was cremated today with full state honours at the Shivaji Park crematorium here.
- Several Targets For Arjun’S Broken Arrow (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 05, 2006)
HRD minister’s quota card was less a joker than a calculated ploy to improve his own lot and, via Assembly elections two years hence in Madhya Pradesh, that of his son
- Old Query On Young (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
With Pramod Mahajan no more, Uma Bharati out and Rajnath Singh’s earlier elevation to party presidentship in some ways taking him out of the future race, the BJP’s so-called second generation leaders have less competition but are perhaps no more . . .
- Kargil And Questions Of War (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 05, 2006)
Was the Kargil war the outcome of just intelligence failure?
- Dangers Of Saltoro Pull-Back (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 05, 2006)
There are indications that New Delhi is negotiating with Pakistan to pull back Indian forces from the strategic heights of Saltoro Range and establish an extensive demilitarised zone. But there should be no question of a pull-back from positions . . .
- History Reinterpreted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Tughlaq one of the most popular plays of the playwright and actor Girish Karnad was staged at Bhoomigeetha, Rangayana, Mysore.
- Mahajan Gets An Emotional Farewell (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The grief in the air was palpable. At 1.30 pm on Thursday, Rahul Mahajan lit his father Pramod Mahajan's pyre amid chanting of Vedic hymns at the Shivaji Park crematorium, not far away from the very maidan where the late BJP leader had charmed mammoth . .
- Jairaj Is Bmp Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
With a slew of infrastructure projects lined up for Bangalore, the JD (S)-BJP Government on Thursday changed the chiefs of three civic bodies in the City, along with a major reshuffle of bureaucrats in which 53 IAS and IPS officers were transferred.
- Summer Quencher (Hindu, CHANDAN SEN, May 05, 2006)
The architectural splendour of the baoris or stepwells in Bundi, Rajasthan is simply amazing.
The numerous stepwells, kunds and tankas have made the place a "City of stepwells". And each one of them is an architectural wonder.
- `Insist On E-Waste Disposal Facilities For Approving It Parks' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Information Technology (IT) parks should have e-waste disposal facilities.
- ‘Pak Role A Must For Afghan Mission Success’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Recognising Pakistan’s role in the war on terror, it will soon be given control of the Commander Task Force (CTF)-150 operation in the Arabian Sea.
- Pakistan To Help Dutch Deploy Troops In Urzgan (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, May 04, 2006)
Pakistan will help the Netherlands deploy its troops in the Urzgan province of Afghanistan as part of NATO forces, decided a meeting between Defence Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal and his Dutch counterpart Henricus Gregorius Jozeph in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
- Sebi’S Order Is Too Hasty (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 04, 2006)
On the controversy regarding Karvy Stock-broking Ltd, the major question is how far the purpose of dematerialisation has been served and what other ills have come to the surface.
- Man In A Hurry (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 04, 2006)
For the fledgling Bharatiya Janata Party, New Year’s Day, 1985 was not the occasion to celebrate. As the general election results poured in, the anticipated victory of the Congress turned into an avalanche.
- Advani Calls For Bjp-Muslim Unity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Has the negative outlook towards the BJP helped the minorities or the nation at large? Floating the question to Indian Muslims, veteran BJP leader L K Advani took a dig at the Congress party for trying to divide the Nation by harping on “minority . . .
- On The Fast Track (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2006)
The Union Government has given the green signal to the metro rail project in Bangalore.
- Farewell Pramod (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, May 04, 2006)
Death snatched away one of the brightest politicians that the country has produced in recent times.
- Obituary: Pramod Mahajan (Statesman, Pramod Mahajan, May 04, 2006)
A strategist & an expert organiser
An iconoclast till his last day, Pramod represented that new breed of hyperactive “Gen next” eager to make an impact at the centre-stage of the national politics.
- Ceasefire Ceases (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 04, 2006)
The suicide attack on the Sri Lankan Army Commander, Lt.-Gen. Sarath Fonseka, on 25 April, by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, marks the end of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement between the government and the militant organisation.
- The Saltoro Range (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, May 04, 2006)
There has been significant progress in recent months in expanding cooperation and reducing tensions between India and Pakistan, despite continuing incidents of ISI- sponsored terrorism.
- Delhi Bjp Suffers In Silence, Lets Shock Sink In (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
At a time when the BJP headquarters was busy making arrangements to receive the twin Bharat Suraksha Yatra on Wednesday, wreaths piled up inside the meeting hall in 11, Ashoka Road.
- Petrol, Diesel And Cooking Gas Prices Likely To Go Up Soon (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , May 04, 2006)
Fall-out of sharp increases in global crude oil prices and under-recoveries by public sector oil companies
Kerosene may be spared price hike
Extent of increase likely to be a political decision
- Adb To Double Credit To India By 2008 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
The Asian Development Bank will double its lending to India to $2.65 billion by 2008, the bank's President Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday.
- High Risk Groups Pose Concern (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, May 04, 2006)
The number of HIV infections in India are on the rise, and according to official figures, more than 5.2 million people are now thought to be living with the virus, the second largest number in any country after South Africa. That was an increase . . .
- The Great Game In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, May 04, 2006)
The 41-year-old telecom engineer from Hyderabad K. Suryanarayana was found beheaded in Afghanistan in a new Great Game in which tactics are becoming more cold-blooded and motives less concealed.
- Banks To Miss Basel Deadline, Says Reddy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday, indicated that all commercial banks may not be able to meet the March 31, 2007 deadline for implementing Basel II norms – a new set of rules to regulate banks’ capital and manage risks.
- A Wish List For India`s Dream Team (Business Standard, Shyam Ponappa, May 04, 2006)
What do you wish the dream team would do now.
As the unshackling of the economy and external factors combine to generate economic momentum, India is set to grow strongly despite constraints, including outdated legislation and regulations.
- Mahajan Loses Battle For Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
The 56-year-old BJP general secretary is survived by his wife Rekha, son Rahul and daughter Poonam who were at his bedside when he finally gave up the most difficult battle of his life at 4:10 pm.
- Dangers Of Saltor Demilitarisation (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 04, 2006)
There has been significant progress in recent months in expanding cooperation and reducing tensions between India and Pakistan, despite continuing incidents of ISI sponsored terrorism.
- Delivering On The Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 04, 2006)
The black box of the Schedule of Rates should be opened and the rates revised upwards urgently in a transparent manner.
- Army Conducts Flag Marches In Vadodara (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
The Army on Wednesday night conducted flag marches in all curfew-bound localities of this riot-hit town where a shop was set on fire in a fresh outbreak of arson as three days of violence left six dead and more than 60 injured.
- India, New Zealand Sign New Air Services Pact (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
India and New Zealand today signed a new Air Services Agreement allowing new airlines to operate daily flights to India.
Under the agreement, airlines from New Zealand can now operate seven own-aircraft services per week to Mumbai via Australia . . .
- How Two Countries Treat Their Farmers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , May 03, 2006)
The Canadian nation as a whole was more sensitive to the recent blockade by 200 farmers than India has been to suicides by over 20,000 farmers since 1995.
- Sonia Gandhi's Word Final, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Congress president yet to reveal her mind on the issue
- Finding Adb (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 03, 2006)
Now that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seems to have successfully won a new lease of life, will the Asian Development Bank (ADB) do likewise? With the four-day ADB annual meet in Hyderabad beginning today, that is a question all member . . .
- Vadodara Violence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2006)
Monday's violence in Vadodara over the demolition of a Sufi dargah deserves more than passing attention. The fact that it left four persons dead and 21 injured is certainly one reason for this. More important, however, is the question whether there . . .
- Killings In Chhattisgarh (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2006)
The manner in which the Naxalites gunned down 15 people of Manikonta village in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh speaks volumes for the state government’s failure to check the increasing violence perpetrated by the Maoists.
- Highest Prevalence Of Aids In State' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Prevalence substantially higher in Andhra Pradesh than all-India average
- Asia Growing, But Where Are The Jobs? (Times of India, Kingshuk Nag, May 03, 2006)
When he went to work in Afghanistan a few months ago, K Suryanarayana knew full well that he was entering hostile terrain. He was lured by the big pay packet. A lucrative job is an irresistible attraction for most Indians.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2006)
A few readers have pointed out that Kasula Suryanarayana, the engineer from Hyderabad who was killed on April 30 in Afghanistan, has been incorrectly referred to as Satyanarayana in the text of two reports ("From the South",
- Ngos Building Homes For Aids-Hit Children To Get Land Free Of Cost (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Chief Minister's call to make Andhra Pradesh AIDS-free State
Chief Minister launches Aasha-II
Many had visited testing and counselling centres after Aasha-I
The State has 5.65 lakh AIDS patients
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- Election Observers (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 03, 2006)
Election observers play a crucial, and even, as Mr K. J. Rao demonstrated in Bihar, a decisive, role in ensuring that elections will be, and are being, held in the fairest and freest manner possible, and in nipping attempted malpractices in the bud.
- Digital Cameras For All Polling Booths (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
For monitoring voting on May 3
- Four Killed In Vadodara (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Violence sparked by demolition of dargah
Authorities pulled down structure to widen road
2 killed in police firing, two in stabbing incidents
Indefinite curfew declared in six areas
Situation tense but under control: police
- ‘Second Wife’ And Suicide Bid Follow Taliban Terror (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, May 02, 2006)
The trauma of slain telecom engineer K. Suryanarayana’s family deepened today when his widow Manjula tried to commit suicide following the appearance of a “second wife” in the morning.
- An Evil Mindset (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 02, 2006)
Each time one sees Bimal Roy's Kabuliwala one is moved to tears. It is cinematic adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's poignant story of a seller of dry fruits from Kabul and the emotional rapport he strikes with a Bengali family.
- Kalam Calls For Global Mechanism To Prevent Terrorism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Sharing the concern of a stunned nation at the killing of Hyderabad engineer K. Suryanarayana by the Taliban, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Monday called upon the global community to collectively devise a mechanism to ensure that such situations . . .
- Kasula Suryanarayana's Body Brought Home (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
High drama precedes the arrival of the body from Afghanistan
- Mahajan Develops Respiratory Problem (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
A worrying development and an immediate cause for concern, say doctors
- Campaign For Third Phase Of Polls Ends In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Fate of 85 candidates in 15 seats to be decided
UDF candidate in Koothuparamba beaten up
Mood upbeat in LDF camp in both districts
All booths under Election Commission scanner
- Reliance Comm Posts Rs 440-Cr Net Profit (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
An across-the-board reduction in expenditure has helped Reliance Communications Ventures report a 42 per cent sequential increase in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006, despite a flat growth in total revenues.
- Nepal Students Now Target Politicians (Times of India, Keshav Pradhan, May 02, 2006)
After having fought against Gyanendra unarmed, Nepal's pro-democracy students on Tuesday came out in the streets with lathis to discipline politicians fighting over plump ministerial posts over the past one week.
- Who Let The Dogs Out? (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, May 02, 2006)
Sebi’s recent order makes the most compelling case for a super-regulator for the financial sector
- The Show Must Go On... (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 02, 2006)
Life, death, sex, romance ~ and all the myriad things in between ~ are played out by actors for their audiences. But the drama of their own lives must remain firmly backstage.
- Wife Of Indian Slain By Taliban Attempts Suicide (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
The grief-stricken wife of an Indian engineer beheaded by the Taliban attempted to commit suicide by drinking a bottle of insecticide on Monday, relatives said.
- Farmers Driven To Suicide (Tribune, Suraj Bhan Dahiya, May 01, 2006)
Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, the prosperous states with a rich output of food as well as commercial crops, industrially vibrant, politically aware, technologically and financially up-to date
- Taliban Behead Indian Engineer Before Deadline (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 01, 2006)
The black visage of the Taliban was waved to India again today as the terrorist outfit jumped their own deadline and killed their captive K. Suryanarayan, the second Indian worker to be killed in Afghanistan in less than six months.
- Ap: 45 People Taken Captive By Naxalites (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Three days after nine Maoists were killed in a police encounter, Naxalites today hijacked two luxury boats on river Krishna and "kidnapped about ten" of the 234 holidaymakers and 35 crew members, police said.
- Four Naxals Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Staff Reporter , May 01, 2006)
On a day of fast-paced developments, five Maoists hijacked two motorised launches along with nine crew members from Nagarjunakonda, but four of them were killed in an encounter at Maddimadugu in Mahabubnagar district on Sunday.
- Some Thoughts, Some Reservations (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, May 01, 2006)
A case of great constitutional significance is being argued before a bench of five justices of the Supreme Court, presided over by the chief justice of India.
- Governments To Aid Engineer's Family (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, May 01, 2006)
Rajasekhara Reddy visits the victim's house; says he will personally assure the family's well-being
- Highly Condemnable, Says Abdul Kalam (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, May 01, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed shock and grief over the killing of Indian engineer K. Suryanarayana in Afghanistan by the Taliban.
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