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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 11253:
- Collage Of Dances (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , May 01, 2006)
The World Dance Day celebrations at Alliance was a vibrant coming together of Indian dance forms from Kathak to Somana Kunita
- Speak In One Voice (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, May 01, 2006)
The debate over reservation of seats in institutes of excellence has brought into the open differences within the Union cabinet on this controversial subject.
- Hyderabad On A High (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
R Akhileshwari gives an insider’s view of the city of nawabs and wonders whether the argument that Hyderabad has ‘Bangalored’ Bangalore is nothing but fiction.
- Boom Time For Medicare (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 30, 2006)
As medical tourism looks set to expand further, India must make use of the opportunity while ensuring that it does not create a health divide.
India's tertiary healthcare sector is on the road to global fame.
- Taliban Axe Hangs On Indian (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Taliban today threatened to kill an Indian telecom engineer it has taken hostage unless all Indians working in Afghanistan quit the country by tomorrow evening.
- India Concerned As Taliban Threaten To Kill The Hostage (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Taliban militants will kill an Indian engineer being held hostage in southern Afghanistan if all Indians don’t leave Afghanistan within 24 hours, a purported spokesman for the insurgent group said on Saturday.
- When Naxals Painted Another Bihar Town ‘Red’ (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Apr 30, 2006)
Jo jahan hain wo wahin rahein. No body should venture out. We do not want bloodbath as we don’t have enmity with common man. We have come here to loot the police station and bank,” announced Maoists from the different public address system at several . .
- Aiadmk-Mdmk Alliance Will Ensure Welfare Of State: Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Criticises CPI(M) leaders for personalised attacks
- Nris Present A Strong Case For Hubli-Dharwad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The issue of excluding Hubli-Dharwad cities from the list of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is not only being discussed in the State, but is also being debated world wide among the natives of these cities.
- Bjp Flays Tdp Stand On Telangana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The BJP has flayed the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for accusing it of pursuing "opportunistic" politics on Telangana.
- President Kalam To Address Jammu & Kashmir Assembly (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam has agreed to address a joint session of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature, official sources said on Saturday. Dr Kalam’s consent to address the Legislative Assembly and the Council has been conveyed to Jammu and . . .
- Pramod In Ot, Praveen Asks For Car (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan today went under the scalpel for the third time to clear possible infections in his abdomen, but doctors continued to describe the BJP leader’s condition as “critical”.
- Quantum Leap In It Exports By Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
STPI sets itself an ambitious target of Rs. 18,000 cr.
- Signs Of Sunrise (Frontline, P. Sunderarajan , Apr 30, 2006)
Fresh incentives and a series of policy initiatives from the Ministry of Textiles have brightened the growth prospects of the textile industry.
- Mothers Of Nepal Vanquish A Killer Of Children (New York Times, Celia W Dugger, Apr 30, 2006)
As dusk descended on this medieval walled city and its dirt lanes filled with horses cantering home from the mountains, the piercing voice of a woman could be heard over the pounding hooves.
- Sops For Extremists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 30, 2006)
Extraordinary problems call for extraordinary solutions. That is why the largesse offered by the Jharkhand government to extremists who surrender may not appear all that bizarre.
- Karnataka Leg Of Advani's Yatra Called Off (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Advani's 'Bharat suraksha yatra' in the Karnataka stretch, to be resumed on May 3, had been called off as the BJP leader would be involved in campaigning in the states going to the polls, senior party leader M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
- Roti, Kapada Aur Ctv! (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Apr 30, 2006)
The ongoing election campaign in a few states in southern and eastern India has seen political parties striking new lows by promising the moon to the electorate!
- Taliban Threatens To Kill Abducted Engineer (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Taliban abductors of an Indian engineer in Afghanistan this evening threatened to kill him if all Indians did not leave the country by 7 PM (Ist) tomorrow.
- Democratic Polls Worry Bengal Reds (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 30, 2006)
In a week that has witnessed needless euphoria over the victory of Maoist-inspired mob power in the streets of Kathmandu, it may be prudent to celebrate a dramatic but silent victory of Indian democracy right on our doorstep.
- Top Naxal Among Those Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Hostile terrain delays shifting of bodies
Anantapur District Committee Member among those dead
Combing operations intensified in forests
Police set up roadblocks in Kadapa district
- Taliban Threaten To Kill Engineer (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Apr 30, 2006)
Taliban rebels, who kidnapped Hyderabad-based telecommunications engineer K Suryanarayana on Friday evening, have communicated through the media that they would kill him if the Indian government did not announce a decision to withdraw all Indian citizens
- Cbi Wants Key Accused Home, Seeks Mea Aid (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday petitioned the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to revoke the passport of Ravi Shankaran, a kin of Navy Chief Arun Prakash, in a bid to pave the way for his deportation from London.
- Taliban Claim To Have Killed Indian Hostage (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Police in Afghanistan on Sunday found the body of an Indian engineer kidnapped two days ago by Taliban militants, a killing that earned swift condemnation from New Delhi.
- I'm A Soldier Of The Congress, Says Rahul (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
"I see a distinction between work and post; as far as a post is concerned, I will only take it up when I have done adequate work"
- Indian Items On Positive List (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
According to reports, Pakistan has cleared another 240 items that can be imported from India. The positive list, which shows importable items from India, is increasing steadily under consistent demand and pressure of New Delhi.
- Taliban Threatens To Kill Abducted Engineer (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The fate of an Indian engineer kidnapped by Taliban in Afghanistan on Friday evening remained unknown as India stepped up efforts to secure his safe release on Saturday.
- Celebration Of Democracy (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Apr 29, 2006)
The vote in Kolkata on Thursday — in the third phase of polling for the West Bengal Assembly elections — is set to go down in the State's election annals as one of the most keenly watched battles of the ballot.
- 9 Maoist Rebels Killed In Indian Police Shootout (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Police shot and killed nine Maoist rebels, including six women, when the guerrillas attacked a patrol in southern India, officials said on Friday.
- New Nepal Commits To Maoist Talks (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 29, 2006)
The new government of Nepal has committed itself to holding a dialogue with the Maoists, declare a ceasefire and move towards a Constituent Assembly.
- Southern Record (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 29, 2006)
South India has an enviable history of reservation in education.
- Political Consensus (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Apr 29, 2006)
The history of reservation for OBCs underscores a strong political commitment to the policy of positive discrimination in their favour.
- What Affirmative Action Can Be All About (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Apr 29, 2006)
Corporates should make affirmative policy a part of their recruitment and outsourcing strategy
- An Open Letter To The Hon'ble Pm (The Economic Times, V RAGHUNATHAN, Apr 29, 2006)
In our country, we have more varieties of haves and have-nots than most. We have the rich haves and the poor have-nots; the urban haves and the rural have-nots; the higher-caste haves and the backward-caste have-nots; the educated haves and the . . .
- Nine Naxals Killed In Kadapa Forests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Women among the dead in the biggest anti-naxal offensive in Kadapa district
Some naxalites have fled the scene of encounter
Major offensive planned in YSR's native district
Bodies of the encounter victims yet to be identified
Arms, ammunition and
- Uncommon Sense (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 29, 2006)
Snakes are unique: they can smell with their tongues. Now scientists at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in the US have gone one better by enabling humans to see with their tongues.
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Plagiarism And Absurd Explanations (Deccan Herald, Robert Zelnick, Apr 29, 2006)
We should find a way to treat Kaavya Viswanathan and William H Swanson as we do errant students.
- Tn Women Shgs In Eye Of A Storm (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 29, 2006)
Women’s self-help groups, which have grown exponentially in the last five years, find themselves in the eye of the storm.
- Cong In Spot On Natwar (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Congress is mulling over the continuous outbursts of K. Natwar Singh, undecided on whether the former minister should be “reined” in through disciplinary action or mollified in some way as the oil-for-food scam noose tightens around his neck.
- Cong Sends Stern Message To Natwar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Reeling under a sulking Natwar Singh's sniper attacks, Congress on Friday sent a stern message to him and distanced itself from the Volcker controversy.
- Indian Worker, Driver Kidnapped In Afghan South (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped an Indian telecommunications worker and his Afghan driver in southern Afghanistan on Friday and Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility.
- Nda And Trs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
Advani takes opportunistic line
Whatever the NDA may think of the alliance between the Congress and the Telengana Rashtra Samithi, forged prior to the last assembly poll essentially to dislodge Chandrababu Naidu, it is plainly opportunistic on . . .
- Classy Cast Of Mind (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The announcement that reservation for other backward classes is to be extended to IITs and IIMs has provoked much debate in the press. Critics say the move will undermine the functioning of these institutions by devaluing the principle of merit.
- Record Victory (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 29, 2006)
This was the first popular election that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had contested and what a victory he scored! The record margin of over 58,000 votes by which he won the Bhaderwah Assembly seat gives solid legitimacy to . . .
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- High Oil Prices To Pose A Risk To Economy: Adb (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Asian Development Bank said on Thursday it expects India's economy to grow 7.5 percent this fiscal year but high oil prices posed a risk and may prompt the central bank to tighten monetary policy to curb inflation.
- India Is Where Micro Finance Action Is (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
For the whole of last month all those connected with the micro finance industry have been very concerned about developments in Andhra Pradesh (detailed in my column in the edition of March 26, 2006) and how the state government and the RBI would . . .
- It Services Companies Do India Proud (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Apr 28, 2006)
Not only by growing significantly in terms of revenue, but by providing high-quality jobs, too
- Centre Gives Green Signal To Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Project estimated to cost Rs. 6,395 crore with a debt-equity ratio of 70:30
Centre and State Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
45 per cent of debt portion to be taken care of by BMRC through loan from JBIC
Karnataka Government . .
- Use The Democratic Dividend (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 28, 2006)
Did India handle the Nepal crisis properly? Detractors claim that India's response was ham-handed and did not reflect the mood of the Nepalese people.
- Sp, Tdp Allege Ec Favouring Sonia (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Apr 28, 2006)
Accusing the Election Commission of favouring Congress president Sonia Gandhi and discriminating against Jaya Bachchan, Samajwadi Party and Telugu Desam Party on Thursday demanded that the same yardstick should be adopted against both.
- Cabinet Okays Bangalore Metro Project (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved Metro rail projects for Bangalore and the signing of Air Services Agreement between India and New Zealand.
- All Answer Dole Call (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Apr 28, 2006)
The charm of picking up Rs 60 per day as unemployment allowance under the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme is luring even graduates, post-graduates, sarpanchs and landed people to get registered and subsequently obtain job cards.
- The War Of The Freebies (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 28, 2006)
The battle for Tamil Nadu is being fought with rice and TV sets, as the Kazhagams go on a dole overdrive. Here, a quick measure of the people's pulse, especially vis-à-vis the Vaiko factor and the caste issues. In Tamil Nadu, so mixed is the . . .
- Advani Accuses Cong Of Deceit On Telangana Issue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Accusing the Congress of deceit on a separate Telangana, senior BJP leader L K Advani today alleged that it was trying to shift people's attention from its own "betrayal of irrefutable promises" on the issue by indulging in . . .
- Where’S The Data, Sc Asks Govt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Does the government know how many quota candidates manage to secure jobs under the general category, the Supreme Court asked today.
- 'Over 1,000 Cia Secret Flights Over Europe' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The CIA has conducted more than 1,000 clandestine flights in Europe since 2001, and some of them secretly took away terror suspects to countries where they could face torture, European Union lawmakers said.
- Announce Award (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2006)
For 16 years the tribunal has procrastinated
- Downside To A Road Corridor (Deccan Herald, V. Ranganathan, Apr 28, 2006)
The moral of the story is public decision-making needs to be strengthened with a great deal of professionalism.
- Do As Romans Do (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 28, 2006)
When in Rome do as Romans do is sage advice. For example, if you want to get business in the US, you have to hardsell your expertise to the prospective customer.
- Congress Retains Vizag Assembly Seat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao wins with big margin
- Centre Approves Bangalore Metro Rail Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Centre and Karnataka Government to contribute 15 per cent each to equity
- Neat Presentation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The weeklong Sri Ramanavami Music Festival of Mysore concluded at the Bidaram Sri Ramamandira with the vocal concert . . .
- Different Strokes (Hindu, M. SURYA PRASAD, Apr 28, 2006)
Sudheendra and his team explored new possibilities with laya
- Advani Accuses Congress Of `Mischievous Propaganda' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani on Thursday lashed out at the Congress saying that it had launched "mischievous propaganda" against him on the Telangana issue.
- Admission Of Defeat? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 28, 2006)
The Pakistani Army and other law-enforcing forces avoid direct clashes with Taliban and other Islamic extremists
- Billions Waiting To Hit India: Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 28, 2006)
Billions of dollars are waiting to flow into India as soon as the investment climate improves, according to US Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams, who is visiting India next week....
- Nda And Trs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
Advani takes opportunistic line
- Naxal-Hit States Allowed To Raise 9 Police Battalions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Centre today sanctioned the raising of nine more India Reserve Battalions (IRB) comprising 9,000 police personnel for Naxalite-affected states, including Haryana.
- Medicos For Merit Take On Quota Custodians (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Medical students put aside their stethoscopes on Wednesday and raised their voice against the proposed Government move to impose quota for OBC students in centres of higher learning.
- He, She And Them (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
Two summers ago when it unexpectedly emerged as the single largest party in the 14th Lok Sabha, India’s Grand Old Party was brought face to face with a set of . . .
- Iit Ruled Out For A.P. Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Cites the changed policy of the Union Government as the reason
- New Sbi Service To Minimise Price Risk On Gold (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Forward contracts' to exporters of jewellery makers
- Another View (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
For the West, Africa’s image remains that of a disaster zone
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Young Zimbabwe
I have written before of the altered picture of news from one’s own country when viewed from abroad.
- Dynasty No Longer Dazzles The Voters (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi will find it difficult to revitalise the Congress in Uttar Pradesh as the party lacks credible strategy and organisation, says Anuradha . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Helps Non-Proliferation (Tribune, Selig S. Harrison, Apr 27, 2006)
Why should India, with a spotless non-proliferation record, be denied access to U.S. civilian nuclear technology for electricity, while China — which helped Pakistan and Iran in their efforts to acquire nuclear weapons — can have it?
- Fraud In The Name Of Social Justice (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 27, 2006)
The claim that the demand for reservation of seats for members of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in institutions of excellence and higher learning like the Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institutes of Technology, and job reservation in . . .
- Wind Beneath Their Wings (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 27, 2006)
It’s a no-brainer that the Indian aviation sector has finally taken off. In only a few years, new and the old carriers are flying high in the Indian sky, and flying real smooth — thanks to the aircraft MRO industry. MRO?
- How Opaque Kumar Got Kicked, Got Wild, And Got A Lifer (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 27, 2006)
Was Kumar `more a reformer than a wrongdoer' as his defence used to say in 2004? Is he a scapegoat?
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