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Articles 6021 through 6120 of 11253:
- Dangerous Trend (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 15, 2006)
Don’t communalise foreign policy
FOREIGN policy is not a holy cow. Political parties have every right to differ with the government on such issues.
- Bjp Backs Govt On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Succumbing to the RSS pressure, the Opposition BJP today virtually endorsed the government’s vote against Iran at the IAEA meeting, saying it was not in India’s interest to have another nuclear neighbour in its vicinity.
- Twist Of Irony (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2006)
If the left is increasingly willing to wound the government of Mr Manmohan Singh and yet afraid to strike at it, the reasons may be very different from what they appear to be.
- Politics In A State Of Flux (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 14, 2006)
The prevailing political turbulence in the country can be ascribed to many factors: the string of state assembly elections starting with West Bengal, Mr Deve Gowda’s dubious role in his son’s collective defection to the Bharatiya Janata Party . . .
- Telugu Poets (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Feb 14, 2006)
Kandukuru Veeresalingam (1848-1919) compiled the `Lives of Telugu poets' between 1887-97. It was first published in 1917 as two volumes.
- It's An Indian Army (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 14, 2006)
The person heading the Prime Minister's High Level committee on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community, Rajinder Sachar, has eminently secular credentials.
- Cabinet To Be Expanded On Friday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Kumaraswamy refutes reports raising doubts over expansion
- More Skeletons (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 14, 2006)
EC observers do a good job in Bengal
The second visit by the Election Commission observers to West Bengal confirms that the electoral rolls are far more polluted than the CPI-M is even now willing to acknowledge.
- Are You Among The `Globizens'? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 14, 2006)
Mumbai has the maximum number of this new breed of Indian "who has a personal or professional need or desire for global news, information or events and has international behaviour characteristics."
- Mr Prime Minister, Your Slip Is Showing! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 14, 2006)
Far from being seen as a Prime Minister who will boldly wield the broom against chicanery and malfeasance, Dr Manmohan Singh is giving the impression that he is allowing himself to be swallowed by the political system.
- Kalam Calls For Missiles On Subs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam Sunday reviewed the Indian Navy's fleet off this port city in Andhra Pradesh and urged the force to frame a long-term plan to mount cruise missiles on its submarines.....
- Tdp To Break Bread With Upa Allies (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Feb 13, 2006)
An attempt to move away from NDA
The Telugu Desam Party will join ranks with those extending outside support to the United Progressive Alliance — if only at the dinner meeting being hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee this week.
- New Life To The Lands Of Death (Indian Express, M.S. Swaminathan, Feb 13, 2006)
The feedback is very clear: there has been no improvement in the situation of distressed Vidarbha farmers following the visit of the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) in October 2005 and the announcement of a relief package by the government . . .
- North-South, East-West, Nowhere Corridors (Indian Express, KANDULA SUBRAMANYAM, Feb 13, 2006)
This was perhaps more daring a dream than the Golden Quadrilateral—highways to connect four corners of India, Srinagar with Kanyakumari, Silchar with Porbandar.
- Slash Tax To Spur India Inc: Ficci (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Pointing out that direct tax burden on India Inc stands at over 40 per cent and indirect tax incidence on consumers at over 30-44 per cent, industry chamber Ficci has demanded reduction in tax rates in the upcoming budget to make corporates . . .
- Resurrection Of Congress In Up (Daily Excelsior, Pramod Mishra, Feb 13, 2006)
Congressmen in Uttar Pradesh are enthused as in-fighting in the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) intensified.
- Pilot Stir Hits Air Sahara Flights (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
The integration between Air Sahara and Jet Airways today faced its first major roadblock from the employees with pilots of Air Sahara going on a mass casual leave severely affecting traffic in Delhi and Mumbai.
- Understanding Asean (Daily Excelsior, V M G Das, Feb 13, 2006)
For over two millennia, Indians have nursed the Vishal Bharat concept of a vastly extended frontier in Southest Asia, where they brought religious (Hinduism and Buddhism), trade and a vast variety of socio-cultural mores. India's northeast and . . .
- A.P. Unfazed By Karnataka's Efforts To Bag Fab Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Project will create thousands of jobs: Rajasekhara Reddy
Unperturbed by Karnataka's attempts to woo Fab City project from Andhra Pradesh to the neighbouring State, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Saturday said . . .
- Cpi (M) Steps Up Campaign On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Complete understanding with SP, says Karat
Meeting in furtherance of Polit Bureau decision
Chandrababu Naidu supports SP's no-trust plan
Congress policies hurting interests of people: SP chief
- Telegu Desam To Back No Trust Vote On Iran Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The Telegu Desam Party declared on Saturday its support to the Samajwadi Party's proposed no confidence motion against the UPA Government on the Iran issue, even as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chiefMulayam Singh Yadav . . .
- President Arrives For Fleet Review (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
First-ever Naval fleet review outside Mumbai in public view
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam arrived here on Saturday afternoon for a three-day visit during which he would review the Naval Fleet, witness the Operational Prowess Demonstration (OPD) . . .
- Pseudo Naxalite Gang Busted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Five of a gang of seven persons arrested; kingpin absconding
They were extorting money in the name of CPI (ML) Praja Pratighatana
Toddy shop owners, rice millers, businessmen were targets in Bodhan area
- Fire Safety Norms Observed More In Breach (Hindu, V. Geetanath, Feb 12, 2006)
Many structures get clearance though norms violation is evident
Three additional floors are regularised in a building in Ameerpet
Setback relaxations for two high-rise apartment blocks range between 3.5 metres and 6.4 meters on all sides
- The Business Of Expelling Excellencies (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Feb 12, 2006)
We are not unfamiliar with stories of punishment being meted out to the messenger for the message that he has brought.
- Kalam’S Fleet Review In ‘City Of Destiny’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
This bustling port city on the eastern coast will have its biggest day tomorrow when President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam reviews the naval fleet.
- Iran: Tdp, Sp Forge Front Against Upa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Telugu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu has declared his party’s intent of standing by the Samajwadi Party on the Iran issue.....
- Poll Strategy: Bjp Meet Begins Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State committee is meeting at Ambalappuzha in Alappuzha district on Sunday and Monday to discuss the party's strategies for the next Assembly elections.
- Poor Connectivity Deprives Mysore Of Fab City Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Project would have created 15,000 jobs
Mysore was one of the cities identified for locating the project
Alternative site was identified between Mysore and Bangalore
Availability of land and continuous supply of water were Mysore's advantages
- Iran Vote Thorn In Upa Flesh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The Iran vote issue is threatening to snowball into a major headache for the Cong-led coalition with the CPM on Saturday declaring it had a “common understanding” with the SP.....
- Fab City Will Be In Ap, Asserts Ysr (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
AP Chief Minister YSR Reddy asserted on Saturday that SemIndia’s Fab City project would stay in the state,dismissing suggestions that it was not an ideal location due to the Maoist menace....
- Dimensions Of Child Abuse (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Feb 12, 2006)
Nothing can be more dishonest or harmful to our future generations than underplaying an issue such as the abuse of children.
- `Forget Things Like Hindutva' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
As the political crisis unfolded in Karnataka in the new year, it was clear that H.D. Kumaraswamy, the newly sworn in Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader, was metamorphosing from a novice politician who consulted his father on every issue . . .
- A General On The Edge (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The multiple crises facing Pakistan have a disturbing precedent: the last time around, they ended with the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the rise of the Islamist military dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq.
- ‘Deve Gowda Told Son After Dec Local Polls That Continuing In Coalition Is Not Possible’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Clad in a dhoti and a shirt—‘‘We are like this only’’—Dharam Singh looks a more relaxed man now. With H D Kumarawswamy winning the confidence vote in the Assembly comfortably, any last hopes of JD(S) MLAs developing cold feet over allying . . .
- Now, India To Have More Us Diplomats (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Feb 11, 2006)
In keeping with the expectation and belief that an Asian Century is now underway, the United States has deployed more diplomats to China and India in the first round of a broad restructuring of American diplomatic posts . . .
- Salute To Navneet (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Gritty girl of Asandh shows the way
IN a tradition-bound society like ours, it calls for extraordinary courage for a bride to call off the marriage in the nick of time.
- Map Products To Benefit Tourism, Business Sectors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Kapil Sibal releases new Road Atlas developed by Survey of India
- Taking `Look East' Further (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 11, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has completed a productive three-country tour in nine days, sharpening India's focus on a dynamic region in pursuance of the `Look East' policy initiated by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
- Fab City Project: All-Round Applause For Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
State will emerge as the real hi-tech manufacturing hub of India' The real credit for this far-reaching milestone achieved by the State goes to the people, says Dr. Reddy
- Kumaraswamy Vows To Clinch Fab Project Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said here on Friday that he will persuade SemIndia president Vinod K. Mehta to set up the $ 3-billion Fab City project in Karnataka.
- A `Taxing' Task, Indeed (Hindu, K. V. S. Madhav, Feb 11, 2006)
Race against time for 12 civic bodies on house tax front
Some need to collect more than 40 per cent of the total target set for them for the year
It is literally an uphill task for LB Nagar Municipality with only 37 per cent collections made so far
- Ysr Blames Tdp For Lack Of Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Accuses former regime of discriminating against sections of people
- Government Mood Upbeat Over Fab, Other Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Ruling Congress bid to make political gains
Finance Minister lists the projects coming up in the State
Telugu Desam asked to stop campaign against the Government
Projects termed proof of good governance
- Old And The Beautiful (Deccan Herald, Olivia Thomas , Feb 11, 2006)
A rare compliment from an international celebrity makes meeting him special
- Cm Vows To Woo Fab City Project To Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
“We will move a step forward and offer more facilities and subsidies than that provided by Andhra Pradesh for the $3-billion project,” Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said...
- Life’S Work And Fulfilment (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 11, 2006)
Very few of us get the chance of living our lives in the way so as to give us a sense of fulfilment. The first quarter which we know as brahmacharya is spent in preparing for it: going to school and college (if our parents have the means to educate us).
- Reflection Of Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 11, 2006)
Loss of chip project to AP must teach the state a lesson
- Judiciary Vs Legislature (Daily Excelsior, Nalni J. Singh, Feb 11, 2006)
The UPA Government is planning to bring forth a legislation further codifying the privileges of members of parliament and State assemblies.
- Looking East (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 10, 2006)
Kalam’s visit to S-E Asia boosts economic relations
President A P J Abdul Kalam returned on Wednesday after his ten-day three-nation tour of Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea.
- Threshold Stumble (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 10, 2006)
Newly appointed minister of state for commerce, Jairam Ramesh, got a rebuff last week. Without waiting for a room to be formally allotted to him, he parked himself in one occupied by erstwhile MoS EVKS Elangovan, who retained the status but . . .
- Kicked Backwards In The Name Of Progress (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Feb 10, 2006)
One of the disquieting features of Indian politics and public policy is the colossal damage done to the rural sector by successive governments, all in the name of the people. If the explicit objective is to undermine the rural agriculture-dependent . . .
- What Lies Between The Congress And The Centre? (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Feb 10, 2006)
Prakash Karat’s article in the latest issue of People’s Democracy on the AICC Plenary session in Hyderabad highlights not merely the disconnect between the Left on the one side and the Congress and the UPA on the other, but between the Congress and . . .
- Rs. 13,500-Crore Chip Facility For Hyderabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
'Biggest single investment in semi-conductor sector'
A US $ 3 billion(Rs. 13,500 crores)facility for the manufacture of semiconductors used in personal computers, television sets, mobile phones and other digital devices will be set up by SemIndia Inc...
- Bush To Visit India By Month-End (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 10, 2006)
US President George W Bush’s visit to India is to go ahead as scheduled – and that’s official
- Fab City Goes To Hyderabad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Bangalore misses out mega project. Andhra Pradesh has bagged the prestigious $3 billion Fab city project for making silicon chips, pipping Karnataka and Tamil Nadu..
- The Metro-Monorail Debate (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Feb 10, 2006)
The Government of Tamil Nadu recently proposed a 300 km monorail system for Chennai. This is part of a larger 490 km network. The routes have been identified and the bid is now open. The successful bidder will design, develop, construct, own, . . .
- Pm To Be Focus Of Budget Session (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, rather than Finance Minister P Chidambaram, is likely to be the focus of the budget session of Parliament, beginning next week, as the opposition and the left, besides the Samajwadi Party, . . .
- On `Security' Grounds (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Now that Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar is out of the Petroleum Ministry, will the oil giants still scout as vigorously as before for energy resources abroad?
- Rajnath For All-Party Meet On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
"There should be a debate on the Iran issue in Parliament... "
Accusing the United Progressive Alliance Government of lacking a clear-cut view on policy matters, including Iran, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Thursday . . .
- The Complicated World Of Nuclear Deals (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 09, 2006)
Safeguards are only one of the fallouts from the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. Several issues need to be considered before tying down the DAE's hands.
- Scrap The Mp’S Fund (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2006)
It breeds corruption and controversy
The controversial MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development) scheme has yet again proved to be the fountainhead of a questionable flow of money.
- Kalam Plans Undersea Sortie (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
He will be the first President to do so when he sails on a submarine
The sortie was added to the Presidential Fleet Review at Mr. Kalam's insistence
A mobile review and firepower visible from the shore are also included
- From Ship To Mouth: Back To Square One (Deccan Herald, K P Prabhakaran Nair, Feb 09, 2006)
India has to completely re-orient its agricultural planning
Some experts have been warning the nation for almost half a decade that the country is inching towards a hunger trap.
- India To Set Up Observatory On Moon By 2016 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Observatory will be set up near the South Pole on the moon, says former ISRO chief It will be set up near the South Pole on the moon, says former ISRO chief
The study to cover the moon's topography, mineral composition and presence of water
- When The Lights Stayed On (Hindu, Meena Menon, Feb 09, 2006)
One Evening, two years ago, Bhimrao Baburao Pawar, a lineman with the then Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), faced the wrath of school children who stopped his vehicle and deflated its tyres.
- Manmohan To Convene Meeting On Oil Prices (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Feb 09, 2006)
Assures Murli Deora of a meeting with Chidambaram on the issue
Spurt in global oil prices
Deora not for rise in LPG, kerosene prices
Rangarajan Committee asked to submit report by this week
Proposal for uniform sales tax on petroleum products
- Heady Mix (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The central statistical organisation has given the nation yet another reason to believe in the magic of numbers.
- Playing Ducks And Drakes With The Water Issue (Dawn, Ameer Bhutto, Feb 09, 2006)
The opponents of Kalabagh dam have been accused of turning a “technical” matter into an emotional political debate.
- The New Year Spread (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Feb 09, 2006)
The Chinese New Year holidays have just ended. This is the time every year that expat homes in China begin filling up with Chinese delicacies.
- Tata Tea: Strong Flavour (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Feb 09, 2006)
Though Tata Tea’s domestic performance was good, Tetley’s weak performance has affected the consolidated operating profit margin, which has fallen by 241 basis points to 17.45 per cent. In its domestic business, operating profit margin went up by 173 . .
- Maoists Bodies Found In Forest Area (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Bodies of two persons, stated to be Maoist extremists, who were killed in an exchange of fire between militants and the police that carried on till late last night, were found in the Bangbuta forest in West Midnapore district early on Wednesday.
- Ysr Meets Manmohan, Takes Up State Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Chief Minister seeks regulator to determine natural gas cost and Central policy on supporting FAB city projects
- Shaping Poll List Tops Politburo Agenda (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Finalising election strategy for the coming Assembly elections in five states tops the agenda of the CPI-M whose Politburo meeting starts here tomorrow.
- Sentence Remission: Supreme Court To Examine Governor's Power (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 08, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it would examine laying down the requirements to be adhered to by a Governor of a State for granting pardon or remission of sentence to convicts in jails.
- Real Shine Must Come From Farm Sector (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Feb 08, 2006)
The Government must look at agriculture as the principal orphan of the reform process that began more than a decade ago.
- Moderate Islam Has Lost Its Voice (Hindu, Tabish Khair, Feb 08, 2006)
When I first saw them, I was struck by their crudeness. Surely the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, could have hired better artists. And surely cartoonists and editors ought to be able to spot...
- Dialogue At Gunpoint (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 08, 2006)
Some things have remained unchanged in Assam, notwithstanding the talks about talks between the Centre and the Ulfa, and even in spite of the beginning of deliberations between New Delhi and the Ulfa-appointed People’s Consultative Group (PCG) in October
- Will Jd(s) - Bjp Combine Hold Together? (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Feb 08, 2006)
Karnataka's new coalition government has taken off with a bang. The chief minister H.D. Kuma-raswamy established himself firmly in the driver's seat of the new JD (S) BJP combine.
- Sensex Closes Above 10,000-Mark (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
Stock market indices on Tuesday closed at record highs and the benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) closed above the 10,000-mark for the first time ever.
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