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Articles 6721 through 6820 of 11253:
- Behind Bangalore: The Origins Of The Long Jihad (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 09, 2006)
The first part of an investigation into how the Lashkar-e-Taiba's terror campaign against India was born, and the forces that drive it today.
- States Vie For A Big Share Of The Nri Investment Pie (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Secretary General of FICCI, Dr Amit Mitra, said India figures high on investor confidence grades globally and is becoming an attractive destination for foreign direct investment.
- Upa Plan For Minorities May Fragment Society, Warns Bjp; Not On, Agrees Left (Hindu, Varghese K George, Jan 09, 2006)
The UPA government’s controversial move to reserve a ‘‘certain percentage’’ of all development funds for minorities has been criticised by the BJP and the Left too has expressed concern.
- Railways To Run Double-Stack Container Trains From June 2006 (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
After opening container train services to private players, Railways plans to run double-stack container from June this year
- Pawar Rules Out Third Front (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Jan 09, 2006)
NCP to contest polls only in alliance with other parties
With just 7 MPs, the NCP cannot consider forming a third front
Denies small parties like NCP were pressuring the UPA Government
- Kuchipudi To The Tune Of Hindustani Music (Hindu, Madhur Tankha, Jan 09, 2006)
Indian classical danseuse Yamini Reddy begins her New Year with a performance at the ongoing Katha Asia Utsav 2006 at India Habitat Centre here this coming Wednesday.
- Chief Ministers Make A Pitch To Attract Investments From Nris (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Gujarat will now like to compete with China and Japan, says Narendra Modi
- Parliament Shows The Way Forward (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 09, 2006)
The determined way both Houses acted against the MPs involved in the cash-for-questions case has given rise to hope that something can be done to curb corruption in the country.
- Lockout At Toyota Car Plant (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Flash strike over dismissals, Karnataka govt to hold peace talks.
- Focus On Farms (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
When Prime Minster Manmohan Singh called for a second green revolution during his address at the Indian Science Congress earlier this week, he was not doing so for the first time
- Pranayamarx (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Jan 09, 2006)
Ramdev fans willing to eat crushed bones; CPM fighting for vegetarians. What next?
- No Compromise On Party Ideology, Says Rajnath ..... (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
While preferring to steer clear of the ongoing debate on the relationship between the RSS and his party, BJP President Rajnath Singh appears to be in a tearing hurry to cleanse the 25-year-old organisation of all the ills afflicting it.
- Manmohan Hands Over Oci Cards (Hindu, Y. Mallikarjun, Jan 08, 2006)
It is a big honour to be given the Overseas Citizen of India card: Nivruti Rai
- ‘I’Ve No Ego In Meeting People. If I Can Meet Leaders Of Other Parties, Why Not My Own?’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
I’ve no ego in meeting people. If I can meet leaders of other parties, why not my own?’
- Telangana: Manmohan For New Investment? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Is a solution political or administrative, asks Prime Minister
- Need For Sound Fiscal Management: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
To increase interaction with Chief Ministers on sound economic policies
We cannot spend our way to prosperity
Development is not a dinner party
India on the verge of unprecedented opportunities
- Hiding Ordinary Horrors (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Jan 08, 2006)
Beyond any shadow of a doubt, the ugliest phrase to enter the English language in 2005 was ‘extraordinary rendition’.
- Advani’S Swan Song (The Week, Debashish Mukerji, Jan 08, 2006)
RSS wants to know who would succeed Venkaiah Naidu
The list of contenders remained broadly the same. But their rankings kept changing every week. However, one front-runner has emerged in the race for the next BJP president once Lal Krishna Advani . . .
- Rai, Shareef First Overseas Citizens Of India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Ms Nivruti Rai and Mr Iftekhar Shareef from the US have become the first recipients of the much awaited Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards today at the inaugural day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD).
- Shotgun Weeding (The Week, R. Prasannan, Jan 08, 2006)
Television stings have caused a stir; the big battles will follow
- After Kisan-Speak, Pm, Rajnath Must Walk The Talk (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 08, 2006)
Those who wish to see India emerge as a developed nation in a holistic sense—prosperous, harmonious, egalitarian and culturally vibrant—know very well the critical importance of two large but long-neglected sections of our economy:
- Pm Says Expats In Gulf Will Vote (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
India plans to allow millions of its nationals working in West Asia to vote for elections back home as they have a vital stake in the governance of the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday.
- India’S Killing Fields (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 08, 2006)
The first politician I met in 2006 was Sharad Pawar. It was a fortuitous meeting because this column now has a new cause. Agriculture.
- Manmohan Announces A Slew Of Concessions To Overseas Indians (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Jan 08, 2006)
Decision on voting rights to non-resident Indians in Gulf soon
Overseas Citizen of India card presented
Easy-to-use remittance facility; liberalised insurance scheme
- Vishwanath Plea To Sonia On Aicc Revamp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
A senior backward class leader of the Congress in Karnataka on Saturday urged party President Sonia Gandhi to give representation of forward communities in the AICC.
- Overseas Indians Get Multiple Entry Visas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the Overseas Citizen of India scheme that confers a hassle-free, life-long multiple entry visa for overseas Indians here on Saturday at the fourth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, an annual three-day get-together . . .
- Women In Novels (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Jan 08, 2006)
Although the subject matter merits study, poor language and errors mar the book.
- Let’S Tango, Bjp Tells Jd(s) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Cashing in on the simmering discontent among the coalition partners – the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) – following the Taluk and Zilla Panchayat election results, the State Unit of BJP is prepared to form an alternative government . . .
- Venkaiah Naidu Not To Hold Party Post (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Former BJP president M. Venkaiah Naidu has said he had conveyed to the incumbent, Rajnath Singh, not to consider him for any post when he reconstitutes the party's national executive.
- Jayalalithaa Opposes Reservoir Across Palar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
In a letter to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, she says bid to withhold flows is a breach of inter-State accord
- High Expectations From Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Jan 07, 2006)
Manmohan Singh to inaugurate the mega event today
- Women Lead Fight Against ‘Honour Killings’ (Tribune, Paul Valley, Jan 07, 2006)
These are some of the things that can get a woman killed: wearing make-up; going to the cinema; chewing gum; drinking water in the street; chatting to a male neighbour; talking on the phone;
- West Bengal Is Not Bihar, Says Jyoti Basu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) in West Bengal is not unduly concerned over any step the Election Commission might be contemplating for the State in the run up to the coming Assembly elections, senior Polit Bureau member Jyoti Basu said on Friday.
- `Harness Forensic Science To Thwart Terror Plans' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
Scientist advocates `preventive forensics' as traditional methods failed to handle terrorists
Crime base shifting from urban areas to rural areas
Forensic planning has to be formulated for rural and tribal population
- Now, Pc For Rs. 3,500! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
A network personal computer costing only Rs.3,500, developed by Novatium, promoted by the faculty of IIT, Madras, is to hit the market soon.
- Sonia Gandhi Reconstitutes Cwc - Rahul Made To Wait (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
Ahead of the AICC plenary session in Hyderabad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday made some cosmetic changes in the party organisation, going by the adage, Old is Gold.
- Science For The People (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
IF the 93rd session of the Indian Science Congress, under way in Hyderabad, was to have been any different from previous meets, it should have thrown up some concrete suggestions for improving rural India.
- Kalam To Honour Fareed Zakaria (Hindustan Times, Arvind Padmanabhan , Jan 07, 2006)
Newsweek International magazine Editor Fareed Zakaria is among 15 members of the Indian diaspora who will be honoured by President APJ Abdul Kalam at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Hyderabad on Monday.
- Manmohan To Inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Hindustan Times, Arvind Padmanabhan , Jan 07, 2006)
The three-day Pravasi Bhartiya Divas begins on Saturday in Hyderabad amid tight security.
- Follow Which Leader? (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 07, 2006)
The Ramlila in the BJP seems to be over and hopefully, its new president, Rajnath Singh — who is not Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman or the infamous dhobi — will get down to the serious task of putting the party back on track.
- Making A ‘Menace’ Of Migrants (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 07, 2006)
Do you know how many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants there are in India? Are there 30 million of them? What about 20 million? Or is the figure as low as 10 million?
- Iisc: Madrasa Chief Arrested (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
The Bangalore police team have detained a madrasa incharge from a village in Bijapur district in connection with the December 28 IISc attack...
- Lights Out In Power Ministry (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 07, 2006)
Despite the hype and expectations, the ministry of power continues to hold back progressive initiatives of successive Central governments.
- More Trickle Out Of Sena (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
Rocked by rebellion and its morale at an all-time low, the Shiv Sena today suffered another setback after two more MLAs quit the party.
- The Dream Team: A Critique-Ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 07, 2006)
What would convertibility entail? For a decade now, India has had limited ease of availability of foreign exchange for importers, businessmen, students and tourists.
- Flying With The Fm (Deccan Herald, Gajanana T Hegde, Jan 07, 2006)
Thanks to lower airfares, people today can afford to fly with famous men
- Natwar Not Included In Revamped Cwc (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 07, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today chose to make minor and necessary changes instead of going in for a major overhaul of the party organisation when she reconstituted the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and the AICC secretariat today.
- The Dream Team: A Critique-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 06, 2006)
Dr Manmohan Singh has spoken of how pleasantly surprised he was to be made Finance Minister in July 1991 by P V Narasimha Rao.
- Politics Rarely Takes A Vacation (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 06, 2006)
The New Year is upon us and politics rarely takes a vacation. Last six months I have written consistently about the Third Front and this is more than a reality and by the middle of 2006 we will see two large groups emerging to change the current . . .
- Nalgonda, A Hub Of Militant Activity? (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Jan 06, 2006)
Police suspect that the youth received training in Pakistan, Bangladesh Youth came into contact with hardened terrorists while serving time in prison for various crimes. This helped organisations build their terror network.
- The Grounded Chopper (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 06, 2006)
Dhruv symbolises a serious malady
It was a grounding that was waiting to happen. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) built Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), named Dhruv, had one hard landing too many a couple of months ago.
- Tormenting The Tormented (The Economic Times, ARVIND KALA, Jan 06, 2006)
If You jump off a building and die, your family faces police questioning. If you jump and survive, you face a one-year prison term. Suicide attempters in the west are given emergency medical treatment and escorted back to their families
- Arrested Militant Gave Clues On Let Links: Bangalore Police (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Abul Rehman, arrested in connection with the Indian Institute of Science terror attack, has provided clues on his links with the Pakistan-based outfit, a top police official said today.
- A Farmer's Record (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Jan 06, 2006)
Chinthala Venkat Reddy wanted a cost-effective way to restore soil fertility without using fertilizers. His efforts have borne fruit and the farmer from Lothukunta is now waiting for a patent for his technique.
- Rajnath Defers ‘Team Selection’ Till Jan 20 (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 06, 2006)
The state of flux in the BJP will continue for another fortnight — president Rajnath Singh has decided to postpone picking his new team till after the National Council meet on January 20.
- Capital, Not Country (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 06, 2006)
Indian politicians are keen on NRIs. They should just make it easy for all foreign investors
- A Little Bit Of Modesty, Perhaps (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 06, 2006)
It’s heartening to hear that the country’s proposed tsunami warning system will be in place soon and will be based on state-of-the-art technology.
- Some Friends (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 06, 2006)
The Congress must sometimes wonder whether the Left is really its ally.
- Laloo Throws Weight Behind Yoga Guru (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Laloo’s comments came a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav backed the spiritual leader. Demonstrations by the guru’s followers against the communists were also reported from several places around the country.
- Serving Womankind Through Yoga (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Bharathi Prabhu attends the anniversary of the ladies batch at Jayarama Seva Mandali, where 40 women learn yoga everyday under Mala G Rao to improve the quality of their lives.
- Turning On Genes To Treat Diseases (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
However, there are concerns on account of insects becoming resistant to the Bt toxin and of a foreign gene being consistently present in the cotton plant.
- Kalam Gives Tips To Farmers (Deccan Herald, K Jayalakshmi, Jan 06, 2006)
“My theatre of action, Pokhran is beautiful to me.” It was President A P J Abdul Kalam at his candid best at the 93rd Science Congress answering a query from a farmer in faraway Rajasthan.
- Elaborate Arrangements Made For Aicc Plenary (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 06, 2006)
Prime Minister to camp from January 21 to 23 in Hyderabad
The city will virtually turn into the nation's capital for three days between January 21 and 23 with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh camping here during the period to attend the AICC plenary.
- Who Are The Unions Serving? (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jan 06, 2006)
During a rare moment of lucidity, trade union leader Gurudas Dasgupta had acknowledged in a television programme that the Indian labour leaders hadn’t always paid much attention to telling workers about the value of productivity.
- Iisc Gunman Nabbed In Chennai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
The assailant who killed retired IIT Professor M C Puri and injured four others on...
- Bangalore Police Bring Suspect In Iisc Attack To Nalgonda (Hindu, S.Ramu, Jan 06, 2006)
Accused person's house searched for three hours
A Bangalore crime branch team on Thursday brought Mohammad Razi-Ur Rehman alias Abdul Rehman (34), an alleged accused in the attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), to Nalgonda amid . . .
- Ysr Seeks Scientists' Counsel On Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Modern practices is a must for farmers to reap benefits
Farmer suicides almost stopped in the State, says YSR
- President Moots E-Judiciary System For Courts In Country (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Entire judicial process must be done electronically, says Kalam
- In Sri Lanka: Seeding The Clouds Of War (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Jan 06, 2006)
The LTTE is using the same tactics to set the stage for an offensive against the Sri Lankan Army that it employed against the IPKF.
- Bjp Meet To Ratify Rajnath's Appointment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Rajnath Singh to spell out his strategy
Strategy to expand the BJP's base
Leaders contacted at various levels
- Ramdev Medicines Did Carry Animal, Human Traces: Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Samples of medicines allegedly prepared by yoga guru Ramdev did test positive for animal and human contents, Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said today.
- Tight Security In Hyderabad (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 05, 2006)
For Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and AICC plenary session
Manmohan, a large number of NRIs, Central Ministers and leading personalities taking part in the events
Police asked to implement "foolproof" but unobtrusive security plan
- Haryana Plans To Beat Major It Hubs' (The Economic Times, Raja Awasthi, Jan 05, 2006)
‘An accountant by training, a lawyer by profession, an academic by choice and a politician per se, Haryana cabinet’s youngest member Randeep Singh Surjewala wears many hats. Having been the longest-serving president of Indian Youth Congress, . . .
- Uncover Plot In Phone Tapping: Karat (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 05, 2006)
Amar Singh to meet Jayalalithaa
The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday sought to mobilise political support for its case against the Congress and the Centre in the phone-tapping issue, with its leader Amar Singh calling on Communist Party of India (Marxist)..
- Vajpayee's Equivocation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jan 05, 2006)
A temple to Ram at Ayodhya might have eluded Lal Krishna Advani while he headed the party, but in his last days as president he caught a glimpse of the Ramayan through the mouth of Atal Behari Vajpayee.
- Police Claim Maoist Rout (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Battling Maoists through eight days in dense jungles on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, police claim to have shot dead five guerrillas including a deputy commander, injured five and arrested 15.
- Quota For Muslims Case For Constitution Bench (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Apex court won't stay High Court ruling but says admissions, appointments already made not to be disturbed
Reservation for a class of people not adequately represented was permissible: Fali Nariman
- Iisc Attack: Vital Information Gathered In Chennai (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , Jan 05, 2006)
Two more secured from Kolar district for interrogation
The Bangalore police have reportedly gathered "vital" information from two persons in Chennai on the attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here.
- Ysr Pins High Hopes On Overseas Telugus (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Jan 05, 2006)
State to put its best forward at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Telugu diaspora can offer expertise in core areas such as IT, BT and pharma
The picture is not rosy on the foreign investments front
Power tariff for industries is the lowest
- The Polity Has To Turn Its Back On Politics Of Intrigue (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 05, 2006)
There can be no gainers in this game that no leader or party can hope to control fully. Unless the trend is bucked, the polity will stand denuded of its democratic legitimacy.
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