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Articles 3721 through 3820 of 26693:
- Tirupur Industry Growing, At What Cost? (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Sep 04, 2006)
The growth of the Tirupur knitwear industry in leaps and bounds may augur well for the Government as it brings millions of dollars and makes exporters prosperous. But its rapid growth may hurt other sectors in the region.
- Congress President Promises Package For Farmers In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Get ready to bring Congress back to power in Karnataka, Sonia tells party workers
- Pervez Faces Flak From Ex-Generals (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 04, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, left virtually alone by the political establishment to handle the Balochistan crisis, has now come under strong attack from former generals for what they described as an "ill-conceived idea and badly handled . . .
- Naxals, Government Rethinking Strategies (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Sep 04, 2006)
The naxalites have launched a "socio-economic investigation" aimed at reworking their tactics. And the government has moved to ensure greater coordination in countering them.
- Opposition Politicizing Bugti’S Death: Durrani (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani Sunday said the opposition should rise above petty politics and stop politicizing the Kohlu incident for their personal gains.
- Another Chance For Cas (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2006)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has struck a decisive blow for the consumer.
- Pollution, Aerosols, And The Climate (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Sep 04, 2006)
Aerosols in the atmosphere are not invariably a bad thing. But those released by pollution may alter the climate adversely.
- Petitions Against Manmohan And Over 40 Mps To Be Closed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
They are infructuous after passage of office of profit Bill
Chidambaram, Somnath among those who will benefit from the move
Petition against Anbumani to be dealt with separately.
- Conquering The World (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Sep 02, 2006)
Scenes of prayer in the Kaaba, and of course of the Hajj in Makkah, witnessed over television are an inspiring sight.
- Tackling Terrorism (Tribune, Prakash Singh, Sep 02, 2006)
Let those who want to hurt us by inflicting a thousand cuts remember - no one can break our will or unity. No one can make India kneel.”
- Value Change Please, Not Regime Change (Indian Express, M Veerappa Moily, Sep 02, 2006)
With the Lebanon crisis resurfacing in West Asia and the Middle East, a strange phenomenon has emerged. Sunnis and Shias have converged in the cauldron called Lebanon.
- Plutonic Love (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 02, 2006)
Hi dear! As I am penning these few words, you must be shedding tears in your oblong orbit in the far away Kuiper Belt. I understand that 70 years of existence in the planetary list is too inconsequential a period in the cosmic calendar.
- Bsp Suspends Mp For Favouritism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Once again reiterating her party’s stand against promoting dynastic rule, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National President, Ms Mayawati, today suspended its Rajya Sabha member from UP, Mr Isam Singh, for “furthering dynastic rule”.
- Conform Or Fly Jihad Air (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 02, 2006)
By lodging a protest with the Dutch Government over what happened on flight NW 0042 on August 23, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has made Indians of all genres possible suspects and therefore unwanted in the future.
- Cooperating With The Fashion Police (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 02, 2006)
All you Page 3 beaters-pumpkin eaters, maybe there’s something to learn after all from the Beautiful People with snow on their noses. With the Indian Fashion Week in the Capital in full swing, the Delhi Police have been reportedly keeping a . . .
- Flights To Leh Being Increased To Promote Tourism: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Trying to put the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on the international tourism map, the State Government is taking slew of measures to develop the connectivity and infrastructure to the untapped scenic region of mountain passes.
- 6 Candidates Get Job Without Interview (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Incredible but true. Six candidates have been selected for the post of Supervisors in Social Welfare Department even without appearing for an interview.
- 'Mush Has Knowledge About Qaida' (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Sep 02, 2006)
Pakistan president Gen Pervez Musharraf is seen in Western capitals as "not only a vital ally but someone with deep inside knowledge of the Taliban, Al Qaida and the jehadi movements — indeed, his army and intelligence services helped to create . . .
- Humane Frisking (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Sep 02, 2006)
India has shown the way by not availing the easy option of profiling air travellers based on stereotypes. The Advance Passenger Information System, now installed in New Delhi, could, if implemented efficiently, offer passengers and security . . .
- Police Provide Additional Security To Eyewitness (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Security for Komal Singh Sengar, an eyewitness to the death of professor H S Sabharwal following violence in college elections here, was enhanced on Friday in view of threat perceptions, a senior police officer said.
- Not A Day Too Soon (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
There is no doubt that mounting public anger against the manner in which the perpetrators of the gruesome death of Professor Harbhajan Singh Sabharwal were let off, forced Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to transfer . . .
- Feeble Response To Governance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
Accidents of history often become intrinsic to the culture and thinking of a people. India secured its freedom through a process of non-violent confrontation with the British, and this has enormously encouraged a popular psyche that tends to . . .
- Forbes Lists Nooyi As More Powerful Than Sonia (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Chief executive-designate of Pepsico Indra Nooyi and ICICI bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
- Slain Mp Teacher’S Son Plans Web Fight For Justice (Asian Age, Sudhir K. Singh, Sep 02, 2006)
Slain Ujjain professor Harbhajan Singh Sabharwal’s son Himangshu Sabharwal has decided to set up a website to ensure that his father’s alleged "killers" — the two members of the Akhil Bharatiya . . .
- Azad May Ask Deputy To Quit (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Sep 02, 2006)
With the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leadership refusing to budge and options for chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad becoming dry, Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussein Beigh seems to have been left down on his luck.
- Sarkari Jokes: Govt That Doesn't Work (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 02, 2006)
Indira Gandhi regained power towards the end of the 1970s, promising a government that works. When asked what his sarkari slogan could be after the Congress swept the 1984 polls, Rajiv Gandhi promised “a government that works faster”.
- Nothing To Do With Patriotism (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Sep 02, 2006)
The BJP’s love for Vande Mataram does not emerge from any notions of patriotism or the legacy of the freedom struggle. Instead, it is just a handle to intimidate the members of the minority community.
- Unilateral Us Sanctions On Iran? (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 02, 2006)
The passing of the August 31 deadline for Iran to comply with the Security Council resolution calling upon it to end its programme of uranium enrichment has obliged the US to decide on its future strategy vis-a-vis Tehran.
- Pakistan In Crisis (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 02, 2006)
The killing of Bugti has provided a martyr for the Baluch nationalism. The movement will only intensify.
- Merkel Overtakes Rice As World's Most Powerful Woman: Forbes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Indra Nooyi,, Sonia Gandhi, Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, Vidya Chhabria among Indians on list.
- Conditions For Civil War Exist In Iraq: Pentagon (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The core conflict in Iraq has changed from a battle against insurgents to an increasingly bloody fight between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims, creating conditions that could lead to civil war, the Pentagon said in a report.
- Sonia Appoints Soz To Address Pdp Concerns (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
With CM Ghulam Nabi Azad in the arid Ladakh desert, Congress high command has directly opened its channels with PDP. Union Water Resources Minister Prof Saifuddin Soz has chipped in to neutralise the impact of Azad’s ‘misfire’ in which he retained . . .
- Fatwa Against Insurance: Another Storm In A Tea Cup (Deccan Herald, Puja Awasthi, Sep 02, 2006)
A fatwa declaring life insurance “un-Islamic” has thrown the community into consternation.
- A Very Beig Problem (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Sep 02, 2006)
The Congress party’s tryst with its alliance partner in J&K may have reached its end game. The recent stand off with the People’s Democratic Party was ostensibly triggered after Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad set aside the PDP’s decision to seek . . .
- Tale Of Two Ghulams (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 02, 2006)
The kerfuffle in Srinagar, which grew into a full-blown crisis, appears to have been defused for now.
- How The Channels Lost The Plot On The Campus Drama (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 02, 2006)
As an education migrant who fled a Left-dominated, politicised university in the then Calcutta for a Left-dominated, politicised university in Delhi, I have a theory on student politics, an activity that graduated to murder this week and . . .
- Islam In China: No Longer Insulated (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 02, 2006)
Greater orthodoxy amongst Chinese Muslims is on the rise. Nonetheless, they retain unique characteristics.
- Eu Assesses Way Forward On Iran, Mideast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
European Union foreign ministers on Friday discussed ways to get the Middle East peace process back on track. A French official said the five UNSC members and Germany would meet on September 7 to decide on Iran. However, they cautioned against hasty . . .
- High Court Refuses To Quash Proceedings Against Sajjan Kumar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to quash the proceedings against Congress Member of Parliament Sajjan Kumar going on in a trial court for allegedly using offensive language against a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste.
- Politics Without Vision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2006)
The controversy triggered by the People's Democratic Party's decision to demand the sacking of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzzaffer Hussain Beigh might turn out to be a storm in a teacup.
- Siddu To Lead Cong Charge (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Sep 02, 2006)
It is not without significance that the Congress in Karnataka is organising a huge rally in Bangalore tomorrow to welcome the maverick leader, Mr Siddaramaiah, and his band of supporters to the party fold.
- The Aiims I Know (Indian Express, C P Bhambhri, Sep 01, 2006)
Health Minister of India Anbumani Ramadoss recently launched a tirade against the management and functioning of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
- Pinch Of Saffron (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
The report by a high-level BJP panel set up to probe the party’s defeat in a Thiruvananthapuram bypoll freeze frames the petrol pump scam. But that’s not the most striking part of this story anymore.
- Cheque Mate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
There's another mess in disinvestment. And it could be the biggest yet. The UPA’s decision to revalue Balco’s 49 per cent equity that Sterlite bought in 2004 — the first, controlling stake of 51 per cent was bought in 2001 . . .
- Telangana Issue: Heated Exchanges In Assembly (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Congress and BJP on Thursday blamed each other for adopting 'double standards' on the Telangana issue.
- Harsh Lessons In College Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
When I made Haasil in 2003, I was drawing on my immediate environment but I never anticipated that student politics would become politicised to this extent.
- Teheran May Be A Stumbling Block (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 01, 2006)
Some observers in Washington believe that New Delhi’s friendship with Teheran could affect India-US relations.
- Rewrite The Book (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 01, 2006)
Discussions on higher education in India rarely acknow-ledge that there is a world beyond IITs and IIMs.
- Bjp: Cpm Poll Reforms Charter For Rigging (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday pooh-poohed the documents of the CPI-M on the reforms of Election Commission, as 'the complete charter for electoral rigging.'
- Comrade’S Fusillade (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 01, 2006)
Cpm general secretary Prakash Karat has initiated a debate on the functioning of the Election Commission with his proposal for an amendment to the Constitution in this regard.
- Dealing With Tainted Mps (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 01, 2006)
Dedicated leaders who framed the Constitution gave us a sovereign, democratic republic enabling every citizen of the country to uphold the noble ideas that inspired our national struggle for freedom.
- Pm For Reform Of Criminal Justice System (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the legal fraternity to ponder upon certain important questions raised by noted lawyer Fali Nariman in his latest book on various malaise of the Indian legal system, particularly the criminal justice in . . .
- Campus Sport (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 01, 2006)
To the innumerable factors that threaten life in India, add another — student politics.
- Sonia, Nooyi Find Place In Forbes Most Powerful List (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Indian women seem to be on the move. PepsiCo's Chief Executive-designate Indra Nooyi is the fourth most powerful woman in the world while Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is at 13th position, according to Forbes Magazine.
- Big Country Small Vote (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
The present IMF voting structure is skewed in favour of developed countries.
- Pm Prod For Judicial Rejig (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today asked the country’s legal and judicial fraternity to reflect if judicial interference in administrative actions was “too frequent” and the law of contempt was “an impediment to judicial reform.”
- India Fund To Set Up Office (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Kuvera Capital Partners, one of the leading India investment managers, has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
- Baig Removed, Zargar Appointed Pdp Lp Chief (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Sep 01, 2006)
Controversy over the portfolios of two Ministers of PDP---Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Tariq Hameed Qarra---took a dramatic turn today when Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad allocated Finance and Planning to the Deputy Chief Minister but Mufti Mohammad . . .
- Sonia Faces Slogans From Bjp Mla; Manvendra Singh Apologises (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had to face sloganeering from a local BJP MLA as she visited this village in flood-hit Barmer district today, causing embarassment for the state party leaders accompanying her.
- J&k Needs Balanced, Equitable Development (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
The relevance of 'Development' as an instrument of change particularly to build on peace dividends is widely recognized.
- Sonia, Nooyi Among 100 Most Powerful Women In The World (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Sep 01, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Chief Executive-designate of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
- Keep Bad Guys Out (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
Something is happening at a regular frequency these days that should bother us. More police parties from other states have started visiting our State in recent times than ever before.
- The Beginning Of The Beginning (Business Standard, Jamal Mecklai, Sep 01, 2006)
The astounding success of the public campaign to prevent the government from emasculating the Right to Information Act is an inspiration.
- Slogans, Regret Greet Sonia In Rajasthan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Congress chief Mrs Sonia Gandhi had to face sloganeering from a local BJP MLA as she visited this village in flood-hit Barmer district today, causing embarrassment for the state party leaders accompanying her.
- Asian Heroes Saluted (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The applause was deafening at the Cultural Center of the Philippines today when the Chief Justice of the country’s Supreme Court said that it took a taxman from India to show the world that one need not be either a lawyer or a judge to render justice.
- 'Us Will Lose Credibility If Withdraws From Iraq' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
United States President George W Bush has justified the continuance of US forces in trouble- torn Iraq arguing that a hasty withdrawal from there would result in Washington losing credibility and emboldening its enemies.
- Bush Defends War As Election Day Nears (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
President George W. Bush on Thursday was set to begin a renewed campaign to defend his Iraq war strategy ahead of fall elections and the fifth anniversary of the Sept.
- Healthy Societies May Not Be God Given (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 01, 2006)
Religious leaders belonging to different religions actually have one thing in common (besides of course their belief in God) and that is, they think atheists are a corrupting influence on society.
- Apc Calls For Total Strike: Sc Urged To Take Notice Of Killing (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
An all parties conference on Thursday appealed to the nation to observe a complete strike on Friday and mark it as a ‘Black Day’ to express solidarity with the people of Balochistan.
- System Is Gaining Ground (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 01, 2006)
Mma leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed has felicitated Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on his triumph over the no-trust move.
- Bugti’S Body Retrieved; Burial Today (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The body of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was retrieved from a cave in the Kohlu district on Thursday as efforts to recover the bodies of other tribesmen continued, officials said.
- Has Peace Returned To Waziristan? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 01, 2006)
Contrary to what the government seems to be claiming, normality does not seem to be returning to the restive region of Waziristan.
- Murder Most Vile (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2006)
The death of an Ujjain college professor after he was brutally set upon by a group of students suspected to be from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad is a grim reminder that in Bharatiya Janata Party-run Madhya Pradesh, elements of the Sangh . . .
- Battles Within Before The Big Fight (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 01, 2006)
Just eight months before the French Presidential elections, the question of who will be the final candidate is still not clear: neither among the socialists nor among the conservatives.
- A Comprehensive Overview (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- Stumbling Towards Peace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2006)
Last week Somalia’s major port — in the capital, Mogadishu — saw an unusual scene: a cargo ship unloading there for the first time in more than a decade.
- Election Commission Votes Out Microsoft (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Election Commission will bid adieu to Microsoft-Office to embrace the Open Document Format (ODF) in its offices throughout the country from September 1.
- Corporate Design (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The growing trend of corporate bigwigs entering Parliament has become a matter of serious discussion.
- Terror In Twilight (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 01, 2006)
Is the Hizbul Mujahideen preparing to come to the negotiating table?
- Dmk, Aiadmk Clash Over Road Conditions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
BJP member's poser on improvements triggers charges, counter-charges
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