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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 26693:
- Dmk Regime Enjoys "Comfortable Approval Rating" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Opinion poll has found that 78 per cent of respondents rate Chief Minister Karunanidhi's performance as good
- Not A Sustainable Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Economic growth is a complex phenomenon. How much growth is achieved by a country for how long, using which strategies, emerging from which sectors and is shared by whom are all inter-related questions.
- Rs. 114.3-Crore Shg Linkage Target For Vizag District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Interest subsidy of Rs. 2.8 crores on soft loans
Rs. 39.85 lakhs sanctioned as revolving fund during the year so far
Measures are being initiated to launch bulk milk cooling centres
SHG members provided insurance cover with a annual premium . . .
- West’S Losing ‘War On Terror’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
The writing is on the wall. A recent poll in the UK found that four out five Britons believe that the West is losing the ‘war on terror’, while only 14 per cent approve of Tony Blair’s support for the Bush administration’s foreign policy.
- Raj Thackeray Dares Shiv Sena (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Bal Thackeray's nephew says he will not make too many promises but fulfil the ones he made
Criticises coalition for `not doing anything'
`Annual budget for road repairs wasted' .
- Hold That Drink (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 19, 2006)
Without disputing Sunita Narain’s findings on pesticide traces in cola drinks, I want to know if a cola containing pesticides is more harmful to us than milk, vegetables and even drinking water that contain pesticides, pollutants and other adulterants.
- Kalam Clears Office Of Profit Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Sent again to him on August 9
- Man Shot Dead In Vijayawada Court Premises (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
MLA's cousin Vangaveeti Santan Kumar seriously injured, not out of danger
- Know The Neighbours — Ist (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the time Nepal adopted multi-party system, peace and stability has eluded her. Democracy is not a ready made ball of sweetmeat to be swallowed with relish.
- Land And Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
The present debate and controversy over the acquisition of fertile
agricultural land for the Tatas at Singur within and outside the state assembly has to be understood in the light of the history of land
acquisition in West Bengal.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 19, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Himalayan Ecology Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 19, 2006)
All hell breaks loose the moment there is talk of exploiting Antarctica's mineral reserves or of laying a pipeline across a portion of Alaska or when another few thousand hectares of forest are lost along the Amazon.
- Unravelling Of Hope (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 19, 2006)
The government is drifting on numerous issues ranging from economic to foreign and security policy, and from handling of terrorism to the right to information.
- Begging To Differ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
Differences of opinion between Nepal’s Seven Party Alliance and Maoist leaders may considerably delay the submission of the Interim Constitution Draft Committee’s report.
- Cheap Escape-Ploy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
It could be an instance of doing the right thing but for all the wrong reasons.
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 19, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- Bunkum Of Resilience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Children in schools are taught that India is a great country and a potential superpower.
- The Green Way To Energy Security (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2006)
India and the United States share a deep and abiding interest in assuring reliable and abundant energy to power our economies and provide a basic foundation for the prosperity of our citizens.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- India In Dilemma Over Lanka Crisis (Asian Age, M. R. Narayan Swamy, Aug 19, 2006)
India finds itself in a bind vis-a-vis Sri Lanka’s collapsing peace process, unable to prevent the outbreak of another war that is bound to have major strategic, diplomatic and political fallouts.
- Kalam Signs Profit Bill Finally (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Barely hours after Parliament completed the exercise of setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to evolve a comprehensive definition of an office of profit on the lines suggested by Rashtrapati Bhawan, president APJ Abdul Kalam on . . .
- Bureaucrats In Politics (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Aug 19, 2006)
Justice R S Pathak in his report on oil-for-food programme has clearly pointed out that Natwar Singh, a very important leader of the Congress party, had tried to ‘influence’ the Iraqi government on giving concessions to his kith and kin on the . . .
- Musharraf For Joint Indo-Pak Control Of Kashmir: Proposal Meant . . . (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Amendments in Hudood Ordinance to please US, Western lobbies.
- Taliban Plunder Schools To Sow Fear (Daily Times, Terry Friel, Aug 19, 2006)
‘They want the people to be illiterate. They want to undermine society and cause conflict’
- Same Old Tune Of Violence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
One will not say that the India-Pakistan relations have nosedived after more than two years of remarkable bonhomie.
- ‘There Are No Limits To What You Can Do’ (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Aug 18, 2006)
For Indra Nooyi (50), who hails from a traditional, well-to-do Tamil Brahmin family in Chennai, the rise to the top position of American cola giant Pepsico has been a hard journey that has taken nearly 30 years.
- Bjp's Existential Crisis (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 18, 2006)
The old horse of the BJP, L.K. Advani, is once again jockeying for the presidentship of the party as the term of the present incumbent Mr. Rajnath Singh will expire in November.
- Crisis Of Development Economics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
As the Planning Commission is busy in preparing the draft of the 12th five -year plan, it has to take into account the uneven growth in the states, region -wise, state-wise and area-wise even within districts.
- Lunar Footage Eclipse (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 18, 2006)
Holding on to historic footage is not rocket science — which may be exactly why Nasa officials were forced to say on Tuesday, “Houston, we have a problem”.
- Haunting Terror Threats (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 18, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we see 'new' innovative methods deployed by terror groups and clearly the intelligence agencies have foiled and prevented a terror act which cuts across nations, religion and beliefs and is little more than . . .
- A Salute, Finally (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
They sacrificed their lives so that future generations can live in honour, peace and prosperity. With these words, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam dedicated to the nation the Chandigarh War Memorial to those killed while defending independent India.
- Past Imperfect (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 18, 2006)
History is not bunk. To help GenNext understand contemporary politics and society, it needs to be better informed about the past.
- Hc Dismisses Sadhu Yadav's Bail Plea (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Patna High Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn the anticipatory bail petition of RJD MP Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav, the high profile brother-in-law of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, in an assault case.
- Wanted: A Shift System In Courts (Hindu, P.P. Rao, Aug 18, 2006)
The system, which is economical and easy to implement, should be introduced.
- When The Kalingas Ruled (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Aug 18, 2006)
Bhubaneswar, the ancient city of the Kalinga Empire, grew into a glorious royal and pilgrimage centre between the 6th and 16th centuries A.D.
- 'No Maoists In Govt Till Arms Surrender' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Maoist rebels will not be included in Nepal's interim government until and unless their arms are managed under UN supervision, prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said.
- Parliament Below Par (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 18, 2006)
Due to irresponsible behaviour and selfish motives of parliamentarians, Parliament is losing its sanctity.
- Office Of Profit: Jpc Set Up (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Rumours that the Election Commission has disqualified 37 MLAs, including the Punjab Chief Minister, for holding offices of profit, sparked hectic political activity today, with Capt Amarinder Singh cutting short his visit and rushing to Chandigarh.
- Pm’S Reply Mellows Cpm On N-Deal (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight accomplished his domestic political mission at the end of his 85-minute reply to the eight-hour-long short-duration discussion on Indo-US nuclear deal — the CPM dropped its demand for a “sense of Parliament” . . .
- Karnataka Government Keen On Appointing Ombudsman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The institution will be set up on the lines of the one in Kerala'
- Meet To Dispel Rumours Of Dissidence In Janata Dal(s) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Dissidence in the Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party appears to have boiled over following Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.
- President Sees India As Super Power Even Before 2020 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Every citizen and every youth could contribute for national cause: Kalam
- The Kinky Kinkajou: Baby Luv Nips Paris (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 18, 2006)
The hoi polloi may curse after getting bitten by mosquitoes. Celebutante — a hybrid word derived by combining celebrity with debutante — Paris Hilton did not raise an eyebrow when she was bitten in the left arm by her pet kinkajou, a small . . .
- Not Treading Lightly (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 18, 2006)
It is fairly common at Bangalore software companies to have bicycles for intra-campus commutes.
- The Sant And Society (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2006)
He is no environmentalist of the conventional type. He does not have the backing of an NGO flush with funds. Fortysix-year-old Sant Balbir Singh of Seechewal village, near Sultanpur Lodhi, is a “karam yogi”, who has proved that determined and honest . . .
- Towards Sustainable Growth (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Aug 18, 2006)
The Planning Commission has prepared an Approach Paper to the 11th Five Year Plan. The document titled “Approach Document Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth” has been circulated for discussion.
- Re-Forging Instruments To Meet Challenges (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 18, 2006)
The polity will have to promote a new way of conducting its internal disputes in a manner that will not distract the Indian state from dealing with new globally-inspired instigations.
- Only Democracy Can Break Pakistan Terror Link (Hindu, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 18, 2006)
A democratic Pakistan, free from the yoke of military dictatorship, would cease to be the petri dish of the pandemic of international terrorism.
- Amendments To Right To Information Act Opposed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Access to file notings "will improve efficiency" of agencies
- Terrorism And Counter-Terrorism Revisited (The Financial Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Aug 18, 2006)
The arrests in London of 21 terrorists who appear to have planned to blow up a number of airplanes over the Atlantic reminds us of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11, 2001. 9/11 remains the date that has come to signify . .
- I Head Entire Kashmir: Attique Khan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 18, 2006)
Asks India to let Kashmiris live as per their free will
- Middle Stage Of Democracy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 18, 2006)
Social mobilisation that began in the south has spread throughout the country with backward classes pushing aside historically dominant castes, giving rise to regional parties
- On Backfoot, Govt Sets Up Jpc On Oop (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
With President APJ Abdul Kalam so far withholding his assent to the Office-of-Profit Bill, the Government on Thursday sprang a surprise in Lok Sabha by announcing the setting up of a joint parliamentary committee to examine the constitutional and . . .
- Trickle-Down Or Leapfrog? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 18, 2006)
Robert Browning must, undoubtedly, be the permanently reigning muse in Yojana Bhavan. After all, if achievements have fallen short of targets in Plan after Plan, it must be because planners have been drawing inspiration from his lines: “Ah, but a . . .
- Institutional Autonomy In Peril (Pioneer, Kishore Gandhi, Aug 18, 2006)
Crass politicians are destroying the country's premier educational institutions for the sake of vote-bank politics, says Kishore Gandhi
- Climate Study (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Department of Ecology of the French Institute of Pondicherry is collaborating with the National Remote-Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in reconstructing the vegetational history of the . . .
- Kalyan Foresees Bright Prospects For Bjp In Ensuing Up Election (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Aug 18, 2006)
Against all odds, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh foresees a bright prospect for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the poll-bound state.
- Mischief Afoot (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
In the guise of "connecting knowledge with real life situations", propagandists of the Congress masquerading as academicians are planning to feed young, impressionable minds with monumental lies by including them in NCERT textbooks.
- Hudood Amendment Bill In Na Today (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Aug 18, 2006)
The government is to present a bill amending the Hudood Ordinances in the National Assembly today (Friday).
- Stalin Poser To Aiadmk On Extra Veeranam Project Expenditure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
It was due to delay in finalisation of tenders, according to an audit report .
- Rs. 1-Crore Renovation Plan For Gandhi Bhavan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Bangalore Development Authority directed to complete the works by October 2
- Saudi Arabia’S Reaction To Islam Bashing (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 17, 2006)
In an apparent reference to President Bush’s recent assertion that the US is at war with ‘Islamic fascists’, Saudi Arab has said that terrorism has no religion or nationality.
- A Heroine For All (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
AS an active participant in the women’s movement in India, I congratulate Pamela Philipose for her extremely well chosen moments in the history of the Indian women’s movement for celebrating the 59th Independence Day of India . . .
- To Sri Lanka, Once More With Caution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
An enormous humanitarian tragedy is waiting to happen in South Asia. The ‘no war no peace’ syndrome in Sri Lanka is slowly escalating into a full-fledged undeclared war. For India the stakes are high; they lie at the intersection of India’s . . .
- Everyone Jumps On The `Govinda Bandwagon' (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Aug 17, 2006)
The Janmashtami revelry of breaking curd pots hanging from lines as high as two storeys has now become an established source of image building for political parties, corporates and even newspapers as was evident from Wednesday's celebrations here.
- Tourism Project For Thiruvambadi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Aims to connect spots of natural beauty .
- Opposition Onslaught On The Cards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Assembly monsoon session begins today; Congress too getting ready to face attack
- Indian Student Faces Racial Insult In Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 17, 2006)
Virginia-born Shekhar Ramanuja Sidarth is a campaign activist working for former US Navy Secretary James Webb who hopes to defeat Virginia’s incumbent Republican Senator George Allen in the upcoming Senate elections.
- Infrastructure Glitches Will Be Ironed Out: Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Confident of ‘deeper and broader’ political consensus on reforms, the Centre, on Tuesday, said it will smoothen out policy and regulatory shortcomings in infrastructure to sustain high growth.
- Leadership For Change (Business Standard, Nitin Desai , Aug 17, 2006)
The PM must leverage the respect he has earned to persuade voters to embrace change.
- Natwar Gets Another Stab In The Back (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
There are more troubles in store for K Natwar Singh. The former Union minister, who was suspended from the Congress earlier this month for slapping a breach of privilege notice against Prime minister Manmohan Singh, has now been served a notice . . .
- Female Child Killing (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
A private nursing home in Punjab - a state with a relatively high per capita income but low sex ratio - has been found to be conducting illegal sex-selection tests, aborting the female foetuses, and then disposing them of in wells situated . . .
- Change Their Life (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 17, 2006)
Few will agree with United States President George W. Bush's haughty intervention in Iraq. But only the cynic will disapprove of his definition of terrorism.
- Musharraf Urged To Quit As Army Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Politicians and jurists here have urged President Pervez Musharraf to quit army chief's office, saying the Supreme Court should conduct elections through a neutral caretaker government.
- A Page From The Past: Nooyispeak On America (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
Indra Nooyi is in the news for being named CEO of PepsiCo. That was three days ago. Nooyi has had her place in the news before, for reasons very different.
- Bullying The Middle East (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
The US government is playing the role of an international "bully" to change the entire complexion of the Middle East which carries in its bowels an unlimited treasure of oil that is an absolute necessity for America's existence as a superpower.
- Delayed Justice (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 17, 2006)
It will never be too late to address the critical question of clearing backlog of cases in courts.
- After Doomsday (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 17, 2006)
In 1999 in an article for Ad Astra, an astronomy journal, Robert Shapiro and William E Burrows wrote that the most enduring pictures to come back from the Apollo missions to the Moon were not of astronauts cavorting on the Sea of . . .
- Well-Deserved Award For Kannur Tourism Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
It popularised several lesser-known spots
- Election Row Escalates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Supporters of Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged on Tuesday to place conservative Felipe Calderon ``under siege'' if he is declared the winner of the disputed presidential elections, while Mr. Calderon's camp accused the Leftist of . . .
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