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Articles 7521 through 7620 of 22438:
- Me And Iran Will Affect Pakistan, Says Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
President says terrorism threatens Pakistan’s economy
- Rozgar Scheme Should Be Fast Track (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 08, 2006)
One of the positive initiatives taken by the Government in the Budget for the year 2006-07 is launching of the self-employment scheme.
- Will The Budget Promises Be Realised? (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 08, 2006)
What we have for 2006-07 is a true election year budget. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have been making no bones about it in its preparation stage.
- Bettering The Lot Of The Disabled (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 08, 2006)
THE report carried by this newspaper some time ago that handicapped men and women in the NWFP are not getting their rightful two per cent share in government jobs comes as no surprise.
- Quota Solution: More Students, Fewer Teachers (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jun 07, 2006)
In a race against time to increase number of seats in medical colleges, the Health Ministry is proposing relaxation of Medical Council of India norms for medical education, like student-teacher ratio. Relaxed rules for teaching in . . .
- Fuel Price Hike: Bjp To Hit Streets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Amidst all-round clamour against the price hike, the UPA government is going to face a massive political mobilisation across the country in the coming days.
- Desert Fear Stares At Europe, Says New Research (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 07, 2006)
The world’s tropical zones are growing, threatening to drive the world’s great deserts into southern Europe and other heavily populated areas, alarming new research suggests.
- Jihad Of Several Kinds (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 07, 2006)
IF I had the authority I would ban the use of the word “jihad” except for jihad proper.
- Federal Budget 2006-07 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 07, 2006)
According to the government, the federal budget for 2006-07 seeks to provide some relief, especially to government servants, and accelerate investment and growth, create employment opportunities, broaden the tax net, strengthen infrastructure and . . .
- Us Jury Convicts Man On Terror Charges (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
federal jury convicted a Maryland man of plotting to aid a militant group Lashkar-e- Taiba, US authorities said.
- Affirmative Action And Caste Dilemmas (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Indian businesses are taking a skewed view of `affirmative action' in the U.S. to sell a strategy that is big on promises and low on accountability.
- The Federal Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 07, 2006)
The budget for the next fiscal year, presented by the minister of state for finance, Omar Ayub Khan, in the National Assembly on Monday, carries a substantial package of relief for the common man.
- Can College Seats Be Increased Overnight? (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The government feels spending more money can solve the problem, but even that flow seems to be in trouble.
- Icici Life To Double Punjab Network (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
It is not easy for private players to rope in customers, because public sector players are strongly entrenched, says Prasun Sikdar, head of sales, ICICI Life Insurance.
- The Helmsman Takes A Buffeting (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 07, 2006)
Can the success of Indian business make India as a whole richer, asks the latest issue of The Economist. Sure it can, says RASHEEDA BHAGAT, but only if there is a strong, effective and efficient, as well as sincere and honest government in place . . .
- A Way Back Home (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 07, 2006)
Families of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists hope the round-table conference will help them return home.
- Being Middle Class Is Ok (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 07, 2006)
One of the more insidious effects of quota politics is that identity has colonised reason.
- Premature Babies At Hyperactivity Risk:study (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Premature and low birthweight infants are up to three times more likely than bigger babies to suffer from hyperactive behaviour, according to a study published yesterday.
- Unesco Team To Probe Bosnia's "Ancient Pyramid" (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Bosnia's mystery pyramid will now be probed and inspected by a team of experts from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
- 3 Member Ju Team In Rajouri (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Rajouri Police has arrested two main absconding persons involved in BA Part II (Private) examination answer sheets rewriting scandal which was exposed yesterday.
- Bengal’S 34 Brave ‘Poisoned Paradise’ (Telegraph, MUKHTAR AHMAD, Jun 07, 2006)
Thirty-four Bengali tourists were on the Jammu-Srinagar highway when grenade blasts hit two buses full of visitors from the state last week, triggering frantic calls from home to drop their holiday and return.
- Biotechnology-Based Units Ideal For Hp, Says Phdcci (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged the Himachal Government to focus on research, economic practices and a comprehensive plan with an implementable roadmap for the hill state’s transition into a knowledge-based economy.
- Fuel The Fire (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 07, 2006)
The political reaction to Monday's cabinet decision raising the price of petroleum products seems to suggest the move was either unexpected, excessive, or both. The reality, of course, is that it is neither unexpected nor excessive.
- `Margin-Trading Did Not Cause The Crisis' (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Jun 07, 2006)
SANE voices are hard to hear in the cacophony of the markets.
- Office Of Profit Bill Tabled In Assembly Amid Criticism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Posts in educational institutions among those excluded from purview of clause
Disqualification of legislators brings financial burden on the State
The amendment will help make available legislators' experiences to organisations
- Family Matters (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 07, 2006)
Mukund B Kunte delves into his past association with the Gandhis and recalls some moments when they appeared as real as anybody
- Carrot & Stick Policy (Pioneer, Niall Ferguson, Jun 07, 2006)
The world has witnessed a welcome change in American diplomacy in the past two weeks, more so on the issue of Iran, says Niall Ferguson
- What Lies Hidden In The Footnotes Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
Tapan Raychaudhuri considers ways in which a legacy of mutual ill will can be transformed through honesty, memory and good sense The author is former professor of modern Indian history at the University of Oxford
- Quotas For Obcs `For First Time Since Independence' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Constitution `provides for reservations for backward classes, citizens' Constitution `provides for reservations for backward classes, citizens'
Arguments of anti-reservationists baseless
Such move taken after 60 years of freedom
- Ibm To Triple Its India Investment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Addressing the IBM employees at Palace Grounds here he said “India and other emerging economies are an increasingly important part of IBM’s global success.”
- Economics Of Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Dr Rajendra Mishra, Jun 07, 2006)
Katra, the 1000 years old base camp of the holy cave of Mata Vaishno Devi, nestled in feet of the mighty Trikuta mountain, is all set to rise further in economic growth with the arrival of the train next year.
- Severed Heads Found In Fruit Box In Iraq (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Two men were killed and seven wounded as insurgents fired three mortars which crashed near the interior ministry building, security officials and medics said.
- Quota Stirs Caste Cauldron (Telegraph, DHIRENDRA K. JHA, Jun 07, 2006)
The decision to introduce quotas for other backward classes in higher education has set the caste cauldron in Uttar Pradesh on the boil.
- Uk Lesbians Seek Hc Ruling On Canadian Marriage (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
lesbian couple married in Canada will seek to make British legal history today when they mount a High Court challenge to have their marriage legalised in Britain.
- Deplorable Tactic (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 07, 2006)
It goes to the credit of the Rajouri police that it has busted a racket in examinations at a higher level.
- Be Aware And Safe (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 07, 2006)
There should be concerted action on all fronts
- Five Elements (Deccan Herald, PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA, Jun 07, 2006)
Existence or Cosmos is made up of the five elements that are – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether.
- Bomb-Making Goes Awry In Madrasa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Three people were killed and eight wounded on Tuesday when explosives being fixed to a motorcycle blew up in a madrasa in southeast Afghanistan, a senior provincial official said.
- A Relief-Oriented Budget (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 07, 2006)
The Rs 1.5 trillion budget for the year 2006-07 announced by Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan on Monday envisages relief and subsidies besides providing for socio-economic development.
- Kalam For World Knowledge Platform (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
It can undertake the mission of manufacturing a handheld tablet PC
The tablet PC will reduce students' carrying load and will be useful for their whole educational duration
- Boys Sweep Ranks In Entrance Tests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Committee to review the conduct of engineering, medical entrance tests
- Volcano Spews More Lava (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Indonesian officials evacuated 11,000 villagers from around Mount Merapi volcano, as lava and superheated clouds of gas poured repeatedly down its upper slopes, officials said on Tuesday.
- 'Excess' Land Grab To Benefit Netas? (Times of India, Sowmya Aji Mehu, Jun 07, 2006)
Why does the state government want to take over "excess" land in Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor? According to sources, certain bureaucrats and politically influential individuals are keen on a stake in the prized area.
- Pak Increases Defence Budget To Rs 250 Bn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Aiming to acquire high-tech equipment, Pakistan on Monday increased its defence budget from Rs 223.5 billion to Rs 250 billion even as the country's military spending last year shot up by nearly Rs 18 billion rupees.
- Fighting Human Trafficking (Times of India, David C Mulford, Jun 06, 2006)
I cannot imagine a more heinous crime than trafficking in human beings — the marketing, distribution, and in many cases, sale of women and children to be exploited and abused by others.
- Muzaffarpur Revisited (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
JN Sinha's journey to a corner of Bihar, more famous for its leechis, brings him face-to-face with the spirit of Sarat Chandra and Khudiram Bose.
- ‘Anti-Quota Stir A Creamy Layer Stunt’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
“Reservation should be provided to those who are economically poor from upper castes as well,” said Rajya Sabha member and KPCC former President Janardhan Poojary.
- Office Of Profit: Govt May Defer Amendment Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The State government is unlikely to pilot the bill for amendments to the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification Act) 1956 on Tuesday.
- Software Developed For ‘Animal Houses’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at Mohali near here has come out with a model software meant for easy documentation of the day-to-day activities in “animal houses”.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2006)
The reference to the 103rd constitutional amendment being unanimously passed ("Countering social discrimination", Editorial page, June 2, 2006) is incorrect. It should have been the 93rd amendment which relates to reservations in educational institutions.
- Time For A Global Conversation About Migrants (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Jun 06, 2006)
It is now a question of managing it better, with cooperation and understanding on all sides.
- Singapore Invites Rahul Gandhi (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 06, 2006)
Singapore's elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew has invited Rahul Gandhi, Lok Sabha Member, to the City-State for discussions with political leaders and a tour of various government agencies and business enterprises.
- Seeing India And China Through Fresh Eyes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2006)
The quality of media coverage of each other by the two neighbours has improved.
- Delhi University Begins Scanning (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Close to 9,000 forms already submitted on the first three days
Close to 9,000 forms already submitted on the first three days
The aim is to ensure that no mistakes are made
The University will hand over the data to colleges latest by . . .
- Muslim Intellectuals Propose Syed Shamsuddin As Government Qazi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
All India Falahul Muslimeen and Charitable Trust held a meeting of prominent Muslim intellectuals to select and propose the name of a suitable person for appointment as the Government qazi of Visakhapatnam, on Saturday.
- Naidu Ready For Probe Into Imax Theatre Affair (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Says benefits of IT revolution he ushered in must reach the poor
YSR fails to counter Maharashtra on Babli project
TDP will launch an agitation if the Centre fails to act
Congress flayed for singling out TDP chief for attack
- Don’T Equate Booty With Brilliance (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Jun 06, 2006)
Wealth is based on insights. A nation’s growth turns on one key factor, which is, its openness to new ideas and its ability to mobilise and harness the creative energies of its people. Regardless of industry or profession, our future value will . . .
- Reforms Need A Competition Policy Framework (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Jun 06, 2006)
It is time the Government adopted a National Competition Policy as the mantra for implementing economic reforms
- Lunch With Bs: Subash Menon (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Jun 06, 2006)
It’s just a $40 million company, but it has made the largest acquisition by any Indian software company.
- Dare To Be Different (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
ICAR’s new policy combines commercialisation of new intellectual property with provisions of benefit sharing.
- Need To Detoxify The Page-3 Youth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
We need to take a second look at our materialistic culture that generates intense desire for quick fame and riches regardless of the costs, says Bulbul Roy Mishra
- Pakistan’S Likely Shape In 2020 (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 06, 2006)
The hallmark of great nations is that they learn from their past experience to become wiser in conducting their current and future affairs.
- Dolly Creator Supports Baby Cloning (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
A proposal to create babies that are both cloned and genetically altered to prevent serious hereditary disease is outlined today by the leader of the team that created Dolly the sheep.
- Rahul Mahajan Arrested (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 06, 2006)
Late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul was put under arrest at Apollo Hospital on Monday evening for alleged consumption of drugs and destruction of evidence, three days after he was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in a critical condition and . . .
- Disable Polio (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
The recrudescence of polio in Uttar Pradesh with 20 new cases reported within the first half of 2006 - well before the peak transmission period of the microbe between July-August - is clearest indication yet of how the campaign against the disease . . .
- Buy And Make (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 06, 2006)
As Indo-US defence cooperation takes shape American defence manufacturers are now trying to lobby with the Indian government to ease the critical offsets clause in defence contracts as spelt out in the defence procurement procedures 2005 document.
- A Treaty For Labour Safety (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Jun 06, 2006)
The decision has raised hopes of a better treatment of Indian workers in the GCC
- Germany’S Bid To Be Perfect Hosts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 06, 2006)
"A time to make friends, a time to have fun..." They were singing about the World Cup. Some 27,000 schoolchildren had come to Berlin's Olympic Stadium for one of the countless events being held in the run-up to the tournament.....
- Make Haste When It Rains (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 06, 2006)
But then, what better time to sell rainwater harvesting than when it is raining?
- Economic Survey: Decline In Farm Growth (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the national economy is moving forward satisfactorily despite oil prices crunch and October 8 massive earthquake.
- Conflicting Ways Of Looking At The Economy (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 06, 2006)
The Economic Survey 2005-06 made public on Sunday inspires hope, but as usual the general comment on it challenges the figures and predicts doom in the coming months.
- Revisiting The Great Web Of Life (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 06, 2006)
Way back in 1969 Theodor Rosebury published his seminal book Life on Man, which showed that the human body was teeming with microscopic life of all kinds. In particular Rosebury estimated that some 50 million individual bacteria live on the average . . .
- A Bee In Their Bonnets (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 06, 2006)
Most adults wouldn’t even have heard of the word ursprache, derived from the speech of the ancient Babylonian city of Ur and meaning the lost language of Paradise.
- Discordant Democrats Need A Big Idea (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Jun 05, 2006)
President Bush’s ratings have continuously skied down-hill from the great heights they were lifted up to by the 9/11 crisis.
- Indian Banks Are Among The Most Profitable (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
They enthuse equity markets on strength of performance
"Banks should upgrade human skills and resources"
"They should induct quality workforce at the entry level"
"PSBs needed to focus on campus recruitment and offer competitive salaries"
- ‘Pakistani Factor’ In Canada Terrorism (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 05, 2006)
Twelve Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have been arrested in Canada before they could allegedly cause an explosion three-times bigger than the one in Oklahoma by the American terrorist Timothy McVeigh in 1995.
- Money Alone Can’T Build Great Institutions (Tribune, Chandra Mohan, Jun 05, 2006)
I was surprised to read the statement of our Oxbridge-educated Prime Minister that the medicos need not worry about reservations, as the government was setting aside Rs. 8,000 crores for creating additional capacity in professional institutions to . . .
- Singapore Scholarship For Two Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The Singapore-based Global Indian Education Foundation (GIEF), Singapore, which took over the management of the R.S.K. Higher Secondary School, Tiruchi, recently has advanced its `scholarship scheme' entitling the top scorer in Standard X to pursue . . .
- Tds On Interest Under Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, Jun 05, 2006)
Ministry's clarification requires to be dropped as it serves no purpose and only adds to the burden of post offices and banks
The limit of Rs. 5,000 itself is abnormally low requiring tax deduction in most cases with the least likelihood of . . .
- Too Many Bosses (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jun 05, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
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