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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 22438:
- Varanasi Blasts: Bandh Paralyses Normal Life (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Normal life here was paralysed today as the BJP-sponsored bandh to protest the twin terror attacks in the city went underway amidst tight security, especially at places of worship, including the famous Kashi Viswanath temple-gyanvapi mosque.
- Full Circle? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 08, 2006)
Who was the leader to have accompanied United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi during her meeting with US President George W. Bush in the national capital recently? Dr Karan Singh is the answer.
- Sonia, Patil Assess Situation In Varanasi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil tonight visited the Sankat Mochan temple, which was rocked by a powerful blast.
- Breaking The Mould? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 08, 2006)
Among the points raised by President Pervez Musharraf during his talk with editors on Monday and earlier in his CNN interview was his criticism of the ‘India-centric’ attitude in Pakistan.
- Should State Directly Fund Varsities? (The Economic Times, Ravi Srivastava, Mar 08, 2006)
There’s no harm as long as the needs of the higher education in general and the universities in particular are properly assessed, and the decision is taken in consultation with the UGC.
- Giving Women Their Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 08, 2006)
More than 30 years after the United Nations formally declared March 8 as International Women’s Day, there are very few signs that Pakistan is breaking out of its patriarchal mould and giving women their due rights in society or recognizing their . . .
- College Students Demand Justice For Jessica Lal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Memorandum submitted at the offices of the President and Prime Minister
`Our fight is not just for Jessica but also for several victims like her'
Change in the law that allows criminals to go free demanded
- Uneasy Calm Prevails In Varanasi » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Residents in Varanasi are trying to return to normal after blasts ripped through the city Tuesday night.
- Marxist Miff (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 08, 2006)
West Bengal’s ruling Left Front is livid at the Election Commission of India’s insistence on enforcement of the ban on wall writing by political parties. In earlier elections, the ban was enforced fitfully.
- Women, A Source Of Inspiration: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said women had an important role to play in the mission to transform the country into a developed nation by 2020.
- A Clear Roadmap (Times of India, Sunil Mittal, Mar 08, 2006)
I believe that the purpose of the Union Budget is to provide a long term direction for rapid and sustained growth.
- No Fresh Taxes In Punjab Budget (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 08, 2006)
With an eye on the coming Assembly elections in Punjab, the Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, today presented a tax free Budget having a total outlay of Rs 27,791.87 crore. The revenue deficit will be Rs 1,390 crore.
- Judicious Double Standards (Washington Post, Richard Cohen, Mar 07, 2006)
Back behind my high school one day, we all assembled to watch a fistfight. To my immense pleasure, a bully was being bested by his victim.
- India: An Emerging Power — Ishtiaq Ahmed (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Mar 07, 2006)
In material terms, India has embarked, in a very determined way, upon the path taken by Japan and Germany after World War II to find their fortune in world affairs by developing their industrial strength and technological base.
- Indo-Pak Talks Schedule Announced (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday announced the dates for the third round of talks with India on various subjects.
- Punctuating The English Language (Hindu, Dominic Dromgoole , Mar 07, 2006)
Good punctuation is mourned as a lost art. But the best writing is full of mistakes — and that's why it's exciting.
- Tax Free, Zero Deficit Budget Worth Rs 14436-Cr (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Mar 07, 2006)
Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Incharge Finance and Planning didn’t impose any fresh taxes nor increased or reduced the existing taxes in his fourth successive zero deficit and revenue surplus budget worth Rs 14,436 crore presented . . .
- Chidambaram's Focus On Stability And Growth (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Mar 07, 2006)
The Budget is as good as one can expect given the Government's constraints, including political
The Finance Minister has tried to trigger this growth impulse through increased investment. As he said, big bang Budgets are not necessary . . .
- Trade Framework Signed With Australia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Energy, mining and infrastructure development included
Energy, mining and infrastructure development included
- Let The Iaea Do Its Work On Iran (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 07, 2006)
Involving the U.N. Security Council will escalate the nuclear crisis and reduce the scope for dialogue and negotiation. India must disassociate itself from any such move.
- Some Questions Raised By The Budget (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Mar 07, 2006)
In sharp contrast to the approach to the corporate sector is the inhumane approach to the agricultural sector and the food economy in the budget.
- Against All Odds (Hindu, AMBIKA ANANTH, Mar 07, 2006)
Sudha Murthy: Jagadeeswari — Tr. in Telugu; Alakananda Publications, Opp. Mari Stella College, Vijayawada-520008. Rs. 70.
- It Units To Feel Impact Of Customs Duty Only Next Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
A few rules come into effect only on January 1, 2007
The tariff on many inputs for the IT sector has been reduced to 12.5 per cent
Six per cent additional duty on certain products remains
- Demystifying Growth (Hindu, S. L. Rao, Mar 07, 2006)
Provides a framework for understanding India's experience in pursuing economic growth with equality
- Scientists Seek To Turn Sharks Into Spies (Tribune, Steve Connor, Mar 07, 2006)
Military scientists in the United States are developing a way of manipulating sharks by remote control to turn them into underwater spies.
- Economic Condition Of Muslims (Hindu, Mujibur Rehman, Mar 07, 2006)
Offers insight into the current socio-economic status of Urdu-speaking Indian Muslims
- Hp Thinks Of Women (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 07, 2006)
Concern about sex ratio is welcome
WHAT Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is attempting at the national level, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is trying to do in Himachal Pradesh: implementing gender budgeting.
- On Naxal Trail, Chhattisgarh Slips In Gag Law (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Mar 07, 2006)
With all eyes on the government-sponsored and opposition-backed Salva Judum campaign in Chhattisgarh, in a quiet move two months ago, the government armed itself with draconian powers that can be used to gag the media in the name of fighting Naxalites.
- Kerala Conundrum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 07, 2006)
Voters must ask the state’s politicians a question: when will growth come
- 'The Mindset Has To Change, The World Is Moving Fast... There Is No Second Chance’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 07, 2006)
VASUNDHARA RAJE SCINDIA, Chief Minister, Rajasthan
‘The mindset has to change, the world is moving fast... there is no second chance’
- Nutritional Deficiency (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Mar 07, 2006)
The dual scourge of hunger and malnutrition will be truly vanquished not only when granaries are full, but also when people's basic health needs are met and women are given their rightful role in societies.
- ‘Information Has Broken Free’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 07, 2006)
Richard Sambrook, Director, Global News, BBC: Internet technology is changing the way we are reporting news and we should welcome it with open arms.
- Colossal Beauty (Deccan Herald, Jyothi Natarajan, Mar 07, 2006)
Nature in the Himalayas is spectacularly different from the rest of India.
Thanks to bad Bangalore roads, I was able to withstand the most tortuous tour through the Char Dhams of Uttaranchal. You may not believe the legend that the Dhams . . .
- A Good Sign (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 07, 2006)
A report in this newspaper should cheer inhabitants of this city who are frequently caught in traffic snarls.
- I Am Not Anti-It: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
`Advent of IT and BT firms has raised the cost of living in Bangalore'
Promises
Government to implement scheme for meritorious girl students
Scheme for bright students from poor families also being planned
- State Government Challenges Order On Cet In Supreme Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 07, 2006)
It is likely to be mentioned on Tuesday for early hearing
- Reliance India Phone Firm Worth $8 Bln On Debut (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar, Mar 07, 2006)
Reliance Communications made its debut on the stock market with an $8 billion price tag on Monday, and said it would aggressively ramp up capacity to win a greater share of the world's fastest-growing and cheapest mobile market.
- Delhi Ad Gurus Set To Market Nepal (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 06, 2006)
Two years ago, they sold “dirt” to people by promoting a garbage clean-up campaign by Delhi school children. And now, Delhi-based brand management company Alchemy Social Infrastructure Agency Pvt Ltd has signed up for the marketing of Nepal to . . .
- India To Produce 20,000 Mw Atomic Power By 2020 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
India has set a target of 20,000 MW generation of atomic power for 2020, DRDO's Chief Controller of R and D wing, A Sivathanu Pillai has said.
- Bush Convinced Of Pakistan Commitment In Terror War (Reuters, Tabassum Zakaria, Mar 06, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was convinced of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's commitment to the "war on terror" despite the violence and presence of militants in the country.
- Bush Hit By Bouncer, Fooled By Googly In Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
After all the security concerns surrounding President George W. Bush's visit to Pakistan on Saturday, he was first hit by a bouncer then fooled by a googly.
- Us War On Iran? (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Mar 06, 2006)
Before analysing the prospects Iran-US confrontation on Tehran's quest for nuclear weapons, three factors need to be taken into consideration.
- Challenge Ahead (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 06, 2006)
It is not without any reason that President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam often drives home the necessity of ameliorating the lot of people living below poverty line (BPL). His overview of India's Mission 2020 is to make the country a developed nation.
- Rang De Basanti Rekindled Nationalism (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Bhat, Mar 06, 2006)
After a long time a movie like "Rang De Basanti" came on the silver screen which tried to make an effort in awakening the young generation of modern India.
- Finance Ministers Neglect Unorganised Sector (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Mar 06, 2006)
Every year the Union finance minister has the enviable task of delivering a budget that will promise prosperity for each and every member of the 100-crore strong Indian population.
- Sbi Says Interest Rates Looking Stable (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Indian interest rates are looking comparatively stable but liquidity pressures are seen continuing as credit off-take rises in a growing economy, a top bank said on Sunday.
- Indo-Us Partnership Can Transform World: Bush (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
US President George W Bush on Friday night wound up his first ever visit to India, clinching a groundbreaking nuclear deal.
- India’S Indifference On Corruption (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Mar 06, 2006)
Barely noticed by the Indian media, if at all, the world launched a global war on corruption on December 14, 2005, when the United Nations Convention Against Corruption came into force with the 30th ratification of the instrument.
- Decline In Teachers’ Value System (Tribune, D.R. Chaudhry, Mar 06, 2006)
Editorials and letters have given expression to the moral outrage and agony felt by the people over the rape of schoolgirls by their teachers.
- Give The Devil His Due (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Mar 06, 2006)
Whatever be his shortcomings, George W. Bush must be thanked for giving India a seat on the high table,
- How Far Is Iran From The Bomb (Indian Express, WILLIAM J BROAD, Mar 06, 2006)
: When Iran defiantly cut the locks and seals on its nuclear enrichment plants in January and restarted its effort to manufacture atomic fuel, it forced the world to confront a momentous question:
- Apollo’S Twin (Indian Express, Dilip Cherian, Mar 06, 2006)
Onkar S. Kanwar seems to have developed new love for services.
- Wen Pledges Growth Will Lift Rural Poor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
China will channel its surging economic growth to narrow the chasm dividing its rich cities and restive countryside, Premier Wen Jiabao told parliament on Sunday in a speech tempering optimism with stark warnings.
- Economics & Politics Of It All (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Mar 06, 2006)
Revenue deficit and fiscal deficit is the samebut primary deficit has worsened
- Delhi Ad Agency To Sell Nepal To World (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 06, 2006)
While Nepal’s royalist government blame the Indian media of scaring away tourists from the kingdom with “negative and exaggerated reporting”, the nodal agency for promoting visitors, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), has signed up with a Delhi . . .
- Pharma Fumes At Benign Neglect (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 06, 2006)
Pharmaceutical companies are peeved by the fact that there was nothing in the Union Budget for them, considering that all major associations has presented an impressive wishlist to the finance minister.
- Looking For Osama (Indian Express, AHMED RASHID, Mar 06, 2006)
provides the latest from what is now considered Al-Qaeda Central, in Pakistan’s Pashtun belt
- Relocating The Us Consulate (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Mar 06, 2006)
'Having a good time, wish you were here.’
- Nuclear Deal: A Dream Come True For The Indian-Americans (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Mar 06, 2006)
“It is a dream come true for all of us that President George W Bush’s trip has opened doors for new Indo-US relations.
- Devadasi Turns Anti-Aids Crusader (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Mar 06, 2006)
Despite her diminutive frame, Hulligamma, once a devadasi in Bellary district in Karnataka, has taken up the role of a dominant spokesperson for bringing HIV/AIDS issues out in the open.
- Seeing The Ordinary As Extraordinary (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Mar 06, 2006)
I’m on my way to Pune to deliver a talk on the significance of creativity and innovation in our ever-changing world to the executives of LG Electronics.
- Wrong Priorities (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 06, 2006)
No right-thinking person will quarrel with the spirit of finance minister P Chidambaram’s renewed thrust to agriculture in his Budget for the coming fiscal.
- International Women's Day Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
The Women's Voluntary Service (WVS), Joint Action Council for Women (JACW) and Altrusa International (Madras Club) observed International Women's Day, which falls on March 8, at Chetpet here on Thursday.
- Expert Expects Considerable Progress On Aids Vaccine By The Year 2010 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Says prevention, treatment must go hand in hand
India part of the scientific coalition, Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
Preventive activities helped reduce incidence of HIV among gays
"Access to diagnosis and ARVs is a critical issue"
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- Address Gender Dimensions Of Health, Medical Colleges, Teachers Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Over 9,000 students receive degrees at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences convocation Over 9,000 students receive degrees at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences convocation
- How Does Nuclear Deal Serve Our Interest? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Manmohan will make statement next week
Knowledge Initiative will help MNCs: Acharia
CPI(M) leaders cite need to adhere to three principles
- George Bush Gets A Glimpse Of Rural Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Mar 04, 2006)
U.S. President interacts with farm scientists
- Bush: U.S. Rejects Protectionism (Hindu, K. Venkateshwarlu , Mar 04, 2006)
Stand on outsourcing draws applause
Losing jobs is painful but globalisation has also opened up opportunities
Young entrepreneurs are "CEOs of tomorrow"
- Laura Bush All For Empowerment Of Women (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Sees need to educate the girl child
The US First Lady interacts with women's activists
Calls for efforts to strike gender balance in politics
Insists on imparting entrepreneurial skills to women
- Give More Importance To Higher Education, Says Vice-Chancellor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
New semester system in Mangalore university next year
There are only two professional colleges in the Kodagu
Art centre for women inaugurated
- Unesco Prize For Daily (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
The Malayalam daily Malayala Manorama has won the UNESCO Prize for Rural Communication for its campaign `Palathulli' (Many a Drop), a school exhibition aimed at raising awareness on water conservation in the State.
- Plan To Promote Haryana Literature, Says Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday stated that his Government was formulating a comprehensive plan to promote Haryana's literature, heritage and culture.
- State Deserves A Better Deal From The Railways (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
There is a general feeling that in spite of the unanimous lobbying by the MPs of Kerala, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has not given a fair deal to the State in the latest Railway Budget. The major demands of Kerala which have not been . . .
- Serve The Nation: Kalam To Students (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday asked the student community to dedicate themselves to the service of the nation and take on to themselves the responsibility for India’s socio-economic development. He was speaking at the 88th convocation . . .
- Leave Armed Forces To Commander (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Mar 04, 2006)
The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first; always and every time. The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next. Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time”.
- Jammu And Kashmir: Politics Of Death (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 04, 2006)
The real challenge before those who represent Jammu and Kashmir's people is to build pressure for the carnage in the State to end — not to initiate endless discussions on its constitutional future.
- For A Taste Of Rural India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
United States President George W Bush had an encounter with rural India in the urban settings of the Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University on the outskirts of the city on Friday.
- Bangalore Makes It To Us President’S Speech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Like his predecessor Bill Clinton – who visited India six years ago – George Bush too did not include Bangalore in his itinerary.....
- Yes, Prime Minister (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 04, 2006)
Dr Singh won without appearing to fight those opposing the nuclear deal. Smart leadership
- Riding The Anti-Bush Wave (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Mar 04, 2006)
The start of a new Parliament session in Delhi once meant road blocks, dharnas, rallies, water cannons, lathi-charges and marches. But things have been pretty peaceful in the Capital over the last decade or so.
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