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Articles 8121 through 8220 of 53943:
- Infosys Shining: Software Titan Delivers A Surprise (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 13, 2006)
Infosys’ sparkling quarterly result, and the upward revision of the guidance convey two important messages.
- Mumbai, The Braveheart (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 13, 2006)
Unlike the 1993 serial bombings which aimed at destroying the city’s institutions, Tuesday’s blasts were meant to slaughter the people of Mumbai with a clear view to create panic amongst them.
- Arrest Decline Of Punjab Economy (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Jul 13, 2006)
As a result of exemplary progress, particularly in the fields of agriculture and industry, Punjab state continued to maintain the top position in terms of per capita income till the early nineties.
- India To Review New Cbm Initiatives With Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
After serial bomb blasts killed over 200 people in Mumbai, India has decided to do a "rethink" on new initiatives for confidence-building measures in the composite dialogue process with Pakistan.
- A Green Utopia (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 13, 2006)
What does it take to get a spring in your step, a sparkle in your eye and a song on your lip? Ask the Ni-Vanuatu, residents of . . .
- Gender Battle (Tribune, Lt Gen Raj Kadyan, Jul 13, 2006)
An Army Lieutenant posted at Udhampur committed suicide recently.
- My Lady Nicotine (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Jul 13, 2006)
Beautiful women, flowers, snow-capped mountains, placid lakes, moonlit nights and the songs of birds are not the only objects that have provided inspiration to poets to compose their odes.
- For Durable Ties With Us (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 13, 2006)
Understanding the perceptions of those who influence US foreign policy provides an insight into the factors that shape the directions that global developments will take. It was, therefore, interesting to meet key strategic thinkers in the U.S last . . .
- Bush Condemns Mumbai Blasts (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 13, 2006)
President George W. Bush expressed outrage over the bomb blasts that killed over 183 persons in Mumbai on Tuesday and said the United States stood with India in the war on terror.
- ‘China Gears Up For Rival Resolution’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
China is preparing a rival resolution on North Korea’s missile tests that would drop language in the USA and Japanese-backed measure which could lead to possible future military action against Pyongyang, UN diplomats said today.
- Nepal Price Tag For Peace: $2b (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
On a day Nepal's prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala returned home from hospital, his government announced a $2-billion annual budget geared towards institutionalising the government-Maoist peace process.
- The Day After (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 13, 2006)
Few organisations would have both the ruthlessness and the logistical capabilities to mount attacks on the scale and intensity of the Mumbai train bombings, which killed 190 at last count and injured many more.
- Web Design (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 13, 2006)
Humankind has always wondered what will happen next, because being able to predict has immense survival value.
- Maximum Power (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Jul 13, 2006)
It took just 11 minutes to wreck Mumbai. In those 11 minutes some lives were snuffed out, other lives changed for the worse with horrific injuries. Even as phone lines in and to Mumbai were jammed, anxious relatives waited to hear about the safety . . .
- Mumbai Blasts Derail Indo-Pak Peace Process (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 13, 2006)
Yesterday’s serial blasts in Mumbai appear to have taken the most important toll — the three-year-old Indo-Pak peace process.
- Pm In Damage-Control Mode (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 13, 2006)
With home minister Shivraj Patil coming in for severe criticism following yesterday’s serial blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a belated attempt at damage control.
- Mumbai Blasts Derail Indo-Pak Peace Process (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 13, 2006)
Yesterday’s serial blasts in Mumbai appear to have taken the most important toll — the three-year-old Indo-Pak peace process.
- It Will Be A Long Haul (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 13, 2006)
These are times when you want to say the hell with political correctness and demand an eye for an eye.
- India Needs To Be Ruthless In Its Vengeance (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
As a child, I rarely fell asleep without listening to my grandmother narrate 'good-over-evil' stories from religious scriptures.
- How Much Will India Endure? (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 13, 2006)
Yesterday's awful rush-hour bombings of trains in Bombay raise an important and ominous question: How far can India be pushed?
- No Surrender To Terror (China Daily, editorial, chinadaily, Jul 13, 2006)
Death is always petrifying. When it came in the form of multiple bombs that ripped through passenger trains at rush hour in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, the word "gory" took on new meaning.
- Former Aide Suspects Role Of Dawood In Serial Blasts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
The Mumbai bomb blasts was probably the handiwork of Dawood Ibrahim.
- Ministry Forcing Rhd To Sign Construction Deal Despite Faulty Design (The Daily Star, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Karnaphuli Bridge
Ministry forcing RHD to sign construction deal despite faulty design
Sharier Khan
- Israel Terms Capture Of Soldiers Act Of War (Financial Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Hizbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers and killed up to seven Israelis in violence on either side of the Lebanese border on Wednesday, further inflaming West Asia tensions.
- Thinking The Unthinkable (Denver Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
This time of year, a thoughtful observer might wonder if the border we need to close is not to the south, but to the north.
- Petition Initiative Is Wrong For Colorado (Denver Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Colorado voters crushed anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce's so-called "Petition Rights Amendment" by a 78 percent to 22 percent margin in 1994 and 69 percent to 31 percent in 1996.
- Mayor Sees The Forest For The Trees (Denver Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Imagine for a moment that somebody in the Bush administration had thought of this four years ago.
On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced it would apply the protections of the Geneva Conventions to the 500-some detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, . . .
- "Act Of War"in Mideast (Denver Post, Dion Nissenbaum, Jul 13, 2006)
A new crisis between Israel and Islamic militants threatened to escalate into a broader and deadlier regional conflict Wednesday after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers in a coordinated assault along the Israel-Lebanon border.
- Legislature Has Georgia On Its Mind (Denver Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Colorado lawmakers are looking to Georgia during their special legislative session as they craft laws that restrict access to government services for adult illegal immigrants and crack down on employers who hire them.
- Four Years Late To Geneva (Denver Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Imagine for a moment that somebody in the Bush administration had thought of this four years ago.
- Goa To Donate Rs. 1 Crore To Maharashtra For Blast Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Goa Assembly passes resolution condemning blasts in Mumbai and attacks in Srinagar
- Intuitive Conviction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Discipline is indispensable if one has to make headway in life irrespective of the field one chooses to explore. Spiritual exploration is more demanding in terms of . . .
- Bush's Style Of Diplomacy Texas Plain Talk (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
President George W Bush, who irked key allies with his war in Iraq, is pushing diplomacy more in his second term and will use his penchant for Texas plain talk and slapping backs on visits this week to Germany and Russia.
- Israel Battles Muslim Militants On Two Fronts (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Israeli forces battled Muslim militants on two fronts on Thursday, destroying the office of the Palestinian foreign minister in Gaza and exchanging blows with Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrillas to the north.
- No Breakthrough In Chinese Diplomacy On North Korea - U.S. (Reuters, Chris Buckley, Jul 13, 2006)
U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said on Thursday there had been no breakthrough in Chinese diplomacy to defuse the North Korean missile crisis as China condemned Japan for "pouring oil on fire" over the issue.
- New Income Tax Form (Daily Excelsior, K R Sudhaman, Jul 13, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram once quoted famous Tamil saint Poet Thiruvalluvar during a budget speech to say that taxes should be collected without pain like a bee collects nectar from a flower.
- Pak Is Determined To Get N-Power (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri has declared Islamabad is determined to go the nuclear route to meet its energy needs whether or not it gets a deal similar to the India-US nuclear agreement.
- Vanuatu — The Happiest Place On Earth (Hindu, Duncan Campbell, Jul 13, 2006)
Its people are satisfied with their lot, live to nearly 70 and do little damage to the planet.
- A Summit For Global Security And Stability (Hindu, JACQUES CHIRAC, Jul 13, 2006)
We must seize the opportunities of globalisation in this extraordinary period of growth while correcting its unacceptable social and ecological excesses.
- Iskcon, It Majors Top Terror Hit List (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Jul 13, 2006)
According to highly placed sources in the Central intelligence agencies, the prime target of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) – the most active Pakistan-based terrorist outfit in India – in Bangalore is likely to be Iskcon followed by the two . . .
- The Road To Unimaginable Horror (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 13, 2006)
There has rarely been a crime so predictable as that visited on Mumbai. It is part of a war that is still far from over.
- All Airports To Be Put On High Alert (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
The Union Home and Civil Aviation ministries on Wednesday decided to put the country’s airports on high alert while strengthening access control and placing better mechanism to detect explosives in the wake of the terror blasts in Mumbai.
- Aiims May Get A Dose Of Freedom (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
The high-level committee set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to improve the functioning of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has been asked to suggest means of enhancing the autonomy of the prestigious institute within three months.
- Grounded Even Before Take-Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
The lifetime dream of becoming pilots for these Scheduled Caste candidates was grounded just before they were to board the flight to leave for training, thanks to bungling in the State’s Social Welfare Department.
- 'Offering Low Fares Is Not Enough' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 13, 2006)
Air Deccan has been pioneer of low-cost airlines in India. It is pursuing its vision of “empowering every Indian to fly” by providing low airfares and linking unconnected cities.
- Mumbai Bounces Back (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Jul 13, 2006)
The megapolis was back on its feet on Wednesday even as the toll in Tuesday’s serial blasts on seven suburban trains on Mumbai’s Western Line rose to 200 killed and 714 injured.
- 1 Killed, 46 Hurt As Ashram Followers, Youths Clash (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Jul 13, 2006)
One person was killed and more than 46 were injured when followers of Satlok Ashram, located on the outskirts of this village, fired at a mob comprising mainly youths of nearby villages around noon today. There was also a heavy exchange of brickbats.
- Federal Bank, Idbi, Fortis To Form New Life Insurance Venture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
IDBI to have 48 per cent stake in the entity
- 'Indo-Us Nuke Deal Can Get Through Cong By Month-End' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
The United States Ambassador to India David Mulford expressed confidence that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal that cleared the House and Senate Committees last month can be through Congress by the end of month or before law makers break away for . . .
- Dhaka’S Rice Scam (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 13, 2006)
Delhi’s decision to cancel delivery of the balance consignment of Rs 32 crore worth of rice to Bangladesh, for free distribution among flood victims in the northern parts of the . . .
- Iran Reply Disappoints Usa, Eu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Foreign ministers from the six powers pushing Iran to accept a package of incentives to suspend its nuclear programme met behind closed doors in Paris today, the latest deadline in the standoff, and one that Teheran looked set to ignore.
- India Slams Polls In Pok (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
India said the entire election process in ‘‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir’’ part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir demonstrated a “lack of credibility” with the authorities rejecting most of the candidates who did not sign a declaration ascribing to . . .
- Muslims Can Be Given Reservation: Arjun (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
In the midst of the controversy over OBC quota in elite educational institutions, Union HRD minister Mr Arjun Singh today said that Muslims could be given reservation under the Constitutional norms of backwardness.
- Private Ports (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 13, 2006)
There is a trend all over the world to decentralise direct government control and to place the ports on a more commercial footing.
- Gulmarg Too Under Attack, 7 Tourists Injured (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
In a span of 24 hours after conducting serial blasts at tourists in Srinagar on Tuesday, suspected terrorists yet again today targeted tourism directly and hurled a grenade towards their vehicle at Gulmarg injuring seven tourists, including three women.
- Unsc Asks Nations To Cooperate With India On Blasts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council has condemned "in the strongest terms" the deadly bombings in Srinagar and Mumbai that left over 200 dead and urged all countries to cooperate with Indian authorities in bringing the perpetrators to justice.
- India Reacts Strongly To Kasuri's Remarks On Kashmir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
In the aftermath of deadly terror attacks in Mumbai, India today took strong exception to Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri's remarks seeking to link the blasts to lack of resolution of Indo-Pak disputes, denouncing his comments . . .
- Welfare Of Unorganised Workers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 13, 2006)
Welfare of the workers of un-organized sector who constitute about 93 percent of the work force in India has been a major concern for the successive governments at the Centre and States.
- Tackling Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 13, 2006)
Are we condemned to live in conditions that permit terrorists of all inclinations to strike at will?
- India Will Win War Against Terrorism: Manmohan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Saluting the people of Mumbai and Srinagar for the speed with which they have returned to normal life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight said the war against terror will be won and "no one can make India kneel".
- Teacher Target (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, Jul 13, 2006)
Teaching profession has everywhere and always received the corroboration of being the noblest profession in the world and the most revered one in every era, especially in context to Indian . . .
- Let Logic Reign In Tricky Situation (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 13, 2006)
Hardly a day passes without a loud voice being heard for and against demilitarisation in the State especially the Valley.
- Relief For India’S Remand Prisoners (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 12, 2006)
Amendment to the prison law promises to decongest Indian jails, where thousands languish without trial.
- Riding Piggyback To Disaster (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Jul 12, 2006)
Many years ago, my husband and I had gone for dinner to a close friend. There was another guest, a young girl of 18.
- Don’T Underestimate Woes Of Oustees (Indian Express, HIMANSHU UPADHYAYA, Jul 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court has legitimised the continuing violation in the Narmada valley yet again.
- Pakistan Condemns Blasts, Attacks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the series of bomb blasts on commuter trains in Mumbai that killed at least 135 people, as well as the series of grenade attacks in Srinagar that killed . . .
- To Boost Revenue In Ore-Rich States (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 12, 2006)
Steel tycoon L N Mittal’s latest investment proposal brings to the fore the core issue of iron-ore mining rights for steel projects.
- India Rebukes Pakistan On Safta (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 12, 2006)
Makes veiled criticism of Islamabad
No economic progress without peace and security, says Bansal Pakistan trading under positive list goes against the very essence of SAFTA
- World Condemns Blasts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
``Terrorism is a bane of our times and it must be condemned"
There can never be any justification for terrorism: U.K.
The terrorists guilty of this crime must be severely punished: Russia
- Peaceful Voting In Pok (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Voting began on Tuesday in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to choose a new regional legislature that will face the . . .
- Sri Lankan Multi-Ethnic Panel Begins Work (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 12, 2006)
I will not impose a solution, says Sri Lankan President
- Space Stumbles (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 12, 2006)
Isro must build on its failures
- Hooda's Personal Intervention Settles Mill-Farmers Dispute (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Farmers to get arrears amounting to Rs. 27.89 crores
- The Misleading Mutual Fund Numbers (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Jul 12, 2006)
It can lead to complacency and to policies, products and services that don’t benefit the target group
- Defending Humanity’S Larder (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 12, 2006)
The earth will need to feed an additional 1.5 billion people by 2050
- Security Tightened In New York (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
New York Police Department said it had heightened security on subways, after Mumbai blasts, as a precaution but stressed that they had received no specific threats to the city.
- Fokker Crash And The Problem Of High-Risk Technologies (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 12, 2006)
The tragic crash of a PIA Fokker F-27 in Multan on July 10 has predictably revived the debate about the safety of the aircraft inducted in the PIA fleet some 40 years ago.
- Us Opposes India Joining Npt As N-Weapon State (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
“Let me be clear: We do not support India joining the Non Proliferation Treaty as a nuclear weapon state. Rather, the goal of our initiative is to include India, for the first time ever, in the global nonproliferation regime,”
- Blasts In Mumbai And Srinagar: India To Take ‘Strongest . . . (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 12, 2006)
India said on Tuesday that it would take the “strongest possible measures” against militants in the wake of bomb blasts in Srinagar and Mumbai.
- The Rise Of Asia (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jul 12, 2006)
The implications of the Mittal-Arcelor story needs to be understood
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