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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 53943:
- Top Ifra Team Visits Infosys Complex (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Key meetings of the premier association of publishers and suppliers being held in Bangalore
- 'North Korea Preparing For Another Missile Launch' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
North Korea is making preparations to launch another long-range Taepodong-2 missile, a media report said in New York.
- Nuke Deal | Safeguards Talks Next Week (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Indian officials and those of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be meeting next week to negotiate the proposed Safeguards Agreement, which is required to be put in place to allow international community to resume nuclear trade with India.
- The Mother Teresa Of Chennai's Nsk Nagar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Nearly quarter of a century of selfless service for destitutes and diseased, he is called the Mother Teresa of NSK Nagar here.
- Higher Education In India (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jul 07, 2006)
The system of higher education in India is the third largest in the world after China and USA.
- Ltte's Manoeuvres India's Options (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Jul 07, 2006)
By now it is clear that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has grudgingly admitted responsibility for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi only as a tactical manoeuvre and in search of a trade off. Whether it will succeed in its gambit is a . . .
- Road To A Settlement (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 07, 2006)
From the point of view of commerce, the reopening of the Nathu La pass for trade is likely to be of largely symbolic importance.
- Upset Dmk Forces Government To Stall State Asset Sales (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Jul 07, 2006)
India put all decisions to sell stakes in state-run firms on hold on Thursday after a key ally threatened to pull out of the ruling coalition, raising questions about the future of its economic reforms.
- U.S. Pushes For Joint Action Over Nkorea Missile Tests (Reuters, Steve Holland, Jul 07, 2006)
President George W. Bush pushed on Thursday for a united international response to North Korea after the impoverished, communist state test-fired a barrage of missiles and vowed more launches.
- Pak Parties Seek International Help Against Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
In an effort to mount pressure on President Pervez Musharraf, political parties in Pakistan have started seeking international help to make him give up his army uniform and hold free and fair elections next year.
- Iaea To Start Nuclear Safeguards Talks With India (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Jul 07, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency begins talks with India on Friday to bring Indian nuclear sites under IAEA monitoring for the first time as part of a U.S.-Indian nuclear energy pact, the U.N. watchdog said.
- Iskcon To Organise Heritage Fest In August (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
It is open to students in classes 1 to 10 from all schools in Mysore
Contests in music, Gita sloka chanting, rangoli will be conducted
There is no entry fee
- Ministers Differ On Completion Of Underpass Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Tourism Minister Lovely declared Prem Bari Pul project to be ready by July, PWD Minister Walia says it would be over only by Sept.
- Now A Missile Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 07, 2006)
The seven missiles, including the long range Taepodong-2, that North Korea fired on Wednesday have created quite a flutter among the . . .
- Friday Feature: Tolerance In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Jul 07, 2006)
Islam, which literally means ‘submission’, establishes and promotes peaceful co-existence.
- We Have A Number Of Tools To Deal With N Korea: Rice (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The international community has remained united in its opposition to North Korea's missile tests and has ''a number of tools''to deal with Pyongyang's ''brinkmanship,'' says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
- Making Public Transport Popular (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 07, 2006)
With the inevitable rise in oil prices, transport sector in general and personal transport in particular are the sufferer.
- Environmental Fiscal Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 07, 2006)
The environmental fiscal reform (EFR) project launched recently by an international NGO could lay some misconceptions to rest.
- Soldiers And Politics (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf told a public meeting in Gilgit on Wednesday that since he is a soldier he cannot contest elections.
- Pm Puts On Hold All Divestments (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jul 07, 2006)
The UPA Government’s reform agenda suffered a fresh setback on Thursday as Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, in the face of a dramatic public threat by his DMK ally to quit his ministry, put on hold the recent decision on disinvestments in Neyveli . . .
- Let There Be Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s rejection of the Bush administration’s plan for terrorist trials has rightly been seen as a rebuff of the president’s unilateral legal approach to fighting Al Qaeda. But in a subtler way, it is also a profound rebuke to Congress.
- Is Nato Now Karzai’S Mercenary Army? (Dawn, Simon Jenkins, Jul 07, 2006)
The debacle of Britain-in-Afghanistan cannot be ignored, because British troops are at risk.
- N Korea Vows To Test More Missiles (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 07, 2006)
Despite indications that North Korea has more missiles ready to test, the United Nations Security Council remains deeply divided over how to respond to Pyongyang’s military programme
- Violence Won’T End By Military Means: Karzai (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said violence in his country would not be ended by military means alone while Britain said on Thursday it was considering sending more troops to Afghanistan because of heavy fighting.
- Iran Tests Eu's Patience, Postpones Nuclear Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Iran postponed crucial nuclear talks with the European Union on Wednesday in apparent anger at an exiled opposition leader's visit to the European Parliament, but the meeting will go ahead on Thursday.
- Aiims Boss Fired, Docs On Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The apex decision-making body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday sacked its director P Venugopal following which faculties and resident doctors struck work as a mark of protest thus severely affecting emergency . . .
- Special Cabinet Meeting To Discuss Cmp Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has called a special meeting of the State Cabinet in Srinagar tomorrow to discuss and review Common Minimum Programme (CMP) which was framed at the time when his predecessor, Mufti Mohd Sayeed headed the coalition . . .
- Make The Mohan Veena, But Inform Us (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
It's not a mark of snobbery from a globe-trotting maestro.
- Break The Logjam (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 06, 2006)
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks in Geneva might have run into a deadlock, but let us not lose heart. Such deadlocks are part of any democratic negotiations process.
- Needless Sledgehammering (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 06, 2006)
There were occasions in the past when strife in West Asia threatened to spin out of control.
- No Holy Cow For Edamaruku (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 06, 2006)
The ‘diary notes’ of Prof A.T. Kovoor, serialised in a Malayalam journal, provided me the first introduction to rationalism. Son of a Mar Thoma priest, who was known for his oratorical skills, Prof Kovoor migrated to Colombo where he practised . . .
- Cyber Insecurity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 06, 2006)
Those were the days when I could get up from both sides of the bed in the morning. Chandigarh was young then and it was a blessing to live with no pollution in the air. “Matka Chowk” had not come up and we had to be contended with the Lake. A few . . .
- 'North Korean Missiles To Figure In G8 Summit' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea's missile tests will come under scrutiny at a G8 summit of the world's leading industrial nations in Saint Petersburg this month, a Kremlin aide said.
- Nathu La Reopens Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
It will be the dawn of a new era in Sino-Indian bilateral ties tomorrow when border trade between the world’s two most populous nations resumes through the famed Nathu la pass after a gap of over four decades.
- Crippling Standards (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 06, 2006)
The National Commission for Minority Education Institutions (NCMEI)’s suggestion that performance in maths and English need not be considered for promotion to Class 6 in government schools must be rejected outright.
- Councillor Among 5 Killed In Kargil Road Mishap (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Five persons including a National Conference Councillor of Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Council and his daughter-in-law were drown-ed in Shingo river, about five kms from Kargil on Drass-Kargil road this morning.
- 7500 Leave For Yatra, 3 More Die (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Two devotees from Andhra Pradesh and one from Rajasthan died while undertaking the Amarnath yatra since last night, taking the toll among the yatris during this year’s pilgrimage to 21 while about 7500 more pilgrims left three base camps this . . .
- Preserving The Core (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jul 06, 2006)
Mergers and acquisitions that seek to eliminate and erase the small fry are bound to come apart, writes Vinayshil Gautam
- Rain Pockmarks Mumbai Runway (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Gravel on the runway at the country’s busiest airport peeled off in the rain today, delaying flights, as potholes on the ground slowed down road traffic and got the municipal corporation an earful from Bombay High Court.
- Cause For Comfort (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Jul 06, 2006)
As the results of the Board examinations for Class XII started flowing in, almost all other conversation came to a standstill in most urban families with children at school.
- Venugopal Removed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Aiims Director and internationally renowned heart surgeon Dr P. Venugopal here today stepped out of Nirman Bhavan, Health Ministry headquarters, in a state of daze minutes after the institute body, chaired by Health Minister Anbhumani Ramadoss, . . .
- Necropolis Now (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 06, 2006)
Deregulate Delhi's power, Mumbai's drains ---- Notwithstanding claims of urban renewal and of the need to build new, modern cities in . . .
- Right Benediction (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jul 06, 2006)
The Pope's decision to demand human rights for Christians in Muslim countries is a welcome change in the Vatican world-view, says Daniel Pipes.
- Matter Of Rational Faith (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Jul 06, 2006)
Sanctity of Amarnath as a place of Hindu pilgrimage isn't affected by the formation or non-formation of the . . .
- Official Used Pen Drives To Leak Info (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Computer analyst with the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) SS Paul arrested, for leaking secret data to an American diplomat, was using pen drives to supply information.
- Friendship Is A Numbers Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 06, 2006)
Once again the idea of forming a third front is floating around in the offices of political parties which are neither close to the Congress nor the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Washed Up Rhetoric (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court hears the Narmada case on July 10. The Shunglu Committee’s report on resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) will be part of the government’s submission.
- Crew Inspecting Nasa Shuttle For Damage (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
NASA space shuttle Discovery’s crew used highly sensitive cameras on Wednesday for any signs of damage from the Fourth of July launch. Nothing serious was reported, but it was much too early to draw any conclusions, officials said.
- Musharraf Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 06, 2006)
After a long time Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reverted to the Kashmir issue.
- Global Fury Over N Korea Missiles (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea today test-fired a barrage of missiles, including a long-range weapon said to be capable of reaching Alaska, ratcheting up tensions in north Asia and drawing international condemnation.
- Salary Stick Lands On Govt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for not releasing the salary of doctors who went on strike against reservations, pointing out that it had promised no action would be taken if they returned to work.
- Defiant Korea Test-Launches Seven Missiles (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea test-launched seven missiles, including a long-range Taepodong, in an early-morning barrage today, defying international warnings of retaliation and prompting concerns that it could follow with more tests.
- Floody Hell! It’S Just Rains, Not A National Crisis (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 06, 2006)
Floody Hell! Mumbai has just drowned in the bathtub.
- Ex-Nsc Security Head Is Now In Delhi Police Net (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 06, 2006)
Microsoft employee Mukesh Saini, the former co-ordinator of the Indo-US Cyber Security Forum and head of the crucial information security wing in the National Security Council (NSC), was picked up by the Delhi Police late tonight and detained at the . . .
- Train To Tibet (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
The train was taken up after decades on the drawing board
- Form And Nature (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
Despite the concept of Ahimsa being praised by all, we come across conflicting views regarding its form and nature.
- Officials Told To Take Precautions Against Rain-Related Calamities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Chief Minister addresses meeting of secretaries, deputy commissioners
Two-day meet called primarily to discuss spread of chikungunya
Laxity will not be tolerated, officials warned
People's grievances not being tackled adequately, says Kumaraswamy
- Bringing The Dead To Life Takes Some Talent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
Whether as a celebration or an appraisal of a life, obituaries always tell a story, and people love listening to good stories well told.
- Fascinating Metaphors (Deccan Herald, P SRINIVASAN, Jul 06, 2006)
When read out of context metaphors often amuse by their usual suggestions
- Return Of Mining Raises Hope In Congo (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Jul 06, 2006)
There is little to break the silence at Kolwezi, once the economic powerhouse of Congo, now a landscape of industrial desolation. Potholed roads lead to ruined, rusted factories.
- Kerala For Inclusion Of Professional Colleges Act In The Ninth . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The measure seeks to ensure social justice and standard in the higher education sector
The Act seeks to regulate self-financing professional colleges
- Relief For Pensioners (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jul 06, 2006)
The most unpopular part of a falling interest regime is that retired people have suffered a large reduction in real income
- N Korea Launches Barrage Of Missiles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea test-fired a barrage of missiles on Wednesday, including a long-range weapon said to be capable of reaching Alaska, ratcheting up tensions in north Asia and drawing international condemnation.
- Delhi Napping As Beijing Pushes Tibet Rail To Sikkim, Arunachal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 06, 2006)
The long-awaited re-opening of the Nathu La pass for border trade between Sikkim and Tibet tomorrow pales into insignificance as Beijing unveils plans for rail connectivity across the Sino-Indian border and all along it.
- Tata Shores Up Stake To Steel Against Bids (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Tata Group plans to raise its stake in the country’s largest private steel maker, Tata Steel Ltd., to ward off possible hostile takeover bids, Chairman Ratan Tata said on Wednesday.
- World Condemns North Korean Missile Tests (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
World leaders on Wednesday condemned North Korea for conducting multiple missile test launches, saying they were provocative and violated a moratorium declared by Pyongyang.
- Discovery Crew Make Shuttle Inspection (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The crew of Discovery woke up Wednesday for a day devoted to an in-flight inspection of the space shuttle, a day after NASA managers celebrated the success of the nation’s first Fourth of July manned launch.....
- Gearing Up For `Freshers' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The last lap in the race for admission to Delhi University has begun with the third list being declared on Tuesday.
- Avoiding An Unequal Social Bargain (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Jul 06, 2006)
Grass-roots democratic institutions need to be revitalised and involved in managing food and water security systems.
- Multi-Ethnic Panel To Advise Rajapakse (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 06, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced a 12-member multi-ethnic committee to advise President, Mahinda Rajapakse on power sharing in the Tamil dominated north and east in its efforts to address the ethnic strife in the island nation.
- Udit Narayan Gets A Fortnight For Patch Up With Ranjana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Noted singer asked not to leave the country till then
- Only A U.N.-Led Process Can Halt The Iraq Catastrophe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 06, 2006)
The British Government cannot justify the continuing presence of its troops unless it shows it has learned from its failures.
- The Jatropha Opportunity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 06, 2006)
It is self-evident that biofuels hold out the promise of significantly easing the impact of the ongoing oil crisis.
- Food Security In Peril (Tribune, M.G. Devasahayam, Jul 06, 2006)
The Centre’s decision to import five lakh tonnes of wheat just ahead of the rabi season has rung alarm bells throughout the farm . . .
- Tata Steel: Steeling Up (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Jul 06, 2006)
After the Mittal-Arcelor episode, the fear of hostile takeovers has reached the house of Tatas with the chairman saying that the steel industry is "highly fragmented and considerably vulnerable".
- Isro Begins Work On Navigational Satellite System (Hindu, Chitra V. Ramani, Jul 06, 2006)
To be operational by 2011-12, it will be optimised for the specific needs of users in the country
- Denmark Honour For Industrialist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
N. Sankar, Honorary Consul-General of Denmark for Southern India, has been decorated with the Order of the Dannebrog - Knight First Class by the Queen of Denmark in recognition of his valuable services as the Consul-General of Denmark.
- War Room Leak Case: "Pen Drive," A Challenge To Cbi (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jul 06, 2006)
Leaking crucial documents has become easy with new devices
"This is a new problem in ensuring foolproof cyber security"
Out of 8 "pen drives," only 3 were recovered and of them one had been erased
- Meeting Ground In The Mountains (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 06, 2006)
Hordes of officials and journalists descend on the Nathu La Pass, which is to be officially opened for border trade on Thursday.
- A "Peacekeeping" Mission Goes Wrong (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 06, 2006)
Britain's post-9/11 campaign in Afghanistan, meant to be a largely peaceful one, is turning into a full-scale war.
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