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Articles 10021 through 10120 of 53943:
- Headed For A Taliban State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
The word "politician" is synonymous these days with everything that is wrong, corrupt and incorrigible.
- Humanising Criminal Investigation (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Jun 27, 2006)
A collection of articles by experts on forensic nursing which is a treat and education by itself
- India's Tortuous Trail In Telecom Industry (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Jun 27, 2006)
Twenty-five years ago, making a telephone call from a southern state to an upcountry number was an exercise that could extend beyond one day. One booked a trunk call
- Diverse Canvas Of The Land And Its People (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A must for understanding the North-Eastern States of India
- India-China Relations In Good Shape, Jiabao Tells Narayanan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
As India and China held a fresh round of talks on the boundary issue today, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said bilateral ties were in ‘‘good shape’’.
- Education Is Not Just About Jobs (Indian Express, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Jun 27, 2006)
Discussing the purpose of education would be unnecessary in normal times, because it would be obvious to everyone.
- Of Tigers And Tribals (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The prime minister’s task force that was established to find innovative ways to protect the Bengal tiger in its natural habitat has failed miserably.
- The Traditional Art Form Of Kerala (Hindu, S. A. K. DURGA, Jun 27, 2006)
This book is a detailed account of the performance of the shadow puppet theatre of Kerala.
- India-China Relations In Good Shape, Jiabao Tells Narayanan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
As India and China held a fresh round of talks on the boundary issue today, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said bilateral ties were in ‘‘good shape’’.
- ‘I Am Not Here Just To Fill Potholes, I’M Going To Build A Knowledge Society’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2006)
Of your many roles, as chairman of the administrative reforms commission, permanent aide of the Congress Working Committee, in-charge of Tamil Nadu and . . .
- We’Re Buying, Can We Sell? (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jun 27, 2006)
Twelve years ago I passed by a tiny Belgian mountainside town called Huy to write about an Indian steel success story.
- Sugar Daddy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2006)
Mulayam can still go to UP voters with a governance card. Western UP holds the key
V.P. Singh may have cut the cake. But Mulayam Singh Yadav can still have it. The UP chief minister, however, would have to ensure his reelection strategy is not . .
- The Beauty Of Blessings (Deccan Herald, Deepa Dumblekar, Jun 27, 2006)
Blessings are actually good intentions in action and are rewarded
- Animals, Agriculture, And City Planning (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 27, 2006)
Providing multipurpose farmland within urban areas could help alleviate poverty besides improving the aesthetics of our cities.
- Congress Weary Of Contesting Mcd By-Election (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 27, 2006)
BJP upbeat, Third Front in active mode
BJP feels this could well lay the foundation for its return to power in the Capital
DPCC president wants the Chief Minister to decide on the candidate
- Karnataka Government To Retain Services Of Daily Wage Employees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Mlas demand that the circular issued by the Chief Secretary be withdrawn
The Karnataka State Government Daily Wage Workers/Employees Federation had announced a protest in Bangalore
Members in Assembly were sore that the daily wagers were not . . .
- Stirring The Hudood Pot (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 27, 2006)
A Pakistani TV show has sparked a debate on the contraversial Hudood ordiances.
Participants in the TV programme were united in making recommendations for amendments
Contrastingly, the ruling MMA will not support even amendments to the Hudood laws
- Top Lankan General Is Blown Up By Suicide Killer (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into a car carrying Sri Lanka’s third-highest ranking military officer on Monday and blew himself up, killing the general and three other people, officials said.
- Money And Inflation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 27, 2006)
Mr Chidamabaram’s economists need a refresher course.Inflation is defined by the secular fall in the value of money, or the secular rise in the money-prices of all real goods and services. Obviously, the first difficulty with measuring inflation in . . .
- A Lesson In Corporate Democracy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 27, 2006)
There were many things that were extraordinary in the Mittal-Arcelor saga but none more so than the manner it gripped the popular Indian imagination.
- Flight Or Fight (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 27, 2006)
If you are planning to fly out of the country any time soon from the national capital — or even taking a flight back to the Indira Gandhi International Airport — factor in at least one hour of waiting time either ways, apart from the delays while . . .
- Us Committee To Take Up Fine-Tuning Of Bill On Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The House International Committee will take up tomorrow the fine-tuning of a bill on the landmark nuclear deal with India amidst indications that the 'mark-up' could involve substantive and procedural changes, including termination of the pact if . ..
- Australia Reaffirms Indonesian Sovereignty Over Papua (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 27, 2006)
Australia’s leader today said he supported Indonesian sovereignty over troubled Papua province, after meeting the country’s President for the first time since ties plummeted over Canberra’s decision to accept refugees from the troubled region.
- Falsifying History (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jun 27, 2006)
Attempts to colour the culture and religion of ancient Israel in Islamic hues will make future negotiations over Jerusalem more difficult, says Daniel Pipes
- Providing Social Security To Unorganised Workers (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Jun 27, 2006)
The lack of provision of basic social security for the vast bulk of workers in India is one of the more depressing features of Indian society. This is sought to be corrected in the recent recommendations of the National Commission for Enterprises . . .
- Mk Opens South’S First Oil Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Monday dedicated to the nation, the Indian Oil Corporation’s Rs 400-crore, 683-km oil pipeline from Chennai to Madurai via Tiruchi, the country’s longest in a single state and South India’s first, with a . . .
- Soft Underbelly Of Electoral System Exposed (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jun 27, 2006)
Errors in voter lists are more than just bureaucratic bungling.
- Terror Strike In Sri Lanka (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 27, 2006)
ON June 16, Sri Lankans in the Sinhalese-majority north-central Anuradhapura district buried their dead in a mass grave.
- Corporate India Goes Places (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jun 27, 2006)
But are our companies doing their homework before they embark on cross-border deals?
- Universities: Renaissance Or Decay? (The Financial Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, Jun 27, 2006)
European universities, as also those in developing countries like India, need to loosen rigid structures.
- Poverty Declines In Pakistan: Wb Report (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Jun 27, 2006)
The World Bank report on “Economic Growth in South Asia” says that with the resumption of high growth, poverty is again declining rapidly in Pakistan.
- Srm Institute In Talks With Australian Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Commercial pilot programme on anvil
A four-member team visits SRM campus
Both universities aim at establishing a cross-institutional relationship
- Shaukat For Realistic, Pragmatic Approach In Foreign Policy (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Jun 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that foreign policy is the extension of domestic policies and our diplomats should make concerted and sustained efforts to leverage the successes of our economic, political and social policies achieved during . . .
- 4 Indian And Pakistani Journalists Killed In 2006 (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Jun 27, 2006)
Four Indian and Pakistani journalists have been killed in the first six months of 2006 and national and international media organisations have condemned the Indian and Pakistani governments for their deaths.
- India Not To Cut Troops In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 27, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has outrightly rejected a call by Pakistan for troops cut in Occupied Kashmir, taking refuge behind the oft-repeated excuse that it was not possible in the face of growing violence and cross-LoC infiltration.
- The Story Of A Moral And A Retranslator (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 27, 2006)
Once upon a story, there was a moral who was lost in translation. All day long it would hang around near particular pithy sentences, yet no one would notice it. One day, as it was wandering up and down the story, trying its best to be blatant, it . .. .
- Hyderabad Nazim Forms Body To Probe Nazims’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Leaders of political and nationalist parties and elected representatives belonging to the opposition on Monday staged a protest rally against the district Nazim and throwing out of the district council hall and manhandling of PPP-backed members.
- Economic Task (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 27, 2006)
Both the prime minister and the president, of late, have spoken on the need to attract foreign investment into the country to sustain the current rate of economic growth. Foreign direct investment is said to have significantly increased during . . .
- Abbas Orders Israeli Soldier Found (International Herald Tribune, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jun 27, 2006)
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, ordered his security services on Monday to find a kidnapped Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, warned of a "comprehensive and ongoing military action" in Gaza by . . .
- Israel Threatens Big Offensive (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Jun 27, 2006)
Palestinian groups, including the armed wing of Hamas, yesterday set out their conditions for releasing any information about a kidnapped Israeli soldier.
- Alarming Rise In Drug Addiction (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 27, 2006)
Drug addiction in Peshawar and other major cities in the country is on the rise as a result of influx of the heroin, hashish and other drugs from Afghanistan, where poppy production has registered unprecedented increase since US occupation of the . . .
- Kalam Draws Energy Map (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today set out the roadmap for India’s energy independence, terming it the nation’s highest priority.
- India, Sa, Brazil Collaboration On Aids Vaccine (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jun 27, 2006)
India, Brazil and South Africa are planning to collaborate in the development of a HIV/AIDS vaccine.
- Eu Call To Sign Anti-Torture Convention (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The European Union ~ which has been harshly critical of US prisoner abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and the detention centre for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, urged all nations today to sign a global convention against torture and . . .
- Wto Draft Not In India's Interest: Assocham (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Industry body Assocham on Monday said the draft text of the Mini Ministerial Meeting of WTO to be held in Geneva should be rejected since it falls short of India's expectations and makes it obligatory for developing countries for greater reductions . . .
- Ramadoss Plot To Grab Aiims Set To Fail (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Jun 27, 2006)
July 5 extraordinary meeting to sack Venugopal may not yield result ---- The ongoing feud between Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and AIIMS Director P Venugopal is likely to end with the termination of the services of the latter at the . . .
- Maleeha Lodhi May Join Un Chief Race (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 27, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is likely to field former journalist Maleeha Lodhi, now Pakistan’s high commissioner to London, as his government’s candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary-General.
- Washington Rejects Seoul Request To Engage Pyongyang In Direct Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
South Korea has urged the United States to engage in direct talks with North Korea, but Washington has refused, according to a news report on Monday.
- Sacrilege At Tirupati Hills (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jun 27, 2006)
The current initiative of Sri Swarupanandendra Swami of the Visakhapatnam-based Sri Sarada Peetham to mobilise Hindu seers to protect dharma in the face of rising depredations by evangelists has not come a day too soon.
- Why Saffron Can't Be Red (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
As BJP and CPM have fundamental differences, the former will require a metamorphosis before it can learn from the latter, says Prafull Goradia.
- Crucial Mark-Up Vote On Nuclear Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 27, 2006)
Until Monday evening, the US Congress' House International Relations Committee was still fine-tuning the text of resolution on the US-India nuclear deal, which is scheduled to go in for a crucial "mark-up" vote in the House on Tuesday morning.
- Law For Quotas Will Not Work: Cii Chief (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
There is a demand for reserving jobs for socially and economically backward classes in the private sector. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a representative body of industrialists, has set up a task force to suggest a roadmap for . . .
- Moscow Is The Priciest: Survey (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Moscow has eclipsed Tokyo as the world's most expensive city, a new survey says. The Russian capital moved up three spots from a year ago thanks to a recent property boom, according to a survey released Monday, while the Japanese capital slipped to . . .
- Consular Cousins (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 27, 2006)
Thirteen years after the Pakistan consulate shut down in Mumbai following the demolition of Babri masjid, it will soon be back in business.
- Us House, Senate Panels To Vote On Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 27, 2006)
The US’ House of Representatives Committee on International Relations and the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs will vote on the India-US nuclear deal on June 27 and 28, respectively.
- Q&a:'law For Quotas In Corporate Sector Will Not Work' (Times of India, Rupali Mukherjee, Jun 27, 2006)
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a representative body of industrialists, has set up a task force to suggest a roadmap for affirmative action in the private sector. CII president R Seshasayee explains to Rupali Mukherjee India Inc's views . . .
- Sensex Plunges 371 Pts On Interest Rate Concerns (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Dalal Street fell more than 3% on Monday, taking back more than half the previous week’s gains as foreign and domestic investors sold shares on expectations of higher US and Indian interest rates.
- Top Lankan General Assassinated (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber today rammed an explosive-laden motor cycle against the car of a top Sri Lankan army general, killing him along with three others on the outskirts of the capital, giving a further jolt to the faltering peace process.
- Nda Mlas Fight In Chapra Street (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Sports and Youth Affairs Minister of Bihar Janardan Singh Sigriwal today picked up a quarrel with a fellow NDA MLA in full public glare near a busy road-crossing here.
- Planned, Not Sporadic (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 27, 2006)
Seldom does a day pass without a terrorist attack reported from Jammu and Kashmir.
- Danger Signs (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
American and EU forces must stay in Afghanistan to counter extremism and help the government of President Hamid Karzai to forge security which is a prerequisite for state-building and human development.
- Mending Fences With Washington (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 27, 2006)
Forget transatlantic squabbles over the US-led Iraq war and the accompanying tough talk by European Union leaders on making the 25-nation bloc a “counterweight” to the United States.
- Across The Nathu La (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Baljit Singh (retd), Jun 27, 2006)
Three sovereign nations, China, India and Bhutan, have a common meeting ground at Nathu La - Jelap La.
- Nuke Deal Faces First Vote In Us Congress Today » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Indian circles are guardedly optimistic on the eve of the first vote in the US Congress on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- G8 To Press Iran On N-Row: Japan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Group of Eight foreign ministers will urge Iran this week to accept a proposal for talks on its nuclear drive unless Tehran responds first, a Japanese official said on Monday.
- Bringing In The Maoists (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 27, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist leader Prachanda has suggested that his guerrillas and government troops join forces to form a single army.
- Basmati Row: Pak To Challenge India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Pakistan has decided to challenge India's move to register 'super' basmati rice as its national trademark on the world market, a media report here said.
- Jaspal Bhatti, Wife Highlight Rising Prices Of Vegetables (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
With the prices of vegetables and pulses sky-rocketing and these commodities getting out of reach of common man, satirist and actor Jaspal Bhatti today urged the Government to step in and control the prices.
- Matter Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 27, 2006)
The concern expressed at the highest level about step-up in violence and infiltration in the State has not come too early.
- Politics And Profligate States (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 27, 2006)
After Independence the states have evolved on two different tracks. One, with the departure of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, the two most charismatic and centralising Prime Ministers, the states have acquired increasingly greater autonomy, . . .
- Drug Abuse : More A Health Problem (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in an alleged drug abuse case has focussed attention on the sale of narcotics in the country.
- Another Step Forward In Strengthening Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 27, 2006)
For India and China, resolving the border issue remains the key to developing a truly strategic partnership.
- Renegades Kill Four Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers - Police (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in an attack by a rival faction in Sri Lanka early on Tuesday and a soldier was shot dead overnight, police said, as spiralling violence stoked fears of renewed civil war.
- Need Based Curriculum In Schools (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, Jun 27, 2006)
Education is supposed to be the only weapon by which every war can be fought and it is not about fighting only but also the wining, which is its ultimate goal.
- Parched Pakistan Feuds Over $18 Bln Dam Projects (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Jun 27, 2006)
High above the Indus river, straight white lines painted on the chaparral-covered hillsides mark the site of an ambitious, $7 billion dam project.
- The Intelligent Aam Lady’S Guide To Inflation (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 26, 2006)
I worked with the government for the first time in December, 1974. Food prices were rising by a fifth and energy prices had gone out of the window.
- Tanuvas Aims To Be Research And Training Hub In South Asia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Signs an MoU with American university for exchange programmes
- Dawood On A Bangladesh Mission? (Times of India, Sumit Sen, Jun 26, 2006)
Reports of a recent secret meeting between absconding underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and two high-profile Bangladeshis — one, an extremely powerful young politician belonging to the ruling alliance and the other, a top national security intelligence . . .
- V.P. Singh Finds Virtues In Sonia (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 26, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P Singh today clarified that Congress President Sonia Gandhi had declined the Prime Minister’s post in 2004 not because of security concerns but because she did not want to give the BJP an opportunity to embarrass the new . . .
- Two Channels, Two Themes: Dilli, Dilli (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jun 26, 2006)
One is Aaj Tak. The other is Dilli Aaj Tak. The first is a Hindi national news channel (which means it tells you that the price of tomatoes in the country . . .
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