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Articles 10921 through 11020 of 53943:
- Farmer Suicides: Beyond The Obvious (Business Line, Arindam Banik, Jun 20, 2006)
Extension of highly regulated institutional banking services is not the sole means of realising economic efficiency and distributive justice as far as dealings in credit markets are concerned.
- Towards Rational Pricing Of Oil (The Economic Times, R K PACHAURI, Jun 20, 2006)
Painful as it might seem in the short run, India would be far better off with higher oil product prices if they reflect inevitable current and future global realities.
- Poor Quality Of Mbas (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 20, 2006)
The appalling standards of management education in hundreds of business schools throughout the country have been hotly debated, and a number of corrective measures have been suggested.
- Good Is Bad (Times of India, Manjul Bajaj, Jun 20, 2006)
It was our first morning in Goa. We were at the fag end of a perfect breakfast. The husband was smoking peaceably while I watched the rain pour down in huge torrents from the safety of our partially open, beach-front restaurant.
- Method Behind Market Madness? (Business Line, Manasi Phadke, Jun 20, 2006)
Mid-way in June, with May safely away, it may be good time to ponder over what happened that month. World over, why did all the asset markets, most visibly the equity, suddenly go topsy-turvy? Was there a method to this madness?
- India, Pak To Write New Chapter Of Friendship Today (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Jun 20, 2006)
Initiating one more step in the direction of further strengthening heart to heart relations on two sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan are all set to launch second Karvan-e-Aman bus service tomorrow.
- The Case Of The Two-In-One Author (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jun 20, 2006)
It took two writers to create three interesting bylines. Kalpana Swaminathan is a surgeon working in Bombay. She is also the author of several books.
- Of Lalu, Sidhu And Gm (Business Standard, Sunita Narain, Jun 20, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu are the clowns of Indian politics. But with a difference. Sidhu led the protest for the BJP against the fuel price hike by riding an elephant.
- Kuwait To Set Up Refinery At Port Qasim: Musharraf, Sabah Hold Talks (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Pakistan and Kuwait on Monday signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding to enhance economic relations, including an MoU for setting up an oil refinery at Port Qasim.
- Marginalised, Indian Women Face Growing Aids Threat (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jun 20, 2006)
AIDS experts in India are targeting a new group in their campaign to raise HIV awareness - married women.
- Ilo Asks Myanmar To Take Steps To End Forced Labour (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The UN labour agency has asked Myanmar to take "tangible and verifiable" measures within the next few months to stop forced labour or face the prospect of further action.
- Arcelor Cancels June 21 Share Buyback Meeting (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Arcelor said on Monday that it has canceled a June 21 meeting for investors to vote on a massive share buyback in light of settlement talks with unwanted suitor Mittal Steel.
- Twinkle, Twinkle Bjp Star (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 20, 2006)
No rhyme, no reason in Madhya Pradesh
- Fire-Fighting Funds (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 20, 2006)
It did not require a parliamentary committee to conclude that fire-fighting services across the country are far below international standards..
- Will India Succeed In Getting Top Uno Job? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 20, 2006)
A curious thing about the United Nations is that it has existed for 61-years without a definite identity.
- Two Militants Among 3 Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Two militants were killed in separate encounters at different places in the Valley while as police recovered a body from Tangmarg on Monday.
- Ncw Asks Centre Take Diplomatic Measures To Save Nri Marriages......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Alarmed at the growing number of disputes in NRI marriages, the National Commission for Women today asked the Centre to take diplomatic measures to ensure legal protection to women marrying overseas.
- Blacklisting Arms Suppliers (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 20, 2006)
That there is need to blacklist as many as 118 firms involved in doing business with the various departments and public sector undertakings of the Ministry of Defence is a pointer to the extremely lucrative and extensive market that India provide . . .
- Beasts In Hills (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 20, 2006)
American author and literary critic William Dean Howells readily comes to mind for his famous remark: "So far the beast in us has insisted upon having its full say."
- Chinese Arms In Darfur The Twisted Trail Of Weapons (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
In a rebel camp along the barren, windswept border between Sudan and Chad, dozens of trucks packed with dreadlocked fighters manning heavy machine guns are lined up.
- Moscow Demands Release Of Hostages In Iraq (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Moscow on Monday called for the immediate release of four Russian diplomats taken hostage in Iraq by a group linked to Al-Qaeda which has given the Russian government 48 hours to pull out of Chechnya and free Chechen prisoners.
- The Importance Of Regional Parties (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 20, 2006)
The emergence of regional parties has raised many eyebrows, some in anxiety and some in eager expectation.
- Another Tragedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 20, 2006)
There are two reasons why one can't ignore the bus tragedy near Ramban along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday. One is the large number of casualties.
- In The Force (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
There is no inquiry that can do complete justice to the dead. The ‘reasons’ why Susmita Chakraborthy allegedly chose to end her own life will never be known.
- Ethics Of Eating (Times of India, Peter Singer, Jun 20, 2006)
Global meat consumption is predicted to double by 2020. Yet in Europe and North America, there is growing concern about the ethics of the way meat and eggs are produced.
- You Can Win (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2006)
You have crossed the great ocean; why do you halt so near the shore? Make haste to get on the other side, Gautama; be careful all the while.
Uttaradhyayana Sutra
- Straight Talk Seems To Be His Undoing (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Straight talk seems to be the Vice-Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen S Pattabhiraman’s undoing. Pragmatic and matter-of-fact statements made by him on various issues seem to rake up controversies.
- Nepal Supreme Court To Review Sobhraj Case (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 20, 2006)
Says lower courts did not adequately investigate murder charges against him
- Cracks In Male Bastion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2006)
A reported 400 plus suicides in the Army in just four years is a startling figure.
- India, China To Re-Open Trade Via Nathu La Pass (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
India and China have signed a historic agreement to resume border trade through the strategic Nathu La Pass from July six after 44 years of closure, a move that could also signal Beijing’s implicit recognition of Sikkim as part of India.
- Cbi Announces Rs 2 Lakh Cash Reward On Sethi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
CBI today announced a cash reward of Rs two lakh for information leading to the arrest of former Additional Advocate General of J&K Anil Sethi wanted in connection with the sex racket.
- Is It Masri Or Muhajir? (Pioneer, Utpal Kumar, Jun 20, 2006)
As speculations on Zarqawi's successor are rife, Utpal Kumar finds that none of the contenders is homegrown
- Bjp Plays Down Vajpayee’S Compliment To Left (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Jun 20, 2006)
The BJP today sought to play down former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s praise of Marxists, but said there was nothing wrong in picking up good things from everyone, including the Left.
- Jd(s)-Bjp Standoff On Bmic Ends (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Janata Dal(Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) standoff on the Bangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) ended today but another issue cropped up in the state Assembly.
- Popular Culture-Ii (Statesman, Biswajit Ghosh, Jun 20, 2006)
Indians have always celebrated their food diversities and never before has fast or junk food found so much popularity.
- Nepal's Top Court To Hear Appeal By "Bikini Killer" Sobhraj (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Nepal's Supreme Court will hear an appeal by "bikini killer" Charles Sobhraj against his life sentence for killing an American backpacker more than 30 years ago, a court official said on Monday.
- China 'Unlikely' To Scuttle Tharoor's Bid For Un Job (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of UN secretary general, on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other political leaders as New Delhi maps a strategy to win the widest possible support for pushing the . . .
- Fetish Of Ninety Percent (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Jun 20, 2006)
The present system of education requires a revolutionary transformation
- Musharraf Says Pak Wants To Be Treated At Par With India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Although the Indo-US nuclear deal was a bilateral arrangement, Pakistan would not like anyone to ‘‘treat it differently’’ from India as it ‘‘has the same status,’’ President Pervez Musharraf has said.
- Clause & Effect (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 20, 2006)
Not quite a clause for concern yet, but if property prices fall far enough, trouble lies ahead.
- Coalition Course (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has abandoned his obduracy on the Bangalore-Mysore expressway, and all credit must go to his coalition partner, the BJP.
- Future Of Trade Through Nathula Pass Bright (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 20, 2006)
Tibet expected to benefit from border commerce
Just 10 per cent of bilateral trade through the pass would amount to more than $1 billion a year
Livestock products and chemicals from India; wool and herbs from China among products that can be traded
- All For Bomber Madani (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 20, 2006)
It's bewildering to see so many political personalities sympathising with a man who has been charged with serial bomb blasts ---- The world is being divided into two uneven camps
- Listen To The President (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jun 20, 2006)
Ever since the disqualification of Ms Jaya Bachchan by the Election Commission, the office of profit issue has snowballed into a major politico-legal problem with the potential to unsettle many governments in the states.
- Congress Asked To Help Develop University (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Minister sees nothing wrong in becoming Chancellor; claims 50 universities have such life-long post
- Tharoor Candidacy: Woefully Optimistic? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
India has formally backed Shashi Tharoor as its official candidate for the UN Secretary General’s post which falls vacant at the end of the year.
- Indo-China Ties On A New High (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Jun 20, 2006)
It's been 44 years since last of the carts laden with Tibetan goods had rumbled down the Nathu La pass.
- Nepal Top Court Gives Sobhraj One Last Chance (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 20, 2006)
Imprisoned in Nepal since 2003 for a murder committed nearly three decades ago, yesteryear’s “Bikini Killer” Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj has been given his final chance to make his last bid for freedom with the Supreme Court admitting his appeal . . .
- Rbi Rejigs Tac On Money Market (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reconstituted the technical advisory committee on money foreign and government securities markets under the chairmanship of RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan.
- The Ramadoss Effect (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 20, 2006)
The unsavoury press which the country’s premier medical institution, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, is courting through its public fracas with the Health Minister, would be worthy of a Bollywood spoof.
- Who Benefits? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
The National Forest Commission has performed a very important service by raising an alarm on the UPA government’s proposed new legislation on tribal rights.
- A Second Peace Bus For Kashmir Today (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jun 20, 2006)
All is set for the launch of a second trans-Kashmir bus service between the border towns of Poonch on the Indian side and Rawalakote in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir tomorrow.
- Dawood Wife At Iifa Awards In Dubai (Times of India, S Balakrishnan, Jun 20, 2006)
It was in October 2003 that US president George Bush declared Dawood Ibrahim a "specially designated terrorist" for finding "common cause with al-Qaeda".
- "There's Going To Be No Effective U.N. Without The U.S." (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 20, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks about his chances and his plans.
- Indian Officer In Trouble For Chauvinistic Remarks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Women’s rights activists and opposition party leaders demanded on Monday that a top army general be fired for his reported remarks that female officers have no place in India’s army.
- Un Top Job? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
There are reports that Pakistan is seriously considering making an official nomination for the post of UN secretary-general which is going to become vacant once Kofi Annan's term expires by the end of the year.
- Safety Commission: Another Stunt (News International, Dr Farzana Bari, Jun 20, 2006)
The long-due constitution of the National Safety Commission (NPSC), as envisaged in the Police Order of 2002, has finally been announced by the interior minister.
- Focus On Afghanistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
One can count on the Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid to write forthrightly for Western publications about the reality of the situation in Afghanistan.
- Siachen Peace Park (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
The writer is a development consultant and analyst from Gilgit-Baltistan. He is also the elected representative from the Asia Pacific region on the 'Board of Directors of the Mountain Forum'.
- Journalists Observe Black Day (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 20, 2006)
The journalist community observed Black Day on Monday throughout the country to protest against the gruesome killing of tribal newsman Hayatullah Khan.
- Shifting Sands Of Shanghai (Deccan Herald, Srikanth Kondapalli , Jun 20, 2006)
SCO meeting is another indication of China's aspiration to be a major regional player....
- Peace Process On Track: Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has told a Chinese television station that the composite dialogue process between New Delhi and Islamabad was on track but the pace was below his expectations.
- Pakistan Options Open On U.N. Post (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 20, 2006)
"Asia is divided and we are not responsible for that"
- Towards An East Asian Economic Unit (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Jun 20, 2006)
The coming East Asia Summit should start by coalescing various ongoing FTAs
- Looking For A Better Consumer Price Index (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jun 20, 2006)
It needs to be weekly, have a good quality methodological foundation and be transparent
- Missing Indus Water (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
A recent report in an English-language daily reported the loss of about 20,000 cusecs of water between Taunsa and Guddu.
- Neha's Body Bore Marks Of Sexual Assault (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
The body of 19-year-old Jesus and Mary College student Neha Kakkar who fell to her death from the upper sixth floor of the District Centre in Janakpuri on Saturday evening bore telltale signs of sexual assault.
- Labour Reform Pains (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 20, 2006)
The Planning Commission's proposal to radically overhaul India's antiquated labour law cannot but gladden industry and investors, not least because the Industrial . . .
- Frontier Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
On the face of it, the NWFP finances for 2005-06 look much better than in previous years, having a record outlay of nearly Rs 96 billion and a development fund of Rs 26.63 billion.
- More Than Compassion For Refugees (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
For millions of uprooted people, World Refugee Day on June 20 is a day like any other spent waiting in remote camps and settlements for a chance to go home.
- Imprisoned In Chaos (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
Nearly five years into a war between the United States and Islamic extremists, US policies and practices for arresting, holding, interrogating and trying enemy militants are in a state of disarray, unprecedented in modern American history.
- Pakistan, Kuwait To Boost Bilateral Ties (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jun 20, 2006)
Pakistan and Kuwait have signed an agreement for economic and technical cooperation to impart fresh impetus to their multifaceted bilateral ties.
- Ptv’S Extremely Controversial Telethon (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 20, 2006)
PTV has invited scores of Indian artistes for its telethon to be held on the eve of release of Indian movie “Mughl-e-Azam’ in Pakistan.
- Strong Candidate (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 20, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor has a tough contest ahead
- Putting The Media Under The Scanner (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Jun 20, 2006)
A book on the mainstream media shows how there is a widespread sense among professional journalists that the world is as the powerful and the wealthy say it is. All other accounts are seen as marginal or as some form of fringe dissent.
- Freedom Fighters First (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Jun 20, 2006)
The international communist movement viewed World War II as an imperialist conflict until the Soviet Union's entry transformed it into a "people's war" which all Communists were obliged to support.
- Bank Of Maharashtra Opens Branch (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The bank now has 44 branches in the State and 1,306 in the country
- Here And Now Coffee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Some like it hot, some like it cold... but ultimately coffee for many is absolutely their daily dose of nirvana
- Sri Lankan Navy Burnt Boats, Say Tamil Refugees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Their number has come down after the crackdown on rebels at Mannar, Paysalai
"We were staying in a church and a school for the last 15 days to find boats to come to India"
The offensive of the Navy began on Friday night itself
A handful of Navy . .
- A Palestinian Initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2006)
As Israel tries to drum up international support for its plan to withdraw unilaterally from the occupied territories, the Palestinians have begun to rework their strategy.
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