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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 53943:
- Good Week For Freedom: Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
US President George W Bush on Saturday hailed “a good week for the cause of freedom” after the killing of al-Qaeda’s leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, but warned Americans of more sacrifice to come.
- Hamas Calls Off Truce, Fires Barrage Of Rockets At Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Militant group threatens "earth-shaking" response
- Putting The ‘He’Art Back Into Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Lalitha Ubhayaker’s centre for the arts is a place where young people can nurture their talents. Githa U Badikillaya finds out more.
- Almatti: Karnataka Under Pressure? (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jun 11, 2006)
Is the Central Government, along with Maharashtra, putting pressure on Karnataka when it comes to water storage in Almatti reservoir?
- Food For Festive Times (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Jun 11, 2006)
A book that looks at dishes unique to Indian festivals.
Festival Samayal: An Offering to the Gods; Viji Varadarajan, Orient Enterprises, Rs. 270.
- Haryana Congress Mla D.K. Bansal `Resigns' From Assembly In Protest (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Jun 11, 2006)
Says he took the move as State Government failed to initiate development activities in Ambala
- Squeeze (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 10, 2006)
Bankers may declare themselves surprised at the “sudden” rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India, but the central bank had given ample hints of such a measure the last time that credit policy was revised, in April.
- Kashmir: The Internal Question (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Jun 10, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s suggestions at the second roundtable conference regarding sharing of power among the regions of Jammu and Kashmir was perhaps the most significant for internal reform in the state. For, regional tensions have been the main cause . . .
- Zarqawi Betrayed By Al-Qaida Network (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 10, 2006)
Al-qaida terrorist mastermind Abu Musab Zarqawi, the most wanted man in Iraq with a $25 million bounty on his head, was eventually betrayed by senior leaders of his network.
- Even After Al-Zarqawi, No Clear Path In Weary Iraq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 10, 2006)
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Analysts and military spokesmen have said that the death of insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed when two 500-pound bombs obliterated his hideout north of Baghdad, will not extinguish the sectarian conflict that he . . .
- Q&a: 30-40 Per Cent Air Travellers Are First-Timers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 10, 2006)
It's been three years since Air Deccan, India's first low-cost airline, was launched and changed the face of Indian aviation. Thousands of people who probably never imagined that they could travel by air are today's frequent fliers.
- Ragged Rainbow (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 10, 2006)
Last Friday, London police raided a family home in the heavily South Asian-populated East End. The massive pre-dawn raid was undertaken with 300 officers and after months of surveillance.
- Blue-Chip Art (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 10, 2006)
The booming India art story has opened a new chapter with the launch of the country's largest art fund in Mumbai which will give private investors an opportunity to back the subcontinent's established painters and endow them with blue-chip status.
- Who Will Fill The Terror Void? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
With the demise of charismatic terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al-Qaida will be looking for a new sales approach in its worldwide fundraising campaigns.
- India, Us To Resume Talks On Nuke Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 10, 2006)
India and the US will kick off their negotiations on a bilateral civil nuclear agreement when a US team arrives here on Monday.
- Infosys Awards The Young Achievers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Among the winners are an artist, a writer and a potential inventor
The young achievers got to spend time with N.R. Narayana Murthy
A 11-year-old from Chennai won a prize in Global Children's Art Competition in Oslo
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 10, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Tackling Aids: A Missed Opportunity? (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Jun 10, 2006)
The United Nations General Assembly Special Session has let go of a great chance to ensure gains in the fight against the pandemic.
- Death Of A Terrorlord (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had the highest profile among the militants fighting the United States-led occupation of Iraq.
- Demand To Review New Benefits Given To Delhi Bureaucrats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
RWAs accuse Government of squandering public money
Both the Centre and State are increasing the burden on the citizens'
Chief Minister urged to extend the same facility to other Government servants and residents of Delhi
- Infosys Honours Young Achievers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Among the winners are an artist, a writer and a potential inventor
- Strengthen Infrastructure Before Introducing Quota, Says Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Also seeks a commensurate increase in number of seats
Benefits of reservation should reach needy sections
Use revenue from education cess to fund infrastructure
Introduce legal means to control private educational institutions
- When Saral Is Not Simple (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2006)
It is just as well that the Government now claims it has an open mind on the format of the new tax return for salaried individuals.
- Govt Lays Oil Trap For Left (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his party put their ally, the Left, and the Opposition in a fix by getting Congress-ruled states to cut the tax burden on petroleum products.
- Houses Of Six Officials Raided; Assets Worth Rs. 69 Crore Found (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The raids were conducted in Bangalore city, Bangalore Rural, Dharwad and Mangalore
- Time For A Reality Check (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jun 10, 2006)
Agricultural imports have hit Indian farmers’ interests, especially the plantation sector with workers being laid off
- At This Rate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 10, 2006)
With the prime minister’s economic advisory council saying the inflationary effect of the fuel price hike will not be alarming, with latest inflation figures modest and with the affordable credit as vital for the real sectors of the economy as it has . .
- Take A Trip (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
China has come up with a unique promotion, "Come to Mainland China Fly to Mainland China", extending the idea of providing customers an experience of the land beyond the Great Wall.
- China, Russia Warn Against Deploying Space Weapons (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
China and Russia warned that space-based weapons would pose a threat as great as weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and called for global negotiations to prevent their deployment.
- Iraq Hails Start Of A ‘New Era’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a “new beginning” for Iraq, the interior minister said on Friday, but authorities imposed a traffic ban in an apparent effort to prevent al-Qaeda reprisal attacks.
- Ltte Refuses To Meet Govt Team In Oslo (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jun 10, 2006)
Effecting a body blow to the fresh peace bid by the Norwegian facilitators, the Tamil Tiger delegation on Thursday refused to meet the Colombo delegation, after having turned up at the conference venue Thorbjornrud Hotel AS in Jevnaker in Oslo.
- Shaking Hands (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 10, 2006)
India and Nepal should redefine their bilateral ties
- Multilateral Talks? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 10, 2006)
US trying a new approach to Iran nuclear issue
- Cong Hints At Partial Fuel Price Rollback (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Barely hours after the AICC said that the “last word” had not been said on its demand for partial rollback on the petroleum products price hike despite the Government ruling it out, the Congress core committee, comprising party President Sonia . . .
- Kidnap Rumour Sparks Tension In City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Tension prevailed in Tilaknagar, adjoining Jayanagar, here on Friday afternoon as rumours spread that two girls were kidnapped and one of them was found in a severely injured condition.
- The Rahul Mahajan Story: There Was Some Method In The Madness (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 10, 2006)
In the 24X7 hours between my last column and this, 24x7 TV news gave an appreciably better account of itself over the Rahul Mahajan story.
- Wanted: Stars In The Age Of Unreason (Deccan Herald, Bijoy Joseph, Jun 10, 2006)
President APJ Kalam had a few things to say to the youth in Bangalore at the Legal Clubs interactive forum recently: “Youth with morality should join politics.
- Why Ego Is A Big Lie (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Jun 10, 2006)
Why is enlightened living difficult? It is not difficult, it only appears to be difficult to us because we have invested our life in lies. We sacrifice truth to protect lies, instead of sacrificing lies for truth.
- Beginning Of End For Al-Qaida? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 10, 2006)
Those of us who have believed all along that the Anglo-American coalition was strategically correct in moving into Iraq, but have been the victims of executional incompetence, insensitivity and bungling, may finally have some hope.
- Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway: Flyover Opened (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The ambitious express highway project to reduce the travel time between the capital and neighbouring Gurgaon got a fillip on Friday with Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T R Baalu opening a flyover on a trial basis.
- Us House Panel To Decide India’S Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
After pouring over it for nine months, a powerful panel of the US House of Representatives will decide this month on a controversial civilian nuclear deal with India, a congressional staff member said on Thursday.
- Censoring Textbooks (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 10, 2006)
The government's decision to ban an Urdu textbook being used by O-level students is unfounded and proof that contrary to official pronouncements for a more progressive and forward-looking curriculum we seem to be going backwards.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Languishing On The Hill (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 10, 2006)
President George W Bush and congressional supporters of the US-India nuclear agreement are “pushing to rescue the initiative and its vision of expanded strategic ties,” according to a US news service.
- Musharraf Wants Pakistan’S Soft Image Promoted (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
President directs ministry to set up media university
Says media enjoying ‘unprecedented freedom’
Briefed on media tower
- Defence Spending And Development (Dawn, Vaseem Jafarey, Jun 10, 2006)
Lately, there have been references to the link between development and defence.
- Reconciling Merit With Quotas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 10, 2006)
DR ISHRAT Hussain, who now heads the National Commission on Government Reforms, has made an intriguing statement.
- Pakistan And U.S.: Two Together, Two Apart (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2006)
Their dependence on each other by no means makes it an equal partnership. And this is the main cause of the strain in their relations.
- Source Deep Inside Al Qaeda Betrayed Zarqawi (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Muhammad Ismael, a 40- year-old Iraqi taxi driver, was standing outside his home in the tiny village of Hibhib on Wednesday evening when something unusual caught his eye.
- Damming Spree In China (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 10, 2006)
The main dam of the Three Gorges reservoir was completed in May, ahead of schedule, and China is planning another massive dam, also on the Yangtze.
- Friendship Not To Be Measured In Monetay Terms:koirala (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jun 10, 2006)
Describing his four-day official visit to India as successful, Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today said friendship between the two countries should not be measured only in terms of money.
- No To Strikes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
Biman Bose’s statement that strikes against the fuel price hike are not on West Bengal’s agenda suggests that the Chief Minister may, finally, have got his party’s leaders to accept realities.
- A Divided World (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
When Samuel Huntington first wrote his thesis in 1993 about the clash of civilisations in the journal of the Council for Foreign Relations, not many people took him seriously.
- Zarqawi’S Killing And Insurgency (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 10, 2006)
The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Baquba on Wednesday constitutes a major intelligence success for the US-led forces in Iraq, though it does not guarantee peace in that country since most militants happen to be nationalists and Saddam loyalists.
- Have No Reservations About Quotas (The Economic Times, ASHUTOSH MISRA, Jun 10, 2006)
Reservations may seem to be a case of robbing Paul to pay Peter, but they hold some collateral gains for the country.
- ‘Ethanol To Save 40 Cr Litre Petrol’ (The Economic Times, Pramod K. Chaudhari, Jun 10, 2006)
Ethanol is being seen not just as an environment-friendly fuel additive to reduce emissions, but in these days of rising fossil fuel prices, it is also being considered critical to the country’s energy security.
- Pols On The Run (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 10, 2006)
Political accountability is not the same as politicians' accountability.
- Art Of Political Lying (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 10, 2006)
Words and phrases are often moulded and stated differently to leaven horrifying political acts.
- Hamas To Renew Its Attacks On Israel (International Herald Tribune, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jun 10, 2006)
Israeli shells hit a crowded beach in northern Gaza on Friday, killing at least seven Palestinians, including a family of five and two women, and wounding more than 30 others, according to Palestinian journalists and medical personnel.
- Food Fright (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 10, 2006)
Check distortions to improve grain supply
- Rbi’S Move Not Needed (The Financial Express, Ashima Goyal, Jun 10, 2006)
The RBI had given a miss to its string of rate increases in April.
- Needed, Sterner Governance System For Ngos (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jun 10, 2006)
This will ensure transparency and accountability of NGOs and check misuse of trust reposed in them
- The Future: Productivity And Sustainability (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Jun 10, 2006)
There is a need to focus on improving factor productivity, R&D and environmental concerns
- Hamas Military Wing Calls Off Israel Truce (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Hamas militants called off a truce with Israel on Friday after a barrage of Israeli artillery shells tore into Palestinians at a beachside picnic in the Gaza Strip, killing seven civilians.
- Hamas Calls Off Truce After Israeli Attacks (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Hamas' militants yesterday called off a 16-month truce and vowed to resume bombing attacks in Israel after an Israeli artillery shell struck a crowd of beachcombers.
- Don't Desert Drylands (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 10, 2006)
Drylands, cover more than 40% of the planet’s surface and affect more than 1 billion people.
- India Kicking Around (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 10, 2006)
The world has been talking about India and China as the next economic powerhouses and we’re all sooo excited.
- Icici Bank Pushes Lending Rates Higher (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
India's second-largest lender, ICICI Bank, increased lending rates by 50 basis points on Friday, a company official said, double an increase in central bank rates as ICICI seeks to restore hard-pressed margins.
- Why Wheat Imports Are Necessary? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 10, 2006)
Indian agriculture is in a deep crisis. Farmers continue to make suicides in large numbers.
- Keep Them Away (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jun 10, 2006)
Recently I visited Krishna Janmabhoomi complex in Mathura.
- Japanese Voices (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 10, 2006)
Ernest Hemingway famously covered a conference by focusing on the girls who were doing the secretarial and translation work.
- Now To Make Use Of No Al-Zarqawi (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 10, 2006)
The death of the most prominent insurgent in Iraq, the Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, will definitely have a demoralising effect on the worldwide Islamic terrorism movement.
- Israeli Pm Says Palestinian Referendum Meaningless (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert dismissed a referendum on a Palestinian statehood proposal as "meaningless" in an interview with British newspapers published on Saturday.
- Brinda Brainwave: No To Private, Foreign Universities; Yes To Exit Tax For Students Going Abroad (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Jun 10, 2006)
Brinda brainwave: no to private, foreign universities; yes to exit tax for students going abroad
- Nepal: Tricky Tasks (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Lasting peace and stability in Nepal is dependent upon a close engagement between the SPA and the Maoists on important issues.
- "Territorial" Rights To Nomadic Tribes Suggested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes has suggested giving "territorial" rights to those communities for their educational, economic and social development with a view to integrating them in the national mainstream.
- Azad Meets Omar To Discuss Working Groups (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Continuing his consultations with political parties in the State on formation of five Working Groups for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today met opposition National Conference president Omar Abdullah here.
- Somalia: Return To Civil War (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 10, 2006)
The truce between the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-terrorism and the Islamic Court Union proves short-lived.
- East Timor: Troubled State (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 10, 2006)
The need to prevent the emergence of another failed state may have prompted Australia to help the government in Dili.
- Us Will Not Rule Out Future Uranium Enrichment By Iran (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The US did not rule out a "negotiated settlement" over uranium enrichment by Iran while calling for an immediate suspension of the activity if Tehran accepts incentives and returns to talks on the future of its nuclear programme.
- The Time-Bomb Of Illegal Migration (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Jun 09, 2006)
Explosive population growth in the north-east region over the last three decades or so is startingly different both in terms of natural growth of population due to births and deaths and also in terms of migration of people from other parts of the country.
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