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- Will Soccer World Cup Foster Peace? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
The soccer World Cup is coming. ESPN, which will broadcast most of the games in the US, is airing a series of ads with members of the rock band U2. In one, Bono says that the World Cup ``closes the schools, closes the shops, closes a city and stops a war.
- The Great Wheat Scam (Times of India, Brinda Karat, Jun 08, 2006)
Even as UNICEF reported that like Ethiopia, one in every two children in India is malnourished, the ministry of food and public distribution, which is the nodal agency to provide food security in the country, was making disastrous policy proposals . . .
- Supreme Court Asks Mulayam, Son To Submit It Returns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Told to explain source of income, investments of last five years
Other family members also asked to make explanations
Bench to examine bonafide of petitioner as well
- The Power Of Branding (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jun 08, 2006)
It would be obvious to state that brands matter, and powerful brands usually deliver superior financial performance to businesses that own such brands.
- No-Frills Bank Accounts: Financial Inclusion Is Good Economics (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Jun 08, 2006)
Financial inclusion means extending the banking habit among the less privileged in urban and rural India. But the path of financial inclusion is daunting.
- '191million Aliens Worldwide' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Some 191 million people now live outside their country of birth and migration is a major feature of international life, UN secretary-general Kofi Annan reported on Tuesday.
- Cashing In On Mobile-Crazy Japan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
The credit card mobile phones will finally persuade the Japanese to leave the cash at home
- Q&k: 'We'll Involve Ltte In Drafting New Constitution' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 08, 2006)
Palitha Kohona is Colombo's man to negotiate peace with the LTTE. Head of the peace secretariat set up by President Mahinda Rajapakse, Kohona is optimistic that Tamil Tigers will respond positively to Sri Lankan government's decision to draft a new . . .
- On The Right Track (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 08, 2006)
Having messed up the country’s food management system to the extent of necessitating imports, the food and agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar, is now talking about measures that can undo the damage.
- Traps In A System? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
You will have to look into the lives of hundreds of such students in our country, incidents that occur at the same time, every year, to see a pattern is emerging in a disturbing fabric.
- The Freedom To Say No (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
General Musharraf and his loyalists have rejected the alliance between Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto. But shouldn’t that privilege lie with the people of Pakistan?
- Development With A Disclaimer (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
Kerala\'s new chief minister V.S. Achutanandan has a reputation for being conservative on development issues, but the Left clearly realises that jobs and investment in business can fetch good political dividends.
- 8 Civilians Killed In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 08, 2006)
Eight civilians were killed and 14 injured in a mine explosion in Sri Lanka's LTTE-controlled section of the eastern Batticaloa district on Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
- ‘Iran Package Offers Room For Enrichment’ (Indian Express, George Jahn, Jun 08, 2006)
World powers have compromised on a demand that Iran commit to a long-term moratorium on uranium enrichment and are asking only for suspension during talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, diplomats said today.
- You Have Made Me Feel Low Again, Mr Arjun Singh (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
I am an OBC. I come from a place where discrimination on the basis of caste is common. I grew up hearing I was inferior because I was from a backward class. All through my childhood I regretted the fact that I belonged to a backward class.
- Where Have All The Taxes Gone? (Deccan Herald, Vimala RamaRao, Jun 08, 2006)
Every single problem that is making life more and more difficult day by day, is traceable to the indifference and lack of accountability of those whose job it is to attend to these things.
- Nda Leaders To Court Arrest; Bjp Men Block Traffic (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Demanding an immediate rollback in the petroleum prices, the Opposition NDA today announced a protest programme, including satyagraha and courting arrest by its top leaders here on June 12.
- Jihadi Leaders Roaming Free In Pak: Saran (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Noting that Pakistan is not trying to control ‘jihadi’ leaders roaming free on its soil, India has said that confidence between the two countries cannot be built in such circumstances.
- The A.Q. Khan Network (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jun 08, 2006)
Recently the Pakistan government announced that the A. Q. Khan case has been closed.
- Watering Down Pak Tantrums (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
The Indus Water Treaty is biased in Pakistan’s favour and leaves room for misinterpretation. Time, India insisted on its review
- Kanchenjungha (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 08, 2006)
How do we look at the mountains, and how do the mountains look at us? What roles do heights and distances play in the lives of our body, mind and eye?
- A Pioneering Feat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
It’s a feat unmatched in the annals of Indian wildlife history. Records show that in 1892 the Scottish pioneers who opened
Advertismentup Munnar’s tea estates successfully trapped and tamed a gaur, or Indian bison — the first ever to be so tamed.
- Rollback Of Petro Prices Ruled Out (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jun 08, 2006)
Ruling out any rollback of hike in petrol and diesel prices at least for the time-being, the UPA government, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seems to be heading towards a confrontation with the Congress itself besides the Left parties and . . .
- Sc Orders Fresh Auction Of 1,140 Liquor Vends In Haryana (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Virtually upholding the Punjab and Haryana High Court order quashing allotment of liquor vends through negotiated deals by the Haryana Government for this year, the Supreme Court today ordered fresh auction of all 1,140 such vends by July 31.
- Montenegro Breaks Away (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2006)
With Montenegro proclaiming independence and separating from Serbia in the process, the disintegration of the former federation of Yugoslavia is almost complete.
- State Plans Duty Cut On Fuel Price (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Notwithstanding the fuel price hike shock delivered by the UPA government at the Centre, here is some good news for the people of Karnataka.
- Practice Of Bhakti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
According to scriptures the bliss of God experience is the highest attainable end, though it is not possible to describe or define Him in terms of human cognisance.
- Maran Supports Nasscom Plea To Extend Stpi Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
`We cannot close the doors for small and medium ITeS, BPO units'
STPI solved IT industry problems through a single window mechanism
Bandwidth rates have to come down to make the industry competitive
- Colombo On Course (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2006)
Although the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have neither softened their offensive posture nor ended their violent provocations, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse appears determined to persist with negotiations.
- Congress Keeps Pressure On, Blasts Bjp (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 08, 2006)
Worried that the party will pay a heavy political price for the latest fuel price hike, the Congress continued to press the UPA government for a partial rollback in order to the ease the burden on the common man.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday offered Nepali counterpart Girija Prasad Koirala an aid package to help rebuild his strife-torn country, officials said.
- Inflationary Pressure Bad For Commonman (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Jun 08, 2006)
The latest bulletin issued by the Reserve Bank of India on May 26 cautions the Government against the rising graph of inflation, which touched 4.75 per cent against 3.75 per cent in the previous month.
- Dangers Of Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jun 08, 2006)
Just as post modernism was the concept of the 1980s, globalization may be the concept of the 1990s. We are now on the road to the formation of a global society, as the needs and interests of all human beings are universally similar.
- Bird Flu Exercise Tests (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The 21 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group began a bird flu disaster exercise today to test how countries inform each other about the risks of a flu pandemic.
- Iran Uranium Enrichment Plan Hypothetical: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The United States has refused to confirm or deny reports that it and European powers had offered Iran the possibility of uranium enrichment on its territory.
- On A Slippery Slope (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 08, 2006)
When it comes to fuel prices, India has been following a policy of mixing administrative controls with free market forces.
- Trafficking Snarls (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 08, 2006)
In its Annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the US State Department has accused India of not complying with standards for the elimination of human trafficking.
- Government Fee For Merit Seats In Self-Financing Cooperative Colleges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Talks with managements before bringing in legislation on fee structure
- Prominent Lawmaker Backs Us-India Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
A prominent US lawmaker has backed the US-India nuclear deal and said he is for a stronger relations between the two countries.
- Iran Weighs Nuclear Offer (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Iran was today weighing an international offer of incentives if it agrees to suspend uranium enrichment, with officials neither rejecting the offer nor indicating that they would meet the
condition.
- On Committees And Convertibility (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 08, 2006)
Fortunately for India, very rarely do experts' views go unnoticed. Yet, not all the apparently sound diverse viewpoints get reflected in the final decisions. This is ironical since most bodies in both the public and private sectors strongly vouch . . .
- Axe Effect (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Junoon guitarist Salman Ahmad was in town promoting his new album, Infiniti and answered some leading questions on life, music and the space between
- Hurriyat And Delhi (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Jun 08, 2006)
The Hurriyat conference, which calls itself the true representative of the people of Kashmir, refused to attend the round-table called by the Prime Minister in February.
- Nda Leaders To Court Arrest In Protest Against Oil Price Hike (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 08, 2006)
They say they are foraam aadmibut make his life much harder"
- Eu, Us Soften Iran Stand (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
World powers have compromised on a demand that Iran commit to a long-term moratorium on uranium enrichment and are asking only for suspension during talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, diplomats said on Wednesday.
- The Yojana Module (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 08, 2006)
Why and wherefore of Maoist extremism
For every Maoist killed, two are born. After trying out almost every rule in the book to contain the phenomenon, the Centre has now opted for an academic exercise.
- Bjp Launches Agitation Across The Country (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 08, 2006)
Demands a complete rollback of the "anti-people" measure of increasing prices of petrol and diesel
NDA protest demonstration on June 12 and again on June 19
Traffic halted at 400 places, effigies burnt, trains stopped
- 'A Dangerous Trend' (OutLook, Mahesh Bhatt, Jun 08, 2006)
'Do not forget that student wing of Congress party, the NSUI has also opposed Fanaa in Gujarat and my petition also includes that,' argues the outspoken film director, reiterating also that 'it is wrong and illogical for the states to ban Da Vinci . . .
- "Indo-Israel Ties Should Not Be At The Expense Of Palestinians" (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Saddled with running a bankrupt Palestinian Authority, the Hamas PM faces pressure from the Israeli President's call for a referendum on the right of Israel to exist alongside Palestine.
- Maoist Yoke Choking Nepal, Koirala Tells Pm (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jun 08, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is in New Delhi with the express aim of seeking India's help to curb growing Maoist intransigence back home as the rebels are threatening to abort their current dialogue with Nepal's Seven Party Alliance.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Reaffirms commitment to rebuild Nepal’s infrastructure in accordance with Kathmandu’s prioritiesm
- Sinha Discusses Indian Budget-Making Process (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Yashwant Sinha, the former Indian finance and external minister, on Wednesday addressed parliamentarians about the budget-making process in India at a parliamentary development course.
- Ray Of Hope? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
Recent remarks by India's minister of state for external affairs on the cross-border infiltration issue seem to suggest that for a change New Delhi seems to have become mindful of Islamabad's stance that if any such thing is happening then it is . . .
- You Live But Once (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
The death of his pet dog made Girish Bhandari realise the meaning of Stephen Grellet's words: 'I shall not pass this way again'
- Where A Tragedy Occurs Everyday (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
Iraq is in such chaos that no one is safe from murder and kidnapping even in a heavily guarded city like Baghdad, says Marianna Belenkaya.
- Wearing Too Many Hats (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 08, 2006)
General election in Pakistan is due next year. The terms of the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies expire on November 15, 2007.
- Us Congress Urged To Support India N-Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
An influential foreign policy group on Wednesday urged the US Congress to ratify a deal to ship nuclear technology and fuel to India, but delay final approval until receiving assurances of India’s non-proliferation efforts.
- 'Maoists Must Abandon Violence' (OutLook, Navtej Sarna, Jun 08, 2006)
'We support the peace efforts of the Government of Nepal and the Maoists and we believe that Maoists must abandon violence and must accept the discipline of multiparty democracy to enter the mainstream of politics in Nepal'
- Transcending Borders (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too, and where all people live life in peace. What a dream, but that's the world John Lennon paints in `Imagine.' "Imagine all the people sharing all the world... and the world will live as one."
- Saral, It Isn't (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 08, 2006)
It may be the latest in data capture, but Form 2F has simply too many warts.
- Warily, India And China To Reopen Silk Route Trade (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 08, 2006)
As the rain sweeps across the high Himalayan pass, a Chinese soldier arrives at the three strands of barbed wire which separate his country's territory from that of long-time rival India.
- Sale Of Subsidised Foodstuffs (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
A day after the budget, the Utility Stores Corporation's outlets have been selling pulses and sugar at subsidised rates.
- Of Responses And Rationality (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
Deriving commercial advantage out of people's tragedy, which is what media is doing, is not a sign of healthy society, says Vinayshil Gautam.
- Stand Firm Against Populism: Recklessness Will Destroy Oil Cos (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 08, 2006)
The Centre must stand firm and not give in to the gratuitous talk of rolling back the belated hike in petrol and diesel prices.
- Non-Productive Cbms (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 08, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has expressed disappointment over what she called ‘the slow pace of composite dialogue’ with India especially on Kashmir and called for going beyond Confidence Building Measures to expeditiously address the . . .
- Will The Budget Promises Be Realised? (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 08, 2006)
What we have for 2006-07 is a true election year budget. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have been making no bones about it in its preparation stage.
- Bettering The Lot Of The Disabled (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 08, 2006)
THE report carried by this newspaper some time ago that handicapped men and women in the NWFP are not getting their rightful two per cent share in government jobs comes as no surprise.
- India's Nuclear Conundrum (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 07, 2006)
The actual long-term economic costs of civilian nuclear energy tend to be obscured in discussion of its supposed limitless possibilities
- Iaf Succeeds In Reducing Accident Rate To All-Time Low (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The Indian Air Force has managed to bring down its accident rate of aircraft to all time low of 50 per cent in 2005 as compared to the average rate during the last decade -1994-95 to 2003-2004.
- Plan To Take Up Development Work In Sringeri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Temple constructed by Shankaracharya to be renovated at Rs. 4 crore
Solar power unit is being set up to cook food for devotees
Number of dialysis units on the math premises in Bangalore to be increased from two to 18
- Maoists Target Koirala After King In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
In an unveiled threat to the Girija Prasad Koirala Government, Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will resort to violence if political parties did not accept their demand to set up a republican state after holding Constituent . . .
- Lord Govindaraja Dons `Mohini Avataram' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Lord Govindaraja was taken round town in the guise of a woman seated on a palanquin on Tuesday as part of `Mohini Avataram' conducted during the ongoing annual Brahmotsavams at the temple.
- Yangtze Cofferdam Gone In Seconds (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Demolition of the last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of the Three Gorges Dam (photograph left), the world’s largest, started this afternoon in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, China’s longest, with explosives enough to . . .
- Desert Fear Stares At Europe, Says New Research (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 07, 2006)
The world’s tropical zones are growing, threatening to drive the world’s great deserts into southern Europe and other heavily populated areas, alarming new research suggests.
- Bengal Reformation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 07, 2006)
Mr Bhattacharjee attempts too much, too late
- Jihad Of Several Kinds (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 07, 2006)
IF I had the authority I would ban the use of the word “jihad” except for jihad proper.
- Myopic On Economic Reforms (Business Line, A K Bhattacharya, Jun 07, 2006)
Economic reforms will certainly rank as among the most widely used—often misused and abused—expression in India today.
- Federal Budget 2006-07 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 07, 2006)
According to the government, the federal budget for 2006-07 seeks to provide some relief, especially to government servants, and accelerate investment and growth, create employment opportunities, broaden the tax net, strengthen infrastructure and . . .
- Ex-General’S Piece Of Advice (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 07, 2006)
AN EX-ARMY colleague has some advice for Pervez Musharraf. General (retired) Jehangir Karamat, who is returning home from Washington after completing his two year term as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, does not appear to be one of those . . .
- Devilish Debate Across Net On ‘666’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 07, 2006)
Satanists celebrated with rock concerts, Christian groups prayed against evil, betting shops cashed in and the Internet hosted a devilish debate on Tuesday, 6-6-6, the reputed Biblical reference to the devil.
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