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Articles 12521 through 12620 of 53943:
- Deterrent Increase In Lending Rates (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 05, 2006)
Lending rates of private banks have doubled since March 2005, but the private sector credit has grown by just 19.8 per cent from July to May this year.
- Need For Debate On Defence Budget (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jun 05, 2006)
The demand for opening up the defence budget and giving more details of it to parliament has grown over the years.
- Loan Spending Priorities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 05, 2006)
The $6.5 billion loan approved by the World Bank for Pakistan for spending on infrastructure building over the next four years has come with well-defined priorities laid down by the bank.
- Large Cache Of Cocaine Seized At Indian Port (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau has seized 200 kilograms of cocaine being smuggled into the country in a cargo vessel, a top official said Sunday of what was described as the largest-ever drug haul here.
- Top Us Military Official In India To Boost Strategic Ties (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
General Peter Pace, Washington’s highest-ranking military official, was due to arrive in India on Sunday for a three-day trip aimed at boosting strategic ties, a US official said.
- The Story Of The Iconic Image Of Che Guevara (Hindu, Richard Gott, Jun 05, 2006)
The revolutionary's face has been used both as a symbol of protest and a fashion accessory.
- Iraqi Pm Fails To Name Ministers For 2 Key Posts (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 05, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki failed, once again, on Sunday to name ministers two the key posts of interior, defence, and national security and parliament, which was scheduled to meet .....
- Arcelor Opens Book On Severstal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Shareholders of Luxembourg-based Arcelor, the giant European steel group, have succeeded in persuading the company to disclose detailed valuation reports of assets owned by Severstal.....
- Twists And Turns In A Sordid Case (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key," to use a Churchillian description.
- Pakistan Blames India (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 05, 2006)
We have had legitimate security concerns, says General Ehsan-ul-Haq
Islamabad "did not introduce nuclear weapons into South Asia"
JCSC did not name India "to maintain sanctity of summit atmosphere"
"Don't build CBMs on top of underlying Kashmir . .
- Sri Lankan, Ltte Teams Leave For Oslo (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 05, 2006)
Delegations of the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Sunday left for Oslo to hold direct talks on the functioning of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), said the state-run Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
- Fulfil True Needs And Eschew Greed (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jun 05, 2006)
An ancient Tamil proverb notes, Pasi vanthaal patthum parandhidum, meaning that when hunger overpowers, even ten scruples and principles would be thrown to winds (where ‘ten’ denotes ‘many’).
- Whys And Wherefores Of An Apology (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
Should the apology not have been in your corrections column, or on Open Page, asks a reader. The reference was to what was published in
- Breastfeeding As A Biological Norm (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
The `International child growth standard' recently announced by the World Health Organisation is significant for many reasons.
- Is It A Backward Step? (Deccan Herald, Devika Raman, Jun 05, 2006)
‘When we feel proud about Bangalore’s progress as a global city, is it fair to restrict students to just the ethnic wares in campuses?’
- ‘Da Vinci Code’ Withdrawn In Goa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Bowing to threats from some quarters to "forcibly" stop the screening of the controversial film "The Da Vinci Code", a multiplex here today withdrew the movie prompting Christian groups to stop their agitation against it.
- China Phobia Smacks Of Discrimination (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 05, 2006)
The government seems determined to harass Chinese investors. First, it was the National Security Council (NSC) opposing infrastructure investments by Chinese companies because of security concerns.
- The Need For Hard Data (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 05, 2006)
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the government did virtually no spadework before deciding on quotas in central educational institutions. There is, for instance, no reliable evidence on the proportion of students from among the OBCs currently . . .
- Grand Bargains And Distress Sales (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Jun 05, 2006)
Three years ago, Iran had come up with a proposal for rapprochement with the United States. The details have only now been made public. As for the U.S., despite the grandstanding, the willingness to explore a new course is evident.
- It’S Cocaine, Confirms Lab (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jun 05, 2006)
The condition of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul Mahajan considerably improved and he gained consciousness on Sunday only to find that the he may be in for more trouble with his urine test at a reputed laboratory here suggesting traces of cocai
- Air In India Highly Toxic, Says Report (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 05, 2006)
Indians are being exposed to dangerous levels of highly toxic gases, including volatile organic compounds and sulphur gases, through the air they breathe.
- State Govt May Take Over Bmic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project is heading towards another controversy. The State Cabinet, in its emergency meeting held on Sunday, is learnt to have discussed at length about bringing in legislation to take over the project . . .
- Ultimate Goal Of Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
From the example set by great devotees such as the Azhwars, the revered preceptors and many other realised souls who have preserved the tradition of worship that offers unconditional surrender to the Lord —
- India Offers Help To S'pore In Malacca Straits (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
India has offered to help secure the busy Malacca Straits against high-seas pirates, a report said on Sunday.
- Day Of The Big Bully (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 05, 2006)
Some things are so obvious that you feel almost embarrassed to repeat them — but if you don’t say them, the propagandists win.
- Indian Doctors Abroad Also Needed At Home (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has reminded ethnic Indian doctors serving abroad that they are also needed at home, the Ministry has reported from Saudi Arabia where he is on a visit.
- Iims Say Increasing Seats Unfeasible; Mute On Obc Quota (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Majority of the elite institutes of higher education across the country are 'mute' on complying with the Government's reservation policy for OBCs but raised doubts over increasing the seats with the IIM-Bangalore saying bigger classrooms may lead . . .
- Denial Won't Help (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 05, 2006)
The United Nations report on the status of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic seems to have both positive and negative portents.
- World Bank Loan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 05, 2006)
The approval of a $ 6.5 billion loan by the World Bank on Friday has its good and bad points. It timely and will provide financial support to the government to carry out much-needed socio-economic development in the country.
- Environment Day: Afforestation Is The Mantra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
With "Deserts and Desertification" as the focus of the World Envrionment Day , State Governments and NGOs are undertaking massive tree plantation drives, all with an aim to restore the dwindling forest cover.
- Tension Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 05, 2006)
It’s difficult but life must go on. This old adage has come true in the case of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Thai Elephants Head For Australia Amid Protests (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 05, 2006)
Eight Asian elephants were headed for Australian zoos on Monday despite protests from animal rights groups who fear they will suffer in their new homes.
- Pakistan’S Allies~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jun 05, 2006)
The budding US-China détente brokered by Pakistan came into full bloom here. NBC News on 7 January 1980 said “for the first time in history (a senior State Department . . .
- Recent Strides In Education (Daily Excelsior, K.K. Khullar, Jun 05, 2006)
Of the eight ‘Flagship Programmes’ of the Government, two programmes namely ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ and Mid-day Meal Scheme’ directly relate to the Education sector while the other six, in particular, the ‘Integrated Child Development . . .
- Narcotics Haul (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The cocaine seizure from the Jawaharlal Nehru port yesterday was the biggest in Asia and despatchers of the drug could have been testing India as a transit route, the Narcotics Control Bureau said today.
- Surreal, Not Saral (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 05, 2006)
Income tax lawyers can rejoice. Government has just made filing tax returns considerably more complicated. Instead of the earlier one-page Saral form, the IT department is set to introduce Form 2F.
- It's The Economy, Stupid (Times of India, A SRINIVAS, Jun 05, 2006)
From a political economy point of view, there are two interesting aspects to the issue of undocumented or 'illegal' Hispanic migrants in the US. First, the business community and sections of the state do not favour a crackdown.
- Before Pervez, Karamat Had Thought Of A Coup (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Pakistan's outgoing ambassador to the US and former army chief Jahangir Karamat has said he could have overthrown former premier Nawaz Sharif's government but decided against it as he felt it was not in "national interest" to topple a democratically . . .
- Suicide Bomber Kills 28, Hurts 62 In Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
A suicide car bomber blew himself up in a crowded market in oil-rich southern Basra on Saturday, killing 28 people and wounding 62. In Baghdad, a Russian diplomat was killed and four diplomatic employees were kidnapped.
- Gunmen Kill Twenty Two Villagers In Baghdad (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Gunmen attacked two mini buses, killing 22 people and injuring three on late Saturday in a village near Baquba, 60 km northeast of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said.
- No Regrets Over Briton’S Death: Disabled Mountaineer (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The first double amputee to conquer Mount Everest said today he has suffered intense criticism for not rescuing a fellow climber on his ascent but has no regrets about leaving the Briton to die.
- Hamas Defies Abbas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The Hamas-led Palestinian government today effectively rejected a deadline to accept a proposal that implicitly recognises Israel, saying President Mahmoud Abbas’ plan for a referendum on the matter is illegal.
- Policy Must Respond To Local Conditions (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 05, 2006)
We can’t have a market where policymakers and bourses work with foreign-educated academics
- India's Tigers In Losing Battle Against Poachers (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jun 05, 2006)
On a routine patrol of a vast jungle in the central highlands in April, forest guards came across a gruesome scene.
- Pray For Peace And Return Of Pandits (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Jun 05, 2006)
It was a psychological, social and communal reunion of the "cultural brotherhood" separated by murky politics.
- Da Vinci Code Withdrawn From Goa Theatre (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Bowing to threats from some quarters to 'forcibly' stop the screening of the controversial film The Da Vinci Code, a multiplex in Goa on Sunday withdrew the movie prompting Christian groups to stop their agitation against it.
- Pro-Quota Groups To Stage Rallies In Tamil Nadu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
A group of pro-quota organisations will stage rallies and demonstrations across Tamil Nadu on June 6 to demand promulgation of an ordinance to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher educational institutions.
- 17 Nabbed On Terrorism Charges In Canada (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Seventeen Canadian residents were arrested on terrorism charges. They were inspired by Al Qaeda, had amassed enough explosives to build huge bombs and were planning to blow up targets in densely populated Ontario, police said on Saturday.
- Securing Ties (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 05, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s three-nation tour to Japan, China and Singapore is not merely a symbolic exercise or the usual summer tour.
- Foodgrains Price Hike Will Add To Inflation: Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Do not cut allocations to beneficiaries, Central Government warned
Reject Food Ministry's recommendations on prudent food management
Such anti-poor proposals to have a disastrous impact
Consult States on replacing wheat with rice, coarse . . .
- Students 'Executed' In Iraq Bus Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Gunmen killed 28 people, including a dozen high school students, after they dragged them off buses northeast of Baghdad. The gunmen spared four Sunni Arabs in one of the worst sectarian atrocities in recent weeks.
- Source Of Humanity's Inner Strength (Pioneer, Onkar Singh, Jun 05, 2006)
June is the month of Guru Arjun Dev's martyrdom, and he is remembered by Sikhs for the lyricism of his verses as much as the insight of his wisdom------ Arjun Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, was a man of letters and spiritual wisdom.
- Efficient Usage Of Fuel Can Reduce Pollution: Study (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
A recent study by Petroleum Conservation and Research Association (PCRA) has suggested that pollution can be reduced by efficient usage of fuel. "Fuel wastage causes pollution. It also results in huge fuel and financial loss," the study suggests.
- 'Accept Mukherjee Panel Report, Reject Government Stand' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Failing to bring the UPA to agree to allot a day for discussion in Parliament on the Justice Mukherjee Commission Report on Netaji, All India Forward Bloc plans to go to the court of people.
- Improve Quality Of Education, Panel Tells Arjun (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 05, 2006)
A recent report of Parliament Standing Committee that - the higher education has grown in quantity but lacked in quality - may be an eye-opener for Human Resource Develop- ment Minister Arjun Singh.
- Polio's Upswing Cripples Campaign (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jun 05, 2006)
This is one race that is beginning to tire the team. After several deadlines to free the country of polio missed, the virus has struck with renewed ferocity in Uttar Pradesh this year.
- Sahil Gave Lethal Powder To Bibek And Rahul (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 05, 2006)
Sahil Zaroo gave the lethal "white powder" to deceased Bibek Maitra and Rahul Mahajan on the fateful Friday. "According to preliminary investigations it has been revealed that Sahil was the one who provided the powder to both of them," said . . .
- Now, Pak Ban On The Code (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Pakistan has banned Hollywood blockbuster `The Da Vinci Code' after widespread criticism of the film in the Islamic republic, officials said on Sunday.
- Macro Manoeuvrings (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, Jun 05, 2006)
A shift in the monetary policy stance from anti-inflationary to neutral is needed.
- Raha`s Fire Refuses To Die Down (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Jun 05, 2006)
While the ministry of petroleum and natural gas is now readying for a new ONGC chief, the fire lit by the unceremonious departure of Subir Raha refuses to die down.
- Increasing South-South Exchange (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 05, 2006)
The capital flow performance has been pronounced with South-South FDI flows rising from $14 billion in 1995 to $47 billion in 2003.
The pace of intra-South economic activity is expanding rapidly which, given the potential for development, could . . .
- Equality Before Law (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 05, 2006)
It is the third attempt at a model nikahnama. The first, brought out by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in May last year, turned out to be a damp squib despite being years in preparation.
- Kashmir Terrorists Turn Their Guns On Tourists (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Jun 05, 2006)
Tourists refuse to be intimidated by terrorists as they paddle down the scenic Dal Lake, and are even insisting that they will continue with their holiday in the Valley. On the face of it, it may seem laudable and an effective way to subvert what . . .
- Nutrition And Children (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 05, 2006)
A recent report on child nutrition alerted the world to a staggering health risk: More than one quarter of all children under the age of five in developing countries are underweight.
- Outmanoeuvred By America? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 05, 2006)
For the spokesperson to say that India “owed” the US certain things could just be a matter of style of spoken English.
- There At Last (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 05, 2006)
India seems to have finally caught up with South Africa. The two countries are now more or less on a par with the highest estimated number of people living with HIV.
- Campaign Goes Up In Smoke (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 05, 2006)
The annual ‘No Tobacco Day’ has become little more than a ritual. To say that the rite is meaningless may be pitching it too strong, but the fact is that the impact of the observances are, sadly, negligible.
- Sonia Asks Azad To Mend Ties With Pdp (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Jun 05, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's disenchantment with the alliance partner People's Democratic Party (PDP) and his alternative political plans have not been appreciated at all by the central leadership of the Congress.
- Luxury Becomes Necessity (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 05, 2006)
Thomas Friedman might well have second thoughts revisiting Bangalore; while the world is certainly flat in these parts, it's also uneven and potholed ---- Queen Regent Kempananjammanni spent less than Rs 42 lakh almost a hundred years ago, to build . . .
- Russian Diplomat Killed In Iraq (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
A Russian diplomat was killed and four diplomatic employees kidnapped in the Iraqi capital today, the Russian foreign ministry said.
- Vanaspati Import From Sri Lanka Canalised (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
The Union Government has decided to regulate imports of vanaspati oil from Sri Lanka and has appointed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) as the sole agency for such imports.
- Bsnl Fighting A Losing Battle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Private players win over 2,700 customers in last one year
BSNL adds nearly 5,000 new connections under new schemes in 2004-05
However, aggressive market strategies prove too much for BSNL
- Murli Deora To Attend Sco Summit (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 04, 2006)
India has observer status in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- This Way To Paradise (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 04, 2006)
As tourism brings in the dollars, Shangri-La is discovering anew the value of its Tibetan heritage.
This is Shangri-La. Given the visceral punch of the area's beauty, this is one marketing ploy that's easy to fall for.
- Aesthetics Of Resistance (Hindu, M. ASADUDDIN, Jun 04, 2006)
Anthems chronicles the achievements of the Urdu Progressive Writers' Movement.
- Lebanon Pm Says Tension With Syria Must End (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said a solution had to be found to the current tension between Beirut and Damascus.
- Nuke Fusion Device For China Soon (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
A nuclear fusion device will be manufactured in the country by the end of the year.
- Unido, Italy Aid For Developing Industrial Cluster (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Ready to open consular office in Chennai: Italy envoy
- India-U.S. Talks: Pranab Discounts China Profile (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 04, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday discounted that China's military profile was a matter of common interest in India-U.S. dialogue.
- Quiet Moments At Dawn (Hindu, GUNVANTHI BALARAM, Jun 04, 2006)
Here's a monument that's an ode to indigenous craftsmanship.
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