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Articles 16521 through 16620 of 53943:
- Lack Of Treatment For Hiv Kids Causes Concern (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Social and human rights organisations urge Govt. to issue guidelines for prompt diagnosis and treatment
The UN General Assembly is scheduled to review promises made by various countries in 2001 while accepting the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS
- Nepal Out On The Streets; Police Fire At Protesters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Over 30,000 people who had walked in from surrounding villages began marching along the main road to the heart of Kathmandu
- The Lost Reformer (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 21, 2006)
Dr Manmohan Singh’s mettle as prime minister is being severely tested. Recent events have considerably dented his image.
- Vital Revival (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 21, 2006)
Along with its well-targeted move to check the risks from poor credit quality, the Reserve Bank has wisely gone further in strengthening credit delivery mechanisms and institutions.
- Sonia Gives Bengal Progress Credit To Upa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
speech lasted all of 11 minutes. Not once did she mention the Opposition — neither Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee nor the BJP. She found fault with the state’s performance, but refrained from targeting the CPI(M).
- Can Merit And Social Justice Be Compatible? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Apr 21, 2006)
The nation needs preferential policies and good school education; rational solutions . . .
- Islam In The Eyes Of Dalai Lama (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 21, 2006)
What can be more astonishing between a saint confusing people and a rogue speaking the truth? Two such unexpected observations became media bytes recently.
- Bushehr No Threat To Proliferation: Russia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
A nuclear power station being built by Russia in Iran presents no threat, Moscow’s top nuclear official said here on Thursday following a US demand for the project to be shut down.
- Tiger Tantrums (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 21, 2006)
It should surprise no one that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam called off its participation in the second round of the Geneva talks with the Sri Lankan Government.
- Kishanganga Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 21, 2006)
The Indian willingness to modify the Kishanganga hydroelectric project on the Neelum makes good news.
- Countering Devil's Advocate (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
Lifting the ban on dance bars is tantamount to endangering the future of the country in the name of democracy, says . . .
- Cpm Lights Bush-Fire For Muslim Votes In Kerala (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 21, 2006)
In Muslim-dominated areas across Kerala, especially those where the Indian Union Muslim League till now has been the undisputed political force and its shimmering green festoons the only political colour, young and old voters stare in amazement . . .
- Jaya Clarifies On Free Rice Promise; Gleeful . . . (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Apr 21, 2006)
Fine-tuning her free rice promise to the Tamil Nadu electorate, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said the public could avail of 10 kg of free PDS rice even if they had no plans to buy the remaining 10 kg of rice against their allotted quota.
- Congress Desperately Seeking Udf In Assam (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Apr 21, 2006)
Despite confident posturing on Assam election results, there is intense unease within the Congress as inputs from local leaders indicate the party may fall well short of the majority mark.
- `Domestic Violence Is Taken For Granted In Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 21, 2006)
Where are the gender rights? Where there is so much discrimination against women, where is the question of rights? — MS RENU RANJAN, HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, MAGADH MAHILA COLLEGE . . .
- Eight Killed In Lanka Violence As Ltte Pulls Out Of Geneva Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka on Thursday indefinitely postponed truce talks with the Government as eight people were killed in continuing bloodshed in the island nation, four of them in a blast on a bridge.
- Merit Matters (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is far too gentle and circumspect than many of his loudmouth Cabinet colleagues.
- Primary Failing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
The recent report in Business Week about the drop out rate of pupils at the levels of primary and secondary school education warrants alarm but not surprise.
- Sonia For Left’S Ouster (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Addressing three election meetings in and around the city today, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Congress president, alleged that during the 29-year rule in West Bengal, the CPI(M) was more interested in “enriching” itself instead of developing the state.
- New Red Superpower (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
China is working quietly and meticulously towards stealing a march, militarily as well as economically, over America, Says Frederick . . .
- Curfew Clamped, At Least 3 Killed In Kathmandu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Once a placid, hospitable city, Kathmandu turned into Asia’s curfew capital today as the government reportedly extended the 18-hour curfew by seven hours till Friday morning.
- Up And Still Moving (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 21, 2006)
The bullish sentiment may push the Sensex further up
- Four Protesters Killed, Over 40 Hurt In Nepal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
At least four protesters were killed and over 40 injured in Nepal today when security forces opened fire on thousands of pro-democracy activists who defied a curfew and shoot-at-sight orders in the capital to march against King Gyanendra’s rule.
- Quest For Liberation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Just as it is necessary for the spiritual aspirant to keep alive his thirst for knowing the ultimate purpose of life, it is equally important for him to receive instruction from a preceptor who is knowledgeable, clear in his ideas and is able to . . .
- Chaos Reigns Over Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 21, 2006)
Once a placid, hospitable city, Kathmandu turned into Asia’s curfew capital on Thursday as the government clamped down a draconian 18-hour curfew but seething protesters marched in thousands ....
- Galloping Growth, Growing Concerns (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 21, 2006)
This week's sandstorms have highlighted the sharp degradation in China's environment that has been accompanying its galloping economic growth.
- Infy Buys Out Citi Stake In Progeon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Infosys Technologies Limited (Infy), on Thursday, announced its agreement with Citicorp International Finance Corporation (Citi) to acquire their entire holdings in Progeon Limited (Progeon).
- Memories Of Another Day (Telegraph, ARNAB BHATTACHARYA , Apr 21, 2006)
Bene Israelis represent a tiny Jewish community living peacefully on the western coast of India for centuries.
- Life’S Losers (Indian Express, RAM SEHGAL, Apr 21, 2006)
There may be various ways to describe and success.
- Today's Editorial: Caste Aside (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 21, 2006)
There is something refreshing about the current assembly polls in Kerala. Previously, election campaigns here revolved around caste and community loyalties and the ways and means to fix them.
- Manmohan’S Germany Visit From Tomorrow (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
The issue of energy security and Indo-US accord on civilian nuclear energy cooperation is going to figure in the discussions that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would have with his counterparts in Germany and Uzbekistan during his five-day official . . .
- Monsoon Tidings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 21, 2006)
IN our politics and celebrity-obsessed country, one story which always manages to get everyone’s undivided attention is the one about the fate of the coming monsoon. How it will fare concerns everybody, given that the fate of the whole . . .
- Cast Out Of Consent (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Apr 21, 2006)
It was very heartening to find the young so very sane and appropriate in their reaction to the simplistic, age-old, predictable albeit failed way of dealing with ‘reservations’ for the less privileged.
- Shame Of Kandhar And Advani (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 21, 2006)
NO one can blame Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee for reacting sharply to his long-time comrade-in-arms L. K. Advani’s far from honourable attempt to convey to the country that, as Deputy Prime Minister, he had opposed the Kandhar tradeoff between . . .
- World Growth Surge Should Be Used To End Protectionism (Tribune, Philip Thornton, Apr 21, 2006)
The prospect of a surge in global economic growth this year has given world leaders a final chance to tackle the massive imbalances that threaten the world economy, according to the International Monetary Fund.
- Karan Singh Returns With Hope (Tribune, Satish Misra, Apr 21, 2006)
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy Karan Singh today expressed hope that King Gyanendra would make an “announcement” shortly on the political crisis there. “I am optimistic.
- Ball Is In King's Court: Karan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
"I am optimistic. I am hopeful that the King Gyanendra will make an announcement shortly''
King has to play positive role
Stress on genuine dialogue
- India Holds The Nuclear Line (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has ruled out placing India’s nuclear reactors in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s care, reaffirming a unilateral moratorium on tests without hinting at how things would be in the “distant” future.
- Envoys Embarrass (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 21, 2006)
MEA needs some cleansing
It is just as well that India’s image abroad is only partially fashioned by its diplomatic missions else we could be cutting an even more sorry figure in the wake of recent disgraceful developments.
- Weapons In Space (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 21, 2006)
Russia And USA Must Act In A Spirit Of Openness
The United States has promised to make public in the next few months its new space doctrine, which allows for the deployment of weapons in outer space.
- Waste Not, Want Not (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
Technical issues coupled with heavy usage have made unannounced loadshedding an unwelcome fact of life for most residents of the otherwise booming city of Karachi. But the past week has been particularly trying, what with summer cranking it up . . .
- India's Business School Graduates Now Are Raking In The Big Rupees (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Apr 21, 2006)
It's spring, and at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - a premier management school in this industrial town - the campus is abuzz with company recruiters offering fat pay packages to new grads. .
- Soz Effect: Pm In Hurry To Name Narmada Panel (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Apr 21, 2006)
Keen to cap the Narmada muddle, aggravated by water resource minister Saifuddin Soz's "anti-dam"remarks, PM Manmohan Singh is expected to name the proposed three-member committee of eminent persons to monitor rehabilitation of the displaced people . . .
- Soz Welcomes Sc Verdict On Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz, on Tuesday, said the Supreme Court observations on Sardar Sarovar Project has brought back rehabilitation and resettlement issues to the forefront of debate on development.
- Reliance Petro Ipo Creates Record (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
History was made on the bourses late on Thursday evening. Even as bids continued to pour in at 73 collection centres across the . . .
- Tn: First Woman Police Commissioner For Chennai (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Senior IPS officer Latika Saran tonight assumed charge as Chennai Police Commissioner ending the confrontation between the Election Commission and the state government over transfer of her predecessor R Natraj for his praise of Chief . . .
- Winning Over Defeat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
The Match Romesh Gunesekera, Bloomsbury,
- Where Winning Is Not Enough (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 21, 2006)
In Rae Bareli, the Congress' fight is about ensuring a bigger win for Sonia Gandhi. For Uma Bharti and the BJP, what matters is who emerges second.
- Small Steps For Bush, Hu (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
President Bush yesterday urged Chinese President Hu Jintao to allow his people "the freedom to assemble, to speak freely and to worship," and both leaders said after an Oval Office meeting that they had agreed to work together to reduce China' . . .
- Nuke Deal Sign Of Stronger Ties, Says Rice (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Continuing to seek Congressional support to the “path-breaking” Indo-US nuclear agreement, secretary of state Ms Condoleezza Rice has said the deal has to be seen in the context of burgeoning bilateral cooperation in military, agriculture and . . .
- There Is No Need For A Cbi Probe, Says Yediyurappa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
State police to continue inquiry into violence in Bangalore after Rajkumar's death
Violence termed a conspiracy hatched by vested interests
Says intention was to defame Government
Asserts that those responsible will not go unpunished
- When Brand Bangalore Took A Beating (Business Line, Anand Parthasarathy, Apr 21, 2006)
The violent aftermath of the death of an iconic film star may have badly dented Bangalore's claims as most-favoured IT destination. Is it a Silicon Valley or a Silicon Volcano waiting to erupt at the slightest provocation, wonders ANAND PARTHASARATHY.
- Byword For Disruption (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 21, 2006)
This is the strangest assembly election ever experienced in West Bengal.The Election Commission guidelines have drained this festival of democracy of colour and the usual carnival atmosphere.
- Formalise Affirmative Action (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 21, 2006)
The role of affirmative action in enabling society and economy to become more inclusive cannot be overstated.
- More Debt Access For India Inc (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 21, 2006)
Citing improved fiscal position, the global rating agency Standard & Poor’s has revised the outlook on India from stable to positive, implying that its BB+/B rating could be raised any time.
- People Who Literally Die To Live (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 21, 2006)
The expression “near-death experience” was first coined by the American psychiatrist Raymond Moody in his book Life After Life.
- 7 Troops Killed In Miranshah (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Eight militants also killed
* Militants attack paramilitary convoy, injure 22 troops
- Musharraf Asks Pml, Ppp-S To Patch Up (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday asked the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and its ally the Sherpao-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP-S) to end their differences after PPP-S leaders complained that the PML was stealing its members.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 21, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended . . .
- Why That Many Power Failures? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 21, 2006)
Karachi is again in the grip of prolonged power outages and unannounced loadshedding. According to reports, residents in all parts of the city are experiencing long power breakdowns, which in many cases happen more than once a day.
- Irrelevant Rating? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 21, 2006)
Whatever the rating, foreign investors have long shed their reluctance to profit on the India story.
- Russia And Turkey Engage The Muslim World (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Apr 21, 2006)
The two powers, archrivals for centuries in the vast region stretching from the Balkans to the Caucasus, are responding with agility to the complex Anglo-American manoeuvring in their backyard.
- Without Kashmir, Mr Mukherjee? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday that the Indo-Pakistan peace process hadn't "failed or slowed down." The coincidence of Pakistan's cautious welcome the same day of India's offer to alter its Kishanganga Dam project . . .
- Sbp Report (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
The State Bank of Pakistan has pointed out a number of measures to further reduce inflation, improve savings and investment, and bring down the current account deficit. In its second quarterly report for FY 06 released on Wednesday,
- Sbp’S Apprehensions (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
THE State Bank of Pakistan has said that the GDP growth in the current financial year is likely to fall below seven per cent. In its second quarterly report for the year 2005-06 released on Wednesday, the SBP has attributed it to the . . .
- Brushing Up Ppp (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
Organizational changes recently introduced in the PPP indicate the party is being geared up to brace for the forthcoming elections, or alternately prepare itself for a . . .
- India Tells King To Urgently Restore Democracy In Nepal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
A special Indian envoy on Thursday told King Gyanendra of Nepal to restore democracy urgently, as police shot dead three protesters breaking a curfew in the capital.
- Ignoring Implications (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
The Tripartite Commission, comprising senior military commanders and diplomatic representatives of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US-led Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, gave NATO-ISAF full member status of the Commission at its meeting in Rawalpindi . .
- Kerala Seeks Review Of Mullaperiyar Dam Judgment (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 21, 2006)
`A dam which has outlived its life span cannot be allowed to endanger life and property'
- 20,000 ‘Infected’ Chickens Culled (News International, Rizwan Ehsan Ali, Apr 21, 2006)
The Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Livestock culled around 20,000 chickens in the two poultry farms in Tarlai on Thursday due to suspected outbreak of the bird flu virus.
- For A Democratic Future (Dawn, Imran Khan, Apr 21, 2006)
MICHAEL SCHUEUR, former head of the CIA’s Al Qaeda Unit, warned in an opinion piece in the Washington Times that if the US keeps pushing Gen Musharraf to “do US’s dirty work against his country’s national interest”, he could be toppled and . . .
- India Rules Out Third Party Mediation To Solve Issues With Pak (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
India on Thursday ruled out third party mediation to resolve its differences with Pakistan, a day after Saudi Arabia claimed that its King Abdullah was trying to do so.
- Bush, Hu Discuss Global Security, Taiwan And Other Issues (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Opposing any unilateral change in the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, US President George W Bush today told his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao to deepen cooperation in addressing threats to global security, including nuclear ambitions of Iran . . .
- A Parivartan Operation (Daily Excelsior, Arvind Kejriwal, Apr 21, 2006)
Triveni is a matriculate. She was shocked to discover that her ration shopkeeper was siphoning off rations meant for her by making false thumb impressions on cash memos in her name. Whenever she went to the shop, the shop would either be closed . . .
- Poll Affidavits A Sad Joke? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Apr 21, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s brave declaration while filing her nomination papers that she does not own a car — followed by a similar claim by Buddhadeb Bhattacharya the next day —suggests that the time has come to ask if the filing of affidavits has become a sad joke.
- Us High-Tech Jobs On Upswing (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
In a reversal of a four-year trend, employment in the US high-tech industry grew by one per cent in 2005 adding 61,000 jobs in the field, according to a report released today.
- Restructuring Intelligence Apparatus (Daily Excelsior, Surendra Sharma, Apr 21, 2006)
The government of Indiais in the process of setting up a high-powered coordination committee to monitor functioning of intelligence agencies. We have half-a-dozen intelligence agencies to keep the government informed about the external and . . .
- Beyond The Fence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 21, 2006)
The election schedule has not yet been finalised. It is likely to be done in the first week of May.
- Clean It Up (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 21, 2006)
In a rapidly urbanising country like India, vehicular pollution is a silent killer — a leading cause of respiratory diseases and premature deaths.
- N-Sales: No Special Status For Us (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Apr 21, 2006)
India has dismissed the talk in some quarters that the US has sought preferential treatment for its companies in the sale of nuclear equipment and technology as a quid pro quo for concluding the nuke deal.
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