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- Wages Of Zombie Rule (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
At the risk of sounding facile, I would hazard the suggestion that while the political class has discounted the India-US nuclear non-agreement, the middle classes have become bored silly by the prevarication and brinkmanship surrounding it.
- Micro-World Has Macro-Implications (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
A high fat diet may kill regulatory T cells in the liver, allowing steatosis (simple fatty liver) to develop into steatohepatitis (fatty liver with inflammation), according to the results of a new study.
- To China, With Love (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 05, 2007)
As someone who is convinced that Indian Communists serve as a Chinese fifth column in our beloved Bharat Mata, I look for every chance to expose their treasonous behaviour. Generally, it’s hard to catch our comrades red-handed.
- Tax Avoidance And Transfer Pricing Law (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 03, 2007)
There is no requirement to establish tax evasion before initiation of proceedings for determination of arm’s length price.
- Over A Cup Of Coffee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Whether a picture speaks a thousand words or not, what it doesis replace hundreds of words on a page.
- ‘India Wants Early Solution To Kashmiris’ Woes’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Indian Defence Minister AK Antony said New Delhi was trying to find solutions to settle the grievances and demands of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Indian Army Vacates Ihk Buildings (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Indian army has vacated more than two dozen schools and hospitals it had commandeered as makeshift camps for nearly two decades in the Indian-held Kashmir, military said Friday.
- Speeding Up Urban Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Urban India is enjoying the benefits of rapid economic growth but State and city governments are increasingly overwhelmed by the sharp rise in demand for services.
- Master Of All Trades (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
He started writing as an asthmatic child at the age of eleven. He is the popular columnist and acclaimed author of 10 books, both fiction and non-fiction.
- For That French Feel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The French Tourist Office in India is celebrating “French Connection 2007” in full swing these days. As part of it, it is working towards publicising Rhone Alps as an ideal vacation spot for the Indian globetrotters.
- Book On Tourism Released (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Indo-American Institutions undertook a research in collaboration with the Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) to produce a book titled Vision of Indian Tourism.
- Warming Up To Climate Change (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 03, 2007)
The Peace Nobel for Mr Al Gore, former US Vice-President, and Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), brings together the narrator of an “inconvenient truth” and a “climate warrior” on an important platform.
- Mobile, Mobile, Everywhere! (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 03, 2007)
Nowadays, it has become a common sight. Wherever you go, in whichever direction you turn, on a walk, on a visit, on the bus, in public or private functions and gatherings, you see almost everyone with his/her hand to the ear, and chattering away.
- Air Still Going Into China's Bubble (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
BLOWING bubbles is fun, until you have to scrape the gum off your face.
- Ninety Years After Balfour (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Nov 03, 2007)
NINETY years ago this month, a British diplomat wrote a letter that has since then been the single biggest cause of political instability, massacres and wars in the Middle East.
- Automobile Action (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 03, 2007)
Despite a modest slowdown in the first half of the current fiscal, India’s automobile market continues to attract considerable interest.
- Beer Better Than Water, Honest! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Researchers in Europe have carried out a study and found that a glass of beer is far better at rehydrating the body after exercise than water as the sugars, salts and bubbles in a pint help people absorb fluids more quickly.
- ‘India Wants Friendly Neighbours’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
India wants friendly neighbours and was trying to find an amicable solution to the disputes with Pakistan and China, Defence Minister A K Antony said here on Friday.
- Haneef’S Lawyer Asks Aussie Authorities To Come Clean On ‘Secret Plan’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef’s lawyer has asked the Australian Police and Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews to come clean on a so-called “secret plan” to thwart a court’s decision to release the former terror suspect on bail.
- For Humane Recovery (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Nov 03, 2007)
In India, borrowers overstate their property valuation, provide false documents and mislead the bank about their actual income.
- Union Cabinet Rejects Proposal To Raise Air Fare For Haj Pilgrims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
“In keeping with UPA Government’s commitment to Muslim welfare”
Overall Haj subsidy provided by the Government to go up now from Rs. 343 crore to 368 crore
Varanasi will be included as a new embarkation point for Haj pilgrims from now on
- Baghdad: “I Only Know Of One Duty. That Is To Love” (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2007)
The tragedy of Iraq’s people seems to beof little consequence to its phantom government and self-serving elites,to its self-interested neighbours andits uncomprehending occupiers.
- Moscow’S Red Carpet For Pm Has A Wrinkle (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 03, 2007)
First, the Russian Foreign Minister was “too busy” to meet External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, then Mukherjee was frisked at the Moscow airport on his way back.
- Regulation In India: Inevitable Reality (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Regulation is inevitable in all areas of activity and it should be transparent with rights of consultation for all.
- Aung San Suu Kyi And India (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 03, 2007)
The light that emanates fromSuu Kyi shines all over Myanmar and the freedom loving people of the world.
- We Made A Mistake, So What, Says Police (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
In a case of misplaced justice, 26-year-old Lakshmana was released 50 days after authorities arrested him for 'defaming' Shivaji. Google, which owns Orkut , had cooperated with Mumbai police but the vital IP address — the unique number . . . . .
- Bazaar Parody Of Mussolini (Pioneer, Premen Addy , Nov 03, 2007)
The sight of Ms Benazir Bhutto offering namaz before the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah was one to treasure.
- Criminal Deed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 03, 2007)
An outrageous incident of inhuman behaviour that would shame any civilised person has been reported from Kanpur where two women in urgent need of medical attention were thrown out of a Government hospital.
- Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.
- Fearless In Ghazni (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2007)
It was late November one Ramzan when Governor Asadullah came to tea. Winter was drawing in, and the Hindu Kush was shrouded by Kabul’s smog.
- 30 Illegal Indian Immigrants Caught In French Alps (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Thirty illegal Indian immigrants travelling in "inhuman conditions" were stopped while crossing the French Alps in a small truck, police said.
- Don't Overstep (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 03, 2007)
The sessions judge who tried the Coimbatore blasts case has come up with a novel reason for not awarding capital punishment to the accused who were charged with conspiracy and murder.
- Why Muslims Lag Behind (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
At the recent Book Fair in Delhi there was a stall selling Islamic literature. Friends who went round the stalls told me that among the hottest sellers was Answer to Non-Muslim Common Questions About Islam by Dr Zakir Naik (Madhur Sandesh Sangam).
- 30 Illegal Indian Immigrants Caught In France (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Thirty illegal Indian immigrants travelling in "inhuman conditions" were stopped while crossing the French Alps in a small truck, border police said on Friday.
- Lanka Jets Bomb Tiger Base, 33 Die (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Thursday pounded an Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam training base inside a rebel-held territory as ground troops killed at least 33 Tamil Tigers in a series of clashes in the island’s embattled . . . .
- India Needs To Learn From China How To Boost Tourism (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Nov 03, 2007)
Among the many refresher courses India needs to borrow from China, tourism diplomacy must certainly rank high. Aggressively promoting some of its "least developed" destinations in western and southern China as part of its policy to open up to . . . .
- Reorienting Youth Policies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
Recentily, President Pervez Musharraf expressed his resolve to extend greater support to youth affairs.
- Dubai Workers' Strike Called Off (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A strike over pay and conditions by thousands of foreign construction workers in the Gulf state of Dubai has been resolved, authorities say.
- And Back To Dubai Again (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
NOT even a fortnight after she returned from her eight-year exile, PPP leader Benazir Bhutto has returned to Dubai, ostensibly to visit her children and ailing mother.
- Protest Strike In State Of Bihar (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A day-long strike is being held in the Indian state of Bihar to protest against an attack on journalists by a member of the state assembly.
- “Greening India” But Losing Forests (Hindu, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Nov 02, 2007)
Planting trees or raising plantations doesnot recover lost habitats or create pristine natural forests. It is, therefore, no antidoteto habitat fragmentation.
- Pilot Of Hiroshima Bomber Dead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Paul Tibbets, 92, the pilot and commander of B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died on Thursday, a spokesman said.
- An African Chimpanzee And Its Language Of Signs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Washoe, a female chimpanzee that was believed to be the first non-human ever to acquire human language, has died at the Washington research institute where it was kept.
- Congress Dares Modi On 'Development Debate' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi challenged heir-apparent Rahul Gandhi to 'convince' Gujarat, the Congress threw an open challenge back at Modi -- "have a debate on any developmental issue".
- Russia, China Have Blocked Tough Iran Sanctions: Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A senior US official said on Thursday Russia and China had been blocking tough UN sanctions against Iran for months but there would be a push to impose them if Tehran had not suspended nuclear activity within two weeks.
- The Second Election (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 02, 2007)
Ever since the Congress lost power to the Janata Party in the 1977 assembly elections, Himachal Pradesh has come to have a stable two-party system.
- Kerala Should Achieve Sustainable Growth: President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil said here on Thursday that Kerala should match its achievements in the social sectors with sustainable growth and enhanced productivity.
- Procession, Awards Presentation Mark The Celebrations In Bellary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A colourful procession with the portrait of the goddess Bhuvaneshwari through the main streets of the city and presentation of the Civil Service Award marked the 51st Rajyotsava celebrations in Bellary on Thursday.
- Rajyotsava Winner At 136? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Ghaini Lal Singh Jamkar is 136 by her claim. Official version puts the wizened old woman’s age in the vicinity of 100.
- 5 Lakh Compensation For Blueline Victims Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party at its monthly meeting convened here on Thursday under the chairmanship of its president Harsh Vardhan demanded that the Delhi Government provide a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the families of those killed in . . . .
- Extremes Cohabit In India (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Nov 02, 2007)
India could actually mint more land in the countryside, but it can't do it off car batteries. It will take a real energy revolution.
- 547 Projects Sanctioned For Thanjavur District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned 547 projects under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the district, according to its assistant general manager N.V. Baskaran.
- Charity Begins At Party Office (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Nov 02, 2007)
In Communist-ruled West Bengal, people have risen in revolt against the continuing scandal of fair price shops and food riots have broken out.
- Skirting The Border (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The latest Communist Party of China Congress saw Hu Jintao emerge for his second five-year term as a stronger leader.
- Jd(u) Mla Held For Assaulting Scribes (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 02, 2007)
Popularly known as “Chote sarkar” in his fiefdom, the ruling JD(U) MLA from Mokama Anant Singh was among five arrested by the police today for assaulting three television journalists at his Mall road residence in Patna.
- Another Effort To Get Rid Of Aiims Director (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Nov 02, 2007)
The Centre may come out with an ordinance on Friday to remove Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Dr P Venugopal from his post.
- Militants’ Camps In Pok Intact: Army (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Internal turmoil in Pakistan and its President Pervez Musharraf's refrain against Islamist militants operating from its soil had not changed much on the ground as far as insurgence in Kashmir was concerned, the Army said today.
- Jd(u) Mla Assaults Journalists (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Nov 02, 2007)
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Government on Thursday suffered a major embarrassment when a bahubali Janata Dal (U) legislator brutally assaulted some TV journalists at his official bungalow.
- Suu Kyi’S Sunny Days (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Not many Indians are aware that the Burmese prisoner of conscience and Nobel Laureate has close Indian connections.
- ‘Mother India’ Scriptwriter Dies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Ali Raza, who wrote the script of the classic Hindi film Mother India, passed away on Thursday at the Nanavati Hospital here a after brief illness.
- Ansari Calls For Different Human Development Indicators (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Nov 02, 2007)
Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Thursday said that the country needed a database of human development indicators for different income groups.
- Mla Arrested After Attack On Journalists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The police on Thursday arrested JD(U) MLA Anant Singh and four others for allegedly assaulting journalists after taking them hostage and attacking their colleagues when they protested.
- Business Of Giving (Tribune, Anurag, Nov 02, 2007)
We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. A booming economy and a galloping sensex have made many join the billionaires’ club.
- 9 Die, 40 Hurt In Pak Attack (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Nov 02, 2007)
Six Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officials and three civilians were killed on Thursday when a suicide attacker blew the bus carrying them near the Sargodha district.
- Lanka Jets Bomb Tiger Base, 33 Die (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Thursday pounded an Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam training base inside a rebel-held territory as ground troops killed at least 33 Tamil Tigers in a series of clashes in the island’s embattled north . . . . .
- What Did The Trick? (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 02, 2007)
One cannot help imagining a more weird scenario. Following Sonia Gandhi’s visit to China, Comrade Karat seems to have started to soften his position and his vitriolic attack against the prime minister of India and other friends! It . . . . .
- Indian Doctor Patel To Be Arrested (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Queensland government in Australia is seeking details on the progress of the case against India-trained surgeon Jayant Patel, who is allegedly involved in the deaths of 17 patients, following reports that his arrest is imminent.
- Staying Alive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Nearly 8,000 aggrieved -- mostly married -- women have filed complaints since a law to protect them from domestic violence came into force in October, 2006.
- Hiroshima Bomb Pilot Dies (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 bomber ‘Enola Gay’ that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died on Thursday.
- 4 Die In Road Mishap (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Four persons were killed and one person was injured when a car was hit by two buses coming from opposite directions on the Jammu Pathankot highway near the Samba area today, the police said.
- Dc Collapses, Naxal Attack Not Ruled Out (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Deputy Commissioner of Chatra district Puja Singhal collapsed suddenly while taking a stroll inside her official residence on Thursday morning. “She suddenly felt some pain on the left side of her waist, vomited and fell unconscious.
- Chhattisgarh: Naxal Leader In Jail Swallows Sim Card (Indian Express, Nitin Mahajan, Nov 02, 2007)
The Chhattisgarh Police have recovered a mobile phone from the possession of Narayan Sanyal, the highest-ranking Maoist ideologue lodged in Bilaspur Central Prison.
- The Governor Is Not An Autocratic Ombudsman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Political alliances should promote healthy democratic principles in that such alliances should be forged to promote common goals for the general good of the society.
- Too Much Of A Good Thing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Storm clouds on the horizon? Been feeling kind of blue? Then count your blessings.
- Raj Dharma Fails In Gujarat (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 02, 2007)
I HAVE reasons to believe that Atal Bihari Vajpayee, when he was Prime Minister, wanted to dismiss Nahrendra Modi and had planned to do so after his visit to Ahmedabad.
- Delhi Docs Use Obesity Surgery To Fight Type Ii Diabetes As Well (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Gastric bypass surgery, usually meant for helping the obese lose weight, can also cure Type II diabetes, say doctors at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. They say results on 40-odd patients have been outstanding.
- Bombs Kill 16 Iraqis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Bombs killed at least 16 people on Thursday in attacks across the Iraqi capital and its northern suburbs. US and Iraqi troops arrested 85 suspected insurgents in operations around the country.
- Danger Gong (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 02, 2007)
The danger gong has been sounded once again, this time by the UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook report which has just been released.
- The Party's Just Begun (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2007)
The rise of the Sensex, now exploring 20,000, looks unstoppable.
- Red Terror (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2007)
This seems to be the season for Maoist strikes. Last Saturday night, the son of Babulal Marandi, former chief minister of Jharkhand, was gunned down at a football match along with 18 others, including women and children.
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