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Articles 9021 through 9120 of 31829:
- Habitat Loss, Climate Change Hit Amphibians (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jul 08, 2006)
Fifty of the world's leading conservation experts are calling for an urgent rescue mission to save frogs, newts, and other amphibians from extinction. They believe fast action is needed to save the planet's 5,743 amphibian species after research . . .
- Democracy Should Be Exercised Regularly, On Foot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 08, 2006)
Free association in public spaces not only promotes active bodies and public boldness, it is also vital to society and a force for change.
- Between Generosity And Toughness (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jul 08, 2006)
In France, opposition is growing to the police storming schools to pick up children of illegal immigrants.
- Decision-Making In The Age Of Coalitions (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jul 08, 2006)
The Prime Minister could set up a compact Group of Ministers to consult the UPA constituents before major policy initiatives.
- Daimlerchrysler To Import Ckd Version Of S-Class (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
State-of-the-art service facility of Trans Car inaugurated
- India Must Open Markets: Us (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The United States accused India, Brazil and China on Friday of hiding behind poor nations in world trade talks and said richer developing countries had to open their markets if a crisis in the negotiations was to be overcome.
- Cbi Nails 3 Army Men In Coffin Scam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
CBI has booked three senior Army officers and a US-based funeral service company for allegedly supplying poor-quality alumunium caskets at “exhorbitant rates” after the Kargil war, kicking up the “coffin scam” controversy during the tenure of Mr . . .
- Elementary Steps (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Examining the challenges and recent initiatives in providing universal elementary education.
- Berate Us, Don't Look Within (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jul 08, 2006)
How do Muslims think worldwide? To find out, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press carried out a large-scale attitudinal survey this spring. Titled The Great Divide: How Westerners and Muslims View Each Other, it interviewed . . .
- Rumours Of Pm Quitting Create A Flutter (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Govt struck by complete policy paralysis: Jaitley ---- The sensex nose-dived and political temperatures soared as rumours of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation created a flutter in the corridors of power on Friday.
- Uk Gays To Get First Prom (Statesman, Ciar Byrne, Jul 08, 2006)
When millionaire businessman Ivan Massow was growing up, he was too scared to tell anyone at school that he was gay. But 20 years on, he is about to launch the UK’s first gay prom, in a bid to give gay teenagers a celebration of their own.
- New Technologies Making Gm Crops Obsolete (Tribune, Jeremy Rifkin, Jul 08, 2006)
FOR years the life science companies — Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Pioneer Hi-Bred — have argued that genetically modified food is the next great scientific and technological revolution in agriculture and the only efficient and cheap way to feed . . .
- The Koran And Muslims (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 08, 2006)
Intellectual stagnation in the Muslim world long preceded revivalism and its hideous offshoot, fundamentalism.
- Outsourcing Hr May Not Yield Desired Results (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jul 08, 2006)
Early last month, Unilever delivered a body-blow to traditionalist thinking among human resource professionals.
- Ny Tunnel Attack Plan Foiled (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
US authorities thwarted a plot to attack New York’s mass transit system later this year, leading to the arrest of a plotter who confessed in Lebanon, US and Lebanese officials said today.
- Token Gesture For Nanoscience (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Jul 08, 2006)
The government and industry have not given enough attention to nanoscience, at the peril of losing out in the technological race.
- Plot To Blow Tunnels In Nyc Busted (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Authorities have disrupted planning by foreign terrorists for an attack on New York City tunnels, two law enforcement officials said Friday.
- So What’S Left? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 08, 2006)
It was only by the skin of his teeth. Yet, the victory of liberal technocrat Felipe Calderon the Mexican Presidential elections this week provides a big boost for besieged reformers and democrats in Latin America. At a time when the image of Latin . . .
- Jack In The Box (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 08, 2006)
When US assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill flew to Beijing to co-ordinate responses to the North Korean missile tests, and had to borrow a suit for the meeting, Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing jokingly queried whether he had lost his . . .
- The Most Expensive Slum (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Jul 08, 2006)
The monsoon in Mumbai was once associated with romance… Nargis and Raj Kapoor under that famous black umbrella walking besides street-lights misty with rain...
- Indian Idols (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 08, 2006)
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal’s celebrated acquisition of Arcelor further manifests a trend of more and more Indians playing a pivotal role in global economy.
- Lula Vs Chavez In Mexico City (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Jul 08, 2006)
On Sunday, 41 million voters cast their choice for the country’s next president.
- Billboards In The Time Of Mourning (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, Jul 08, 2006)
There are two routes between my residence (Nizamuddin) and the nearest ATM (Jangpura). Route A is a 3-km crawl through the crowded lanes of Bhogal market.
- Pakistan: No Word On India Seeking `Urgent' Meeting (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 08, 2006)
Delhi can use dispute resolution clause: official
Yet to receive India's complaint, says spokesperson
Pakistan still to give India most-favoured nation status
- Iraq Rape, Murder Charges ‘Very Serious’: Bush (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
US President George W Bush has promised ‘‘absolute justice’’ if US soldiers are found guilty of committing atrocities against Iraqi civilians.
- Cardiologist Solomon Victor Dead (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Jul 08, 2006)
He conceived Rheumatic Heart Ailment Project for poor patients He is the only cardiac surgeon in India to qualify as Member of Royal College of Physicians
- Brussels Kashmir Centre Under Attack (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The fight for self-determination of Kashmir being highlighted, single handed, by the Kashmir Centre in Brussels is now under attack with fears for the life of the man who heads the centre, Barrister Majid Tramboo, and whose office, in the past, was . . .
- Karzai Advised Restraint (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
US Ambassador Ryan C Crocker has asked Afghan President Hamid Karzai not to give statements against US allies.
- Agent Who Led Bin Laden Hunt Criticises Cia (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The man who led America's hunt for Osama bin Laden has said the CIA was wrong to disband the only unit devoted entirely to the terrorist leader's pursuit - just at a time when al-Qaida is reasserting its influence over global jihad.
- India Informs Un Of Tharoor Nomination (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
India has formally informed the presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council that it has nominated Mr Shashi Tharoor as its candidate for the post of the next UN Secretary-General.
- ‘Provoked’ Usa Desperately Seeking China (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Multilateral efforts are rapidly being enlisted to help diplomatically resolve the international crisis triggered by the latest North Korean missile launch.
- 50 Yrs Ago, Govt Said: ‘Future Of Aiims In The Hands Of Director, Staff, Students’ (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Jul 07, 2006)
February 18, 1956 was an ordinary day in the history of India’s Parliament but much more than that for medical sciences in the country. On that day as the Health Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, rose to move . . .
- Pipeline Projects: A Lot Of Gas? (Pioneer, Dmitri Kosyrev, Jul 07, 2006)
Central Asia is coming alive to the exciting possibilities of energy diplomacy, but there are the obvious roadblocks, says Dmitri Kosyrev
- Ken Lay’S Last Evasion (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
Ah, Kenneth Lay of Enron: America hardly knew you before your trial, but learned after your big-hammer jury conviction that you had left countless suckers broke, employees cheated and stockholders betrayed.
- Today It Is Aiims (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
The Governing Council of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has recommended the dismissal of its director, Dr P. Venugopal. Such is the contempt that politicians . . .
- Nathu La Helps To Redefine Borders (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
During a recent visit to Nathu La pass recently, my students and I learnt some important lessons in diplomacy and strategy.
- Benazir-Nawaz Alliance Keeps Up The Tempo (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 07, 2006)
Pakistan's opposition leaders-in-exile, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, have managed to keep up the tempo that their initial pact in May injected into the country's political scene.
- Shanghai Spirit (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 07, 2006)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's fifth summit points to increasing solidarity.
- Japan Urges Us To Speed Up Missile Shield Plan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Japan's defence chief said on Thursday that Tokyo wants to speed up efforts to establish a missile defence shield with the United States to guard against the threat posed by North Korea.
- 31 Tribal Militants Killed In Pak (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Security forces killed 31 fighters in an offensive against renegade Baluch tribesmen in south-western Pakistan, officials said on Thursday.
- Behind The Smile, Unknown Future (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jul 07, 2006)
When the Himalayas were being blasted to lay the Darjeeling road, a percipient old Tibetan remarked to the British deputy commissioner, "Sahib, the sound of that powder is heard in Lhasa!" He might have said Peking, which then claimed only shadowy . . .
- Assessing The Nuclear Balance Sheet (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 07, 2006)
The U.S. wants a decisive say in the scripting of India's safeguards and additional protocol agreements with the IAEA but is withholding "full" civil nuclear cooperation.
- Negotiating Korea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 07, 2006)
But isn't there a limit to blackmail? -
- N. Korea Vows To Test More Missiles (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
A defiant North Korea acknowledged for the first time today that it had launched several missiles, vowed to carry out more tests and threatened to use force if the international community tried to stop it.
- Musharraf Wanted To Nuke India: Sharif (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
In a sensational revelation, exiled former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday opened a hornet's nest by writing in his official biography that US President Bill Clinton told him that the then Pakistan army chief, Gen Pervez . . .
- Reactor Tech Upgraded To 700 Mwe (Tribune, O.P. Sabherwal, Jul 07, 2006)
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is enhancing its reactor technology towards building future pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR) of 700 MWe capacity – a new milestone in Indian nuclear power capability.
- The “Maula Baksh” (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 07, 2006)
Who was the one who said that the difference between a “student” and a ‘pupil’ was that the latter sat with folded knees before his teacher and paid obeisance in a proper way? Well, maybe it was my primary school teacher, Ustad Rustum . . .
- Deconstruct, Then Panic (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jul 07, 2006)
Anno Domini 2001 is ancient times, and yet not so ancient. Early in that year, an official committee, worried over stocks of foodgrains lying with the . . .
- Untimely Investment (Deccan Herald, GAYATRI CHANDRASHEKAR, Jul 07, 2006)
Stock market investments may offer high returns, but none can deny they’re volatile
- Donating Eyes Is Not A Big Issue Anymore (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 07, 2006)
Cause- The Neemuch eye donation movement is spreading to neighbouring villages.
- China Recasts Its Image (Deccan Herald, MARK MAGNIER, Jul 07, 2006)
The curious incident of the pig’s-head meal vouchers and the anthem-singing sit-in offers a cautionary tale...
- Why Aids Outpaces Us (Deccan Herald, Rajashri Dasgupta, Jul 07, 2006)
PANDEMIC- India needs to examine honestly why it failed in meeting targets.
- Hobson’S Choice For Pak (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jul 07, 2006)
Pakistan has performed yeoman’s service to America vis-a-vis al-Qaeda threat
- Check Wastage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 07, 2006)
It is time that the BWSSB got its act together
- Israel Kills 11 In Gaza As Fighting Intensifies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Israeli forces sharply stepped up an offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza on Thursday, fighting running battles with gunmen and killing 11 people in the worst violence since the cross-border operation began.
- Games Nations Play (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jul 07, 2006)
There is understandably a lot of consternation in the country on two espionage . . .
- Us-India Nuclear Deal: Nris Stand Proud (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 07, 2006)
ANALYSIS- Hillary Clinton, while happy to raise money from Indian Americans, made no effort to support the US-India nuclear agreement, despite being the India Caucus co-chair.
- Saddam In Show Trial (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Jul 07, 2006)
Impartiality of the Saddam Hussein trial is increasingly questioned because of the active behind-the-scenes role of the United States.
- Out Of Iraq (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 07, 2006)
The Junichiro Koizumi government's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq is consistent with the mood of the Japanese people.
- Pervez Moved Nuke Missiles During Kargil War: Sharif (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Pakistan Army, led by General Pervez Musharraf, had moved nuclear warheads during the Kargil war so that they could be used against India, exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed in his official biography.
- The Changing Trade Winds In Europe (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jul 07, 2006)
For European companies the focus is Asia and the US, but not Europe, so as to reduce their manufacturing and marketing costs, and modernise their marketing techniques.
- But Tie Your Camel (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 07, 2006)
The orchestrated campaign against those advising caution in the Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter of concern. The recent case of a possible CIA mole in the NSCS should temper our fascination for the US with a dose of healthy caution.
- Tata Coffee Brews Global Strategy (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
With the $220-million Eight O’Clock acquisition,Tata Coffee Limited has latched onto a "brand" that the company lacked and has vaulted the Tata group company onto a "different plane".
- Return Of Taliban (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 07, 2006)
It is not only the scale of the Taliban's recent attacks but also its growing military sophistication that worries the West.
- Desperate In Guantanamo (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Jul 07, 2006)
Law and justice, besides the many innocent prisoners at Guantanamo, are the casualties of the U.S. `war on terror'.
- Imposing Iodine (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Jul 07, 2006)
The ban on non-iodised salt, reimposed this May, is criticised as being based on generalisations made by the authorities.
- E-Governance Can Ease Admission Travails (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jul 07, 2006)
The UK has used e-governance to its advantage in college admissions, why can’t we emulate it?
- Emerging Challenges To Our Foreign Account (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Jul 07, 2006)
The importance of electronics for managing trade deficits and generating jobs is overlooked
- Nationalise Riots (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Jul 07, 2006)
The problem with communal riots is that they're too successful and, as a result, the nation's image gets a beating. Which is why they need to be nationalised because once it's in the hands of the government even the best and bitterest riots will . . .
- The Skills Shortage (The Economic Times, Indira Rajaraman, Jul 07, 2006)
Supporters of India at India-China conferences like to believe that behind our less gleaming façade lie buds that will bloom in great profusion.
- People First (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Jul 07, 2006)
India’s 80 million tribal population, the largest in the world, is also India’s most exploited and disadvantaged community.
- Karunanidhi Thanks Sonia, Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Thursday described the Centre's decision to put on hold the divestment move in the Neyveli Lignite Corporation as a victory for "toil and truth."
- Intec 2006 Industrial Trade Fair Opens Today (Hindu, A. A. Michael Raj, Jul 07, 2006)
Exhibitors from India and 11 other countries will participate
- Cpi(m) For Settling Aiims Issue Amicably (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Appeals to doctors to call off strike
- 'North Korea Preparing For Another Missile Launch' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
North Korea is making preparations to launch another long-range Taepodong-2 missile, a media report said in New York.
- Nuke Deal | Safeguards Talks Next Week (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Indian officials and those of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be meeting next week to negotiate the proposed Safeguards Agreement, which is required to be put in place to allow international community to resume nuclear trade with India.
- Row Over Prescott's Meet With U.S. Tycoon (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 07, 2006)
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was on Thursday fighting for his job over allegations of a conflict of interest after it emerged that he accepted the hospitality of American tycoon Philip Anschutz who is bidding for a Government . . .
- Higher Education In India (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jul 07, 2006)
The system of higher education in India is the third largest in the world after China and USA.
- Ltte's Manoeuvres India's Options (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Jul 07, 2006)
By now it is clear that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has grudgingly admitted responsibility for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi only as a tactical manoeuvre and in search of a trade off. Whether it will succeed in its gambit is a . . .
- U.S. Pushes For Joint Action Over Nkorea Missile Tests (Reuters, Steve Holland, Jul 07, 2006)
President George W. Bush pushed on Thursday for a united international response to North Korea after the impoverished, communist state test-fired a barrage of missiles and vowed more launches.
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