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Articles 821 through 920 of 12047:
- Ulfa Envoys Pull Out Of Peace Process (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Representatives acting as go-betweens for a powerful guerrilla group in northeast India said on Thursday they had pulled out of a year-old peace process with the government, accusing New Delhi of being insincere.
- From Idea To Image On Paper (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
Closer to the master (The British Museum Press, £25) by Hugo Chapman was written to accompany a major exhibition of the work of Il Divino as draughtsman.
- Mig-29 Crashes In Ambala, Pilot Safe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A fighter aircraft, MiG-29, of the Indian Air Force crashed in Ambala late this afternoon. There were no casualties.
- Good Semantics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 29, 2006)
As if to reaffirm the stance of those critical of the new joint mechanism against terrorism, Pakistan has reiterated its standard line over a list of wanted persons sent by India.
- Faling Revolution (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Sep 29, 2006)
What is today described as "Naxalism" in Andhra Pradesh actually began as a Communist-led, Marxism-oriented peasant movement in Telengana in 1944. This Telengana movement was the outcome of a strained social fabric and an iniquitous . . .
- "Globalisation Will Only Work If The Winners Share With The Losers" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
Economist and Nobel laureateJoseph Stiglitz,author, most recently, ofMaking Globalisation Work, spoke to Nobel Laureates Plus editor Nathan Gardels on September 22.
- Methane Levels To Rise Again (Hindu, Ian Sample , Sep 29, 2006)
"The bad news is that the slowdown in global methane emissions in the past few decades was only temporary."
- Hunting The Elusive Osama Bin Laden (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Sep 29, 2006)
Speculating about Osama bin Laden's fate and whereabouts is a favourite pastime of many people, particularly those in the media, military and politics.
- Removing The Distortions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
The basic reason why the policy on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has turned into a major issue of public debate is that, with the SEZ Act of 2005, the zones have become more attractive as an instrument of privileged access to the huge domestic . . .
- Heritage Tourism In Four States, Courtesy Unesco (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Unesco will launch the Indian Heritage Passport programme in four pilot states of West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. The programme, a collaborative effort of Unesco, the Union tourism ministry and the state governments concerned, . . .
- Naco Opens More Hiv Treatment Centres (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has increased the number of centres providing free anti-retroviral treatment (ART) from 54 to 91. Another 9 more centres will get operational soon.
- Behind The Swedish Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
The victory of Sweden's Centre-Right coalition against the country's oldest party, the Social Democratic Party, in the recent general election is in line with a trend witnessed in recent years across major European countries — the trend of the . . .
- Evolve Pragmatic Policy To Preserve Ground Water Resources, . . . (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
``It provides a mechanism for devolution from the Centre to people at local levels''
"Collective wisdom can lead to `Water For All'"
India's initiatives in this elaborated.
- Passing The Buck (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 28, 2006)
The Centre has gone back on its commitment to legislate a Bill guaranteeing the fundamental right to education.
- Why Tony Blair Has To Go (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 28, 2006)
Nobody sells New Labour like Mr. Blair, and the faithful are anxious about losing him. For all that, there was no appeal for him to stay.
- A Foreign Hand (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Sep 28, 2006)
Making a commitment under GATS on education could prevent the government from adopting a nuanced policy that can ensure good quality higher education.
- Unhealthy Burden (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Sep 28, 2006)
The poor bear the brunt of declining levels in public spending on health care.
- Unique Struggle (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
This examination of the freedom struggle in Assam is an intense work based on solid research.
- Divine Plunge (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
A collaborative effort by a painter and a poet to capture their shared experience with God.
- Ties In Vogue (Deccan Herald, CLIFFORD MARTIS, Sep 28, 2006)
One wonders how people started the habit of tying a narrow strip of cloth round their necks and calling it the necktie.
- Blair, Going But Not Quite Gone (Deccan Herald, Patrick Wintour, Sep 28, 2006)
Tony Blair bade farewell to his party on Tuesday night, insisting it was "right for him to let go" and challenging his successor to avoid the political comfort zone and show "raw courage" in meeting the new global task of reconciling liberty and security.
- 'Nano City Would Be Energy Efficient' (The Economic Times, DINKER VASHISHT , Sep 28, 2006)
He set up Hotmail in 1996 and changed the way the web works. Then he sold it off to Bill Gates and has ever since been the philosopher of the Next Big Thing.
- 'No Signs Of Qaeda Activity In J&k' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Recent recovery of propaganda in the form of CDs, showcasing activities of al Qaeda operatives in unidentified training camps, from the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir may have created ripples within the State . . .
- Manmohan Bin Tughlaq (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
In a detailed article headlined ‘Capitulation! Manmohan as Mohammad bin Tughlaq’, Organiser’s foreign affairs expert M.D. Nalapat launches a no-holds-barred attack against the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi for allegedly surrendering India’s . . .
- A Litmus Test Of Impartiality (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 28, 2006)
Fairness of the investigations into the Malegaon blasts will decide whether the Indian state can re-establish its secular credentials and win Muslim hearts.
- Blair Gets A Rock Star Send-Off (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Sep 28, 2006)
Tony Blair, the great showman of British politics has finally bid goodbye to his Labour party with the easy high-fiving charm of a rockstar and received in return from Labour's annual conference a send-off dripping with adulation, some tears and angst.
- Showman Blair Shines At Farewell (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Tony Blair set Gordon Brown the challenge yesterday of matching his own political courage, leadership skills and personal rapport with the voters if he is to achieve his ambition of becoming British Prime Minister.
- Unshackling Indian R&d (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Sep 28, 2006)
We need to utilise the pool of Indian talent in R&D that is providing the cutting edge to other countries, says Vinayshil Gautam.
- Polio Cases Cripple Maharashtra Efforts (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 28, 2006)
Maharashtra has lost the war to emerge as India’s polio-free state after two children were found infected by the polio virus.
- Timber Classics (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The extraordinarily beautiful wooden temples spread across Kerala reflect a great simplicity of form.
- Targeting Al Qaeda (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The ethnic Pashtun hamlet of Damadola Burkanday in the Bajaur Agency of Pakistan's Federally Administered Territories is inhabited by the Mamond tribe. Bajaur has a history of strong jehadi sentiments.
- Two Cheers For India (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 28, 2006)
Is it time for India to pop the champagne yet? Hardly, it would seem, though there is plenty of room for cheer. The country has emerged as the leader of the ‘BRIC pack’ in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2006. India is ranked . .
- Mechanism Is For All Terror Forms (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Sep 28, 2006)
The government has not made any official announcement of the composition or even the scope of the joint anti-terrorism mechanism between India and Pakistan, agreed upon between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf in Havana . . .
- Munna Bhai's Dream Run To Spur Heritage Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Gujarat Government, Centre embarking on a tourism project to develop Ahmedabad-Dandi highway
- Job Scheme Launched In Goa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane launched the Goa Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme on Monday. It guarantees employment to all adult persons in every household of the State for not less than 100 days in the financial year.
- Bomb Hunter (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2006)
One of India's top crime scientists speaks out on the need for new investments in counter-terrorism technologies.
- Jessica: How Evidence Was Destroyed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
When he tries, Shyan Munshi — prime witness in the Jessica Lal murder case — can speak good Hindi, good enough to give him the confidence to go for a role in an 'Indo-British production'; he can even show off the differences between Mumbaiya Hindi . . .
- Malegaon: Fractured Truths (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2006)
Weeks after the Malegaon terror strikes, the police struggle to determine the identity of the perpetrators.
- Let The Digital Revolution Touch All Lives (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Sep 27, 2006)
For, empowering the people thus will bring about a dramatic transformation in their lives.
- In The West's Own Interest (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 27, 2006)
Pakistan is unarguably the west's most important ally. This Anglophone country, with its deep institutional and social connections to Britain and to the US is naturally placed to be these countries' key interlocutor and partner in countering . . .
- Time To Hem In Lawmakers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 27, 2006)
It is the prerogative of the Government to frame laws, not of the courts," roared Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy when civil disturbance overtook Delhi on the recommencement of sealing of commercial establishments.
- Made In Cuba, Unmade In Pak (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Islamabad’s assertion that those wanted by India have a ‘different status’ in Pakistan has put serious question marks on the proposed joint anti-terror institutional mechanism.
- What Bengal Thinks Today... (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Sep 27, 2006)
What the West Bengal government has done today at Singur, 50 kilometres north-west of Kolkata, the rest of India should do in the coming days.
- The Multiplex Multiplier Effect (Business Line, Alok Ray, Sep 27, 2006)
The so-called luxury multiplexes and malls are highly labour-intensive and generate jobs, and incomes, at various levels with a trickle-down effect.
- In The Line Of Fire And Dr A Q Khan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 27, 2006)
In his book, In the line of fire, President Musharraf makes some very serious allegations regarding Dr A Q Khan's network. He says that Dr Khan had advised his daughter, who lives in the UK, to disclose the country's nuclear secrets to the British media.
- Brake On Sezs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2006)
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has said that special economic zones (SEZs) will not be allowed on prime agricultural land. The Board of Approval will not clear proposals of SEZs coming up on fertile land.
- ‘Globalisation Is Not About Economy Alone’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2006)
But to Dr Don Betz, globalisation is a “passing word” whose import is still largely unknown. “We do not know what it will mean tomorrow. But it is definitely not about economy alone.
- Nainital Conclave: Rediscovering The Party (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 27, 2006)
There is a realisation among Ministers that inputs from the Congress party need not be treated as irritants. Ideas and policies have to be necessarily synchronised with ground realities and electoral compulsions.
- A Boost For Osama (Hindu, Richard Norton-Taylor, Sep 27, 2006)
It is absurd for our leaders to go on denying that the Iraq invasion increased the terrorist threat.
- Forsyth Falters On Facts (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Sep 27, 2006)
I was inspired to buy Frederick Forsyth’s latest offering, The Afghan, by my friend and Malayalam writer N.S. Madhavan’s column in a mass-circulation Malayalam daily. The desire was solidified by a front-page report in The Indian Express which . . .
- Science Must Be Harnessed In Full: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Presents CSIR's Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for 2006 to 13 scientists
- Pak Remains Nursery Of Global Terrorism: Pranab (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 27, 2006)
Pakistan “remains a nursery of global terrorism” and has done “precious little to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism,” Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday.
- All Geared Up For Bathukamma Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
District gears up for a smooth sail of the fest
Bathukamma is a Telangana-specific festival coinciding with Dasara
Conical arrangement of colourful, native flowers shapes the Bathukamma
Bathukamma is immersed in water at the end of the day.
- `Integrated Approach Must To Take Technology From Laboratory . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Effective technology transfer from the laboratory to the market requires interaction between scientists, technologists, economists, sociologists, public administrators, entrepreneurs and customers.
- Major Indo-German S&t Initiative Launched (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Sep 27, 2006)
Focal areas for cooperation identified
Angela Merkel regime keen on enhancing partnership
S&T centre will take shape next year
Public-private partnership mooted.
- Blair Gets A Rock Star Send-Off (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Sep 27, 2006)
Tony Blair, the great showman of British politics has finally bid goodbye to his Labour party with the easy high-fiving charm of a rockstar and received in return from Labour's annual conference a send-off dripping with adulation, some tears and angst.
- Fact And Fiction (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Sep 27, 2006)
So far, Nazi leader Josef Goebbels was considered the ultimate propagandist, who could project black as white and vice versa.
- Walking The Sez Tightrope (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 27, 2006)
The issue of setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) seems to be developing new dimensions all the time.
- Blair Defends War On Terror (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair denied today that Britain’s US-supporting foreign policy, including the war in Iraq, was to blame for the surge in terrorist attacks in recent years.
- Mamata Beaten Up Over Singur Landgrab (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Sep 27, 2006)
Even as 300 farmers received compensation cheques on Tuesday for their lands to be acquired for the Tata Motor factory, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who had on Monday night gheraoed the BDO's office at Singur, where the project was to . . .
- Assam: Missing Monsoon (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 27, 2006)
Assam faces the threat of a famine as monsoon failure causes serious damage to the winter paddy crop.
- Caste Terror In Haryana (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 27, 2006)
The September 1 incident in Kila Jafargarh is one in a series of attacks on Dalits in the State in the past one year.
- Dhanbad's Death Trap (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Sep 27, 2006)
The death of 50 miners in the Bhatdih Colliery in Dhanbad exposes the lack of adequate safety measures.
- Easy Target (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Sep 27, 2006)
Despite its history of communal tension, Malegaon has remained calm in the wake of the blasts.
- Beyond The Rhetoric (Frontline, Partha S. Ghosh , Sep 27, 2006)
To make NAM a vehicle of South-South cooperation, what is needed is not mere joint statements but their follow-ups in letter and spirit.
- A Scam In The Making (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Sep 26, 2006)
People think SEZ is just a ploy for land grab by developers in connivance with government officials.
- Brown Ready To Step Into Blair Shoes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
"I am confident that my experience and my values give me the strength to take the tough decisions." Gordon Brown, Foreign Minister
- Demythologising The Nation (Hindu, Ashokamitran , Sep 26, 2006)
The stuff of human thinking contains more abstractions than one would like to admit. Freedom, justice, society, anti-people, anti-labour, and government — all float about meaning different things to different people.
- Singapore To Help India Set Up Sezs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Plans to boost bilateral economic cooperation
Consulate in Chennai getting upgraded
Simplification of visa procedures
Scope for tie-ups in IT, life sciences.
- Vikram Chandra (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Sep 26, 2006)
Everyone has a story to tell and hearing these is how Sacred Games metamorphosed into the huge tome it is.
- Making Of Poverty (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 26, 2006)
Manipur's weaving culture will be destroyed due to unfair trade practices and cause large-scale unemployment, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Economic Integration And Equitable Trade (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Sep 26, 2006)
A comprehensive backdrop as well as a roadmap for India-ASEAN association to fructify and flourish
- Queen Of Tamil Cinema No More (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Sep 26, 2006)
Padmini set the industry ablaze with power-packed performances
- China Should Worry About Its High Savings (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 26, 2006)
The high savings rate of its state-owned enterprises could lead to a macroeconomic problem
- Hidden Competitive Advantage (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 26, 2006)
Recently Maruti had announced setting up a new plant with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore to assemble 250,000 cars per year. Recent assembly plants built in the US by global OEMs like Nissan, Honda and Toyota have costed three to four times more in . . .
- Drug Cos And Sezs - A Healthy Mix? (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Concern over whether drug companies should also play the role of infrastructure developer
- Iniquitous Enclaves (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 26, 2006)
The perversity of incentives that create no externalities or economies of scale for the "hinterland" are the biggest defects of SEZs.
- Five Killed In An Explosion In Central Vietnam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Five labourers were killed in central Vietnam when explosives used to mine limestone accidentally went off, an official said on Tuesday.
- An Unwinnable War (Dawn, Max Hastings, Sep 26, 2006)
The Labour party has so much to make itself unhappy about in Manchester this week that only the demonstrators outside the hall will give Iraq, Afghanistan, George Bush and the “war on terror” the attention they deserve.
- Cpm Wants Sez Scheme Amended (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The CPI-M is unhappy the government has “failed” to amend the special economic zones (SEZs) scheme to prevent its misuse by “land mafia”.
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