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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 12047:
- Govt Mulls Law To Regulate Sting Acts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Centre is considering bringing in a stringent law to deal with sting operations.
- T N Ninan: Indian Mega-Corps (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Aug 26, 2006)
Ten years ago, on the back of over 7 per cent GDP growth in successive years, the big Indian companies (and some small ones too) were announcing grandiose projects.
- Memories Of Mother Teresa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2006)
"One of the miracles that occurred over the years," Mother Teresa once told me, "is that no one is allowed to die on streets; someone, somewhere brings the person to us." A biographer's tribute on her 96th birth anniversary.
- Bsnl Bill Payment Made Easy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
R.K. Arnold, Chief General Manager, AP Telecom Circle, launched a scheme, which intended to facilitate payment of landline and cell bills through credit cards by customers, at BSNL complex here on Friday.
- More French Troops For Lebanon (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 26, 2006)
Chirac, Merkel criticise Assad's remarks on deployment of peace force on border . . .
- The World Of Those On The Move (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The greatest percentage increase in the unauthorised immigrant population to the US between 2000 and 2005 was from India reveals World Migration 2005: Costs and Benefits of International Migration. International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Progra
- Quota Bill Tabled, No Mention Of Creamy Layer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh on Friday introduced the controversial quota Bill in the Lok Sabha, to provide for 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in Central educational institutions...
- Rights & Justice Must Go Together (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
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- Us Non-Committal On Assistance For Special Zones (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
A non-committal response from the United States for the so-called tribal reconstruction opportunity zones has put a damper on tribal investors keenly waiting for the fulfilment of a commitment made by President George Bush himself.
- Are Banks Neglecting Mass Education? (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Newspapers report that the parliamentary standing committee on human resource development finds our higher education ‘pro-rich and urban’.
- The Game Of The Rules (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Aug 26, 2006)
The bizarre end to the Test match between England and Pakistan at the Oval has followed a pattern that is becoming painfully predictable in the sub-continent.
- Editorial: Abolishing Sardari System Or Baloch Nationalism? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
A ‘Qaumi’ Bugti Jirga got together at the Jinnah Stadium in Dera Bugti Thursday and declared that the ‘sardari system’ of the Bugti tribe had been abolished forthwith.
- 'Behaviour Of Concern' (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 26, 2006)
The Dutch police are reported to have arrested 12 passengers from a Mumbai-bound Northwest Airlines on August 23, 2006, after it was escorted back to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport minutes after take off by Dutch F-16s.
- Pan-Asian Fta (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 26, 2006)
India’s support to the Japanese suggestion for a 16-country free trade zone encompassing the 10 Asean countries and Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand is welcome, as Asia consolidates its position in the global . . .
- Letters To The Editor (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Sir, ~ I had an opportunity to meet West Bengal’s health minister, Surya Kanta Mishra, when he was in Toronto from 12 to 19 August to attend the world AIDS conference.
- Now For A No-Work Policy» (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
The problem of child labour in India is a reality.
- Scientists Propose Sharing Genetic Data On Birdflu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Leading scientists called yesterday for the establishment of a global consortium to share genetic data from bird flu cases, deemed vital for tracking mutations and developing a vaccine against a human pandemic.
- Macaulay, Hitler And Us (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 26, 2006)
Perhaps Macaulay would have understood. I didn’t.The Englishman who got Indians started on the English language is rather more famous in his native country for what was a 19th century bestseller.
- Stem Cell Research Without Killing Embryo (Tribune, Steve Connor, Aug 26, 2006)
Scientists from a private biotechnology company in America are claiming a breakthrough that could overcome the principal moral and ethical objections to using human embryonic stem cells for treating a range of incurable conditions, from heart disease...
- Ril Set To Buy Stake In Rewas Port (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Reliance Industries is close to acquiring a stake in Rewas Port. The acquisition is expected to help RIL facilitate trade in two special economic zones it is building.
- Quota Bill In Lok Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Somnath Chatterjee refers it to Standing Committee
The aim is to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in Central educational institutions: Creamy layer included
The policy will not be extended to minority institutions.
- Pakistan's Awkward Balancing Act On Islamic Militant Groups (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Aug 26, 2006)
For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent groups to meddle . .
- The Undiminished Popularity Of A.Q. Khan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 25, 2006)
For the people of Pakistan, neither the charges against the scientist nor his own confession matter. The belief that he single-handedly made the bomb is widespread.
- New Delhi A City Of Wealth And Woes - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
New Delhi's economic growth in the past decade has pushed its per capita income to more than double the national average but India's capital has failed to provide basic services to millions, a report said on Thursday.
- Most Neglected Sector: Education (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 25, 2006)
Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi has painted a grim picture of the educational scenario. With annual six million, Pakistan has the highest dropout rate in the world and almost one hundred thousand schools in rural areas lack basic facilities like . .
- 12 Mumbai-Born Passengers Detained At Amsterdam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The 12 passengers on the Mumbai-bound Northwest Airlines flight detained at Amsterdam after the aircraft made an emergency landing are all Mumbai-born...
- A State In Search Of Industries (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2006)
Industrial regeneration is now the buzzword in West Bengal. Ratan Tata called on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on 18 May soon after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister to propose a Rs 1,000-crore investment in a small car project.
- Telangana Issue: Trs Leader Ends Hunger Strike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
TRS chief K Chandrasekara Rao has ended his two-day hunger strike in support of his demand for a separate Telangana state in the wake of an appeal by the Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
- Cpi Seeks Ban On 'Pesti' Colas (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Even as the Buddhadeb Bhattacharya government is defending cola companies, the CPI, a constituent of the Left Front, on Thursday sought a ban on Coca-Cola and Pepsi under the Food Adulteration Act.
- Barbs Against The Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The Darul Uloom Deoband’s monthly journal, Mahnama Darul Uloom in an editorial in its latest issue has recognised the contribution of the Congress party in India’s independence, but has gone onto strongly criticise the economic policies of the regime.
- Placement Begins; Infy Offer - Rs. 2.7 Lakh A Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Over 1,700 students from 38 engineering colleges attend .
- Rmkv Launches Reversible Silk Sari With Four `Pallus' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
It can be worn in four ways and still looks different each time It can be worn in four ways and still looks different each time .
- One-Dish Meal At Weddings (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2006)
Ground realities were recognised on Tuesday when both houses of parliament passed a bill allowing ‘one-dish’ meals at wedding receptions.
- Is Living Injurious To Health? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 24, 2006)
The renewed pesticides-in-cola controversy is an example of stoking emotions with inaccurate data and faulty analysis; it is a useful reminder of the need for accurate scientific reporting
- Tata Tea In India Inc`s Biggest Buy Overseas (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Tata Tea’s power brew is getting stronger. In the biggest overseas acquisition by an Indian company, Tata Tea today announced the acquisition of a 30 per cent stake in the US-based Energy Brands Inc (EBI) for $677 million (nearly Rs 3,148 crore), . . .
- Export Exuberance (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 24, 2006)
The data released by the ministry of commerce and industry last week indicate a high degree of buoyancy on the trade front.
- The Controversy Loses Its Fizz (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 24, 2006)
The fact that an expert committee constituted by the Union health ministry has found infirmities in CSE’s pesticide findings is unlikely to bring the controversy to an end, given its quasi-ideological nature.
- Ramadoss’ Defence Of Colas Angers Mps (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Colas seem to be losing their fizz in India, with parliamentarians, environmentalists and ordinary citizens demanding a complete ban on carbonated drinks, which according to a recent study contains high quantities of pesticides, which are health hazards.
- Telangana Row: Trs President Begins Indefinite Hunger Strike (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
A day after resigning from the UPA government, TRS leader K Chandrasekara Rao on Wednesday began an indefinite hunger strike to press his party's demand for a separate state of Telangana to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
- Asean Urges Wto To Resume Trade Talks Before 2006-End (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to resume trade negotiations before the end of 2006, saying breakthroughs must be forged in agriculture and market access.
- Archaeology And The Vedas (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Pathak, Aug 24, 2006)
Harappan studies have reshaped our understanding of the urban efflorescence in South Asia.
- Mumbai Gets Ready To Celebrate Ganeshotsav (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
As the ten-day Ganesha festival draws near, the idol-makers in the metropolis are busy giving final touches to the deity with a passionate zeal.
- Ramadoss Denies Giving Clean Chit To Cola Companies (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss tonight said he has not given any clean chit to the soft drink companies on the pesticide issue and threatened to file a defamation case about "colluding" with the soft drink manufacturers.
- Why Grow Rice? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2006)
Crop diversification in Punjab is generally wrongly understood. Any programme of substituting a few lakh acres of rice-wheat in general and rice in particular to more paying alternatives, is construed as if it is going to place the food security of . . .
- China Struggles With Cultural Revolution (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Li Qingyou vividly recalls the day 40 years ago when Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution that killed millions of people and ravaged China’s body, mind and soul.
- No Commitment On Future N-Tests: Pm (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today categorically told the Lok Sabha that India was not willing to give any commitment on future nuclear tests.
- Beyond Asean (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 24, 2006)
New Delhi has dramatically improved its offer in order to seal a free trade agreement (FTA) with Asean. Goods placed on the negative list were pruned from 1,400 to 854, then to around 560 currently.
- Revive Doha Talks, Asean Tells Wto (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Asean, on Wednesday, called on WTO members, especially its major players, to try and revive the Doha Development Round negotiations before the end of 2006.
- The New High-Growth Sector (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 24, 2006)
A concerted effort is required by all concerned to realise the potential of engineering services outsourcing.
- The Eu Influx Into U.K. (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 24, 2006)
A total of 447,000 young, single, eastern Europeans have officially come to Britain looking for work over the past two years, according to Home Office (Ministry of the Interior) figures published on Tuesday.
- U.K. Aid For Child Health Plan (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 24, 2006)
For more than a lakh women giving birth means death
£252 million funding to be spent over five years
Other donors include World Bank, EU and U.N. agencies.
- Organised Riots & Structured Violence In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
What are called Hindu-Muslim riots in India are, in fact, more like pogroms, and have recently, in Gujarat and elsewhere, taken the form of genocidal massacres and local ethnic cleansing as well.
- Cola Report Lacks Fizz, Says Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Even though Kerala and Karnataka have initiated legal action against cola companies alleging high-level of pesticides in soft drinks, the Centre on Tuesday said that the Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) report does not conclusively prove . . .
- Upswing In Europe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
The 12 countries that share a common currency, the euro, in the European Union (comprising 25 states) are in the midst of an economic upswing, and the 0.9 per cent GDP growth for the second quarter ended June — the strongest output in . . .
- Govt Gives Colas A Clean Chit, Slams Cse Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The government on Tuesday gave a clean chit to beleaguered soft drink giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss told Parliament that an expert committee, set up by his ministry, found no evidence of high levels of pesticides in . . .
- Reorienting India’S Development Strategy (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Aug 23, 2006)
The test of progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
- Governance And Local Government (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 23, 2006)
August 13 was another rainy day in Karachi, another experience of submerged roads and streets. And yet more power outages forcing the people of Qayyumabad and several other areas near Defence out onto the streets in protest.
- Nasrallah’S Arsenal Of Surprises (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 23, 2006)
In the end, Ehud Olmert got more or less what he wanted. But things did not quite work out the way he expected them to, and his days as Israel’s prime minister may now be numbered.
- Do Reality Tv Shows Dehumanise? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 23, 2006)
The past 30 of the hardly 60 years history of broadcast television has been distinguished by a more fundamental question: “Does TV itself dehumanise?”
- Joyless Growth (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Debates on chasing equitable growth notwithstanding, populist politics continues to block our government in unshackling the economy from its astounding regulatory webs.
- Cse Report Wrong: Health Min (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
In a report that could provide some relief to soft drink MNCs Pepsi and Coke, an official experts committee punched holes in the report of the Centre for Science and Environment on pesticides in colas that led to total or partial ban on their sales in som
- Musharraf Offers Cooperation Against ‘Freelance Terrorists’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has offered India exchange of information and cooperation amongst their intelligence agencies to ward off terrorist attacks, and to join hands in investigations and in moving against “freelance terrorists”.
- Britain Absorbs 4,27,000 Migrants (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Britain has received an estimated 4,27,000 migrants from the eight former communist states that joined the European Union in 2004, the British government announced today.
- The Nation’S Not For Sale (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 23, 2006)
It is tempting to look at the substance of Manmohan Singh’s reply in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday to the discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal and, in the process, forget that the prime minister’s handling of the nuclear controversy in recent weeks . . .
- Double Shift System Has Yielded Good Results: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the double shift system introduced for working of the engineers and other staff to execute developmental works in the State has started yielding good results.
- Caring For The Fields Of Gold (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2006)
The government’s zeal for industrialization must not be allowed to push agriculture and rural life into oblivion, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
Touch of indifference
No one who has known him for long would think of Sadhan Pande as the Communist . .
- The Promise Of Genetic Engineering (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
When humanity acquires new knowledge our likelihood of survival increases and our appreciation of the universe become enriched. Even if the new knowledge brings certain hazards, neither the fear of abuse nor the fear of divine retribution deters . . .
- Malaysia Pushes To Speed Up Asean Single Market (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Southeast Asia nations should speed up plans to create a single market by 2015 -- five years ahead of target -- or risk losing its appeal to foreign investors, Malaysia's prime minister said on Tuesday.
- The Paradigm Of (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 22, 2006)
The term geo-politics came into vogue with the consolidation of colonial empires and imperialist expansion in Europe. Conquests and wars in Eurasia and Latin America, indeed across the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, resulted in the use of . . .
- Us N-Deal Equates India With Pakistan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Despite the Bush administration claiming the nuclear deal symbolises a special relationship with New Delhi, a last-minute amendment inserted in the recently passed bill by the US House of Representatives equates India with Pakistan and directs . . .
- Rescued From The Abyss (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Aug 22, 2006)
In the first of a three-part analysis of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Arun Shourie argues that credibility has passed from the political class to professionals and entrepreneurs. And that the prime minister was wise to engage with the scientists’ misgivings
- Israeli Warplanes Roar Over Lebanon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Israeli warplanes roared over cities on Lebanon’s northern Mediterranean coast and in the east along the border with Syria on Monday, after the Lebanese defence minister warned rogue Palestinian rocket teams against attacking Israel and . . .
- Telangana Issue: Trs Threatens To Leave Upa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which issued a fresh ultimatum to the UPA government over the Telangana issue, is looking for an honourable exit route from the present impasse that it has found itself in.
- Manmohan Meets Youth From J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The three-day cultural exchange festival of young men and women from Jammu and Kashmir organised by the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) concluded here on Monday.
- Congressional Rebuke (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 22, 2006)
The latest congressional report should provide food for thought for those who are running America’s war on terror.
- Economic Policy: Mid-Term Report (Business Standard, Shankar Acharya, Aug 22, 2006)
In a few weeks the UPA government will reach the mid-point of its five-year term.
- Hc Refuses To Stay Kerala Ban On Coke & Pepsi (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to stay the state government-imposed ban on production and sale of Coke and Pepsi. The HC declined the plea for an interim stay, saying it was yet to hear the government’s argument.
- Rural Development And Planned Urbanisation Are Fully Compatible (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 22, 2006)
At the present juncture in the development history of the country it is perhaps right to pause and seek agricultural development with well-planned urban growth.
- Left Trade Unions Criticise Upa (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Citu leader criticised the labour policies of the ruling UPA government. The occasion was the interaction of the trade unions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the weekend, where an effort was sought to be made resolve the labour-related issues.
- Reminiscences (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
As a rule, memories of civil servants do not enthuse the general reader, unless they promise sensational disclosures. Punctuated with statistical data, classified information in tables, resumes of studies by national institutes, excerpts from . . .
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