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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 12047:
- Any Vacancies For An Ex-Socialist? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 26, 2006)
Back in 1982, a young British lawyer who had recently lost his deposit in contesting a by-election on behalf of the Labour Party, sat down and wrote a 22-page letter to his party leader, hoary left-winger Michael Foot.
- A Complex Scene (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jul 26, 2006)
The anniversary of the July 7 bombings provides the occasion for a renewed scrutiny of the Blair government's state of preparedness.
- Leaking From Top (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
Something about Congress in PMO --- Only those who are extremely naive will display shock and horror over senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's disclosure that "a civil servant in high position in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO leaked information about India's . . .
- Holy Cows Don't Die (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jul 26, 2006)
The Marxist Government in Kerala seems more concerned about the safety of the Malayali diaspora and minorities at home than the State's people
- Time To Pull Down Shutters (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
There is no gain from the recent talks in the WTO for developing countries except for job losses
- China Greying Too Fast (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 26, 2006)
China's one-child policy, which helped the country make rapid economic progress, has also resulted in its population ageing faster and could apply brakes to its economic growth.
- Rbi Hikes Short-Term Interest; Home Loan Rates To Go Up (Indian Express, PTI, Jul 26, 2006)
Striving to keep inflation under check amidst pressure from surging global oil prices and food prices, Reserve Bank on Tuesday, hiked key short-term interest rates by 0.25 per cent, a move that can lead to increase in interest rates of housing . . .
- Deve Gowda Sees Big Conspiracy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Former prime minister and JD(S) president H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday broke his long silence over the Rs 150-crore bribery charge against his chief minister-son H D Kumaraswamy and two other ministers, and described it “a conspiracy hatched by the . . .
- Immunisation Drive Against Japanese Encephalitis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Vaccination campaign being carried out with the help of PATH
- Creating More Jobs For The Unemployed (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Jul 26, 2006)
A matter of serious concern is the long-term trend regarding the link between the growth rate of the economy and the growth of employment.
- Prospects Favourable For High Economic Growth: Rbi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Keeping its forecast for India's GDP growth unchanged at 7.5-8 per cent for 2006-07, the Reserve Bank today said the prospects of sustaining the high growth momentum of recent years appear favourable at the current juncture.
- Chain Blackout Fear Stalks Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
As the death toll from a scorching heat wave rose and record demand tested the state’s power supply, energy managers feared they may have to trigger rolling blackouts.
- Rahul Mahajan Allowed To Shift To Mumbai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
A special court here on Monday allowed Rahul Mahajan, son of the slain Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Pramod Mahajan, to shift to Mumbai after July 31.
- Battling The Economic Gender Bias (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Jul 25, 2006)
Conventional economics may have ignored the woman's perspective, but the IAFFE is highlighting the issue.
- Prospects Abroad (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
There is an overwhelming preference among Indian students to pursue engineering courses in the United States.
- Boring And Predictable (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jul 25, 2006)
Is there an approach paper to the 11th five year plan (2007-12)? I am not very sure. I have a document titled “Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth”, dated 14th June, 2006.
- A Conversation With Ben Bernanke (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Jul 25, 2006)
Here is a tongue-in-cheek, fictional conversation with the Federal Reserve chairman .
- Australia Taste Of India Owner Arrested For Enslaving Indian Youth (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 25, 2006)
The owner of a chain of Indian restaurants near Sydney has become the first person in Australia to be charged under a new trafficking law for enslaving an Indian youth and forcing him to work without pay for seven days a week.
- Gateways To Great Careers (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 25, 2006)
Education in Chennai is witnessing a revolution with students discovering new streams that lead to a bright careers.
- Amd To Buy Ati Tech For $5.4bn (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
In a merger that is expected to create a giant in the high-end computer chip space, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said on Monday it will be acquiring ATI Technologies, a Canadian company with a major technology development centre in Hyderabad, . . .
- A Passage Thru Jannat (OutLook, MANJU KAPUR, Jul 25, 2006)
Occasionally the book reads like a catalogue of Kashmiri Muslim rituals from prayer to wazwan, but her compassion shines through. The telling is straightforward, the mode realist and the pace, especially in the last section, swift.
- The Record Of Reforms (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Jul 25, 2006)
By the 1980s, it was recognised that our growth strategy, of centralised planning with a dominant role for the public sector, was not able to fulfill national aspirations.
- Fallacies, Silences In 11th Plan Approach (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jul 25, 2006)
In the previous edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh considered the macroeconomic implications of the Planning Commission's Approach to the Eleventh Plan and concluded that it was bereft of planning.
- India Has Fought Terrorism Effectively Respecting Human Rights: Pranab (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Monday that India has fought the scourge of terrorism effectively and has respected human rights and "this is an important distinction between the defence and security policies of democracies . . .
- Beastly Act (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 25, 2006)
Who will not be moved by the tragic story of 17-year old Mukhtar Ahmed Sheikh in the south of the Valley?
- Ranbaxy, On Buying Spree, Eyes U.S. (Reuters, Lewis Krauskopf, Jul 25, 2006)
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., which has been on a European buying spree, is also eyeing U.S. acquisitions as it seeks to become one of the five largest generic manufacturers within six years.
- Food For Thought (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 25, 2006)
English food seems to have two distinct faces: the first is the decidedly grey image of boiled meat, the very emblem of blandness.
- Australian Oppn Leader For Liberal Uranium Export Policy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The leader of the Opposition in Australia, Kim Beazley, has withdrawn support for a long- standing ban on new uranium mines in the country and instead suggested a policy of liberal mining and exports.
- The Reforms Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
This volume, a befitting honour to C.H.Hanumantha Rao, contains 19 papers of high quality by eminent economists on the broad theme of economic reforms.
- Eleventh Plan Approach Paper Neglects Women's Issues: Aidwa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
It says the paper has confined itself to stereotyped understating of women's role
- Bombs Kill 64 In Iraq (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Bombers killed at least 64 people today, striking a bloody blow against Iraq’s fledgling hopes for peace just one day after the government launched national reconciliation
- Replace Labour Minister: Cpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
He has no time for labour issues and the Ministry is non-functional, it alleges
- Eight Suspected Maoists Shot Dead In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Eight suspected Maoist rebels, including four women, were killed by Indian security forces in a shootout on Sunday in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, police said.
- Terror Trail (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 24, 2006)
Despite the first wave of arrests by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of those suspected to have a hand in the July 11 Mumbai bomb blasts, the masterminds of Terror Tuesday are probably still at large.
- Israeli Forces Enter South Lebanon Village (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Israeli ground forces entered Lebanon overnight, the Israeli military said in a statement at daybreak on Monday, without elaborating.
- Riding The Third Wave (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 24, 2006)
For the first time in 200 years of globalisation, we are seeing a new third wave of globalisers driven by firms from the smaller, less developed but fast growing economies,
- Vitality Is Both Physical & Mental (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jul 24, 2006)
Bertrand Russel considers four qualities as vital for an ideal character — vitality, courage, sensitiveness and intelligence.
- Two Tourism Projects In Krishna District Get Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Kondapalli fort, an ancient structure, set to get a facelift
- India-Iran Lng Deal In Trouble: Iranian Fm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
India’s US$20 billion deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Iran over a 25-year period has run into trouble, Iran’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.
- Celebrating Terror, Israeli-Style (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 24, 2006)
If any form of violence that kills innocent people is terrorism as Israel insists then its bombing of the King David hotel was an act of terror which it should condemn rather than celebrate.
- Left Parties Fire Salvos At Upa Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
With the CPI demanding Labour Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s resignation and the CPM upping its ante on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the UPA Government has once again come under fire from its Left allies....
- Miracle Over, Boy Cries ‘Amma’ (Telegraph, GAJINDER SINGH, Jul 24, 2006)
“Amma”, six-year-old Prince cried as his tired and bewildered eyes spotted his mother.
- Op Prince Successful! 5-Yr-Old Rescued From 60-Ft Pit (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Soldiers rescued five-year-old Prince on Sunday, nearly 50 hours after he had fallen into a 60-ft pit while playing at Haldaheri village near Kurukshetra.
- A Rich Legacy (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
ONE of the highlights of the tricentenary celebrations of the Danish Halle Mission (Tranquebar Mission) in Chennai in early July was an impressive week-long . . .
- Reality Hits Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 24, 2006)
Security agencies are unable to find a Kashmir link to the Mumbai serial train bombs, unlike the past. The arrests of three suspects — two from Bihar, and a third from Navi . . .
- Forest Rights And Promises (Frontline, Ashish Kothari, Jul 24, 2006)
The revised Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Bill, 2006, has many positive points.
- College Seats, Double Shifts (Indian Express, S S Gill, Jul 24, 2006)
Whether we like it or not, 27 per cent reservations for the OBCs is here to stay. The big question exercising most people is whether we have the infrastructure to accommodate the increased intake.
- Any Hopes For A People-Friendly Eleventh Plan? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 23, 2006)
The approach paper of the Planning Commission seems to have missed the opportunity to do so
- Polythenes: The Case For Immediate Rescue Operation (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 23, 2006)
Environmental problems of today are not simply domestic matters of one country but cross the borders extending to the entire earth.
- Trehan’S Turn At Health Hub (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
A Rs 940-crore healthcare hub with super-speciality units and a stem cell research centre may in three years rid Calcuttans of the need to travel outside for treatment.
- '1998 N-Tests Turning Point In Indo-Us Ties' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Noted US strategic expert Ashley J Tellis has termed the May 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests conducted by India as the turning point for consolidating New Delhi's position on the global stage as also its relations with Washington.
- Was It India’S Ocean? (New Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 23, 2006)
The phrase ‘‘Aden to Malacca’’ has for long summed up India’s strategic ambitions in the Indian Ocean. The search for primacy, however, has been an elusive one for New Delhi, at least until recently.
- Portrait Of Artiste As Historian (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Sujit Chowdhury remembers renowned portrait photographer Arnold Newman, who captured 20th century’s history through indelible images.
- The Story Of A Gentleman Villain (Deccan Herald, M BHAKTAVATSALA, Jul 23, 2006)
What can one say about a man who lived in penury till the age of 40 devoting his life to theatre, his greatest love, and then suddenly finding himself in the heady world of cinema as the highest paid character actor for the next 30 years and then as . . .
- The Music Of The Mind (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Jul 23, 2006)
For Edward Said, Glenn Gould is not only a virtuoso pianist, but also an intellectual.
- Missiles Development And Danger Of Cost Overruns (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 23, 2006)
The unsuccessful launch of the Agni III intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) (July 9) has dismayed DRDO scientists.
- Patience Key To North Korea Talks, Says Hu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
President Hu Jintao of China yesterday called on all parties to be patient and restrained and to push forward the six-party talks aimed at making the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free.
- Loud And Misunderstood? (New Indian Express, MARK MAGNIER, Jul 23, 2006)
At a casino hotel in Malaysia’s Genting Highlands last summer, 300-plus members of a Chinese tour group were issued meal coupons with the crude illustrations indicating that they ate pork – unlike most people in that predominantly Muslim country.
- Reality Hits Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 23, 2006)
Security agencies are unable to find a Kashmir link to the Mumbai serial train bombs, unlike the past.
- College Seats, Double Shifts (Indian Express, S S Gill, Jul 23, 2006)
Whether we like it or not, 27 per cent reservations for the OBCs is here to stay. The big question exercising most people is whether we have the infrastructure to accommodate the increased intake.
- Inhuman Sacrifices (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 22, 2006)
Islamists have harvested the public outrage against the Srinagar sex scandal.
- Hiv Epidemic Can Slow Down Economic Growth: Undp (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
In absence of an AIDS policy action, the potential economic cost of HIV epidemic could be substantial, says a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) report.
- Ministries Reject Parliamentary Panel's Suggestions On Tribal Rights Bill (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jul 22, 2006)
After indulging in a turf-war over Tribal Rights Bill, Environment and Tribal Affairs Ministry are unanimous in rejecting the radical amendments suggested by Joint Parliamentary Committee to the legislation.
- Nuke Secrets Leaked From Pmo: Jaswant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Former foreign minister Mr Jaswant Singh has alleged that someone in the PMO during PV Narasimha Rao-led Congress government had been leaking nuclear secrets to the USA and “we are still being snooped”.
- From Medicine Man To Murderer (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 22, 2006)
Abdul Karim Tunda's extraordinary journey offers deep insight into the factors behind the Lashkar-e-Taiba's growth in India.
- Blame It On The Third World (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 22, 2006)
Many in the West find it convenient to see their problems as the result of "contamination" by the Third World. Such commentaries sound patronising, even racist.
- Babesiosis Virus Claims Tigress At Birsa Zoo (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The deadly disease babesiosis claimed the life of yet another carnivore in Birsa Zoological Park here on Thursday late night, taking the tally to five in a span less than a fortnight.
- Enacting Farce And Tragedy (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Jul 22, 2006)
Should New Delhi’s policy makers adopt a hard military option with Pakistan or pursue the peace process?
- Truth & Falsehood (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Jul 22, 2006)
Everyone praises the truthful and runs down liars. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty, we have to concede that liars get a better deal in life than the truthful.
- Indian Tribals Fear More Maoist Attacks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Rotting goat carcasses lie next to the smouldering remains of huts in a government camp in Chhattisgarh which was set up to protect tribals from Maoist guerrillas.
- College Seats, Double Shifts (Indian Express, S S Gill, Jul 22, 2006)
Whether we like it or not, 27 per cent reservations for the OBCs is here to stay. The big question exercising most people is whether we have the infrastructure to accommodate the increased intake.
- Friendly Warnings (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 22, 2006)
British politicians are widely regarded as the wittiest and best read in the world.
- In The Heat Of British Politics (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Jul 22, 2006)
The United Kingdom has been sizzling in heat. From the sub-continental point of view temperatures of 37 C to 38 C are no big deal. This country, however, is not equipped to bear this heat.
- Army Is Quicker (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 22, 2006)
The contrast is chilling. While the Army has proceeded against the officers involved in the Tehelka scandal with commendable determination, the civilian proceedings are casual at best.
- Reality Hits Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 22, 2006)
UP, Bihar weren’t recruiting grounds for Kashmir jihad. Why is it different for Mumbai?
- Iaf Checks Find No Infiltrators (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The government had sent out an alert last year about the possibility of two Lashkar-e-Taiba cadres infiltrating the Indian Air Force. However, the IAF stated that no infiltrators were found after checks.
- India: Dangerous For Children? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2006)
A recent poll, which was part of a Reuters AlertNet campaign to focus on neglected humanitarian crises, names India as the sixth most dangerous place . . .
- 3 Arrested For Mumbai Train Blasts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A joint Intelligence Bureau-Mumbai Police team arrested three persons — two from Bihar and one from Navi Mumbai — for their suspected involvement in Terror Tuesday.
- Uk Leader Plays 'Hindu Card' For Support (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Conservative Party leader David Cameron took many by surprise by turning up at a religious function of prominent Indian preacher Morari Bapu in Leicester and lavishing praise on Britain's Hindu community.
- Indian Worker Killed In Lebanon (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
On a day an overcrowded Beirut port frustrated Indian evacuation efforts, news came of the first Indian death in war-ravaged Lebanon.
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