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Articles 3921 through 4020 of 12047:
- A Fiat Gujarat Could Have Done Without (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
Judicial activism, admirable on such occasions as when it comes to the rescue of ill-treated undertrials or bonded labour or child workers, at times turns problematical.
- `India Will Be Developed Nation In Less Than 14 Yrs' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
More FDI will help globalisation of Indian cos
The Finance Minister said that the second and much bigger wave of manufacturing offshoring was yet to come.
- A Swim In China's Polluted Pearl River? (Christian Science Monitor, Simon Montlake, May 05, 2006)
The mayor of China's top manufacturing city is hosting a "swimathon" this summer in the local Pearl River. Cleanup efforts to reverse years of industrial pollution have been so successful, claims mayor Guang Zhangming, that the Pearl is once again . . .
- King Faizal Prize For M.S. Narasimhan (Hindu, S. Ramanan, May 05, 2006)
The acclaimed mathematician's contributions are profoundly original
- 200 Die In Malaria Epidemic In Lakhimpur District Of Assam (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, May 05, 2006)
Death toll in the State could be 500, say health officials
In the absence of blood slide test, official figure is low
Civil hospital is chock-a-block
- Foreign Trade Policy Needs Fdi Flavour (Business Line, S. Majumder , May 05, 2006)
It is time for the Foreign Trade Policy to adopt a new strategy in the wake of a dramatic change in the global trade pattern.
- They'll Do A Nepal To India (Pioneer, Rai Singh, May 05, 2006)
The political upheaval in Nepal has far-reaching implications for this country.
- China Church Row Worsens (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Pope Benedict said today China’s appointment of two Catholic bishops without his blessing was a “grave violation of religious freedom” as a standoff with Beijing over control of church posts escalated.
- Dialogue Of Religions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2006)
In this strife-torn age, humankind is ultimately faced with two choices, dialogue or death
- Jairaj Is Bmp Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
With a slew of infrastructure projects lined up for Bangalore, the JD (S)-BJP Government on Thursday changed the chiefs of three civic bodies in the City, along with a major reshuffle of bureaucrats in which 53 IAS and IPS officers were transferred.
- Summer Quencher (Hindu, CHANDAN SEN, May 05, 2006)
The architectural splendour of the baoris or stepwells in Bundi, Rajasthan is simply amazing.
The numerous stepwells, kunds and tankas have made the place a "City of stepwells". And each one of them is an architectural wonder.
- Haryana Plan For Development Of Sugarcane (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Farmers to get 50 per cent subsidy
- New Frontline In The War On Terror (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
As hideouts go, the Shawal Valley in northern Pakistan is a militant's dream.
- Sabre-Rattling Against Iran Unlikely To Succeed (Hindu, Tariq Ali, May 04, 2006)
Ringed by nuclear states, Teheran's atomic programme is scarcely unreasonable. So why has Washington manufactured this crisis?
- Man In A Hurry (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 04, 2006)
For the fledgling Bharatiya Janata Party, New Year’s Day, 1985 was not the occasion to celebrate. As the general election results poured in, the anticipated victory of the Congress turned into an avalanche.
- Must Be Nipped In The Bud (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 04, 2006)
IMF's bid for `multilateral consultations'
The proposal to turn the IMF into a virtual Fiscal and Monetary Security Council will give it a more pervasive character, adding, significantly and disturbingly, to its considerable clout. It is a mystery . . .
- Rocket-Rattling Over Iran (Deccan Herald, Tariq Ali, May 04, 2006)
Till now, what has prevented the crisis in Iraq from becoming a total debacle for the US has been the open collaboration of the Iranian clerics.
- Run For Love (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 04, 2006)
Budhia Singh, the marathon-running four-year-old, is loved by all. But what is the nature of this love?
- Never Too Late (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 04, 2006)
The Bush administration's recent decision to place Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq (IKK) in the Specially Designated Global Terrorist Designation (SDGT) category has not come too soon.
- Pm, Hurriyat Agree To Evolve Mechanism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held the second rounds of talks with the moderate Hurriyat Conference during which both the sides discussed "sensitive and important" issues and agreed to evolve a mechanism to resolve Kashmir issue amicably . . .
- High Risk Groups Pose Concern (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, May 04, 2006)
The number of HIV infections in India are on the rise, and according to official figures, more than 5.2 million people are now thought to be living with the virus, the second largest number in any country after South Africa. That was an increase . . .
- Rescuing Doha Round (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 04, 2006)
Sunday was supposed to be the deadline for a breakthrough in the Doha round of global trade talks.
- Manmohan Urges Hurriyat To Propose Mechanism (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night asked the Hurriyat Conference to suggest mechanism to address intractable issue of Kashmir.
- Indo-Thai Economic Ties To Get A Boost (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, May 04, 2006)
The economic and political ties between India and Thailand is likely to gain strength as the political uncertainty in Thailand is receding after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s resignation early last month.
- Job Placement For Students (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 04, 2006)
The idea of setting up career placement centres at 25 universities for talented IT students is an excellent one.
- Pm Wants Kashmir Roadmap (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference to come out with a mechanism to carry forward the dialogue process in order to address internal and external dimensions of the Kashmir issue.
- Govt Asked To Change Site Of Bhasha Dam (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
A German company has proposed to the government to change the site of the Bhasha dam, saying it will not only save the Chalas city but also increase the dam’s storage capacity and reduce the cost of the project.
- A Wish List For India`s Dream Team (Business Standard, Shyam Ponappa, May 04, 2006)
What do you wish the dream team would do now.
As the unshackling of the economy and external factors combine to generate economic momentum, India is set to grow strongly despite constraints, including outdated legislation and regulations.
- How ‘Failed’ Is Pakistan? (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 04, 2006)
NOT for the first time has an international thinktank cast Pakistan among failed states. But the latest such report, compiled by the US Foreign Policy magazine and the US-based Fund for Peace think tank, which puts Pakistan at number nine among the . . .
- Delivering On The Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 04, 2006)
The black box of the Schedule of Rates should be opened and the rates revised upwards urgently in a transparent manner.
- End To Child Labour In Sight: Ilo (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 03, 2006)
A new global report on child labour indicates that the number of child labourers globally have fallen by 11 per cent over the last four years, giving hopes of a reduction in child labour, especially its hazardous forms.
- Blair's Survival Trick: 'Chindia' Scare (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, May 03, 2006)
Britain's embattled prime minister Tony Blair seized upon the economic successes of India and China and the threat they would leave the UK behind to ram his nine-year-old message home to mutinous workers ahead of crucial local elections - Labour . . .
- Finding Adb (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 03, 2006)
Now that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seems to have successfully won a new lease of life, will the Asian Development Bank (ADB) do likewise? With the four-day ADB annual meet in Hyderabad beginning today, that is a question all member . . .
- Nation-State Welcome, But There Are Perils, Too (The Financial Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, May 03, 2006)
An important element of a liberal world order is that it has to be open to cooperation with others
- Fdi Can Step Up Growth (Tribune, C.L. Singla, May 03, 2006)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh, while inaugurating the Hannover Trade Fair in Germany on April 24 said that “India is in tune with new realities of the global economic order…and it is at the cusp of a historic transformation”. Having emphasised . . .
- Time For A Hard Look (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 03, 2006)
It is time for the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to sit up and take a long, hard look at India’s foreign policy, of which he has been directly in charge now for six months. He must do it quickly for his own protection because depth and insight are . . .
- The French Perfume (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, May 03, 2006)
The river Seine originates near Paris and opens out to English channel near the port of Rouen. On the lower half of this serpentine river are located several chemical and perfume factories of international repute. Out of these I remember Nina Ricci . . .
- Hamara Paisa, Hamara Hisab (Daily Excelsior, Ajit Bhattacharjea , May 03, 2006)
For me, Nevathi Bai is the icon of the movement that has won us the revolutionary Right to Information Act, 2005. Nine years have passed since, drawing a typical multi-coloured Rajasthani ohrni from her face, she walked up to the microphone to demand . .
- India, Iran Energy Deals Under Cloud (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, May 03, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s anti-Tehran vote on the nuclear issue seems to have cost dearly with Iran taking a tough stand on the $22 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal and Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline amidst fears that crude oil . . .
- Asia Growing, But Where Are The Jobs? (Times of India, Kingshuk Nag, May 03, 2006)
When he went to work in Afghanistan a few months ago, K Suryanarayana knew full well that he was entering hostile terrain. He was lured by the big pay packet. A lucrative job is an irresistible attraction for most Indians.
- Of Hi-Tech, Low Efficiency, And Malls (Hindu, P. SAINATH, May 03, 2006)
India's development debate has actually regressed this past decade. A single, homogenised view of development is being shoved down from above.
- "White Supremacy" Or Racism? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 03, 2006)
Professor Cornel West says racism is what they have in America while in Britain the problem is essentially one of latent "white supremacy." This means that racial prejudices in Britain operate in more subtle forms than American-style in-your-face racism.
- Nasa Chief To Visit India After 3 Decades (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
After almost three decades, the Chief of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would be visiting India next week to sign an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Bangalore.
- A Belated But Welcome Move (Hindu, K. Veeramani, May 03, 2006)
Union human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh's circular to the Cabinet Secretariat regarding reservation in Central educational institutions has not brought anything new to the domain of public knowledge.
- Bad Infrastructure A Lesser Evil (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 03, 2006)
Seeing the costs at ports, one suspects that infrastructure in China is not central to its manufacturing exports growth.
- Nature Of Resistance In Iraq (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 03, 2006)
One day last October, police responding to reports of a disturbance at an army recruitment centre near New York’s Times Square were confronted with an unusual spectacle. Young anti-war protesters — the usual culprits — were hardly in evidence.
- Only Form Of Affirmative Action? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 03, 2006)
According to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), an agency of the US department of labor, affirmative is “not preferential treatment. Nor does it mean that unqualified persons should be hired or promoted over other people.
- The Gathering Storm Over Iran (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, May 03, 2006)
in the heat of the crisis over German intervention in Czechoslovakia, Winston Churchill appealed to the United States to help thwart the Nazi war machine.
- Karunanidhi Promises Educational Aid To Wards . . . (Hindu, G. Satyamurty , May 02, 2006)
Accuses Jayalalithaa of adopting anti-labour stance
Karunanidhi terms Jayalalithaa's promises poll gimmicks
Jayalalithaa has not cooperated with Centre: Chidambaram
- India's Troubles In Afghanistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 02, 2006)
Forced out of power in Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban remains an oppressively domineering militia outside the bounds of civilised, humane conduct.
- Too Timid (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 02, 2006)
There are occasions that seem to call for celebration but in fact should call forth the opposite.
- Serial Terror Strikes Claim 35 Lives In Doda And Udhampur (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 02, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb ul-Mujahideen cadre principal suspects
The worst single night of violence since 2000
Victims fired at point-blank range
- Adieu, Foxbats: Iaf Sheds Its Eyes In Stratosphere (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, May 02, 2006)
They flew amidst the stars, literally, for three decades and created aviation folklore by flying in a zone where no other aircraft ever thought of going.
- Job Creation Critical To India’S Development (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 02, 2006)
A structured nationwide approach to this is the best option for an equitable, sustained growth process
- Headquarters Of Crpf Attacked (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Militants attacked Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion headquarters in the city here this afternoon. Elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani infiltrator was among three persons killed while four other intruders were arrested since last night
- Timeless Architecture (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, May 02, 2006)
An attempt to find what renders traditional architecture timeless and relevant
- Neighbours's Responsibility (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 02, 2006)
King Gyanendra has restored the Parliament under India's pressure.
- Militants Kill 22 People In Doda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
In a pre-dawn strike, militants today killed 22 people and seriously injured five others in remote villages of Panjdobi and Thava in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Price Of Life (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 01, 2006)
Tragedies inevitably if unfortunately engender recycling of conventional wisdom. So, when news broke on Sunday late morning that Surayanarayan, the Indian telecom engineer, has been murdered by that group of murderous thugs, the Taliban, two questions....
- Protecting Privilege (Times of India, RAJA SEKHAR VUNDRU , May 01, 2006)
On January 2, 1981, The Times of India, Ahmedabad, reported that medical students of B J Medical College, Ahmedabad, launched an agitation against reserved seats for scheduled caste candidates.
- Demat Scam: Time To Take Stock Yet Again (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 01, 2006)
It is just over a decade since the setting up of the automated National Stock Exchange (NSE) led to a paradigm shift in the Indian capital market; and eight years since we opted for dematerialisation of shares.
- Nearly 40 Indians Being Deported From Dubai (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 01, 2006)
Nearly 40 Indian workers are being deported following the violent protest on Wednesday night involving nearly 2,000 workers at a prominent construction area in the city.
- Deconstructing The Policy Prescription (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, May 01, 2006)
On April 21, 2006 in the run-up to the IMF meeting, finance ministers and central bank governors of the G-7 countries issued a statement that bears scrutiny.
- Is There A Way Out In Sri Lanka? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
A movement of the Tamils that began in the early 1970s against discrimination evolved into a violent armed struggle for independence by the mid 1980s, led by Velupillai Prabhakaran’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
- Collage Of Dances (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , May 01, 2006)
The World Dance Day celebrations at Alliance was a vibrant coming together of Indian dance forms from Kathak to Somana Kunita
- Boom Time For Medicare (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 30, 2006)
As medical tourism looks set to expand further, India must make use of the opportunity while ensuring that it does not create a health divide.
India's tertiary healthcare sector is on the road to global fame.
- Facts Still Incomplete And No One Knows Why (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 30, 2006)
The way television channels have hyped the attack on Pramod Mahajan and his subsequent hospitalization for two days… crossed the limits of sanity.
- Aiadmk-Mdmk Alliance Will Ensure Welfare Of State: Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Criticises CPI(M) leaders for personalised attacks
- The Role Of Arcadia (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Apr 30, 2006)
The Oxford Tagore Translations, whose general editor is Sukanta Chaudhuri, gives us pause, and a renewed opportunity to take stock of the achievement and its historical moment.
- We Will Help Farmers And Jobless Youth: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Apr 30, 2006)
Sharad Yadav’s election as Janata Dal (United) President has been a subject of controversy within and outside the party. A seasoned politician who was first elected to the fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25, Yadav has before him the gigantic . . .
- Pramod In Ot, Praveen Asks For Car (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan today went under the scalpel for the third time to clear possible infections in his abdomen, but doctors continued to describe the BJP leader’s condition as “critical”.
- Pottering Through The Past (Hindu, GEORGE N. NETTO, Apr 30, 2006)
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history
- Signs Of Sunrise (Frontline, P. Sunderarajan , Apr 30, 2006)
Fresh incentives and a series of policy initiatives from the Ministry of Textiles have brightened the growth prospects of the textile industry.
- Pakistan Takes Principled Position In Us (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
WITH Iranian nuclear issue taking serious dimensions, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri, while speaking in London, categorically stated that nuclear strike against Iran should never be considered and the issue should be resolved peacefully.
- Mothers Of Nepal Vanquish A Killer Of Children (New York Times, Celia W Dugger, Apr 30, 2006)
As dusk descended on this medieval walled city and its dirt lanes filled with horses cantering home from the mountains, the piercing voice of a woman could be heard over the pounding hooves.
- J&k Producing 500 Doctors Every Year (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Apr 30, 2006)
In the last decade or so, the number of MBBS graduates that India produces every year has multiplied by several thousands and the number is going up each day.
- Vultures! Who? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 30, 2006)
Discussing vultures may not be a very idea of spending a Sunday morning. Their sheer sight evokes disgust. It is obviously because of their association with death.
- Taliban Demand Indians Quit Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Taliban insurgents on Saturday threatened to kill a kidnapped Indian telecommunications worker unless Indians left Afghanistan.
- Australian Wheat In The Dock (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Apr 30, 2006)
Even before the half-a-lakh tonne cargo of Australian wheat could be unloaded at the Chennai port, a controversy has rocked the first consignment of import.
- Coming Soon: A Safari Park In The Heart Of Delhi (Hindu, Lakshmi B. Ghosh , Apr 30, 2006)
A safari park right here in the heart of the Capital? Sounds hard to believe? Well, Delhi University thinks otherwise.
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