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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 12047:
- Mr. Berlusconi's Clear Defeat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The majority secured by Italy's centre-left coalition, headed by Romano Prodi, former Prime Minister and President of the European Commission, in both houses of Parliament mirrors strong popular disapproval of the ruling centre-right alliance's abysmal pe
- Iran Walks The N-Talk, Fuels Us Anger (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Iran has announced that its nuclear engineers had advanced to a new phase in the enrichment of uranium, and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a series of the country's ruling clerics declared that the nation would now speed ahead, in defiance of . . .
- Nengti’S Wedding (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
On the second day of Sumitra Tudu’s wedding, most of her peers in the village of Gobindopur-Johoratola had to get up early and write their English and Mathematics exams. That mango grove — around which they lived and went to school, in which they played,
- Lessons From The New Intolerance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 12, 2006)
Whether or not the IIMs and IITs are forced to open their doors a little wider, the new fashionable intolerance exhibited in these last few days should be a sobering experience for all of us.
- Ploughed Out (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Apr 12, 2006)
A. M. Chacko, an avid farmer in Kerala's mid-Travancore for over 15 years, has decided to rest his plough. It was not an easy decision for him to make, as agriculture was a passion for him, having spent all his time and effort on it after . . .
- The Great Transformation (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Apr 12, 2006)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- Stalin Launches His Re-Election Campaign In Thousand Lights (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 12, 2006)
Urges electorate to ensure victory of all DPA candidates
- Sc On Daily Wagers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 12, 2006)
No right to claim regularisation
- Smoked Salman (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 12, 2006)
The sentencing of film actor Salman Khan to five years' of rigorous imprisonment by a Jodhpur court for the killing two black bucks - categorised as protected species under the Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 - nearly . . .
- Icici Bank Plans M-Cheque (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Plastic cards will not be the only mode for cashless transaction, mobile phones are set to catch up soon
- A `Strike' For Organised Labour (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 12, 2006)
A wage policy for organised workforce, incorporating an inflation-adjusted component of old-age social security brooks no delay.
- While Facilitating Access To High-Quality Institutions, Quality Itself Must Not Suffer’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 12, 2006)
Ten days before Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh revealed a plan for 27 per cent reservation in higher education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had spoken in detail about the need to balance social equity with a commitment to excellence
- Interplay Between Politics And Economics (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Apr 12, 2006)
Pakistan has had many moments in its history when economics influenced politics in unexpected and negative ways.
- Opportune Time To Think Big (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 12, 2006)
Considering the opportunities that have opened up in the textile and clothing industry, this is the opportune time to think big for the policy-makers and industry leaders.
- India To Back U.S. Entry Into Saarc As Observer (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 12, 2006)
Issue may figure at Dhaka meet
SAARC decided at its November meeting to allow China, Japan as observers
South Korea too showing interest in SAARC, says Bangladesh daily
- An Alternative To Being A Couch Potato (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 12, 2006)
How is IPTV better than the traditional telly? You can see programmes of your choice, at the pace you want to, by controlling the stream through pause, fast and rewind options.
- Gvmc To Form Aids Control Society (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
4-member team visits Ahmedabad and Surat
The study was facilitated by Ahmedabad-based International City/Country Management Association promoting exchange of successful practices of urban affairs
Target groups, including commercial sex . . .
- Taliban Offer Peace Talks In North Waziristan (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Apr 11, 2006)
Tribal Taliban offered to enter into negotiations with the government for peace in the tribal areas as thousands attended a jirga in Mir Ali, the second biggest town in North Waziristan, on Monday.
- A Nation Built On Immigrant Genes (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Apr 11, 2006)
If you've been following the big immigration debate, you might get the impression that the primary economic advantage of liberal economic immigration policies is that they supply America with low-wage workers willing to do grueling, unskilled jobs . . .
- Interplay Between Politics And Economics (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Apr 11, 2006)
Pakistain has had many moments in its history when economics influenced politics in unexpected and negative ways.
- Let Opportunity Not Slip (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Apr 11, 2006)
For India to emerge as a contender for a global hub for aviation, gems and jewellery and other high potential sectors like leather, a whole panoply of infrastructural, fiscal and regulatory conditions is essential.
- Leander Class (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2006)
India's surprisingly narrow victory against Pakistan in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group throws up more questions than it answers.
- Indira Gandhi, Not Us, Credited With Ending 1971 War (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 11, 2006)
Henry Kissinger’s claim that it was the Nixon administration that leaned on India after the fall of Dhaka not to carry the war to West Pakistan has been challenged by a new book, which asserts that the decision was entirely that of Indira Gandhi,
- 'Our Embassies Should Look After Expat Labour' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2006)
His grooming as a trade union leader in Kerala should help Vayalar Ravi in his current assignment as Union overseas affairs minister.
- Opening Score (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2006)
Trade and industrial agreements rarely please all sides involved in them. But that cannot be any reason for not cheering them when they come.
- Sewa Award Goes To Us Museum (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
To mark Baisakhi this year, the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation has conferred the Sewa Award 2006 to the Smithsonian Institution and the Sikh Heritage Foundation for creating a permanent exhibit on ''Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab'' at the Museum of . . .
- Species Interrupted (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2006)
How many years does it take for a new species to evolve? Millions. Hunting, poaching and habitat destruction, however, can drive a species to extinction in less than a century, give or take a few decades.
- Nabard Aid To Tamil Nadu, Pondy Crosses Rs. 2,345 Cr. (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Apr 11, 2006)
Rs. 604 crore for infrastructure projects
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Total aid sanctioned includes Rs. 1,827 crore as refinance to banks
Rs. 547 crore to cooperative banks, regional rural banks
- Fair Trade Winds (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 11, 2006)
When the new foreign trade policy was first announced in 2004, there were many who felt that the policy’s target of more than doubling India’s share of world exports from 0.8 per cent to over 2 per cent in five years was perhaps too ambitious.
- Water Conservation (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Apr 11, 2006)
T.M. Mukundan, Akash Ganga Trust, D-15 Bay View Apartments, Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600090. Rs. 100
- Ruia Plans Industrial Products Facility At Ambattur Unit (Hindu, Indrani Dutta, Apr 11, 2006)
Unit to commence production by July; Rs. 125 cr. capex planned
- 10 Days Before Arjun’S Quota Quote, Pm Said: Challenge Is To See Equity And Excellence Walk . . . (Indian Express, MANINI CHATTERJEE & J P YADAV, Apr 11, 2006)
Union HRD minister Arjun Singh’s announcement on April 5 that the government intended to implement 27% OBC reservation in all Central educational institutions not only embarrassed the UPA government but also sought to undermine Prime Minister . . .
- Street Chef In A City That Loves Its Food (Deccan Herald, Thomas Fuller, Apr 11, 2006)
Food stalls in Bangkok are good enough to draw the food nuts and cheap enough to draw the labourers
- Us Congress Likely To Ratify Nuke Deal Before November (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Apr 11, 2006)
The Indo-US civil nuclear energy cooperation deal would be ratified by US Congress before the biennial Congressional elections in November, a leading American Senator, who is currently on a visit to India, has said.
- ``U.S. Congress Will Ratify Deal'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Deal is simply about helping India: Sibal
Indian-American community has an exceptionally important role
Praises Rice statement in Congress on the deal
- Formation Of Panel Favoured To Monitor Work On Medical Colleges (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Apr 10, 2006)
Experts say lack of professional approach to the admissions issue is glaring
<132> Their opinion
Government need not build new hospital to get MCI nod
It can get MCI nod by utilising existing infrastructure
Recruitment of medical teachers . . .
- Credit Delivery, Improving Yield Must Go Together' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
It will help solve problems of farm households: Rangarajan
The micro-finance programme promoted by NABARD can be thought of for replication'
Restructuring of the rural branches of commercial banks favoured
- Increase In Number Of People Opting For Hiv Test (Hindu, Anasuya Menon, Apr 10, 2006)
The Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCTC) for HIV, set up by the Tamil Nadu State Aids Control Society (TANSACS) at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH), is witnessing an increase in the number of people appearing for . . .
- Cooperative Common Future (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Apr 10, 2006)
There is a role for both Kashmirs
- An Indian Role In Africa (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Apr 10, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic . . .
- Us Recognises India’S Concerns’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 10, 2006)
In an informal chat with reporters here on Saturday, Mr Sibal said he had sought to explain this to everyone he met during his visit to the US, including Congressmen, Senators, administration officials and members of the scientific community.
- Sneaker Trouble (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 10, 2006)
Asian-American groups are complaining about German shoemaker Adidas’ release of a sneaker with an image they say perpetuates a negative stereotype of Asians.
- Sri Venkateswara University To Get Choice-Based Credit System Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Sri Venkateswara University is all set to implement choice-based credit system in its constituent and affiliated colleges from the next academic year.
- Politics As Spectacle (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 10, 2006)
What should one make out of these pictures: former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani holding a bow and arrow in his hands and Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh wielding . . .
- Stop This Farce (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Kamal Nath, the minister for commerce and industry, can justifiably take pride in the country’s export performance since he took office in 2004.
- The Prophet Who Initiated A Permanent Revolution (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Apr 10, 2006)
Goethe devotes a magnificent poem to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in which as the very epitome of mankind, he is compared to a mighty river.
- Supplementing The Goals (Business Line, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 10, 2006)
The new SEZ Act may queer the pitch for exporters by creating islands of tax and other privileges.
- Labour Need Haunts China (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 10, 2006)
There is much talk of a labour shortage in China. Some bemoan its impact on wages and profit margins.
- Walled City, Not World City (Times of India, Gautam Bhatia, Apr 10, 2006)
At electricity and ticket counters, you encounter miserable faces. Traffic proceeds in disordered screeches, bumps and starts; horns blare for no reason at all. People shout when they can whisper.
- French Lessons (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, Apr 10, 2006)
Critical reforms should not get stalled by resistance that is based on either imperfect understanding or inadequate institutions.
- Be Warned, Employee Training Can Cause Attrition (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Apr 10, 2006)
Engage adequately with the employee before and after training and you and the employee are sure reap the benefits. Miss this and the training investment can become a potential risk, especially in today's vibrant labour market. The organisation . . .
- Harvest Of Life (Indian Express, Ruchi sharma, Apr 10, 2006)
It is that time of year. Nach Baliye time, with Baisakhi round the corner.
- Corruption And Development~i (Statesman, SANKAR SEN, Apr 10, 2006)
Slowing Down The Wheels Of Administration
- Africa's Bitter Harvest (Jordan Times, G. Pascal Zachary, Apr 10, 2006)
Souley Madi is one of the most productive cotton growers in the Badjengo, Cameroon, an area where the lush forests of central Africa give way to the semi-arid Sahel.
- Reinventing Government (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 10, 2006)
Reinventing government is a hobby horse that many think-tanks and seminars ride every now and then.
- Linking Growth To Market Returns (The Economic Times, U. R. Bhat, Apr 10, 2006)
Identifying sector leaders whose performance would guide overall economic growth and discarding the present disdain for dividend payouts are key factors in getting the best results from investing in stocks.
- Apple Supplement (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2006)
The so-called forbidden fruit is consumed across the world in a variety of ways: From pies to juice, says Mohinder Singh
- A Bearer's Chit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2006)
There is nothing subtle about the UPA Government's attempt to secure a 'clean chit' for Election Commissioner Navin Chawla against whom the Opposition NDA has levelled serious charges of gross impropriety and pronounced political bias.
- After Aligarh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2006)
There was a time in the 1980s when "religious riot in Aligarh" was not so much a news occurrence as a cliché. Like Kanpur and Meerut, Gorakhpur and Varanasi, it was one of the many Uttar Pradesh towns seemingly cursed by persistent social violence.
- Right Thrust (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 08, 2006)
The foreign trade policy will make Indian exports grow
- Dramatic Re-Creations Of "The Gospel Of Judas" (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Apr 08, 2006)
What if an ancient gospel was rediscovered that offered a radically different perspective on a man that history has painted as the ultimate villain? What if these account turned Jesus' betrayal on its head, and in it the villain became a hero?
- The Abc Of Obcs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 08, 2006)
The term ‘‘backward classes’’ first raised its head in Mysore state, where preferential recruitment of backward communities was introduced in 1921.
- The Conspiracy Of Silence (Indian Express, AYESHA KHAN, Apr 08, 2006)
The fallacy of understanding Gujarat in present times lies, perhaps, in the strange assortment of its Gs: Godhra, genocide, ghettos and gaurav.
- Juggernaut Chugs Along (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 08, 2006)
Yet, 1.5% of global export share a long way off
- Self-Management Key To Stress Management (The Economic Times, SWAMI PARTHASARATHY, Apr 08, 2006)
Stress and strain plague life today. The world over people succumb to life’s trials and tribulations. Worry and anxiety infest people’s thoughts.
- Oily Skid Is Just Dangerously Around The Corner (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 08, 2006)
Chindia' will require increasingly high amounts of energy for its growth, points out Stephen Leeb in The Coming Economic Collapse. As alternative energy, biodiesel is well poised "to enter both the vocabulary and the fuel tanks," predicts Lyle . . .
- Dmk's Alliance Arithmetic Faulty, Says Thirumavalavan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
"AIADMK-led alliance will capture power"
- Resume Work, Chidambaram Tells Sbi Staff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Negotiations on under Labour Commissioner
Unions present modified version of demands
``No time-frame should be set for solution''
``Retirement benefits of SBI, PSU employees different''
- Israeli Poll And Palestinians (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 07, 2006)
SINCE this country is preoccupied with an array of domestic problems — the ongoing assembly elections in five states, the underplayed Maoist (naxalite) menace, the overplayed office-of-profit issue, and the uncertain future of the Indo-US nuclear deal — i
- Inflation Below 4 Pc, Gloats Fm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today announced that the rate of inflation has gone down below 4 per cent and that the UPA government was taking steps to maintain price stability to keep it at this level.
- Uk Joins List Of Countries Hit By Bird Flu (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Apr 07, 2006)
Britain all but became on Thursday, the 13th country in Europe to report that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had finally reached its shores with the discovery of a wild swan suspected to have died of the disease in a remote Scottish fishing village.
- Seeking A New Direction (Telegraph, Suhrita Saha, Apr 07, 2006)
The movement for women’s liberation, writes Brenner, has passed through various phases that have been characterized by extraordinary gains as well as irreversible set backs.
- Independent Candidate Escapes Bid On Life (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Two people were killed while security forces apaprehended a militant and seized arms and ammunition, including 30 Kg of RDX, in the Kashmir valley since last evening, whileas former slain Minister Dr G N Lone’s son, Shoaib Lone, who is contesting . . .
- Jammu Tops List Of Spm Level In India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Two people were killed while security forces apaprehended a militant and seized arms and ammunition, including 30 Kg of RDX, in the Kashmir valley since last evening, whileas former slain Minister Dr G N Lone’s son, Shoaib Lone, who is contesting . . .
- Isro Installs Hubs Of Edusat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Two people were killed while security forces apaprehended a militant and seized arms and ammunition, including 30 Kg of RDX, in the Kashmir valley since last evening, whileas former slain Minister Dr G N Lone’s son, Shoaib Lone, who is contesting . . .
- 'Peer' Trouble (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Apr 07, 2006)
By an odd coincidence, a raging though not an entirely identical controversy has erupted in recent days over nominating members to the upper chambers of Parliament in India and Britain.
- Tragedy To Farce (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, Apr 07, 2006)
Ever since the French Revolution of 1789, France has attracted worldwide attention for political upheavals, in striking contrast to a relatively more tranquil England.
- Mah: Bird Flu Detected In 14 New Places Of Jalgaon (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Fresh outbtreak of birdflu was today detected in backyard poultry in 14 places of this district, close on the heels of completion of culling of nearly two lakh chickens here.
- Kasuri Briefs Us Team On Ties With Afghanistan, India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
A delegation of US state senators and politicians called on Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Thursday.
- Is Chivalry Dead? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 07, 2006)
Over 400 years ago, Sir Walter Raleigh proved he was chivalrous to the core by taking off his cloak and spreading it over a puddle so that Queen Elizabeth I would not get her feet wet.
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