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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 9581:
- Clearing The Civic Mess (Business Standard, M J Antony, Aug 16, 2006)
In a series of recent decisions, the Supreme Court has taken tough action against illegal constructions.
- Calibrate Response To Terrorism (The Financial Express, JANMEJAYA K SINHA, Aug 16, 2006)
Governments should ask people how, and at what cost, they would like to be protected
- The Answer Lies In Client Power (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Aug 16, 2006)
If providers are held more accountable by citizens and there’s more partnership between the poor and the well-off, delivery of public services can improve
- Jamaat-Ud-Dawa Defiant After Terror Charges (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 16, 2006)
Lashkar-linked outfit's anti-West polemic intensifies after fund freeze
- Indian Pm's Remarks (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 16, 2006)
In view of the renewed bilateral tensions produced by the Mumbai explosions only last month, perhaps it was to be expected that in yesterday's Independence Day address to the nation Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh repeated the "cross-border . . .
- Now Pak Has No Excuse Left To Back Let (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Aug 16, 2006)
With investigations into the air terror plot ripping apart the charity cover of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s front, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Pakistan is being shorn of its last major argument to defend the outfit.
- Stop Exporting Terror, Pak Told (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
In a tough message, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked Islamabad to stop the export of terror into India. Singling out terrorism and Naxalism as the main threat to internal security, Mr Singh promised the nation that no stone would be . . .
- Prevention Can Stop Spread Of Hiv (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 16, 2006)
Target should be the high-risk groups such as sex workers and their clients: report
- India On Alert Mode Ahead Of Independence Day (New Indian Express, PTI, Aug 14, 2006)
Security forces were today put on heightened alert across the country and crack anti-terrorist commandoes were positioned at vital installations like nuclear plants and airports in the run up to the Independence Day after intelligence reports warned . . .
- Sezs: Boon Or Bane? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 14, 2006)
The Union and State Governments have given green light to the establishment of about 25 Special Economic Zones by private players.
- Bedfellows In (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2006)
Glance at a newspaper or a television scroll and you will invariably notice a headline on a protest by leaders of the CPI-M, CPI, RSP and Forward Bloc over some decision of the central government.
- Indian Village Uploads Itself Onto Internet (Reuters, Jonathan Allen, Aug 14, 2006)
An Indian village has uploaded itself onto the Internet, giving the outside world a glimpse of life in rural India.
- Security On Edge For Independence Day (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 14, 2006)
Alarmed by blasts in Mumbai, a terrorist plot in Britain and a U.S. warning of a likely al Qaeda attack, India has raised security to its highest levels in years for this week's independence day anniversary.
- Countrywide Alert Ahead Of Independence Day (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
After intelligence reports warned of possible suicide or car bomb attacks in the run up to the Independence Day, security forces were put on a heightened alert across the country and special anti-terrorists commandos were stationed at vital . . .
- Reorganising The Intelligence Set-Up (Daily Excelsior, Vikramjit Singh, Aug 14, 2006)
We are a helpless nation to defend the sovereignty and integrity of the country.
- India, Pak To Go Ahead With Talks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India and Pakistan are expected to hold discussions on the Sir Creek border dispute this month amid assertions by officials here that technical-level parleys on various issues will go ahead despite the indefinite postponement of talks between foreign . .
- Pm's I-Day Speech To Focus On Terror (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Aug 14, 2006)
On Independence day, Manmohan Singh will resort to what most mid-term Prime Ministers do focus on the successes of his government.
- ‘Colas: Harmful, Deadly’ (Deccan Herald, Sunita Narain, Aug 14, 2006)
"If soft drinks contain a cocktail of pesticides above the stipulated standard, they are unsafe. We are dogs with a bone –we won't give up."
- The Barbarians With Wings (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
America's ‘Air Power' has caused social calamity far greater than any barbaric act in history.
- New Terror Module Busted In Mumbai, 2 Men Held (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Investigators probing July 11’s serial blasts claim they have busted another terror module in the city with the arrest of two men, both allegedly former members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
- "Very Innocuous"? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 14, 2006)
The Union Home Secretary, Mr V. K. Duggal, must have surely perplexed concerned citizens within the country and put off the US Embassy officials in Delhi, and through them the US Government in Washington, by describing as "very innocuous" . . .
- Towards An East Asian Model Of Diplomacy (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 14, 2006)
The failure of the ASEAN leaders and their dialogue partners to reach a consensus on West Asia is traceable to the complexities generic to that region and the political composition of the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit.
- ‘Tremendous Scope To Improve Mumbai’S Security...In Development, . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2006)
Sharad Pawar wears many hats but is satisfied with being called agriculture minister. While speaking to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, Pawar tried on all his hats. He admitted to a white lie to . . .
- Think Beyond Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
The latest flood ravages in Andhra Pradesh have shown that the lessons of the past have not been learnt.
- Rain Kills 7 In Chhattisgarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Seven more people were killed during overnight downpours that lashed almost all districts of Chhattisgarh, taking the toll to 18 and damaging property worth Rs. 300 crore even as the death count in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Kolhapur . . .
- Pricing Of Ethanol Under Discussion: Isma (Pioneer, Rakesh Bihari Jha, Aug 14, 2006)
In the backdrop of rising oil prices internationally, Government is keen on having ethanol doping with petrol on all-India basis, which will not only bring in some profit to the domestic sugar companies but also to the consumers, who feel pinch . . .
- Terrorism Is The Core Issue (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Aug 14, 2006)
For long, Pakistan has asked for solution to Kashmir before progress on other bilateral issues; after Mumbai blasts, it may have to alter its approach ------ Ever since 9/11, I have received dozens of e-mails from . . .
- Us Embassy Warns Of Terrorist Attacks In India (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The US embassy in India has warned American citizens of likely terrorist attacks in or around New Delhi and Mumbai in the run-up to the country's Independence Day celebrations next week, a spokesman said on Friday.
- Rains Continue To Cast Spell In Mumbai (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Rain-rage continues in Maharashtra. Over one lakh people have been evacuated to safer places from the state’s nine districts as heavy rains, in its third spell, disrupted normal life in 15 districts and killing 52 people in the . . .
- Heightened Sense (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 14, 2006)
IndiGo’s inaugural flight from Delhi to Pune & Bangalore on Thursday sported some very welcome and simple solutions for the benefit of disabled people everywhere.
- Boss Look-Alike Bashing (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2006)
Customers in the Rising Sun Anger Release Bar (RSARB) in Nanjing in eastern China are not just allowed to rant and break glasses. That’s passe. RSARB lets customers bash up specially trained staff who not just don protective equipment but dress up . . .
- Illusive Sezs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 14, 2006)
India’s SEZ story is again posing questions both about gaps in the Act itself, as well as its projected outcomes. Consider recent reports ranging from the Maharashtra government canning clearances under controversies about land acquisition, to the . . .
- Revisiting The Eighties (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 14, 2006)
A piece of economic history
- Us Warns Of Terror Attacks On Delhi, Mumbai (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Following foiled terror attacks in the United Kingdom on Thursday, Al-Qaeda militants may target two Indian cities for attack ahead of next week's Independence Day celebrations, the US Embassy in New Delhi warned on Friday.
- Mncs Rush For N-Deals With Npcil (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The Americans, the French, and the Russians have initiated talks with Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) over the possibility of grabbing nuclear power projects in India since the Indo-US nuclear deal was signed.
- India, Inc. Has A Terror-Proof Jacket (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India Inc braced itself for turbulent days ahead as the busting of a terror plot in London on Thursday, a raft of hoax calls in Mumbai and security warnings by the US embassy in Delhi revived memories of the panic-stricken days following the . . .
- The Garden Of Forking Paths (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Reading Pankaj Mishra’s Temptations of the West is like undertaking one of those long journeys that the author himself probably likes to embark on. There are high roads, forking paths that branch out of the high road, culverts and the occasional . . .
- Indian Jet Makes Safe Emergency Landing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
A packed passenger plane made an emergency landing at Mumbai international airport in western Indian on Sunday after the pilot declared engine trouble, a report said.
- Indo-Pak Technical Talks On Sir Creek To Resume (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India and Pakistan are expected to hold discussions on the Sir Creek border dispute this month amid assertions by officials here that technical-level parleys on various issues will go ahead despite the indefinite postponement of talks between . . .
- Jinx Of The Pakistani Consulate In Mumbai (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Every Monday, the Express National Bureau showcases news from the capital that was off camera—and outside inverted commas
- Specific Inputs On I-Day Attacks In Delhi: Police (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
A day after US warned of attacks by Al-Qaeda in India, Delhi Police on Saturday said it has "specific intelligence inputs" that terror groups would try to carry out deadly strikes to subvert Independence Day celebrations here and has beefed . . .
- Fears Of A Missile Attack On Barc (Hindustan Times, SHAILESH GAIKWAD , Aug 13, 2006)
It's a terror alert that's sent the defence of the realm on to a war footing: the intelligence agencies believe missiles have been smuggled into Mumbai to attack the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
- India Terror Threat Hypothetical: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The US alert on the possibility of terror strikes in India by Al-Qaeda was a general warning rather than one based on 'definitive information'.
- Security Tightened In ‘Vulnerable’ Cities (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
After intelligence inputs confirmed terrorist plans to make “spectacular hits” before Independence Day, security forces stepped up vigil in the national capital and other “vulnerable” cities, including Mumbai and Agra.
- Rise In Popular Support For Congress And Upa (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 13, 2006)
Ruling coalition could win over 300 Lok Sabha seats, findsThe Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey
- India Regains Bird Flu-Free Status (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Almost seven months after the bird flu outbreak, India regained the status of an “avian influenza-free country”, which is likely to improve the export of poultry products.
- Khe Kormula Kor Kuccess (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
I find superstitions hilarious.
- Things That Happen Only In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2006)
The pluralism and the linguistic diversity of India is something of which we can truly be proud of.
- India Tea Industry Mission To Pakistan Postponed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The visit of an Indian tea industry delegation to Pakistan has been postponed in lieu of the tension in relations between the two countries.
- What Explains The Rise Of The Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Perceptions of the Central Government's record and the shifting pattern of support away from regional parties to national ones are some of the reasons, say Sanjay Kumar and Yogendra Yadav
- Baggage Blow To Duty-Free Shops (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The ban on carrying liquids and cosmetics into the aircraft is likely to hit sales at duty-free shops in international airports.
- Security Heightened Across Country For I-Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Security has been heightened across the country ahead of Independence Day in view of intelligence inputs of terrorist plans to disrupt the celebrations.
- Indian Capital On Alert Ahead Of Independence Day (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Police in India's capital said they had stepped up security on information that political leaders, monuments and vital infrastructure were at risk of terrorist attacks ahead of Independence Day next week.
- Affirmative Action (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2006)
Porters to double as cops Now just because Lalu dear Lalu heads the organisation it does not follow that every move it makes is outlandish.
- Dams Blamed For Floods In India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The sudden release of large quantities of water from several large dams has contributed to the devastating floods in India which have killed over 350 people, and authorities must take some of the blame, critics said on Saturday.
- Bpo A Crorepati Option (Times of India, T Surendar, Aug 13, 2006)
Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, often written off as poor cousins to their software counterparts like Infosys and Satyam, may not be such poor places after all—thanks to that almost-forgotten term, stock options.
- Terror Plot Was Well Planned: Bush (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
President George W. Bush said today that a scheme to blow up several flights between Britain and the USA was carefully planned, well-advanced and had the potential to cause “death on a massive scale”.
- States Told To Woo Nri Investment (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 13, 2006)
With the increase in interest rates on deposits of non-resident Indians (NRIs) and states competing with each other, the government is expecting a jump in NRI remittances and investment in infrastructure sector.
- Methodology Of The Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The State of the Nation Survey was conducted in 19 major States (excluding those with less than five Lok Sabha seats) in the first week of August 2006.
- Into The King’S Fortress (New Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
With palaces and Rajput artistry on our mind, we chose a clear day for our road trip, making it from Delhi to Jaipur in under four hours.
- Warning On Terror Attacks In India 'Hypothetical': Us (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The US on Saturday said an advisory issued to American citizens in India about terror attacks in New Delhi and Mumbai around Independence Day possibly by members of al-Qaeda was only in "hypothetical terms" and that it has no plans to issue . . .
- The Pm And The O (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 13, 2006)
Congressmen treat India’s Prime Minister as if they were dealing with Dr Manmohan Singh.
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 13, 2006)
Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead. A few days of heavy rain and the city looks battered—as if hit by a . . .
- Familiar Terrain (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 13, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra’s book is for the Western audience, not for the intelligent common reader in India .
- Pok Quake Money Used By Let To Fund Britain Plot (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Islamic charity body remitted amount to 3 men ---- Investigators probing the plot to blow up several aircraft from Britain to US suspected involvement four Islamic militant groups including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Sunni extremist . . .
- Tata Motors To Raise Rs 3000 Cr (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
India's leading automobile manufacturer Tata Motors Ltd has said it will raise Rs 3,000 crore from the international or domestic market through Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs), equity shares or other securities.
- It's Between The Two Pms (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
Apart from both being 'PM,' one by virtue of his initials, the other due to the political office he occupies, General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh share a common dilemma. It is this shared dilemma that leads one to routinely . . .
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2006)
Jihadis as mass murderers ---- The nightmarish plot hatched by a group of terrorists in Britain and Pakistan to blow up 10 or more passenger aircraft over the Atlantic or while they circled over American cities prior to landing is . . .
- Natwar Suspension A Cong Issue: Amar (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
After the two-day drama in Rajya Sabha, during which Natwar Singh and Amar Singh were seen dissociating from each other, the Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh on Saturday reaffirmed his support to Natwar Singh and said he . . .
- Picking Up Pieces, A Month On (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Anam and Affan wait for their father to come home for dinner. It’s been a month since Aejaz Shekh died in the serial train blasts, but his children are still holding on to hope.
- Nightmare Averted (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
The anguish and horror of a series of bomb explosions in mid-air have thankfully been averted.
- India, Pakistan Need To Move Ahead (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 12, 2006)
The two neighbours have too much at stake to allow the peace process to drift further.
- Hyderabad Now On Lashkar Radar, Warns Intelligence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
After Mumbai, it’s Hyderabad’s turn to come under the terror scanner.
- Maha Security Diverted For Floods, Ganesh Fest (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Aug 12, 2006)
Intelligence sources acknowledge that the challenge for the security forces would be to nab the members of terrorist modules identified by those already arrested in connection with the 7/11 blasts.
- Terror Shuts Down Swanky Mumbai Mall (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Malls all over Mumbai were on extra alert on Friday amidst intelligence reports of a growing threat perception for public places in Mumbai. The warning prompted at least one mall in the city—Crossroads at Haji Ali—to shut down for the day.
- ‘Journalist On Wheels’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
The former princely state of Patiala was one of the pioneer promoters of sports in general and cricket in particular.
- Sc: Any Govt Policy On Terror Compensation? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Does the Centre have a compensation policy for victims of bomb blasts? This question by the Supreme Court to the Centre on Friday reflected a marked change in the situation prevailing in the country.
- Us Warns Of Terror Attacks In India (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 12, 2006)
The US Embassy here has warned of a series of bombing in or around New Delhi and Mumbai between today and August 16 by “foreign terrorists” and dropped a bombshell that the Al-Qaida could also be involved in such strikes.
- Circle Of Terror (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 12, 2006)
Western intelligence agencies have uncovered another plot that would have unleashed destruction on the same scale as 9/11, around the fifth anniversary of the day the twin towers were demolished.
- Sebi Cracks Down, Suspends Csfb For Rigging... (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
For the second time, the Indian market regulator has suspended stock broker Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) for one month after it found that the multinational rigged the shares of South East Asia Marine Engineering (Seamecl).
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