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Articles 721 through 820 of 22138:
- Threat To Hit Delhi Markets On Eve Of Diwali (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The threat of a terror attack in New Delhi before Diwali is real. There is at least one Lashkar-e-Tayyaba module active in the national capital, which has even identified its targets.
- Accord Terms Not Met, Says Sri Lankan Court (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2006)
Parliament is the competent body to legislate on merger, says verdict
- Mayawati To Embrace Buddhism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and her followers will embrace Buddhism after the BSP gains an absolute majority at the Centre.
- Cabinet To Petition President Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Soli Sorabjee's remarks about State Government draw flak
- Embarrassment For Qarra As Cabinet Defers Da Decision (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Senior PDP leader and Minister incharge Finance, Tariq Hameed Qarra, today landed in a situation of embarrassment as he failed to get the Cabinet sanction to his dramatic decision of releasing 5% of the DA due to the State Government employees since . . .
- Pm, Bush Discuss Nuke Deal On Phone (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Amid uncertainty over the fate of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, President George W Bush today called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the issue.
- The Ghost Of Barak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 17, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed FIR against the former Defence Minister, George Fernandes, and Admiral Sushil Kumar for their alleged role in clinching the Barak deal for the Indian Navy. In the face of strong rebuttal by the . . .
- Ongc Extends Comfort Letter To Mittal Venture (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Oct 17, 2006)
Confirms commitment to joint venture.
- Sc Pulls Up Govt On Quota (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
In an order that may raise the hackles of Parliamentarians, the Supreme Court today directed the government to place before it the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill for OBC reservation in elite educational institutions.
- A Probe Commission Is What Is Needed: The Truth About The Kargil Episode- Ii (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Oct 17, 2006)
Our people have a right to know the truth, nothing but the truth. Anywhere else in the world, the people would have demanded it as a matter of their constitutional right.
- Don't Play Game First And Frame Rules Later (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Oct 17, 2006)
Scoffing at the Centre's move to admit 27 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central institutions of higher learning without conducting any ground work, the Supreme Court on Monday called for the Parliamentary Standing Committee's report on . . .
- Pakistan To Abide By Un Sanctions On N. Korea: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Oct 17, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday held out an assurance that it would abide by sanctions imposed on North Korea by the UN Security Council but declared that its diplomatic ties with the country would remain in tact.
- Strike Over Manipur Abuses Greets President Kalam (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
A strike to protest against human rights abuses by security forces greeted Indian President A.P.J. Kalam when he visited the troubled northeastern state of Manipur on Monday.
- Dengue Toll In India 101, Cases Continue To Mount (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
India continued on Monday to be in the grip of mosquito-borne dengue with nearly 5,500 confirmed cases while the death toll mounted to 101.
- North Korea N-Test Could Impact India (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 17, 2006)
South Korea is the fifth largest investor in India and bilateral trade could be affected.
- Rss Stands Willing To Strike But Is Afraid To Hurt (Deccan Herald, Deepak Upreti, Oct 17, 2006)
The RSS is willing to strike but afraid to hurt. Barring the ‘forced exit’ of L K Advani from the post of Party President last year, not much seemed to have moved in the BJP on the lines prescribed by the Nagpur outfit.
- Tibetan Touchstone (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Oct 17, 2006)
Come November, India’s diplomacy will shift towards China. With Chinese President Hu Jintao set to visit India next month, pressures are being applied to revive the Tibetan question that seemed to have lost some of its salience for Sino-Indian . . ..
- Slamming Govt On Quota, Sc Asks For Mps’ Report On Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Questioning the Centre on its policy for 27 per cent OBC reservation in institutes of higher education “without full data”, the Supreme Court today asked the Government to place before it the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee which was . . .
- The Rising Challenge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 17, 2006)
India has the world's largest area under rice (44 million hectares), but one of the lowest yields, just about 2 tonnes a hectare.
- India Tying Up With Russia On Nuclear Energy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
As India’s civilian nuclear deal with the United States continues to hang in the balance more than one year on, New Delhi appears to be intent on maximising its options on the defence front by cosying up to Russia in the realm of nuclear . . .
- Resumption Of Indo-Pakistan Talks In Nov (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Oct 17, 2006)
Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries will meet in mid-November in New Delhi to resume peace talks between the two countries that were stalled after last July’s train bombings in Mumbai, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri said on Monday.
- India Must Prove Resolve To Stop Terrorism Too: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The joint mechanism on counter-terrorism to be set up by New Delhi and Islamabad is not one-sided and India must also prove it will not support terrorism in Pakistan, the Foreign Office said on Monday.
- Unhelpful Step (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 16, 2006)
Most of the world may have deplored the nuclear weapons test conducted by North Korea on October 9 but the resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on Saturday is unhelpful, provocative, and likely to inflame a situation that is a. . .
- Controlling The Dengue Mosquito (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 16, 2006)
Public health experts are unanimous that mosquito control has to be a continuous process, with the government and local communities working together.
- Is Delhi Corporation Under Reporting Dengue Cases? (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Oct 16, 2006)
Figures from hospitals is higher than the Corporation data
- Institutionalise Financial Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
`The reform era had made it imperative for policy makers to look at and impart financial education in the widest sense possible'
- Don’T Act In Haste (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2006)
One of the first acts of the UPA, upon being voted into power in May 2004, was to draft its common minimum programme.
- Dengue Fever Outbreak In India Kills Dozens More (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
An outbreak of dengue fever in India has killed 42 more people and infected another 1,000 over the past four days despite authorities' efforts to control the spread of the mosquito-borne disease, officials said on Sunday.
- Heed It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 16, 2006)
It is high time that Pakistan took seriously the advice proffered by the United States on stopping terrorism in this country as a whole and the State in particular.
- Pm, Sonia Gandhi Attend Paswan Iftar Meet (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister V P Singh and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad were among those who attended an iftar party hosted by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan this evening.
- Nam Change, Anyone? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 16, 2006)
On the eve of the NAM summit in Havana, that Vatican of anti-Americanism, go to Google and see how many cities in the entire world still have a boulevard, or a landmark named after Tito.
- China Oils Its War Machine (Pioneer, Brahma Chellaney , Oct 16, 2006)
A striking feature of a booming Asia is how energy demands are beginning to noticeably influence strategic thinking and military planning.
- Special Rope For Afzal's Execution Costs Rs 675 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Even though President has to decide on pleas for clemency to Mohd Afzal Guru, convicted in the Parliament attack case, authorities at Tihar jail in New Delhi are already busy preparing to carry out the court's death sentence, after they receive the . . .
- Pahalgam To Get A Facelift: Minister (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 16, 2006)
Foundation laid for a bridge connecting the tourist spot with Betaab Vaadi
- Stranded Air India Passengers Return (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Oct 16, 2006)
Upset over airline's response
- White Tigers A Hit With Visitors To Vandalur Zoo (Hindu, P. Oppili, Oct 16, 2006)
Both animals in good shape, and responding to their new environs well, say officials
- Investors' Confidence In Commodities Market Picking Up Fast, Says . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
ASSOCHAM survey covers 240 market players in seven cities
- No Assignments (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 16, 2006)
I asked the reception desk at VIMHANS hospital in Delhi, "Where have you shifted Amit Kumar Mall?" The receptionist checked the records and said, "Second floor, bed number 19".
- Boom Boom Bali (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Myriad cultures, languages and common histories — these are the first things that come to the mind when one thinks of Indonesia. A rich land with 567 ethnic varieties and 600 languages, the country, along with his long list of islands, has been a . . .
- Bpo Sting: Hunt For 4 Hyderabadis (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The police here is looking for four persons from Hyderabad who allegedly sold confidential data on British nationals in a sting operation carried out by Brit-ain’s Channel 4 television.
- Reliance Adag Launches Credit Cards (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has joined hands with Citi Bank to launch Reliance Credit Card.
- 300 Air India Passengers In Uproar After 5-Day Ordeal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
New York to New Delhi in five days. That is how long it took passengers on an Air India jumbo jet to reach their destination, a journey that should normally take, with a stopover in London, less than 20 hours.
- Walking On One Leg (The Economic Times, Prabhu Ghate, Oct 16, 2006)
Indian microfinance is not on its last legs — far from it, it is a strapping youngster rapidly coming of age and ready to run.
- Farooq Abdullah Must Be Arrested, Says Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The BJP in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday demanded the arrest of former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act, a law invoked for terrorists or their sympathisers in the State.
- Manmohan, Sonia, Lalu At Paswan's Iftar Party (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A minor issue at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) has potentially major implications for the future of Islam in the US. Starting about a decade ago, some Muslim taxi drivers serving the airport declared that they would not . . .
- India Will Burn If Afzal Is Hanged: Farooq Abdullah (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
India will "go up in flames" if it hangs a Muslim militant convicted for his role in an attack on parliament in 2001, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah was quoted as saying.
- As Us Holds Back, India Turns To Russia (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Oct 16, 2006)
With India realising the reluctance of the US to part with cutting-edge defence technology, the UPA Government is going back to 'old friend' Russia to meet the strategic requirements of its armed forces.
- Delhi Hosts Many Viruses, Has No Virology Laboratory (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Oct 16, 2006)
Dengue, SARS, plague, malaria, meningitis and now chikungunya - all have made the rounds and taken a toll in the Capital, but Delhi is yet to set up a Virology Laboratory.
- Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
There are many reasons to visit Bhindawas. For one, the road to this man-made wetland is blanketed in yellow, with acre upon acre of bright yellow mustard fields.
- Both In Talks With Beijing, New Delhi And Dharamsala To Update . . . (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Oct 16, 2006)
In a departure of sorts, New Delhi and the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala have quietly decided to keep each other in the loop on their ongoing talks with Beijing.
- Dengue Death Toll Crosses 100 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
6 deaths in Delhi on single day
- 'Eligibility Norms Will Limit Options For Ec Jobs' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The UPA government has told the Delhi high court that the present system of selection and appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other members of the Election Commission could not be disturbed by laying down any rigid or specific . . .
- State Of The India-Eu Dialogue (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 16, 2006)
Where do Brussels and New Delhi go from here? Will the "advancement" of bilateral relations be in the garb of a free trade arrangement or take the form of a wider CECA?
- Ppp And Other Disasters (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Oct 16, 2006)
Given the enormous funding required to meet the country’s infrastructure needs (the PM spoke of $150 bn over 10 years at the New York Stock Exchange), it’s obvious the government is in no position to meet this. So, the renewed emphasis on what’s . . .
- Jipmer Strike Committee Team To Meet Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Will persuade to change decision on JIPMER's conversion.
- Delink Teachers’ Wages From Govt Scales: Oversight Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Expressing concern about the decline in popularity and status of the teaching profession, the Oversight Committee has recommended that the remuneration package for teachers be reviewed and delinked from the government pay scales as laid down by the . . .
- Military Imbalance With Pakistan....? (Daily Excelsior, Chandra Mohan, Oct 15, 2006)
There is a sudden spate of "hard luck" stories (including a letter written by Chief of Air Staff to the Defence Minister) highlighting how there is a slump in ratio of India's conventional military capability vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- The Ban Nips The Child’S Right To Survival (Deccan Herald, Nandana Reddy, Oct 15, 2006)
Children are not commodities like narcotics that can be removed with a raid and then disposed of.
- Army Admits To Torturing Ulfa Suspect (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The Indian Army engaged in anti-insurgency operations in Assam is once again mired in a row over torture in custody of a separatist suspect, forcing authorities to apologise and order a court of inquiry.
- Hanging Afzal Will Turn Him Into A Hero: Farooq Abdullah (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has warned that the hanging of Mohammed Afzal, convicted for the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, would turn him into a ‘a hero’ and provide ‘a massive weapon to separatists’.
- Pitching For A Second Chance (Indian Express, Sandeep Dwivedi, Oct 15, 2006)
It has been a week when cricketers with a past got some clarity about their future. Herschelle Gibbs finally got over with the questioning he had been avoiding for long to remove that big question mark over his presence in India.
- Uppal Group Gets Nod For First Multi-Product Sez (Indian Express, SANJAY SINGH, Oct 15, 2006)
The New-Delhi based Uppal group has got a gazetted notification from the central government that allows it to begin construction work on its 263-acre special economic zone (SEZ) situated in Gurgaon.
- India Will Burn If Afzal Hanged - Farooq Abdullah (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Oct 15, 2006)
India will "go up in flames" if it hangs a Muslim militant convicted for his role in an attack on parliament in 2001, a former chief minister of Indian Kashmir was quoted as saying.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2006)
Short of a formal acknowledgment, the Communist Party of China (CPC) is distinctly headed for a paradigm shift if the trend of the discussions at the recent meeting of the central committee is an indication.
- We'll Test Pak After Giving Terror Evidence: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Brushing aside Islamabad’s repeated denials about its involvement in the Mumbai blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India will test Pakistan only after giving it "credible evidence" about "elements" in that country being behind the . . .
- Getting Pakistan On Board, Without Scaring It Away (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 15, 2006)
United States Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns’ call on Pakistan to use its influence on “Kashmiri terrorist groups” to stop all attacks on India is an indirect way of telling Islamabad that it must stop all support to terrorism, period.
- India Will Test Pakistan After Evidence: Singh (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
India will “test” Pakistan only after giving it credible evidence on “involvement of elements in that country in the July 11 terror strike”, said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday while brushing aside Islamabad’s repeated denials . . .
- Nato Seen Following Waziristan Lead (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 15, 2006)
Following the visit of NATO coalition forces commander for Afghanistan, Gen David Richards, to Islamabad, it is now believed that the United States and Britain have authorised President General Pervez Musharraf to attempt to negotiate a peace deal . . .
- Middlemen Indispensible In Defence Deals, Says Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said that the country’s defence purchases cannot take place without the assistance of middlemen associated with the defence industries.
- Arduous Task Ahead For New Un Chief (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 15, 2006)
What should be the qualifications for outgoing UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, once described as “the most impossible job of the world”?
- Outside The Media Glare (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2006)
The news from the India-Pakistan dialogue front is encouraging. The two countries have decided to revive their talks which have been stalled since July when bomb blasts in Mumbai led to horrific loss of life.
- Fixing A Scandal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2006)
Six-and-a-half years after he was implicated in the match-fixing scandal, Herschelle Gibbs, international cricket's most famous fugitive, finally showed up at the Delhi Police Headquarters to answer questions about his role in the bribery affair . . .
- Holidaying On A Farm (Hindu, SUBHA J. RAO, Oct 14, 2006)
Head to the villages of Haryana for a taste of rural life
- Consensus On Nuclear Crisis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-Hyun, said on Friday they had reached a consensus on stepping up cooperation to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
- "Kiran Has A Clear Vision Of Life" (Hindu, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Oct 14, 2006)
"There is no sentimentality. There is no hypocrisy. She is honest. She sees the complexity of life," saysAnita Desai.
- Respect Supreme Court's Verdict On Mohd Afzal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Amidst the raging debate stirred by the demand for granting clemency to Mohd Afzal Guru, who has been sentenced to death in the December 13, ’01 Parliament attack case, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has said the Supreme Court judgement . . .
- Manmohan Greets Nobel Winner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday congratulated Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus for winning the Nobel Peace prize and said the ``well-deserved'' honour marked the world recognition to his contribution in resolving the poverty problem.
- It Is Like Death Penalty: Medha (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Oct 14, 2006)
"If farming and labour is killed how will naukriwalas survive. What will they eat?"
- Court Permits Varsity Field Trials On Gm Mustard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court, which restrained field trials on genetically modified products having commercial overtones, has permitted Delhi University to sow seeds of the newly developed DMH-11 mustard variety within this month for academic research.
- Suicide In Jammu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2006)
The suicide by a Class IX student of Jammu on Wednesday after being thrashed by his school principal has once again put a question mark on corporal punishment.
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