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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 21784:
- To Catch A Thief (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 26, 2006)
Having lived in Delhi for the last so many years, the period spent at Sindri, now in Jharkhand, seems to belong to another era. At that time the small town held the whole of the Fertiliser Corporation.
- Islamic Banking (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 26, 2006)
It's back in fashion and attracting hordes of investment bankers looking for higher margins.
- Zooming To Spend (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 26, 2006)
Are our urban travel sums done?
- Capitalism For The Poor (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jun 26, 2006)
When the poor are losing their land, it is impossible to justify their loss in monetary terms
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
A group of people from Nagaral village in Chikkodi taluk and from Chikkodi town allegedly killed two persons over a property dispute on Friday.
- Talking With Ulfa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The Central Government is moving to hold direct talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom for the first time.
- Ally Dmk Joins Left On Nlc Divestment (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jun 26, 2006)
In its first face-off with the Centre after assuming power in Tamil Nadu, the DMK has decided to oppose the Government’s move to disinvest 10 per cent in the public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).
- Congressmen Flout Sonia's Directive On Austerity (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 26, 2006)
Beacon lights are back atop the vehicles of MLAs and party leaders
There has been little or no response to Ms. Gandhi's call for keeping private celebrations unostentatious
Not a single MLA or leader has submitted account about his property, . . .
- Neighbour Trouble (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Jun 26, 2006)
Recent developments in Nepal and Sri Lanka are danger signals to India’s security. First, both the neighbouring States are in effect India’s security outposts. Secondly, internecine violence and domestic unrest in the countries are threatening to . . .
- Saudi King Pays Blood Money For Indian Driver (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
An Indian driver involved in a car accident nearly two years ago has been freed after Saudi King Abdullah paid SR 185,701 (Rs 22,87,839.8) as blood money to the members of a Saudi family to secure his release.
- Salute To Garima (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2006)
Garima godara is the daughter of a lowly police constable.
- Lalu’S Cross (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2006)
If the train does not come on the platform, the platform should go to the train. Even in zest, one cannot say this in India.
- What The Rebels Think Today (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The Battle for Bastar Ramachandra Guha Part I: Revolutionaries This is the first part of a four-part article
- India Drug Trafficking Hub (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Jun 26, 2006)
If the report of International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), is to be believed, India is turning out to be the hub of international drug trafficking.
- Mittal Finally Pockets Arcelor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The merger will combine Arcelor — a symbol of successful, pan-European cooperation and economic revival, with operations that span Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Spain — with a fast-growing conglomerate founded by an Indian, Lakshmi . . .
- Saudi King Pays Blood Money, Indian Freed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
An Indian driver involved in a car accident nearly two years ago has been freed after Saudi King Abdullah paid SR 185,701 (Rs 22,87,839.80) as blood money to the members of a Saudi family to secure his release.
- Quietly, In English (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jun 26, 2006)
A Harvard undergraduate, daughter of Indian expatriates, was recently in the news.
- Narayanan, Dai Meet Ahead Of Sino-India Boundary Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India's Special Representative to the India-China boundary talks, K Narayanan and his Chinese counterpart, Dai Bingguo have met informally in the north-western Chinese city of Xian ahead of the official-level talks here on Monday.
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 26, 2006)
While it is gratifying to see India focus on the positive and play down the negative in its dealings with China, but in its keenness, it seems prepared to forget what happened to it in the past. The Chinese are not.
- Advani Links Scorpene To Navy War Room Leak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Leader of the Opposition, Mr L.K. Advani, on Sunday claimed that the Navy war room leak case was linked to the Scorpene submarine deal.
- Indo-Pak Move To ‘Save’ Dialogue (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Two top diplomats of India and Pakistan, Satinder K. Lambah and Tariq Aziz, are meeting back channel in Abu Dhabi to "save" the bilateral composite dialogue process, a prominent Pakistani newspaper said.
- Map Of Human Intelligence (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Jun 26, 2006)
Technology is as good as the minds using it; if terrorists try to deploy it to their advantage, it can also be used to beat . . .
- City Gas Distribution Within Its Rights: Rel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Anil Ambani Group company on Sunday accused Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries of spreading falsehoods and disinformation about breach of non-compete agreement by it and said it was well within its right to enter gas pipeline, exploration and . . .
- India, China Begin Eighth Round Of Boundary Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India and China opened the eighth round of boundary talks here today to find a political settlement to the vexed dispute.
- India, China Begin Boundary Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India and China opened the eighth round of boundary talks here on Monday to find a political settlement to the vexed dispute.
- Excess Land And Acquisition (Statesman, Gopal Bhargava, Jun 26, 2006)
Cumbersome Procedure Holds Up Development
Gopal Bhargava
The Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, was enacted primarily to impose a ceiling on vacant land in urban areas, to acquire such land in excess of the ceiling and to regulate . . .
- Mirror, Mirror On The Wall? (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 25, 2006)
If you can't get it right after 16 attempts, how can you say your method works?
- Villagers Oppose Proposed Waste Treatment Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
A large number of them led by Sajjan Kumar meet Deputy Commissioner
- Terms Of Engagement (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 25, 2006)
The votaries of a larger role for government invented and expanded subsidies, refused to levy user charges that would recover the cost of public utilities, and embarked on state enterprises that bled white.
- Phase Out Mercury (The Financial Express, Ravi Agarwal, Jun 25, 2006)
Even as the world is moving towards eliminating one of the most toxic heavy metals in everyday use, mercury, India unashamedly continues to freely trade and use this potent poison.
- Dr Venugopal: A Medical Prodigy (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 25, 2006)
In the last three years, more than 22 best doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have left for private hospitals, not just for money but having been fed up with petty politics vitiating the academic atmosphere.
- When Emergency Was Clamped (Tribune, K.K. Katyal, Jun 25, 2006)
On the morning of June 25, 1975, the telephone at my New Delhi residence rang earlier than usual.
- No More Bloody Thank You Sorry Pliz-Wiz! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 25, 2006)
Achcha, now that Reader’s Digest, home to the Gentle Reader, has voted Mumbai to be the The Rudest City In The World, everybody is getting all het up.
- Food Indigo (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
While the UPA Government's decision to allow increased import of wheat, pulses and sugar can be expected, over the coming days, to ease the current shortage and curb the galloping prices of essential commodities, the resort to such . . .
- Find Ways To Open Your Doors To Poor, Farmers: Pm To Banks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
After having expressed his anguish behind closed doors on the inertia in government and that adequate attention was not being paid to agriculture issues in Delhi on Friday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the banking sector . . .
- Sikh Body Draws Flak For Mixing Politics And History (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The pro-Congress Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Harvinder Singh Sarna's attempt to corner BJP leader Sushma Swaraj for her remarks on Guru Arjun Singh's martyrdom on Saturday evoked sharp reaction from community leaders and . . .
- Bhaskar Ghose: Determining Excellence (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jun 25, 2006)
It is cruel to evaluate the intelligence and knowledge of children through decimal points and cut-off marks. A more humane system is the need of the hour.
- Politically Incorrect And Unapologetic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The book’s greatest strengths are in its poetic descriptions, painstaking research and unexpected humour.
- Face-Off Between U.P. Raj Bhavan And High Court (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Jun 25, 2006)
Governor seeks legal opinion as court cancels orders on his additional legal adviser
Rajeshwar sends senior officer to New Delhi
Governor conveys anguish to Mulayam
Principal Secretary summoned
- Book Rack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The Blindness of Insight— Essays on caste in modern India; Dilip M Menon (Navayana Publishing, 2006, pp 168, Rs 200) Exploring the intimate relation between the discourses of caste, secularism and communalism.
- 61 Officers Transferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The State Cabinet today ordered a major reshuffle in the administration with transfers and postings of 61 senior officers.
- Mumbaikars Rude? #@$! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 25, 2006)
$#@! Mumbai’s the rudest city in the world? Well, the Reader’s Digest survey of 35 cities in the world that has found amchi Mumbai to be lacking in politesse can stick a free gift with a year’s subscription up its office ventilator shaft!
- When Rock Came To Visit The Hills (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
It took a white man to bring rock to the hills of Garhwal. Prem Paul Ninan finds out more about the tourist who stayed...
- Nalco Protest Gathers Steam, Effigies Burnt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The agitation against Nalco's disinvestment intensified further on Saturday with employees stopping work at different plants and burning effigies of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
- Why Has Pm Confirmed Tharoor As Un Candidate? (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 25, 2006)
Governments in New Delhi, whatever their ideological colouring, tend to jump the gun or procrastinate.
- Lack Of Anti-Piracy Effort Hurting Crackdown (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 25, 2006)
“Even Ribeiro, who heads the anti-piracy operation, openly says that when he was Bombay police chief he had not heard of movie piracy, imagine what the level of awareness is - Chander Lall
- Mahajan Jr Wants To Meet Grandma, But Cops Say ‘No’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 25, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, who is embroiled in a drug controversy, wants to be back with his ailing grandmother Prabavati as soon as possible.
- Sonia To Visit Famine, Drought Hit Rajasthan Districts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will make a two-day tour of Rajasthan from Monday to take stock of the famine and drought relief measures of the BJP Government, the PCC chief said today.
- Lesson In Tomato Soup: Don’T Give Up Milk For Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 25, 2006)
When television news moved from animals to vegetables—the perfunctory, almost non-existent reportage on the forest commission’s assessment of tiger reserves to the kitchen wall to kitchen wall coverage of tomato prices
- Challenges Before A Public Broadcaster (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Interview with K.S. Sarma, Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati.
- Pm Throws A Polite Punch (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
He may be the architect of a new, assertive India of corporate success and high living, but to Manmohan Singh progress lies as much in certain old-fashioned values.
- Prisoners Of State Apathy (Indian Express, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Jun 25, 2006)
It is not for nothing that prisons are sometimes known as oubliettes: French meaning a place for the forgotten.
- Devotion And Harmony By The Ganga (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
In Haridwar, every shrine and temple is woven into a time-honoured mesh of legends and beliefs.
- A Step Forward In E-Administration (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Jun 25, 2006)
All information about DU students to be kept and accessed electronically
- Two Mahajan Aides Questioned (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Sudhanshu Mittal and Harish Sharma, key aides of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, were today questioned by the Delhi police in connection with the high-profile Rahul Mahajan drug abuse case.
- 9 Chargesheeted In Sex Scandal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The CBI today filed its first chargesheet in the high-profile sex racket charging nine persons, including Deputy Inspector General of BSF K.C Pandhi, with rape.
- Rajapakse Opts For War (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jun 25, 2006)
In the prevailing circumstances, India has a special responsibility in preventing this mindless blood-letting in Sri Lanka
- C.P.Chandrasekhar: Oil Price Politics (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Jun 25, 2006)
The Centre's obsession with increasing its own revenues forces it to pass on the additional burden of increasing oil prices to consumers and State governments.
- The Celeb They Make Fun Of (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
If a globally acclaimed university’s representatives, astonished by the Indian Railways’ projected turnaround, have a set a visit to New Delhi for November to find out how it has been achieved in two years with Mr Lalu Prasad in control, management . . .
- Myth Blasted (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2006)
Perhaps being something of an outsider facilitated Ghulam Nabi Azad’s exposing as myth the theory that militancy thwarts development activity in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Acutely Disgraceful (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2006)
More distressing thoughts on the girl child
- Cheney Urges Congress To Ok U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 25, 2006)
Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday urged senior lawmakers to help win congressional support for a controversial U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement as opponents launched a grass-roots campaign to scuttle the deal.
- Food Indigo (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
While the UPA Government's decision to allow increased import of wheat, pulses and sugar can be expected, over the coming days, to ease the current shortage and curb the galloping prices of essential commodities, the resort to such . . .
- India Asks Sri Lanka To Stop Killing Tamils (Asian Age, M.R. Narayan Swamy, Jun 24, 2006)
India on Thursday politely but firmly told Sri Lanka to end the killings of innocent Tamils while combating the Tamil Tigers and pressed Colombo to speed up plans to devolve powers to the country’s minorities.
- Was Nagpur Terror Encounter Faked? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 24, 2006)
Afact-finding team from Maharashtra has questioned the authenticity of the terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur earlier in the month.
- Cbi Raids 19 Places (Tribune, S Satyanarayanan, Jun 24, 2006)
The CBI today claimed to have unearthed a “larger conspiracy” in the sensational naval war room leak case after conducting searches on the premises of nine Navy and Army officials, three Defence Ministry officials, controversial businessman Abishek . . .
- Uncertainty Over Indo-Pak Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Clouds of uncertainty hang over a scheduled Indo-Pak Foreign Minister-level review meeting in Delhi next month as the third round of Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue on eight issues of dispute concluded on Friday with talks on the Tulbul navigation . . .
- A Dinner Curried With Indo-Us Spices (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 24, 2006)
It was hard to tell who was the real celebrity at the gala dinner organised in Washington by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) to mark its 31st anniversary leadership summit.
- Ah, Mussoorie! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Travel Mussoorie may have lost much of its pristine beauty. But the air here is as crisp as ever and draws tourists
- Delhi Clears N-Deal Air (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Upset by speculation about the nuclear deal in Washington, Delhi today reiterated that it was committed to a credible minimum deterrent and that the pact would not hinder or enhance its strategic capacity.
- Flash Strike In Nalco As Unions Protest 10% Selloff Plan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Production of finished aluminium at Nalco's smelter plant in Orissa came to a grinding halt on Friday with employees going on a flash strike to protest the UPA Government's decision to divest 10 per cent stake in this public sector unit.
- Beggar Can Be Choosers: Metro Is Paying Field (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Jun 24, 2006)
Begging in style and that too in the air-conditioned coaches of world class Delhi Metro.
- Bjp Points Fingers At Lalu Daughter's Marriage Bash (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Like in the past, the recent marriage of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's third daughter has again landed him in controversy.
- Us Bill On N-Deal Seeks India's Role In Curbing Iran's N-Ambition (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 24, 2006)
Final touches are being given to a bipartisan bill on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, which is likely to contain a provision seeking India's "full participation" in American efforts to curb the Iranian nuclear ambitions.
- India Sidesteps Linking N-Deal To Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
India said on Friday a landmark nuclear deal with the United States should be based on the original commitments made by the two sides, sidestepping new moves to link the pact to its stand on Iran’s atomic programme.
- World Bank Prescription For Malnutrition (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jun 24, 2006)
A World Bank report on malnutrition among India's children calls for drastic reforms in the Integrated Child Development Services.
- Limits Of Politeness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 24, 2006)
Mumbai being voted as the city that scores lowest on the politeness scale, doubtless, comes as a rude shock.
- Multi-City Cbi Raids In Naval War Room Leak Case (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Claiming to have cracked a ring of "compromised officials" in various wings of the armed forces, the CBI today conducted searches at 19 places in four cities against retired and serving defence officials, businessman Abhishek Verma and a chartered . . .
- Nalco Workers Plan To Give Govt Hard Time (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Aluminium production at public sector NALCO's plant at Angul in Orissa came to a halt today, as employees struck work demanding that the Centre drop a decision to sell 10 per cent stake in the company or else be prepared to face a hard time.
- India And Us Vow To Fight Terror Together (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 24, 2006)
US Vice President Dick Cheney told the US-India Business Council’s Leadership Conference here on Thursday that the US-India partnership was based on democratic values, common interests, strong commercial ties and a climate of trust and good faith.
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