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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 17201:
- Higher Education For The Under-Privileged (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 17, 2006)
There is no denying of the fact that education is the first and fundamental tool for social empowerment.
- Pm To Take Up N-Opposition With Bush (Times of India, Diwakar, Jul 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that he would take up with US president George Bush the attempt of US lawmakers to deny India access to enrichment and reprocessing technology, dilution of fuel . . .
- Different Perspective Of Human Suffering (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 17, 2006)
Jean-Paul Sartre said that man, in the course of his life, has invented himself and all the values, meanings, truth, justice and religions; so man’s essence is a spin-off of his existence.
- Advani Wants Pota Revived (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Jul 17, 2006)
"Blasts are unprecedented and executed with military precision"
- Any Respite? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 17, 2006)
In the annals of terrorism the week that has just ended would be remembered as one of the cruelest.
- Return To Russia (Statesman, Marianna Belenkaya, Jul 17, 2006)
A State Programme To Tackle The Demographic Problem
The Russian government is making efforts to simplify immigration laws and approve the state programme for providing assistance to voluntary immigration of ethnic Russians from former Soviet republics.
- Pak Terror Tap On, No Troop Cut In J-K (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today ruled out any withdrawal of troops from the Jammu and Kashmir border until Pakistan keeps its committment of not allowing terrorists to operate from its soil.
- Pak Tried To Illegally Acquire Russian N-Tech (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Pakistan had tried to illegally source missiles and nuclear technology from Russia and one of its nationals who tried to gain access to weapons and dual use products was barred entry into the country by Russian authorities, a report published on the . . .
- India Develops Bird Flu Vaccine (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a vaccine against bird flu. This was announced here on Sunday by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at the 77th annual general meeting of the ICAR Society.
- Three Major Summit Themes — Energy Security, Education, Health (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 17, 2006)
"We would like to see more predictable demand and supply arrangements"
- Sensex Feels Crude Heat, Dips 180 Pts (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Sensex opened weak mirroring the fortunes of the Asian markets that were impacted by the 0 to .2.5 per cent interest rate announced by the Bank of Japan, which hitherto had a zero-interest rate regime.
- Crackdown In Mahim (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Mumbai police and its crime branch picked up nearly 300 persons from the Naya Nagar slums of Mahim area in Mumbai on Saturday morning for questioning in connection with Tuesday’s serial bomb blasts on Mumbai’s commuter trains.
- India Dictated By Hostile Neighbours (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 16, 2006)
North Korea, Pakistan and China have forced the missile race on India and the US has no doubts that ours is a more responsible programme focussed on deterrence ----
- Khan Not Alone (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 16, 2006)
Pakistan's latest charm offensive, sculptured to woo civilian nuclear knowhow from the US, includes disowning AQ Khan. But it is impossible that three Prime Ministers and a host of senior generals, including Pervez Musharraf, were unaware of the . . .
- Programme Under Scanner (Pioneer, Vijay Sakhuja, Jul 16, 2006)
Competition for strategic missile superiority hots up in South Asia ---- Having overcome "political and technological" constraints on testing its most ambitious surface-to-surface intercontinental-reach-capable Agni-III missile, India finally . . .
- Tourism Has A Monumental Plan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Government plans to prepare an inventory of monuments across the country and prepare a task force for their protection, renovation and maintenance.
- The Greatest Pashtun (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 16, 2006)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988) was without a doubt the greatest political genius the Pashtun people have yet produced. Understanding the political economy of the Pashto/Pakhto speaking peoples, as well as the Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen and . . .
- 'Hsbc Fraud Accused's Let Links Not Certain' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Does Nadeem Kashmiri, the former HSBC staffer, have any Laskhar-e-Taiba (LET) connections? The theory is doing the rounds following certain observations made during brain-mapping tests conducted on him at the Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Bangalore.
- Agni Dives Into Sea (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jul 16, 2006)
The scientific community in India has probably never suffered a more embarrassing blow than the failure of two successive space-bound vehicles in July when our most ambitious missile, the 3500-km range Agni-III followed by the much trumpeted . . .
- Sudden Warmth At St Petersburg (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Jul 16, 2006)
The G8 discusses energy security this weekend. Here’s how it could affect temperature readings outside your home
- We Delivered On Commitments: Saran (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 16, 2006)
New Delhi cannot undertake obligations beyond July 18 statement
India should carefully scrutinise binding provisions in bilateral accord with U.S.
Rejects view that separation of civilian, military nuclear facilities would erode strategic deterrent
- Kvb Plans To Become A `Techie Bank' (Hindu, M. Soundariya Preetha, Jul 16, 2006)
Proposes to open branches in the North and West
60 more ATMs to be added
The bank invests Rs. 10-15 cr. annually on technology
All its branches are networked
- Nuclear Energy: Russia, U.S. To Expand India Ties (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 16, 2006)
They announce steps to prevent spread of nuclear weapons
Russia and U.S. welcome India's non-proliferation commitments
The two countries agree to pursue bilateral nuclear cooperation
Setting up of international enrichment centres proposed
- India May Offer Scope On Industry, Not Farm, At Wto (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Jul 16, 2006)
India, one of the lead negotiators for developing nations in stalled world trade talks, may make concessions on market access on industrial goods but will offer little leeway on farm products, trade experts say.
- Chief Justice Sabharwal Calls For `Law Aptitude Test' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Proposal to streamline process of law students' intake
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Jul 16, 2006)
Why are people outraged so easily in Pakistan? Is it that they are still shocked when they see rules flouted?
- Blaming It On The Media (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
In the wake of the gloom that had set in with the Fokker crash in Multan on Monday and the disquiet that was prompted by bomb blasts in Mumbai on Tuesday, we remain perturbed by Israel's brutal attack on Lebanon.
- Idbi To Ramp Up It Idbi Intech (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) is all set to ramp up its Information Technology subsidiary, IDBI Intech, with a view to provide business groups with better IT services.
- Suspected Let Terrorists To Undergo Forensic Test (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
A court here has permitted the Gujarat police to conduct forensic tests on two suspected Lashkar-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, who were nabbed in connection with a major arms haul in Maharashtra, to obtain any possible information on the Mumbai train bombings.
- Ringing In The Old (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 16, 2006)
Security bureaucrats want to bring back the licence raj. So who’s going to invest in India?
- Pm Tells Pakistan: Turn Off Terror Tap Before We Take Peace Process . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Three days after Terrible Tuesday, with the Mumbai toll creeping up to 223 and the number of injured crossing 700, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used the occasion of his visit to the city to send a clear and resolute message to Pakistan’s . . .
- Greater Credit Support Needed For Rural Marketing, Says Nabard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
CGM says over 40 per cent of the GDP is through agriculture
Steps on to increase private-public partnership for providing marketing services in rural areas
Currently, the bank is assisting various States in improving rural infrastructure
- Sudden Warmth At St Petersburg (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Jul 15, 2006)
The G8 discusses energy security this weekend. Here’s how it could affect temperature readings outside your home
- Radio Ga Ga (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 15, 2006)
"That was Lata Mangeshkar for you, from the movie Hum Dono", said a mellifluous voice. The programme: Chayageet on Vividh Bharati entertaining you on a breezy summer night.
- Blasts Have Frozen Peace With Pak: Pm (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jul 15, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today virtually put the peace process with Pakistan in cold storage. In Mumbai to obtain a first hand account of the serial bomb blasts which rocked the metropolitan city on Tuesday last, the usually . . .
- Scheme To Cultivate Rs.1,000-Cr Cattle Fodder Crops In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Cattle fodder week organised to expose farmers to new technology
- Adjust Loss Of Days During Doctors' Strike Period: Venugopal (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jul 15, 2006)
He has no authority to issue such an order: Health Ministry
No provision for condoning break in academic session for doctors pursuing postgraduation courses: Ministry
The doctors went on strike from May 15 to 31 to protest against quota for OBCs
- The Interest Rate Story Is Not Over Yet... (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Jul 15, 2006)
Optimism that the US rate cycle has peaked is not based on cogent analysis of the real economy.
- India Dictated By Hostile Neighbours (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 15, 2006)
North Korea, Pakistan and China have forced the missile race on India and the US has no doubts that ours is a more responsible programme focussed on deterrence ----
- Khan Not Alone (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan's latest charm offensive, sculptured to woo civilian nuclear knowhow from the US, includes disowning AQ Khan.
- Primary Education For The Poor (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 15, 2006)
Primary education should be a right of the have-nots, not a purchase of the rich.
- Rs. 1,000 Crore More Allocated For Tufs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Union Finance Ministry bows to demands from textile industry to extend scheme
Amount sanctioned for the current financial year
Finance Ministry had issued circular scrapping scheme
Textile industry wanted it extended till March 31, 2010
- Russia Stands Firm Ahead Of G8 Summit (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 15, 2006)
Moscow's message to the West is that resurgent Russia will no longer tolerate being treated as the Cold War loser.
- Peace Process Bombed: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
“The terrorists were supported by elements across the border without which they cannot hit with such an effect,” Dr Singh said while addressing a news conference
- Programme Under Scanner (Pioneer, Vijay Sakhuja, Jul 15, 2006)
Competition for strategic missile superiority hots up in South Asia . . .
- Water-Resistant Covers From India Post (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Times are changing. Now, you can buy a water and tear-resistant envelope from the neighbourhood post office. Thanks to Tyvek, a non-woven fabric produced by prominent global science company DuPont.
- Centre Goes Hi-Tech To Combat Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Three days after the Mumbai serial blasts, the Centre has announced the launch of a national programme for developing technologies that could used in combating terrorism.
- Turn Off Terror Tap Before We Take Peace Process Forward (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Three days after Terrible Tuesday, with the Mumbai toll creeping up to 223 and the number of injured crossing 700, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used the occasion of his visit to the city to send a clear and resolute message to Pakistan’s . . .
- Ringing In The Old (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 15, 2006)
Security bureaucrats want to bring back the licence raj. So who’s going to invest in India?
- West’S Carrots For Iran Include Research Reactors (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
A package of incentives offered to Iran if it agrees to suspend uranium enrichment has been released for the first time and revealed that world powers are prepared to provide Tehran with advanced technology and possibly even nuclear research reactors.
- Oil Surges To Record $78 On Mideast Conflict (Reuters, Matthew Robinson, Jul 15, 2006)
Oil surged to record highs above $78 on Friday on fears the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas could escalate and spread to more Middle East countries.
- Israeli Planes Strike Lebanon, 23 Reported Dead; Bush Blames Hezbollah (Bloomberg.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Afghan and coalition forces killed 41 insurgents during offensives in central and southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said today.
In the most recent operation, 10 rebels were killed early today when coalition forces attacked enemy targets in the
- Boj Terminates Zero-Rate Policy (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Bank of Japan ended nearly six years of rock-bottom interest rates Friday, abandoning its "zero-interest-rate policy" and hiking the unsecured overnight call rate to 0.25 percent on the strength of Japan's steadily improving economy.
- China: Hu's Power Play (International Herald Tribune, Ian Bremmer, Jul 15, 2006)
Last August, China's security minister, Zhou Yongkang, announced that 3.7 million citizens had participated in some 74,000 public protests in 2004.
- Radical Shiite Cleric Hints At Militia Attacks To Protest Israel’S Actions (New York Times, Edward Wong, Jul 15, 2006)
The radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said Friday that Iraqis would not “sit by with folded hands” while Israel struck at Lebanon, signaling a possible increase in attacks from his mercurial militia, the Mahdi Army
- Microsoft Woes (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 15, 2006)
The $357 million fine slapped on Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, by the European Union for not disclosing critical (proprietary) information needed by server companies for software integration, as dictated by an anti-trust . . .
- Beaming Share Holder (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 15, 2006)
Last week saw most national dailies carrying full-page advertisements extrolling the vision of Dhirubani Ambani, the legendary founder of the Reliance corporate empire.
- Cec’S Right Stand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 15, 2006)
It is unfortunate that it should take the Chief Election Commissioner to remind Gen Pervez Musharraf of something very . . .
- Light On Sound (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The first thing you notice about people in Kolkata is that they talk at the top of their voices. It can be puzzling if you are a visitor.
- Bamboo Network (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 15, 2006)
The contemporary management guru, Sterling Seagrave’s book on the overseas Chinese, Lords of the Rim: The Invisible Empire of Overseas Chinese (Bantam, London, 1995) begins with a quotation from Sun Tzu: “Be so subtle that you are invisible.
- Indian Women Take A Stand Against Harassment (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
We are in an environment where every girl has to protect herself in a public space. Women are made to feel that they are asking for it’
- Of Undying Friendship (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 15, 2006)
Roads and railways are the sinews of empire.
- Microbes May Turn Dust Into Gold : Research (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Researchers in Australia have uncovered evidence that a tiny microbe may have the Midas touch of Greek legend, capable of turning dust to gold.
- India Will Pay For Breaking N-Moratorium: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Even as it insisted that its strategic programme has not been capped because of the civil nuclear deal with the US, India on Friday conceded that if it violates the unilateral moratorium on atomic tests, it will have to "pay the price" for it.
- Some Clues On Calls, But Rdx A Riddle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Security agencies investigating the Mumbai train blasts suggested today that they were close to a breakthrough, and the home ministry is expected to make an announcement soon.
- Destabilisation In The Greater Middle East (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 14, 2006)
The Greater Middle East region has entered another phase of crisis.
- Measure Of Ill Health (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jul 14, 2006)
It's shameful that when the country has reported the largest number of HIV patients, the Health Minister is busy settling scores with AIIMS . . .
- Rise And Fall Of Agni-Iii (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jul 14, 2006)
ON Sunday when the first word about the successful launch of Agni-III, the latest version of this country’s intermediate-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile, came in there was an understandable wave of joy across the country.
- How Much Will India Endure? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2006)
Tuesday’s awful rush-hour bombings of trains in Bombay raise an important and ominous question:
- Lessons Of Mumbai (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2006)
In the immediate aftermath of the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai and in Srinagar, on July 11, many points such as airports and railway terminals have been placed under high alert. Mumbai’s suburban train services are not just a metaphor but also a . . .
- Blasts Aimed At Harming Peace Process: Kasuri (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jul 14, 2006)
The perpetrators of the Mumbai blasts wanted to derail the peace process between India and Pakistan, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Friday.
- India-Us Relations: Challenges And Opportunities (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jul 14, 2006)
India can succeed in developing a durable relationship with the US and with other major powers, only when it clearly defines its core national security interests and accelerates the process of economic reform and progress, so that engaging India . . .
- Friday Feature: Nature And Knowledge (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Jul 14, 2006)
The Holy Quran stresses that only those activities have intrinsic worth which are beneficial to mankind (13:17).
- Can A Crowd Really Edit Our Daily Paper? (Hindu, Victor Keegan , Jul 14, 2006)
News selection based on the "wisdom of crowds" could turn into the madness of crowds.
- India Hopeful Of Joining Global Flux Network (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Network to be established at a cost of US$50 million spent over five years
U.S. to assist with expertise
20 towers to be set up across the country initially
A central repository for data to be established
All the departments to share data collecte
- Simply Herself (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, Jul 14, 2006)
She can sing Madhuvanti with a traditional flourish and also enjoy jazz on her iPod. Shubha Mudgal straddles a range of musical worlds with elan
- Paralysed Man Uses Thoughts To Move Cursor (Deccan Herald, Andrew Pollack, Jul 14, 2006)
A paralysed man with a small sensor implanted in his brain was able to control a computer, a television set and a robot using only his thoughts, scientists reported on Wednesday.
- Will We Ever Win The War On Terror? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jul 14, 2006)
To understand the hollowness of the political outrage at what happened at rush hour in Mumbai on 7/11, all we need to do is look at one damning statistic.
- Mapping The Borders (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 14, 2006)
A little background to begin with.
- International Conference On Biotechnology (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
An international conference on "Biotechnology - Promises and Realities," will be organised by the PSGR Krishnammal College for Women on July 14 and 15.
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