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Articles 5921 through 6020 of 23072:
- Mittal And The Art Of Deal-Making (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 27, 2006)
The decision of the board of Arcelor to recommend to its shareholders a merger with Mittal Steel — creating Arcelor-Mittal, to be headquartered in Luxembourg — may bring to a close one of the most strenuously contested takeover attempts in recent . . .
- Du Cut-Off Marks Likely To Come Down In Second List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Considerable increase in number of applications for popular subjects
Teachers claim that the rise in percentages is natural.
Most students tend to pay fees at any college they get into in the first cut-off list to secure a seat
- News From The Silent Mountain (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jun 27, 2006)
In 1965, the CIA dreamed up one of its more harebrained schemes. China had detonated its first atomic bomb in 1964, just after Narinder ‘Bull’ Kumar led an Indian team to a successful ascent of Nanda Devi, the second highest peak in India.
- Steel King (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The biggest buy-out in the history of the steel industry may have given a foretaste of what the new century holds.
- Australia Reaffirms Indonesian Sovereignty Over Papua (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 27, 2006)
Australia’s leader today said he supported Indonesian sovereignty over troubled Papua province, after meeting the country’s President for the first time since ties plummeted over Canberra’s decision to accept refugees from the troubled region.
- Falsifying History (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jun 27, 2006)
Attempts to colour the culture and religion of ancient Israel in Islamic hues will make future negotiations over Jerusalem more difficult, says Daniel Pipes
- Providing Social Security To Unorganised Workers (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Jun 27, 2006)
The lack of provision of basic social security for the vast bulk of workers in India is one of the more depressing features of Indian society. This is sought to be corrected in the recent recommendations of the National Commission for Enterprises . . .
- Corporate India Goes Places (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jun 27, 2006)
But are our companies doing their homework before they embark on cross-border deals?
- Informative Trip Around Treasures Of Temple City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
After the success of `Heritage Walk,' CII plans `Heritage Marathon'
- Sacrilege At Tirupati Hills (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jun 27, 2006)
The current initiative of Sri Swarupanandendra Swami of the Visakhapatnam-based Sri Sarada Peetham to mobilise Hindu seers to protect dharma in the face of rising depredations by evangelists has not come a day too soon.
- Some Language Questions (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 27, 2006)
More than half the world's languages may vanish in the next 100 years; However, Kannada, being a vehicle of the region's culture, will not be one of them ---- Kannada is not banned in Bangalore Club. We know why.
- Crucial Mark-Up Vote On Nuclear Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 27, 2006)
Until Monday evening, the US Congress' House International Relations Committee was still fine-tuning the text of resolution on the US-India nuclear deal, which is scheduled to go in for a crucial "mark-up" vote in the House on Tuesday morning.
- Top Lankan General Assassinated (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber today rammed an explosive-laden motor cycle against the car of a top Sri Lankan army general, killing him along with three others on the outskirts of the capital, giving a further jolt to the faltering peace process.
- Mulayam Announces Sops For Emergency Detainees (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 27, 2006)
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today extended his generosity to political leaders arrested during Emergency by granting them a pension of Rs 500 per month and free travel along with an escort in state-run buses.
- Danger Signs (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
American and EU forces must stay in Afghanistan to counter extremism and help the government of President Hamid Karzai to forge security which is a prerequisite for state-building and human development.
- Across The Nathu La (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Baljit Singh (retd), Jun 27, 2006)
Three sovereign nations, China, India and Bhutan, have a common meeting ground at Nathu La - Jelap La.
- Theft In Leh! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 27, 2006)
If one shuffles through old files of this or other newspapers one will hardly come across any unpleasant report of theft, dacoity or murder in the trans-Himalayan territory of Leh.
- Kalidas Or Bust (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 27, 2006)
It may not be the best way to go about finding out how a person once looked, but the Kalidas Academy in Ujjain seems to have hit upon a novel idea.
- Drug Abuse : More A Health Problem (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in an alleged drug abuse case has focussed attention on the sale of narcotics in the country.
- Another Step Forward In Strengthening Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 27, 2006)
For India and China, resolving the border issue remains the key to developing a truly strategic partnership.
- Amarnath Shrine Priests Say Ice Lingam Not Natural This Year (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Jun 26, 2006)
It does not take an investigation to find out if the Shiv lingam at the Amarnath Cave shrine this year is man-made or not. A close look will do.
- Two Channels, Two Themes: Dilli, Dilli (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jun 26, 2006)
One is Aaj Tak. The other is Dilli Aaj Tak. The first is a Hindi national news channel (which means it tells you that the price of tomatoes in the country . . .
- The Kindness Of Strangers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
For nearly two decades I have been living in this glorious city and my scrapbook of memories is filled with nameless people who went out of their way to take care of me.
- Kalidas’ Bust Goes To Shanghai (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 26, 2006)
The Ministry of External Affairs received a request from China last year which flummoxed the Government of India and experts alike.
- Disinvestment Back On Agenda (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2006)
With sources of funds for social spending getting limited, minority stake sale in public sector units is by far the optimal choice.
- Un Top Job Race: Tharoor To Campaign From July 1 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India's nominee for the post of UN Secretary-General, Shashi Tharoor, will launch his campaign this week when he travels to Gambia to muster support of 53 countries of Africa.
- Politics Spoiling Tryst With Sikh Destiny (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Jun 26, 2006)
THE quad-centennial martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Arjan Devji and all the commemorative events connected with it will soon pass into history.
- Subcontinental Drift (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 26, 2006)
Those European politicians have lost. Lakshmi Mittal has acquired Arcelor.
- Tata Coffee To Buy Us Company (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Signs Rs 1,015-cr deal for Eight O'Clock Coffee
- Sufi Saints And Culture (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Jun 26, 2006)
One castle and a hundred doors, and window numberless
- Getting India Into Innovative Mode (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 26, 2006)
If India is to innovate, the only way is to create competition for the IITs. As IITs are tightly controlled government monopolies, such competition has to come from . . .
- Worsening Situation In Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 26, 2006)
The coalition and Afghan forces killed about 82 militants in multiple assaults across southern Afghanistan on Friday, bringing the tally to over 200 killed since the launch of the Operation Mountain Thrust earlier this month.
- Breakthrough In Nri Murder Case (Times of India, Anil Pathak, Jun 26, 2006)
The key to solving the mystery surrounding the murder of NRI businessman Pankaj Trivedi could be in Saurashtra.
- Who Really Owns Bolivia? (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Jun 26, 2006)
Even if Bolivia gets fair value for her natural wealth, she will need help not only to extract the resources but also to improve the health and education of all Bolivians to ensure long-term economic growth.
- 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.
- Raise A Women’S Unit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
‘There is a mismatch between skills and their utilisation when it comes to women officers in the army. Let the women decide what they can and cannot do.’ — Madhu Kishwar
- 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.
- The Divine Form (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Of the five forms of Lord Narayana that the Pancharatra Agama speaks of, Para (Srivaikuntam) and Vyuha (the four-fold form of Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha) are available for worship only for the celestials and liberated souls.
- "We Are Trying To Find An Alternative Path For Our Own Development" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left Front in West Bengal entered its 30th year in power on June 21. In an interview toThe Hindu, Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeespeaks of the changing perspectives over the last three decades, the new Left alternative being considered . . .
- Last Chance Saloon For World Trade (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Jun 26, 2006)
The future of the WTO is in the balance unless nations rich and poor reach a deal soon.
- U.S., Pakistan Talks On Energy (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 26, 2006)
Islamabad for civilian nuclear pact
- Anti-Naxal Plan Yielding Rich Dividends In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
"Naxalites are no longer getting cooperation of local people"
- Adding Value To Education (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Jun 26, 2006)
Only an education that can nourish inbuilt virtues can impart true intelligence.
- Non-State Actors In International Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, B Raman, Jun 26, 2006)
Counter-terrorism agencies are facing a new strategic threat to which they do not have a response and they are unlikely to have a satisfactory response in the short and medium terms.
- 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
- Gentle Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The prime minister’s words on “good road manners” are rather extraordinary in many ways.
- Sri Lanka General Killed In Suspected Suicide Attack (Reuters, Ranga Sirilal, Jun 26, 2006)
A senior Sri Lankan general and two soldiers were killed on Monday in a huge explosion around 20 km east of the Sri Lankan capital in a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide attack, police said.
- India, Pak Need To Cut Down On Defence: Pak Minister (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan should simultaneously reduce their defence budgets, relax visa regimes and open up borders for tourism so as to promote friendly ties and develop their economies, Pakistani Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar said here.
- Jammu's Plight (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
A Jammuite who is apparently settled in the United States has poured his heart out in a letter on this page recently.
- The Death Of Innocent Visitors (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
How difficult and heartchurning it is to see the violent death of own child in front of you and still you are unable to do anything positive.
- Indira Began Congress' Defence Deal Safar: Vp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Deal troubles do not seem to ebb for the Congress.
- Blood On Water Again (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 26, 2006)
“The moratorium [on whaling], which was clearly intended as a temporary measure, is no longer necessary,”
- Auto Majors' Bid For Sustainable Mobility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Challenge Bibendum of Michelin is the annual forum to focus on issues relating to clean, safe cars of today and tomorrow
The automobile industry already has the technologies needed to reduce pollution and improve safety, without compromising mobility.
- 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.
- ‘Growth Opportunities Must For Indian Railways’ (Statesman, Dipankar Chakraborty, Jun 26, 2006)
Dr Christoph Wolff, director, McKinsey & Company believes that the Indian Railways must adopt the mantra of “Faster and more trains on the track” in the competitive and fast evolving global railway scenario.
- Tata Coffee To Buy Us Firm For $220m (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Tata group-owned Tata Coffee Limited on Sunday said that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the United States-based Eight O’Clock Coffee (EOC) company for a consideration of $220 million (about Rs 1,000 crores) from private equity . . .
- Prisoners Of Their Inheritance (OutLook, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 26, 2006)
No rage, no bullying tone here. Instead this iconoclast explores the pathological reasons for Dalit phobia.
- Sonia Clear She Wouldn’T Become Pm, Reveals V.P. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Mrs Sonia Gandhi was all along clear and determined not to accept the office of Prime Minister, declared former Prime Minister V.P. Singh at a function at his house to celebrate his 75th birthday on Sunday.
- Don't Belittle Nehru (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 26, 2006)
Sycophants do gross injustice to him ---- In their own lifetime, stalwarts who led India's struggle for independence made little effort to hide their abhorrence for idolatry and dislike of craven sycophancy.
- ‘India, Pak Should Cut Defence Budget’ (Asian Age, Anil K. Joseph, Jun 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan should simultaneously reduce their defence budgets, relax visa regimes and open up borders for tourism so as to promote friendly ties and develop their economies, Pakistan tourism minister Nilofar Bakhtiar said here.
- National Security Redefined (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 26, 2006)
IN an earlier article on the subject of national security, I suggested that we must implement a comprehensive national security policy taking into account its military, economic, diplomatic and internal dimensions in an optimum mix, rather . . .
- Bjp Leader Gives Tips To Madhya Pradesh Party Men (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh is only two-and-a-half years old, but election blues have already afflicted the party.
- `Corridor To Electronics City, Symbol Of What Bangalore Has Come To Represent' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Manmohan lays foundation stone for the Rs. 450-crore 10-lane mixed corridor project
The Prime Minister calls the project the latest milestone in `road revolution'
`Bangalore's IT sector must share the credit for city's emergence as a global brand'
- With ‘Sattu’ In Bag Lalu Arrives In London (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is here on a two-week visit to the UK and Europe to study railway systems.
- Verdict On Psm Sale (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 25, 2006)
The annulment on Friday by the Supreme Court of the sale of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) to a three-party consortium for Rs21.68 million is a stirring rebuke of the conduct of some senior state functionaries and a censure of the government’s general . . .
- Scrap The Two-Child Norm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 25, 2006)
Panchayati raj minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s position that the two-child norm for candidates seeking election to panchayat bodies is discriminatory is beyond dispute. His perseverance, considering that he reiterated his stand in Orissa recently is . . .
- The Re-Election Idea (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election is more than a question of constitutional validity; it is essentially a political and moral one.
- Prisoners Of Their Inheritance (OutLook, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 25, 2006)
Some books are interesting because of their sense of argument, the cogency of the evidence they give or the new interpretation they bring to light. Some books are not arguments but performances.
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 25, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the State that came into existence just months before the polls, captured 10 seats, there is now a focused . . .
- Save The Vulture (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
The patient bird has run out of time ---- The ancient Egyptians - with ubiquitous hieroglyphs of vultures on their architectural masterpieces - displayed a fine sense and understanding of the bird; they considered the alert raptor, for its wide . . .
- 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 . . .
- 82 Militants Killed In Afghan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Afghan and coalition forces killed about 82 militants in multiple assaults across southern Afghanistan, the military said on Saturday.
- 'Lyrics Today Aren't Poetry, Just Bad Prose' (OutLook, SAIBAL CHATTERJEE, Jun 25, 2006)
One of Bollywood's last active links with its golden era, the veteran lyricist shares his unique musical insight and sense of history in a freewheeling conversation
- Kumar Suresh Singh (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jun 25, 2006)
Kumar Suresh Singh's stewardship of the People of India project yielded an excellent anthropological profile of the country.
- `Mixed Corridor Is A Symbol Of What Bangalore Has Come To Represent' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Manmohan Singh lays foundation stone for the Rs. 450-crore 10-lane project
The Prime Minister calls the project the latest milestone in `road revolution'
`Bangalore's IT sector must share the credit for city's emergence as a global brand'
- 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.
- Attack On Mystic: Lashkar Man Identified (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 25, 2006)
Islamists here have long opposed the influence of Ahad Sa'ab Sopore, who quit his job and became a mystic
Nassar responsible for recent attacks in Sopore
Islamists oppose influence of Ahad Sa'ab Sopore
Sufi shrines targeted by terrorist groups
- No Comic Relief Here (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The comic book is re-inventing itself with an imaginative plunge into the big, bad world of the adult.
- 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.
- 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...
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