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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 35809:
- Commercialisation Of Education (Dawn, Neal Lawson, Aug 11, 2006)
Variable tuition fees for university students are New Labour's worst domestic policy mistake.
- Nda-Left Clash Over Vajpayee’S Letter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Amid repeated clashes between Left and BJP members over former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s letter to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee sharply critical of his conduct, the Lok Sabha today plunged into turmoil and the house had to be adjourned . . .
- Question Of Perspective (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 11, 2006)
This Universe... is both One and Many.
Dionysius
- No Probe Into Pathak Report Leak: Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The Government on Thursday ruled out any probe into the leakage of the Pathak Inquiry Authority report on the Iraq oil contract, saying that there was no breach of privilege.
- "An Offensive Punch For Pakistan Navy" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 11, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday Pakistan was strengthening its armed forces as peace could be guaranteed only through force and strength and not through weakness.
- 700 Tribesmen Cut Off As Bridges Collapse (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
As many as 700 tribal people living at a height of more than 3,700 metres in Kunnu and Charang villages, one of the most remote areas of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh, have been cut off from the rest of the country as the two foot bridges connecting . . .
- ’93 Mumbai Blasts Verdict On Sept 12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The verdict in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case will be delivered on September 12, Judge Pramod Kode of the special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court ruled here today.
- Doubling Railway Line Between Bangalore And Mysore Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Work on doubling the broad-gauge railway line between Bangalore and Mysore will be taken up soon and the Karnataka Government has earmarked Rs. 25 crore as its contribution to the project.
- Beirut: Time For Another Requiem? (Hindu, Shail Mayaram, Aug 11, 2006)
What is going to be the fallout of the most recent Israeli onslaught? A human tragedy. A colossal loss of a civilisational heritage.
- Tdp Regaining Political Space (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Aug 11, 2006)
Is Telugu Desam supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu gradually returning to the centrestage in Andhra Pradesh?
- Sensex Up By 87 Points In Early Trade (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Continuing with its upward march, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex, rose by 87 points in early trade today, on sustained buying by funds and retail investors in select fundamentally strong counters.
- Manmohan Singh's Visit To Surat Postponed Till Evening (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was to visit flood affected areas of Surat this morning, has postponed his visit till evening due to inclement weather, officials sources said.
- How To Create A Network Of Networks (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 11, 2006)
The challenge in transport is to meld the different networks together in a such a way that inter-modalism comes at the lowest cost.
- Rains Drive Down Some Stocks (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The stock markets on Thursday gave the thumbs down to stocks such as ONGC, Reliance, ABG Shipyard and IPCL that have . . .
- Govt Backtracks On Promise To Probe Leak Of Pathak Report (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The UPA Government on Thursday went back on its assurance to probe the leakage of the Pathak Inquiry Authority report on Iraq oil contract, interpreting the rejection of Natwar Singh privilege motion in Rajya Sabha as clean chit to the Prime . . .
- How On Earth Can We Live Together? (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Aug 11, 2006)
India's economy is performing impressively. GDP is growing fast; inflation is moderate; and Indian stock markets have done better than most.
- Sri Lankan Govt Needs Strategic Vision To Resolve Conflict (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 11, 2006)
"The two main parties in the Sri Lankan conflict have to demonstrate the political commitment and resolve the conflict rather than pretend they are interested in a process of negotiations and play for time."
- A Lot Of Gas (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 11, 2006)
Create a market to facilitate future deals
- Vishwapati Trivedi (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 11, 2006)
It oscillates between the second and third slot in the industry, depending upon which parameters you use, but Indian Airlines’ chief Vishwapati Trivedi is still important enough for market leader Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal to buttonhole . . .
- International Energy Agency Report — India Must Plug Into China's Approach (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 11, 2006)
At a time when the coalition government in India is finding it an arduous task to convince allies on cost-reflective prices to public utilities, the eminently workable reforms in China and the suggestions made by the IEA could provide some . . .
- Natwar Privilege Move In Rs Is Rejected (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Former external affairs minister Natwar Singh’s move to target Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed to take off with Rajya Sabha Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat rejecting his privilege motion against the Prime Minister on Thursday.
- India Extends Support To Peace Moves In West Africa (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
India has backed the peace efforts of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) in restoring order and security in the region.
- Drugs Don't Work For Many India Aids Patients (Reuters, Jonathan Allen, Aug 11, 2006)
The drugs Shyamal Kumar Dey takes to fight AIDS don't work anymore.
- Paradox Of A ‘Command-Market’ Economy (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 11, 2006)
Pushing a billion people into a different growth path is a matter of scale, which only governments can provide. China scores over India, whose politicians and bureaucrats blame the . . .
- Strengthening The Competition Culture (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Aug 11, 2006)
The Plan panel-set up Working Group on Competition Policy must nurture a competitive environment in the government so as to boost overall economic development.
- Nat-War Goes On (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 11, 2006)
It oscillates between the second and third slot in the industry, depending upon which parameters you use, but Indian Airlines’ chief Vishwapati Trivedi is still important enough for market leader Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal to buttonhole him . . .
- Food Security: China's Success Story (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 10, 2006)
China has hugely improved the availability of, and access to, food through a combination of a sound agricultural policy, development of rural infrastructure, and investment in research and development in the farm sector.
- Tamil Nadu's Decision To Send Back Sri Lankan Police Officers Hasty, . . . (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 10, 2006)
Sri Lankan officers were undergoing training in Coimbatore
- Ahmadinejad Keen On Energy Ties With India (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 10, 2006)
``Our relationship not one to be affected by a mistake''
Iranian parliament's views on LNG deal will be known shortly
Ahmadinejad says he supports Iran-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline
- Haryana Plan For District-Level Bomb Disposal Squads (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Western Command approached to impart training to police personnel .
- Fixing The Afghan Wobble (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
On August 1, there was an important security development in Afghanistan. By inducting an additional 8,000 troops in six southern provinces of Afghanistan, the NATO extended its security operations in what is considered to be the most challenging . . .
- Rain Pours Misery On Corporates (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Heavy rains over the last few days have severely affected several corporates with operations in Gujarat.ONGC, Reliance Ind., IPCL, Essar and several small and medium units that depend upon gas from the Hazira, Bijapur-Jagdishpur gas pipeline have . . .
- Gift From Natwar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
His attacks on the PM have brought party close to government. Will Congress remember the lesson?
- 'Aids Could Severely Deplete Workforce In India' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
A new UN report on India has warned that the country's booming economic growth could slow down if HIV-AIDS continues to spread unchecked. India has the largest number of infected people in the world.
- Inquiry Report (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2006)
It was Aristotle’s dictum that all interpretation or criticism must begin with the text itself. Thus it would be appropriate to begin with the text of the report submitted by Mr R.S. Pathak on the United Nations oil-for-food programme.
- "We Are Still Interested In Dialogue Based On Justness And Fairness" (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 10, 2006)
Those who think only about bombs, war, and attacking others are the root cause of everything that is wrong in the world, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells The Hindu in an exclusive interview.
- Urban Legends (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 10, 2006)
India is undergoing a radical makeover. According to projections by the census office, large chunks of the country are going to be urbanised over the next two decades.
- Bimstec Meet Sets Early Deadline For Fta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Stress on improving transport links among member States .
- No Hike In Home Loan Rates: Icici Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
ICICI Bank on Wednesday said it has not raised home loan rates from August 1 and will take a view only if the cost of funds goes up.
- Manmohan Skips Tea Hosted By Kalam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh skipped the customary tea hosted by President APJ Abdul Kalam after a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan where 400 freedom fighters were felicitated on Wednesday on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of Quit India Movement.
- Roti, Kapda, Makan And Connectivity (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 10, 2006)
Consider a boy in a village in feverish, shivering delirium, surrounded by anxious parents and siblings and no doctor within a radius of 100 km. Or a girl struggling with the binomial theorem in a rural family whose no previous generation had . . .
- Is West Ready To Open The Labour Market? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 10, 2006)
One of the most important dimensions of globalisation is liberating the labour markets from the Western sovereign regulations and encouraging the free flow of human resource to carry out what may be termed `brown collar' work in the West, says . . .
- Nurture Venture Capital (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 10, 2006)
It can play a crucial role in bringing together technology innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Transformation: Be Part Of A Collaborative Network (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 10, 2006)
Technology has always driven transformation, leading to paradigm shifts in mankind’s life and work. Today, such transformation is newer, faster and more pervasive than ever before.
- No To Patent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 10, 2006)
Drugs for AIDs should continue to be in the generic area
- Israel For Wider Offensive (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 10, 2006)
Israel’s security cabinet voted nine to three on Wednesday in favour of an expansion of its Lebanon offensive with the aim of reaching the Litani River 20-30 kilometres north of the border.
- Be Careful What You Wish For (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Aug 10, 2006)
Hari goes to a bar and orders drinks for everyone around. He has a great time with everyone backslapping him and telling him what a great guy he is. As he is about to leave, the bartender gives him the bill. Rattled, Hari says, I only ordered the drinks.
- Fertilizers Worth Rs27bn Sold In 1st Half (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 10, 2006)
Higher prices coupled with rising off-take pushed up collective sales revenue of fertilizer companies to Rs27.3 billion during the first half of current calendar year.
- 85 Cops Illegally Occupying Govt Houses In I (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that 85 officials of the Islamabad police were unauthorised occupants of government houses in the federal capital.
- Implement Tejinder Khanna Panel Report: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Demolition ordered by new Chief Secretary is anti-people: Harsh Vardhan .
- Serial Blasts: "Focus On Credibility Of Witnesses" (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Aug 10, 2006)
"Society suffers by wrong convictions; equally by wrong acquittals as well."
Irregularity in adhering to norms by prosecuting agency should not be a ground for dismissing prosecution case
More than 50 persons were killed in an area of 60 sq. . . .
- Demand To Withdraw Raise In Cable Fee (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Locals have rejected an increase of Rs 50 per month in the fee of the cable operators and in many areas of the City the people have threaten to cut their connections in protest.
- Torchlight On A Blindfolded Face (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2006)
By trying to keep the truth about missing militants and death squads under wraps, the defence establishment is seriously harming the cause of peace in Assam, writes . . .
- Inside Israel (Times of India, Vikas Singh, Aug 10, 2006)
"Qana has turned global opinion against you", I told an Israeli diplomat as we drove to Qirat Shemona, the border township that has been hit the hardest by Hezbollah rockets in the past few weeks. "Tell the world what's happening here", he retorted.
- 1993 Blast Case: Court To Deliver Verdict Today (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The 1993 serial bomb blasts case has finally come to an end with a TADA court all set to start dictation of its verdict from today in the presence of all the 123 accused, including actor Sanjay Dutt.
- Rain Drain As Ongc, Ril Plants Still Shut (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Gujarat Inc worst hit in rain fury; diamond trade suffers, power supply to North may be hit
- Sensex Gains 130 Pts On Pause In Us Rate Hike (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Joining the bull rally in other Asian markets, Indian stocks rose by more than one per cent for the second day on Wednesday, a day after the US Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady.
- India Leads Terror Charge (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
India will lead the anti-terror group formed within Bimstec, an association that also includes Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Bhutan.
- Enervating Israel's Neighbourhood (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 10, 2006)
The ongoing Israeli attack on Lebanon is only one episode in the long battle started more than six decades ago between the band of mountebanks and political usurpers put together by industrial nations of the West and the members of one of the most . . .
- Tharoor Has A Long Way To Go (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 10, 2006)
Among the many myths that have landed India in deep diplomatic embarrassment in the past are myths about so-called “solidarity of the nonaligned and developing countries” and the belief . . .
- Limits Of Backwardness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 10, 2006)
Tuesday's Supreme Court order quashing the Jharkhand government’s decision to merge the extremely backward class and the backward class into one group for purposes of reservation is timely.
- ‘Mainstream Politics Is All Rubbish’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Aug 10, 2006)
K G Kannabiran, president of the People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), has devoted his life to fighting for people’s rights. He is one of the leading lawyers in Andhra Pradesh, and has taken up the legal cudgels against the state’s attempts to . . .
- Cpm Demands Probe Against Reliance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The CPM today asked the UPA government to launch a special investigation against Reliance, saying it was the biggest non-contractual beneficiary as per the Volcker report.
- Pm Lays Out Contours Of Bimstec Cooperation (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 10, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today unveiled his vision of linking South Asia to Southeast Asia. He made a strong pitch for using BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) to improve . . .
- Prerequisite For Economic Growth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 10, 2006)
As public and professional services, police and business must play a more proactive role together than they have so far, says Arun Chawla.
- Aicc Panel Members Have A History Of Revolt (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
At least three members of the AICC disciplinary action committee, including its chairman A.K. Antony, which suspended former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh from the Congress on Tuesday, have also been linked to acts of "indiscipline".
- 5 Die Trying To Save Pigeon In Gujarat (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Five persons, including a boy, died of suffocation after falling into a pit in a village in Anand district on Wednesday, police said.
- Chinese Man Stabs Ten People To Death (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
A Chinese man stabbed ten people to death including six children, in an attack on his wife's family, state media reported.
- Tharoor And That Uneasy Feeling (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 10, 2006)
Among the many myths that have caused diplomatic embarrassment to India in the past are myths about so-called solidarity of the non-aligned and developing countries and the belief that just because we have supported Arab and African causes in the . . .
- Ministreal Incompetence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 10, 2006)
These columns on November 6 were the first to call for Natwar Singh’s resignation as Foreign Minister.
- Thailand Woos Indian Market (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Thailand on Wednesday tried to woo Indian exhibitors in the areas of food, auto, fashion, gems and jewellery, IT and electronics - both in the capacity of exhibitors and visitors by rolling out several incentives.
- More Facilities For Legislators (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz wants to improve the quality of life of the people of Pakistan. That has been promised by successive leaders often in the past. But the promise has hardly ever materialized except in case of a small number of people.
- Retreat In The Face Of Extremism? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 10, 2006)
The ruling PML had a case of cold feet at the National Assembly on Tuesday while trying to pass an amendment to the Hudood Ordinance by a simple majority.
- Justice For Children (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 10, 2006)
The Government has decided to introduce an amendment to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act in the monsoon session of parliament. For the present a blanket ban has been imposed on the employment of children as domestic help or servants . . .
- China To Build Six 300-Mw Nuclear Power Stations (Pakistan Observer, Amanullah Khan, Aug 10, 2006)
China would help Pakistan to overcome its power shortfall by building up six 300-megawatt nuclear power stations, Pakistan Observer learnt from reliable sources.
- Connecting Farmers' In India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 10, 2006)
Silent revolution is taking place in the communication systems in rural India. The farmers are browsing the net and getting general, technical and marketing information from the Information kiosks set up by a number of pioneers across the country.
- Taliban Militants Hang Old Woman, Son In Southern Afghanistan....... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Suspected Taliban militants hanged an old woman and her son from a tree in southern Afghanistan, after accusing them of spying for the government, an official said today.
- Indian Floods Worsen, 4.5 Mln People Homeless (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Swollen rivers swamped thousands of villages and towns across India's south and west on Wednesday, forcing 4.5 million from their homes as rescuers struggled to bring them food and drinking water, officials said.
- Nikkei Edges Down On Profit-Taking, Topix Firm (Reuters, David Dolan, Aug 10, 2006)
The Nikkei average finished the morning down 0.18 percent as continued concerns about a slowdown in the key U.S. market prompted investors to take profits in some recent winners such as TDK Corp.
- Frenzied Buying By Bulls Buoys Sensex Past The 11,000 Mark (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
India’s key stock market index on Tuesday climbed above the 11,000 points level for the first time since May 18, this year, with the support of banking and IT scrips, besides blue-chip Reliance Industries.
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