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Articles 8521 through 8620 of 35809:
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 24, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the . . .
- 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 . . .
- Sensex Gains 125 Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Markets on Friday slipped, slided but recovered at last because of the news of a possible merger between Arcelor and Mittal, and also jump in Reliance Industries stocks above the Rs 1,000 level.
- Iraqi Govt Declares Emergency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi Government on Friday declared a state of emergency and imposed curfew, after insurgents set up roadblocks, on central Baghdad and opened fire on US and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Pm Sings Paeans To Basavanna (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Centre might institute a national award for communal harmony in the name of 12th Century social reformer Basavanna and set up an international study centre on his principles.
- Centre-Right? That’S All Right (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 24, 2006)
Two events on the same day this week, in the two most distant metros in the country, each involving an adversarial brother and a fraternal adversary, raised the same, intriguing, vital and delicious question. Was it pro-rich, or pro-aam admi?
- N Korea, Usa To Come Face To Face (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
As tension engulfs the peninsula over the latest North Korean missile crisis, the President office has confirmed that Seoul has scheduled to hold summit talks with Washington as early as September
- 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.
- Union Finance Secretary Accused Of Having Disproportionate Assets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Accusing Union finance secretary Adarsh Kishore of amassing huge disproportionate assets beyond his source of income, senior RSP leader Abani Roy has asked the Centre to set up a CBI inquiry in the matter and remove him from the post.
- Iran For ‘Mess-Opotamia’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
US general says Iran providing IEDs to Shia groups
Admits no concrete evidence to support claims
- Tata Ace North Unit By March ’07 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
With more than 30,000 Tata Aces running on Indian roads, sold within a year of the launch of the one-tonne 4-wheel mini-truck, Tata Motors is facing a challenge of sorts on the capacity expansion front.
- Are Quotas Like Apples, Or What? (The Economic Times, V RAGHUNATHAN, Jun 24, 2006)
Consider a hawker vending a mix of two varieties of apples — one of top quality, fragrant and sweet, and the other of a lower grade quality, bland and bereft of fragrance.
- Muslim World Stuck In Backwardness (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 24, 2006)
Anti-americanism is today a universal phenomenon reflecting the general reaction to US might and power, to its self-righteousness, and . . .
- Consensus On Seats To Be Surrendered (Hindu, A. Subramani , Jun 24, 2006)
No single window system and rule of reservation for management quota seats
Minority colleges to surrender 50 per cent of sanctioned seats
Non-minority colleges to hand over 65 per cent of total seats
- Waziristan: A New Strategy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2006)
The news from Waziristan has in recent times been quite disturbing, given the fact that it has been the theatre of the war on terror since 2003.
- Pm For 'Financial Inclusion' Of Poor (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Emphasising the need to extend banking services to all sections of society, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday suggested that Finance Minister P Chidambaram constitute a group to promote "financial inclusion" of the poor.
- 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.
- First Vote In Decades Tests Congo’S Truce (Tribune, Kevin Sullivan, Jun 24, 2006)
Kinshasa, Congo — In a hot haze of exhaust and smoke from burning garbage, a one-legged man hopped along a street clogged with overloaded minibuses while a woman sold tiny monkeys tied to a tree.
- Don’T Delay N-Deal, Cheney Tells Congress (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 24, 2006)
Vice president Dick Cheney on Thursday described the civilian nuclear deal with India as “one of the most important strategic foreign policy initiatives of our government,” and urged the U.S. Congress to enact legislation soon to make this deal possible.
- Pak Exporting Terror: Duggal (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 24, 2006)
India today decried the continuing export of terrorism by Pakistan and the presence of terrorist training camps on its territory while reaffirming New Delhi’s resolve to continue dialogue with Islamabad within the composite dialogue framework ...
- Dilemma Of The Communists (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Jun 24, 2006)
Indian communist parties have set the ball rolling for the formation of a non-Congress and non-BJP bloc of parties and groups with a view to form a coalition government at the Centre.
- Ambanis At It Again: Anil Says Mukesh Is Violating Pact (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
With the Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, intent on growing at a furious pace, it seemed like a matter of time before they crossed each other’s path. And sure enough, it has happened.
- Indo-Nepal Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Jun 24, 2006)
India's gesture of announcing a Rs 1000 crore package for reconstruction and development of cash-strapped Nepal during the recent visit of Prime Minister G P Koirala amply proves that a friend in need is a friend in deed.
- Can't Contain Ocean Of Karuna In A Thimble (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2006)
The root of the English word compassion is twofold: 'com' meaning together; and 'pati', to suffer. Compassion is defined as the spiritual consciousness of another person's pain, and a feeling of unselfish tenderness directed towards him.
- Asian Labourers Toil To Build Uae For Meagre Returns (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Construction worker B. Lal arrived in the affluent Gulf Arab city of Dubai more than a year ago, hoping to end the grinding poverty of his family in India.
- Cash Underpins Continuing Carnage In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 24, 2006)
Killing of Hizb commander casts new insight into terror group's extortion operations
Contractors, dependent on migrant labour, turn to Hizb for help
Junior commanders seek share in extortion earnings
- Don’T Delay Deal, Cheney To Congress (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Pitching for the Indo-US nuclear accord, American Vice-President Dick Cheney has warned Congress that any delay in its approval would risk wasting critical opportunity to clinch the “strategically important” deal.
- Certificates Of Excellence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 24, 2006)
It may be an accidental coincidence that on the eve of the celebration of 150 years of its establishment, Calcutta University has been awarded the prestigious certificate of national excellence.
- Iran-India Gas Link Held Up By Price Hitch - Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Plans for a $7 billion natural gas pipeline project running from Iran through Pakistan to India have been held up due to disagreements over the pricing formula, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday.
- Lesson In Tomato Soup: Don’T Give Up Milk For Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 24, 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 . . .
- Creation Of More States (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 24, 2006)
There is a dormant demand for creation of a separate state of Vidarbha by bifurcating Maharashtra.
- Turn It On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2006)
One of the biggest failings of this government is its inaction on the disinvestment front. Once seen as the cornerstone of reforms, disinvestment has fallen off the agenda.
- State Of Emergency In Baghdad (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew on Friday after insurgent gunmen set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and opened fire on US and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Quotas ‘A Must’ For Bcs: Meira Kumar .......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
As the debate over reservations for Backward Classes in higher education continues, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar today said such quotas are "a must for the development of the country".
- Goa Tourism To Have Artificial Showers On Vessel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The annual rural feast of Sao Joao is celebrated today
Several packages unveiled to attract tourists during off-season
GTDC earned a net profit of Rs. 1.7 crore last year
- People's Trust In Lawyers, Courts Fast Eroding, Laments Supreme . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Says they are taking the help of musclemen to resolve issues
- Pil Petition Against De-Reserving Panchayats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
"The move will render the principle of reservation an empty formality"
- Asia Toils To Build Uae For A Pittance (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Construction worker B. Lal arrived in the affluent Gulf Arab city of Dubai more than a year ago, hoping to end the grinding poverty of his family in India.
- World Bank Calls For Consensus On Social Development Programmes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Report analyses 31 `success stories'
- Bill To Protect Children (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jun 24, 2006)
The proposed Offences Against Children Bill, 2005, attempts to address the legal loopholes through which child traffickers slip.
- Price We Pay (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The government has reacted to the sharp rise in prices of wheat, pulses and vegetables by measures for demand and supply management. Allowing the private sector to import wheat is welcome.
- Rajiv Gandhi — An Appreciation (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jun 24, 2006)
His political tenure was tragically brief. He had promises to keep and miles to go.
- Where Was The Digest During Last Year’S Floods? (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 24, 2006)
For those like me who have spent more than 50 years in Mumbai, it was a rude shock to learn that we are the “rudest” people in the world.
- The Killing Fields Of Chechnya (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 24, 2006)
Moscow faces a difficult task in trying to strike a balance between rival power groups in Chechnya. Maintaining this balance is key to returning the region to normality.
- Parking Fee Goes Up At Karipur Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Calicut Airport here has increased the parking charge for visitors' vehicles. Cars and vans will be charged Rs.60 and two-wheelers Rs.15.
- Don't Desert The Drylands (Hindu, William D. Dar, Jun 24, 2006)
In 2006, the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, a global initiative called "Oasis" will link and synergise various research efforts for dryland development.
- The Time To Get Out Is Now (Hindu, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Jun 24, 2006)
"qandary for the Democrats," said the newsreader early on Thursday on BBC Radio's World Service.
- Bku To Organise Mahapanchayat On Sez By Reliance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) will organise a Mahapanchayat on July 2 in Iqbalpur of the State to chalk out future course of action against the State Government's decision to give 2,500 acres of land to Reliance at cheaper rates for setting up a . . .
- Choosing The Second Best Option (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 24, 2006)
The endeavours of the European Union (EU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to clinch a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represent a watershed in the pattern of bilateral trade deals being negotiated the world over as a response to . . .
- Tata Steel Smelter In S Africa Gets Go-Ahead (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Tata Steel was today given the go-ahead to build a carbon ferrochrome smelter in South Africa after a provincial government concluded that its construction would not cause any environmental damage.
- The Forgotten Face (Frontline, Sarah Hiddleston, Jun 24, 2006)
Although the government has recognised the need to give adequate attention to HIV/AIDS, children remain excluded from its response.
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 24, 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.
- Mirror, Mirror On The Wall? (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 24, 2006)
If you can't get it right after 16 attempts, how can you say your method works?
- We Need To Fight `The Fatigue Of Green Revolution' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 24, 2006)
Indian Agriculture in the New Millennium, edited by N. A. Majumdar and Uma Kapila, brings together articles by experts on policy and growth profile, investment and water, reforms and food security. Life and Work of M. S. Swaminathan, edited by . . .
- Concept Of Service Pe Under Indo-Us Treaty (Business Line, Surendra Bhargava, Jun 24, 2006)
The concept of service PE exists only in the UN Model and certain Indian treaties. No such concept exists in the US model, although it was incorporated in the Indo-US treaty.
- Tatas' Small Car May Be Launched In 2008 (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
It will create a new paradigm in low-cost personal transport'
"The styling and design of the car have been completed and prototypes are being tested within the plant. It will be a rear engine, 4-5 seat, 4-door car with about a 30 horsepower engine."
- Reversing Reforms: Price Control Returns (The Financial Express, BARUN MITRA, Jun 24, 2006)
There is a dark cloud gathering over the economic horizon of India. And it has little to do with the recent turmoil at the stock exchange. While most people believe the Indian economy’s fundamentals are quite sound, ...
- You Just Can't Write-Off Bangalore (The Financial Express, Unni Krishnan, Jun 24, 2006)
Bangalore is the IT hub of India and the strongest factor which is giving Bangalore the current status is the presence of major IT companies both from the country and around the world.
- How Grandmonther Found Her Voice (Frontline, Gowri Ramnarayan, Jun 24, 2006)
Resurrecting a sepia-tinted era that evokes the eternal, primal human need for self-respect and freedom.
- Protest Against A Reliance Project (Frontline, DIONNE BUNSHA, Jun 24, 2006)
The Maha Mumbai Special Economic Zone project of Reliance faces resistance from residents of villages which may be acquired for it.
- Sell Insurance As Service, Not As A Mere Product (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jun 24, 2006)
In a recent address, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Auth-ority (Irda) chairman reportedly expre-ssed some concerns about marketing of insurance in our country—of it being sold more as a product and not enough as a service.
- Scrap The Two-Child Norm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 24, 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 . . .
- `She Has Come Alive' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
WITH a life committed to social and political activism, why did Mythily Sivaraman, vice-president of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), decide to write a biography?
- Air Sahara Resumes Operations (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Sahara Group has resumed charge of Air Sahara and started normal operations.
- Crash Landing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 23, 2006)
The rather unedifying denouement of the much-touted plan of Jet Airways to acquire Air Sahara and thus emerge as the largest player in the civil aviation sector with a . . .
- Efforts To Vacate Stay On Land Acquisition For Mysore Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
High courtround-up KIADB plans to take over a layout of 16.5 acres
Hearing adjourned till Monday
Owner of layout challenges acquisition
Layout classified as agricultural land
- Attitude Of Congress Units In The Districts Irks Cpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Says ruling party's local units are defying orders of State leadership
- Power Finance Corporation, Banks Interested In Expansion Projects (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Jun 23, 2006)
The plan is to put up one unit of 500 MW each at North Chennai and Mettur
- Inconvenienced By Another Truth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 23, 2006)
As long as pollution is ‘free’, the price for sustainability will remain too expensive for the world to buy, says Roy Morrison
- Peru: Garcia's Return (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 23, 2006)
Alan Garcia wins the presidential election on a nationalistic platform, with right-wing support. By John Cherian
- Indian Cabinet Allocates Funds For Minority Development (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 23, 2006)
Indian Cabinet on Thursday decided to allocate 15 per cent funds of the Central schemes and programmes for the minorities and revised the Prime Minister’s 15-point programme for welfare of minorities.
- Erroneous Exclusivity (The Financial Express, Amit Sengupta, Jun 23, 2006)
The government had recently set up an inter-ministerial group to opine on the issue of data exclusivity (DE) and it is understood the PMO has convened a meeting in July to arrive at a final position.
- Smes Can Leverage It To Their Advantage (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jun 23, 2006)
According to a recent study, nearly 40% of the IT spend in India is by small and medium enterprises
- What News Is Moving The Markets? (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Jun 23, 2006)
The mid-May drops in stock prices globally seem related to tension on non-monetary issues
- Bangaladesh In Crisis (Frontline, HAROON HABIB, Jun 23, 2006)
General elections in Bangladesh are just round the corner, but how fair and free they will be remains to be seen.
- East Asia: Divide And Rule (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 23, 2006)
At the annual Asia Security Summit, the U.S. outlines a "security architecture" for the continent, as seen and shaped by it.
- Iran: U.S. Steps Back (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 23, 2006)
A negotiated solution to the impasse over Iran's nuclear programme seems likely with the United States sounding less belligerent.
- Palestine: Threat Of Civil War (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 23, 2006)
The referendum called by President Mahmoud Abbas is a recipe for civil war given that Hamas and the Fatah are on either side of the debate.
- Sri Lanka: Truce In Danger (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 23, 2006)
With a communiqué on June 9, the LTTE puts an end to the latest phase of negotiations with the Sri Lankan government.
- A Flawed Flight Plan (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 23, 2006)
Does growth by acquisitions make sense in an industry where intangible resources command a premium due to temporary shortages?
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