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Articles 5721 through 5820 of 22140:
- Birth Of G-8: Russian Scholars (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 15, 2006)
The agenda of the industrialised nations' club has changed: expert
- India And The G8 Circus (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 15, 2006)
I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member,” the American comedian, Groucho Marx, had said famously. And only half-facetiously.
- An Evening Prayer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Prayers always have the required effect, wherever they are said
- Du - Then And Now (Times of India, Shahid Amin, Jul 15, 2006)
A preferred destination these days on the Metro line, Delhi University is more than the sum total of its cut-offs. A place with an history of its own, it is a product of good old Dehli as it has morphed over the last 200 years.
- Missing R’S (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Higher enrolment of children is not enough
- 'Entrepreneurs Are Born And Made' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 15, 2006)
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) is a non-profit organisation working to facilitate entrepreneurship education in India by partnering with top-tier academic institutes. Laura Parkin, executive director, National Entrepreneurship Network & . . .
- Schools Of Failure (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
The government spends more money per child than what a parent pays for a child in a private school, yet when results come it is invariably the children who study in private schools who get more marks.
- Uk Defends Strike On Afghan Town (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
British forces in Afghanistan have defended their decision to call in US planes to drop 500lb bombs on Taleban fighters in a town in Helmand province.
- Doctors Face Independent Review In Misconduct Cases (Guardian (UK), Sarah Boseley, Jul 15, 2006)
Radical proposals to shake up the regulation of doctors, including what was immediately dubbed a "copper's nark" in every hospital, met with serious opposition from the profession yesterday.
- Japanese Raise Interest Rates In Sign Of Confidence (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The central bank of Japan raised interest rates Friday for the first time in six years, a move that economists called an important test of its ability to manage the country's rebounding economy
- Where Have All The Planets Gone? (Guardian (UK), PATRICK BARKHAM, Jul 15, 2006)
There is splodge from an egg on the side of the pale green copper dome on Marylebone Road that could have been hurled at the former London Planetarium by a furious . . .
- Corruption In Asia (International Herald Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 15, 2006)
Every year, more than 200,000 Indonesian Muslims join the pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam's most holy site.
- 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.
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 41 Insurgents In Offensives, U.S. Says (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.
- Oil-Rich Brunei Must Diversify, Sultan Says In Birthday Speech (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah used his birthday speech on Saturday to call for economic diversification to ensure continued prosperity in the tiny oil-rich . . .
- India’S Prime Minister Scolds Pakistan (New York Times, Somini Sengupta , Jul 15, 2006)
The Indian prime minister scolded Pakistan on Friday, saying its failure to rein in terrorism was threatening the peace process, his toughest remarks yet since the Mumbai train bombings and a marked shift in relations between the countries.
- China's Art Of The Deal (International Herald Tribune, HEATHER TIMMONS, Jul 15, 2006)
China Mobile Communications' planned purchase of Millicom International Cellular of Luxembourg was such a sure thing that invitations had already been issued for a party in China to . . .
- No Witch-Hunts, Please (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Allegations of bungling and misappropriation in the purchase of railway wagons from China by the Railways Ministry in 2001 refuse to die despite a stream of well-argued clarifications and strong denials by the ministries concerned.
- Enervated On Biofuel (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 15, 2006)
The government has been talking of promoting biofuels, but little headway has been made. No real policy is in place.
- 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’
- Evacuation Starts As Bilis Hits China (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Typhoon Bilis landed in eastern Fujian Province this afternoon, said sources with the Fujian Provincial Meteorological Observatory.
- Bail Pleas Of Mir, Khanday Dismissed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar today dismissed the bail applications of the ‘sex scam’ accused Ghulam Ahmed Mir and Mohammad Iqbal Khanday even as the court is scheduled to conduct a hearing on similar petitions filed by a number of other . . .
- Of Undying Friendship (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 15, 2006)
Roads and railways are the sinews of empire.
- Indo-Pak Peace Process Battered By Mumbai Carnage (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jul 15, 2006)
There were tears in his eyes as he met the victims of this week's Mumbai bomb blasts, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had steel in his voice as he talked about Pakistan's failure to tackle terrorism.
- Manmohan To Focus On Terrorism (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 14, 2006)
To meet Putin, Bush during Russia visit
The focus has shifted after the Mumbai blasts
More should be done to deal with terrorism
Energy security, diseases and education on top of agenda
- Faces In The Rain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 14, 2006)
Sonia Faleiro’s debut novel is simply entitled The Girl. And if anything can be singled out as the defining characteristic of this slim . . .
- Hydrogen Bikes (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 14, 2006)
Environmentally-friendly transport is many things but it is hardly sexy. Worthy, yes, but not pulse-racing. That will change when Intelligent Energy’s ENV bike hits the roads.
- Is Narmada A Lost Cause? (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 14, 2006)
When I was coming out of the court of the Chief Justice of India, one top lawyer appearing for Gujarat . . .
- Damning Betrayal (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 14, 2006)
When I was coming out of the court of the Chief Justice of India, one top lawyer appearing for Gujarat remarked:
- 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:
- Regulate Loans (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The Punjab government plans to regulate private money lending to farmers through a law, though the Assembly is slated to meet only for two days in September before it is dissolved to hold elections early next year.
- Behind The China Story (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 14, 2006)
China is a global player in trade and foreign investment. But its financial sector is weak so much so that for China to have credibility in the global market it needs to hold massive foreign currency reserves.
- Affairs Of The Heart (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 14, 2006)
Living alone can be so soothing. You don’t fight for the TV remote and can watch your favourite sports channel or . . .
- Apathy, No Thought (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 14, 2006)
After 32 hours of travel halfway across the world to Sydney last week, I was looking for a nice, relaxing bath before my conference began.
- New Hope (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 14, 2006)
How does one describe the following scenarios? The Government spends Rs 1500 per child per month in its schools but neither the student nor the institution has a sense of achievement.
- Two Girls, Two Boys Shot Dead; 2 Injured (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Two girls and two boys of minority community were shot dead and two others including a minor girl were injured in a militant attack on two families at village Mangnar, about 10 kms from here last night.
- Politics Of Packages & The Packaging Of Politics (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jul 14, 2006)
Had there been a waiver of debt of up to just Rs.25,000, more than 80 per cent of Vidharbha's farmers would no longer have owed the banks money.
- 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
- After The Cartoon Fury, Attempt At Dialogue (Deccan Herald, ALAN COWELL, Jul 14, 2006)
Flemming Rose, the Danish editor who published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that ignited what some called a war of civilisations, walked into a conference hall full of European and American Muslims, braced for more of the same.
- 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.
- "Trilateral Talks Being Upgraded" (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 14, 2006)
Bid to counter-balance unipolarism
Not an alternative forum to G-8, say sources
Dialogue upgraded to summit level
Earlier discussions were at the level of Foreign Ministers
- Bmp, Iskcon Sign Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Meals will be provided at BMP day care centres, schools and colleges
- 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.
- Kannada Out Of Bounds In Border Area Schools (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
But for the people living in the border areas of Gulbarga district, the ‘Suvarna Karnataka’ celebration has no meaning at all as most of these villages do not even have Kannada medium schools.
- Moral Boost For Mr. Putin (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Jul 14, 2006)
Russia's most wanted man is dead.
Shamil Basayev, the leader of Chechen rebels who has masterminded acts of terror that have claimed hundreds of lives, was killed this week in an explosion.
- China Chooses Its Own Pace (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
China might be North Korea's largest trade and economic partner, but expectations that Beijing would exert influence over the reclusive regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and succeed in persuading him to abandon his nuclear ambitions are misplaced,
- Centre Buries Right To Education Bill (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
What's important? Sending 17 crore children to school or vote-bank politics? The latter, obviously.
- It's War By Any Other Name (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert described what is happening in Lebanon as saying. "This is an act of war."
- $3-And-Up At Pump To Stay For Summer (Khaleej Times, Ameera Butt , Jul 14, 2006)
Mideast unease looks certain to keep the crunch on. Some drivers turn to an alternative fuel: E85.
- Six Bangladeshis Arrested (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Jul 14, 2006)
Police, acting on information from Central intelligence agencies, have arrested six Bangladeshi nationals from central parts of this metropolis on Wednesday evening. Initial investigations have reportedly “created a flutter” among intelligence circle.
- Art Of The Deal: It's Different In China (International Herald Tribune, Heather Timmons and Donald Greenlees , Jul 14, 2006)
China Mobile Communications' planned purchase of Millicom International Cellular of Luxembourg was such a sure thing that invitations had already been issued for a party in China to celebrate it.
- Accused G.I. Was Troubled Long Before Iraq (New York Times, JIM DWYER , Jul 14, 2006)
On the last day of January 2005, Steven D. Green, the former Army private accused of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdering her family, sat in a Texas jail on alcohol-possession charges, an unemployed 19-year-old high school dropout who had . . .
- Cut On Microsoft 98 To Affect Millions (Gulf News, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Millions of Microsoft Windows 98 users in the Gulf face the unwelcome prospect of no technical support, as the software giant pulls the plug on its eight-year-old operating system.
- Eight Dead As Typhoon Skirts Philippines (Gulf News, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Typhoon Bilis skirted the outer fringes of Philippine waters yesterday but it caused lightning and heavy rains that left at least eight people dead, three missing and nine others injured, officials said.
- Denver's Dnc Bid Gets Boost (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
New Orleans drops its candidacy, citing the $70 million cost of hosting the Democrats.
Minneapolis and New York are still in the running.
- Agenda At St Petersburg (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 14, 2006)
G7 countries must watch out for Moscow's charm offensive and ask Russian leaders to further democratise, writes Alec van Gelder
- ‘150-200 Al Qaeda Men Hiding In Pak Tribal Belt’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
An estimated 150 to 200 foreign militants owing allegiance to Al Qaeda are still holed up in Pakistan’s restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
- Should Foreign Varsities Be Regulated? (The Economic Times, P V Indiresan, Jul 14, 2006)
Stringent regulations will constrain them
Foreign universities are keen to come to India and the Indian government is even more keen to control them the same way it does everything.
- Buffett Effect And New Face Of Money (The Financial Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jul 14, 2006)
With wealth creation and its perception being redefined, it is influencing the social behaviour of the rich
- Why Mumbai Is Under Attack (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2006)
The Mumbai terror strikes were waiting to happen. With some forward planning the police could have anticipated them and placed their forces on alert, rather than have waited for such a tragedy to take 200 lives in India’s commercial capital.
- Tibet On The Train To The Future (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2006)
It was a Chinese expatriate living in the US and travelling as a tourist on the first train from Beijing to Lhasa last week who hit the nail on the head. He remarked that change in Tibet was inevitable and that people could not be expected . . .
- Action... Cut (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 14, 2006)
Much in the manner of film studies, Calcutta University’s decision to produce a documentary on its 150th anniversary is a fashionable semi-literate pursuit to kickstart the celebrations.
- Mumbai Back To Normal, Investigators Find 'Leads' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Life in the country's commercial capital today bounced back to normal a day after a series of blasts ripped through suburban trains, killing 190 people, as investigators said they had found "some leads" and did not rule out the . . .
- Mumbai Back On Track (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 13, 2006)
Death toll rises to 186; hundreds continue their search for missing relatives
Hundreds continue the search for missing relatives
We did as much as we could: Mumbai police
Investigation handed over to Anti-Terrorist Squad
- Maternal Instinct Is Not Unconquerable (Deccan Herald, Lucy Mangan, Jul 13, 2006)
I have long been suspicious of the maternal instinct.
- Do We Need Bt Brinjal? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 13, 2006)
Data and studies supporting GM crops are often made up by the promoting agencies.
- 'India Has Enough Uranium' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
From the moment United States President George W Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the India-US civilian nuclear agreement, US Congressman Gary Ackerman has been a major supporter of the accord.
- `Muslims Entitled To Reservation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Move to set up separate schools for Muslim girls
- Dazed, Some Recount What Happened (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jul 13, 2006)
"The train exploded ... suddenly I saw bodies all around me;" another saw people dying
Many are still in a state of shock
Several victims have suffered eardrum trauma
Complaints about municipal hospitals
- 5,000 Families Involved With Naxals In Bangalore: Kharge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Terrorists have taken shelter in the city'
Police should be strengthened and its capabilities upgraded: Kharge
Underworld activities going on in ports: Deshpande
- Invest In Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 13, 2006)
The need is to make the youth healthy and educated.
- Vilasrao Plea To Parties: Help Restore Peace (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in the serial blasts while those grievously injured will receive Rs 50,000.
- Congress Sees Conspiracy Behind Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Wants Karunanidhi to take up the issue with Manmohan Singh
- Markets React To Bottomlines, Not Headlines (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jul 13, 2006)
Terrorism and markets make for the strangest of partners, simultaneously in and out of sync with one another.
- How Much Will India Endure? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 13, 2006)
Yesterday’s awful rush-hour bombings of trains in Bombay raise an important and ominous question: How far can India be pushed?
- Tirupati Shrine ‘Defiled’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 13, 2006)
The big story—splashed on the front page and occupying three inside pages—in the latest issue of the Organiser is about the “startling revelation” of a “fact-finding committee” on the alleged attempt by “evangelists” to “defile the great holy . . .
- Employment Guarantee And Migration (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 13, 2006)
Public works offering relatively predictable employment opportunities are likely to be particularly effective in slowing down rural-urban migration.
- Oulgaret Chairman, Councillors Sworn In (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
All regions now have fully constituted civic bodies
- Marathi Protagonists To Hold Rally On July 25 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Marathi protagonists have planned a rally in the city on July 25 to press for the withdrawal of the Goa Government's decision to introduce English in the first and second standards in Marathi medium schools.
- Engineering Counselling Begins On Violent Note (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Police lathicharge students protesting against fee hike
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