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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 20008:
- Iaf Must Remain The Main Strike Force (Pioneer, PN Khera, Oct 13, 2006)
Coordination among the services is of supreme importance to winning a war, of which Kargil is a fine example, says PN Khera
- Can Might Be Right? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2006)
It is significant that many religions of the world share an important idea in common — that since God has created man in his own divine image, and made man his vicegerent on earth, man is believed to have naturally imbibed the divine attributes of . . .
- Milestone En Route To A Deadend (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Oct 13, 2006)
The headline ‘Defying World, North Korea’s Isolated Dictator blasts into Nuclear Club’ (IE, October 10) encapsulated a stark reality: despite all its pretensions and posturing, humankind is only a whisker away from total annihilation.
- A Sea Of Difference (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Oct 13, 2006)
In the mid-90s an Indian naval specialist went to witness a Barak firing in the Mediterranean, conducted by the Israeli Navy.
- And Nobels For All (Indian Express, RAVI VYAS, Oct 13, 2006)
October is the time of the year when old and memorable scholars and writers (or their secretaries) sit by their mobiles like so many politicians awaiting a cabinet reshuffle.
- Wondrous Babbler (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
A small, previously unknown bird found in a degraded mid-altitude forest patch in Arunachal Pradesh is being hailed internationally as the first new bird species discovered in India in nearly half a century.
- Populism Is Not Progress (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, Oct 13, 2006)
The Belgaum ‘special session’ and the government inspired Karnataka bundh was part of a partly successful game plan .
- Bad Blood (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2006)
The healthcare system in West Bengal does not rely on divine discretion to guide the fate of human beings.
- Helsinki Prefers Silence On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 13, 2006)
Finland matters since it heads European Union; it is a key state in the Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Who Guidelines For Prevention Of Dengue (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Oct 13, 2006)
Asks countries in Southeast Asia to intensify surveillance.
- Dyeing Industries In Komarapalayam Kill Cauvery (Hindu, Karthik Madhavan, Oct 13, 2006)
Effluents from different parts of the town flow to poison the river
- Rs.2,000-Crore Bonanza For Hyderabad Old City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
YSR announces the package after visiting Charminar areas
Underground drainage costing Rs. 800 cr. to be completed in five years
8000 houses, water supply, hospitals, parks to be provided.
- Infrastructure On L&t Campus To Be Developed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The initiative has been planned in Mysore
- Lure And Kill (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 13, 2006)
What is common to both chikungunya and dengue is the carrier of their causative viruses - the female of the mosquito type Aedes aegypti.
- Afzal Must Not Hang (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 13, 2006)
India's justice delivery system will undermine its own credibility if Mohammed Afzal, accused in the Parliament attack case, is hanged.
- Friday Feature: Message Of Eternal Guidance (Dawn, Dr Fazlur Rahman, Oct 13, 2006)
The Quranic demands are five-fold.
- North Korean N-Test Failed, Says France (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
France said outright for the first time that North Korea’s proclaimed nuclear test produced such a small blast that it must have failed.
- Regulate, Don't Outlaw: Let Knowledge Economy Prosper (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 13, 2006)
When the law of the land fails to keep pace with the dynamics of a fast-growing economy, the result can be criminalisation of a whole lot of wholly legitimate activity.
- N Korea's N-Test Complicates Indo-Us Nuke Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Chickungunya Outbreak (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 13, 2006)
Chikungunya is spreading fast across the country in an epidemic form presenting a big challenge on the public health front.
- Many Indias (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
Statistics can be cited to support any claim, no matter how far removed it may be from the truth.
- Nobel For Writer Who Defended Rushdie (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Oct 13, 2006)
Turkey’s most famous author, Orhan Pamuk, 54, who defended Salman Rushdie against Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa, was today named the winner of this year’s Nobel prize for Literature.
- China Endorses ‘Harmonious Society’ Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
China’s Communist Party on Wednesday formally endorsed a political doctrine laid out by President Hu Jintao that calls for the creation of a “harmonious society,” a move that further signalled a shift from the party’s focus on unrestricted economic . . .
- Us And China At Odds On N Korea (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all the way in India for help with their homework.
- Land, Language, Progress (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Oct 13, 2006)
There is a furious debate raging across India.
- Mind The Gap Between Musharraf’S Words And Deeds (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 13, 2006)
On the eve of the 7th anniversary of his coup — after he promised he would go at the end of 2004 — President-General Pervez Musharraf says he wants every Pakistani to embrace “moderation” like him.
- India Changed Kishan Ganga’S Design: Jatoi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
India has changed the design of the Kishan Ganga power project, which is in progress in held Kashmir, Minister for Water and Power Liaqat Ali Jatoi told Aaj television on Thursday.
- Having Trouble With Homework? Call India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
American students having trouble with pesky math equations or intricate English grammar are increasingly turning to tutors all the way in India for help with their homework.
- Apollo: On A Roll (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Oct 13, 2006)
Tyre companies faced a tough environment in the September quarter. Natural rubber prices reached a high of Rs 106-107 a kg, twice the levels seen in the previous year.
- China For Strong Un Response To N Korea (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
A special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao told President George W. Bush on Thursday that China wanted a strong U.N. response to North Korea’s claimed nuclear test, a White House spokesman said.
- N. Korean Test Calls For Patient Diplomacy (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Editor, Foreign Affairs Two wrongs do not make a right. No doubt the North Korean test explosion is a high stakes gamble that has heightened tensions, aggravated dangers to peace and stability in East Asia and driven North Korea itself into . . .
- If Musharraf Looks Back To 1999 (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has completed seven years of the eventful journey that he started on October 12, 1999 — first three years as Chief Executive of the country and now as Head of the State.
- Failure To Learn (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 12, 2006)
It seems that government organisations and agencies in this country have made it a point to not learn anything from the past.
- Know Your Ceo (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2006)
William Clay Ford Jr, Tom Freston, Patricia Dunn and Peter Dolan were in a room discussing their past, in an attempt to boost each other's morale.
- Eu And India — Shaping A Better Tomorrow (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Oct 12, 2006)
It is time for the two to work together even more closely.
- No Place To Hide (Times of India, Lalit Mohan, Oct 12, 2006)
The nilgai that strayed across the tarmac at the Delhi airport a few weeks ago had no business to be there, or anywhere else for that matter.
- Don't Call It Wasteland (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2006)
Union commerce minister Kamal Nath has issued various statements, specifically for state governments, on the need to be cautious about acquisition of agricultural land for setting up special economic zones (SEZs).
- Kiran Does Anita, India Proud (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2006)
There is no limit to literary ironies.
- N Korea's N-Test Complicates Indo-Us Nuke Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Japan Slaps Sanctions On N. Korea (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 12, 2006)
Ahead of any United Nations decision on imposing sanctions against North Korea for conducting a nuclear test, the Shinzo Abe Government in Japan outlined its move to impose its own sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- The Inheritance Of Kiran Desai (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2006)
"All day, the colours had been those of dusk, mist moving like a water creature across the great flanks of mountains possessed of ocean shadows and depths."
- Kiran Desai Wins Booker Prize (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 12, 2006)
The Inheritance of Losswasthe unanimous choice of judges
- Small Plane Crashes Into New York Building (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Two persons were killed when a small plane crashed into a high-rise apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side here on Wednesday. Police said it touched off a raging fire that sent a pillar of black smoke over the city.
- Where The Camel Giants Roamed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Camels twice as big as today's dromedaries roamed the Syrian desert 100,000 years ago, archaeologists have concluded from bones unearthed at a prehistoric site in central Syria.
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2006)
India's objection to Pakistan's legal right to sign the 1963 border treaty is justified, but the alignment it secured was correct.
- North Korea's N-Test Could Complicate Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Can These Children Access A Future? (Indian Express, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Oct 12, 2006)
Most of those concerned with child labour, see it as a product of poverty. Therefore, while poverty cannot be ended with immediate effect, a child can be provided with ameliorative measures.
- Upa's Mid-Term Report Card (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The UPA's record of achievement is a case of two steps forward and a giant step backward.
- Killer Asbestos (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A report on the health of workers at the Alang ship-breaking yard points to the need to ban asbestos.
- Environmental Apathy (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 12, 2006)
It now appears the government will miss the November 1 deadline for introducing ethanol-blended petrol, even though that was also a postponed deadline.
- Hot Air Over Stray Dogs (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 12, 2006)
In her article "Truth about cats and dogs" (October 9), Ms Shailaja Chandra writes, "For years animal rights activists armed with laws-rules, court rulings, research papers and editorials have scored over tongue-tied municipal officials."
- China Key To Sanctions' Success Against N Korea (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Most days, scores of Chinese trucks rumble across the border into North Korea, part of a stream of subsidized food and fuel from China that keeps leader Kim Jong Il's regime afloat.
- Efforts Are On To Include Chandigarh On Unesco’S World Heritage List ....... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Efforts are on to include Chandigarh on UNESCO,_s World Heritage List, according to Union Territory Home Secretary Krishna Mohan.
- Jammu, A Wonderland (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 12, 2006)
From archaeological viewpoint the Jammu region may not be one of the wonders of the world. But it has enough variety to fit into the description of a wonderland. It has a fascinating and typical art called "Bauli sculpture" (adjoining Himachal . . .
- Dengue-Hit India Needs To Clean Up - Ramadoss (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Oct 12, 2006)
India needs to improve public sanitation standards dramatically to prevent outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, which has killed 52 people and infected thousands in recent weeks, the health minister said on Wednesday.
- Top Army Commanders Review Kashmir Situation (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast as well as key issues like restructuring the military to meet new challenges were taken up by top Army Commanders during a biannual brainstorming session that began here today.
- Up Is Ready To Ban All Colas (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav said that his government was ready to ban cola drinks if all parties arrived at a consensus on the issue.
- ‘Kargil Led To Barak Decision’ (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Oct 12, 2006)
The Navy would have been highly vulnerable to the Pakistani Exocet missiles had the Kargil conflict escalated into a fullscale war and it was this that led the Navy top-brass to immediately recommend procurement of the Israeli Barak missiles, the . . .
- Extreme Alaska (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Once considered a frozen waste for polar bears, it is today a magical destination for those in search of the last true wilderness.
- Behind The Kumbakonam School Tragedy (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 12, 2006)
The inquiry report on the Kumbakonam school fire in July 2004 indicts the school management and government officials.
- We Knew She Had A Chance: Penguin (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 12, 2006)
“She was surprised. She thought she had no chance. But we were certain despite a heavyweight like Sarah Waters ‘Night Watch’.
- "Schools In Malls" (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 12, 2006)
A valuable byproduct of the Justice K. Sampath Commission's inquiry into the Kumbakonam school fire is its startling expose of the deplorable conditions in many schools, thanks to its extensive spot inspection of educational institutions across Tamil Nadu
- Zones Apart (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
They are two different worlds - Sri Lanka's war-torn North and East and peaceful South.
- Australia To Push For Asia Nuclear Power Laws (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Australia said on Wednesday it would push for Asia-wide regulations covering nuclear power, similar to Europe, which would boost confidence in nuclear non-proliferation following North Korea's reported nuclear test.
- Australia To Support Un Sanctions Against North Korea (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Australia today said it will support UN sanctions against North Korea in response to its first nuclear test and announced restricted visa entry for visitors from the communist state.
- Infosys Q2 Profit Up (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second-largest software services exporter, beat market forecasts with a 53.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, as outsourcing demand outstrips rising salary costs.
- Rural India, Value Added (Indian Express, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 11, 2006)
The decision of the Committee of Secretaries to have one PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) in each of the country’s 592 districts (IE, September 25) is the culmination of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s four-year campaign to promote the idea.
- Dear Leader’S Dear Friends (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2006)
This is one Indian complaint about Pakistan the latter cannot dismiss — Islamabad is deeply implicated in Pyongyang’s nuclear jingoism and there’s evidence all over, for anyone to see.
- Police Interference In Politics Must Also Stop (Indian Express, Manoje Nath, Oct 11, 2006)
The landmark Sup-reme Court judgment in the writ petition filed by Prakash Singh and others proposes to lay down the foundation for an apolitical, responsive and accountable police force.
- Kiran Desai Becomes Youngest Woman Ever To Win Booker (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Indian-origin writer Kiran Desai has scooped the 50,000 pound Man Booker Prize with her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss' , a story rich with sadness about globalisation and with joy at the small surviving intimacies of Indian village life.
- Kiran Desai Is Youngest Woman Booker Prizewinner (Reuters, Paul Majendie, Oct 11, 2006)
Indian novelist Kiran Desai succeeded on Tuesday where her mother failed and won the Booker prize, the youngest woman ever to capture one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.
- Rivers Running Dry (Hindu, George Monbiot, Oct 11, 2006)
It looks dull, almost impenetrable in places. But if its findings are verified, it could turn out to be the most important scientific report published so far this year.
- Sailors Back After 7-Month Ordeal (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 11, 2006)
They were imprisoned in Iraq on charges of smuggling
MV Al Aabir illegally stored diesel
Uncovered by Iraqi coast guard
The explosion on board killed a sailor.
- Dena Bank Plans To Sell Npas Worth Rs. 600 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
PricewaterhouseCooper will study the proposal and come out with its recommendations
- Novelist Kiran Desai Wins Prestigious Booker Prize (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Novelist Kiran Desai succeeded on Tuesday where her mother failed and won the Booker prize, the youngest woman ever to capture one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.
- Sez Acquisitions (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Oct 11, 2006)
SEZ’s promote growth and the need for more land for farmers is specious as arable land is limited.
- Left Impact (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Oct 11, 2006)
Behind the making of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, lies the watchdog role played by the Left in Parliament.
- Cpm Buys At Rs 140 Cr, Says Tata To Rs 120 Cr (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Oct 11, 2006)
As per a startling revelation that could provide fresh ammunition to Opposition Trinamool Congress besides sparking a spicy debate within the Left Front, the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Government has committed itself to sustain a net loss of Rs 120 . . .
- Thailand's Interim Pm Pledges To Lift Martial Law (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Thailand's interim Prime Minister said on Tuesday that his Government will lift martial law as soon as possible adding that repairing the country's image was a priority after past month's coup drew widespread international condemnation.
- Silencing Of Anna Politkovskaya (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 11, 2006)
When Anna Politkovskaya fell, there was a kind of hush even in the camp of her enemies — and there was no shortage of those.
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