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Articles 2621 through 2720 of 20008:
- Value Change Please, Not Regime Change (Indian Express, M Veerappa Moily, Sep 02, 2006)
With the Lebanon crisis resurfacing in West Asia and the Middle East, a strange phenomenon has emerged. Sunnis and Shias have converged in the cauldron called Lebanon.
- Don't Need Censorship (Times of India, Mahesh Bhatt, Sep 02, 2006)
There comes a moment in the life of a nation when it has to decide whether it is going to be led by fears of alarmists or by the values of its founding fathers, who fought and died for its most prized value — that of free speech.
- Care Delayed Is Care Denied (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2006)
Nirmal Sandhu visits Patiala’s Rajindra Hospital, where animals stray into the emergency ward and a shortage of space, staff and equipment can result in fatal delays in treatment.
- Pm Envisages 8 Lakh Mw Power Generation In 25 Years (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Stating that no industrial development was possible sans electricity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said power generation in the country would have to be increased six-fold to eight lakh MW in the next 25 years to match the growing needs.
- Voyage Of Sugarcane (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Sep 02, 2006)
In the early days, India was believed to be the country where sugarcane originated, as the oldest reports of extraction of sugar were found there.
- Humane Frisking (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Sep 02, 2006)
India has shown the way by not availing the easy option of profiling air travellers based on stereotypes. The Advance Passenger Information System, now installed in New Delhi, could, if implemented efficiently, offer passengers and security . . .
- Not A Day Too Soon (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
There is no doubt that mounting public anger against the manner in which the perpetrators of the gruesome death of Professor Harbhajan Singh Sabharwal were let off, forced Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to transfer . . .
- No Room For Complacency (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Sep 02, 2006)
It is hard to believe, but investors seem to have been too eager to cast aside the warning of a correction and the global equity market has not adequately reflected crucial risks.
- Mumbai's Shanghai Dreams May Remain Just That (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Mumbai has to bear with its infrastructure woes for some more time. The Vilasrao Deshmukh government, which never gets tired of trumpeting its Shanghai dreams for Mumbai, admitted on Friday that the Centre is unlikely to sanction a majority of . . .
- Unilateral Us Sanctions On Iran? (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 02, 2006)
The passing of the August 31 deadline for Iran to comply with the Security Council resolution calling upon it to end its programme of uranium enrichment has obliged the US to decide on its future strategy vis-a-vis Tehran.
- Retired Sbi Employee, Was Awaiting His Fourth Grandchild (Indian Express, LEKHA AGARWAL, Sep 02, 2006)
Living at his elder daughter Prabha’s house in Goregaon as his wife Lakshmi was away, Krishnan used the opportunity to do what he loved doing — spoil his grandchildren, nine-year-old Akshay and five-year-old twins Abhishek and Ashwin.
- Role Of A Powerful Medium (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 02, 2006)
Let me begin by saying that in my view television in India has played an important and beneficial role.
- Australia-India Trade — Gold That's Put To Use More Gold Begets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2006)
For Australia, India is becoming increasingly important primarily because it has become its sixth largest export market. Gold is a critical element in this trade and is now Australia's main export to India.
Gold exports to India in 2000 were . . .
- Steering Right The Back-Seat Drivers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2006)
The last time your foreign customer came visiting, did you notice your shop-floor supervisor, a diploma holder in mechanical engineering, falter for words in English while explaining a point of view?
- Conditions For Civil War Exist In Iraq: Pentagon (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The core conflict in Iraq has changed from a battle against insurgents to an increasingly bloody fight between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims, creating conditions that could lead to civil war, the Pentagon said in a report.
- Sonia Appoints Soz To Address Pdp Concerns (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
With CM Ghulam Nabi Azad in the arid Ladakh desert, Congress high command has directly opened its channels with PDP. Union Water Resources Minister Prof Saifuddin Soz has chipped in to neutralise the impact of Azad’s ‘misfire’ in which he retained . . .
- Making Cities Energy Efficient (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2006)
Cities everywhere are trying to renew themselves in ways that will make them more accessible to people. In a world that is warming abnormally, many cities are keen to cut wasteful energy consumption because that leads to increased greenhouse gas . . .
- Court On State's Power On Appointments To Higher Posts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
High Courts should not entertain quo warranto writ pleas challenging the appointments: Supreme Court Bench
Evaluation of comparative merits of candidates could not be gone into in a PIL
Courts cannot grant any relief to a person with mala fide . . .
- Eu Assesses Way Forward On Iran, Mideast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
European Union foreign ministers on Friday discussed ways to get the Middle East peace process back on track. A French official said the five UNSC members and Germany would meet on September 7 to decide on Iran. However, they cautioned against hasty . . .
- Heavy Rains Lash Madhya Pradesh, Alert Sounded In Bhopal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Flight operations affected in the State capital as water inundates part of the runway at Raja Bhoj airport; death toll mounts to 134.
- Harsh Lessons In College Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
When I made Haasil in 2003, I was drawing on my immediate environment but I never anticipated that student politics would become politicised to this extent.
- Ngos Unhappy With Green Ministry Over Change In Regulation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Environmental NGOs in Delhi are not very happy with the Ministry of Environment and Forests over the proposed changes in the environmental clearance regulations required by new constructions throughout the country.
- Enlightened View (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 01, 2006)
Liberation is nothing new that is acquired.
Adi Sankara
- The Second Hijack (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Sep 01, 2006)
The Kandahar hijack continues to haunt India in the form of wistful what-ifs.
- Potholes To Roadblocks: A Smooth Transition In Mumbai (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 01, 2006)
There’s a pothole near our house, about the size of a shallow grave. Like everyone else in Mumbai, we have learnt to negotiate it with cautious sangfroid, shaving carefully along the rim, yet pretending not to notice it at all.
- J&k Needs Balanced, Equitable Development (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
The relevance of 'Development' as an instrument of change particularly to build on peace dividends is widely recognized.
- Sri Lankans Flee Horror For Poverty, Safety In India (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Sep 01, 2006)
Fisherman Chinnathambi Ravikumar was returning home from a fishing trip when a sea-battle broke out between the Sri Lankan navy and Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Another Indictment (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 01, 2006)
Does the tiger have a chance?
- Asian Heroes Saluted (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The applause was deafening at the Cultural Center of the Philippines today when the Chief Justice of the country’s Supreme Court said that it took a taxman from India to show the world that one need not be either a lawyer or a judge to render justice.
- Time Ripe For Normal Ties Between Israel, Lebanon: Annan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Thursday that the time was ripe for normal relations between Israel and Lebanon following the cease-fire that ended the recent 34-day war."
- When Politics Strikes At Forest Roots (Business Line, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
The primary cause for the destruction of forests is encroachment, and, ironically, such illegal occupation is often because of some policy decision of the State or Central government.
- Not Working Anyway (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
Thankfully, the government has given in to the pressure from various quarters and has dropped, at least for the time being, its plans to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in such a way as to exclude the notings of . . .
- Us Drive For Hegemony (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2006)
The Iranian nuclear issue could well prove to be a watershed in world politics. August 31 was the deadline set by the UN Security Council resolution 1696 for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment programme.
- Need For Water Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2006)
Stressing the need for integrated water management, participants at a recent IUCN workshop in Karachi noted that debate on an issue as critical as water is currently dominated by emotion rather than reason and ground realities.
- Restructuring Of The Un (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has underlined the need for restructuring of the United Nations to make it responsive to international developments in accordance with its Charter.
- Bugti’S Body Retrieved; Burial Today (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The body of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was retrieved from a cave in the Kohlu district on Thursday as efforts to recover the bodies of other tribesmen continued, officials said.
- All-Party Delegation Meets Prime Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Seeks early settlement to Mullaperiyar and Vizhinjam issues
- Eleventh Plan Ignores Food And Nutrition Insecurity (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Sep 01, 2006)
The Plan must have a goal of providing food security to all Indians. The public distribution system must be strengthened and made universal.
- 2 Ministers Miss Lokayukta Deadline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Two JD(S) ministers – Mr Alkod Hanumanthappa, Minister for Youth Services and Sports and Mr Sharanabasappagouda Darshanapur, Minister for Agricultural Marketing, feature in the list of . . .
- Soon, Pre-Paid Power Supply In B’Lore (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Sep 01, 2006)
Enthused by the success of a pilot project, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has decided to provide the option of switching over to pre-paid power supply to all consumers of Bangalore.
- Iran Defiant As Nuclear Deadline Expires (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Iran vowed never to shelve its nuclear programme, defying the threat of sanctions as a UN deadline to stop work the West fears could lead to the production of atomic bombs expired on Thursday.
- Corporate Design (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The growing trend of corporate bigwigs entering Parliament has become a matter of serious discussion.
- The Grey Shade Of Life (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
Can brands and advertising dare explore this side.
- Sonia Promises Help To Flood-Hit People In Rajasthan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee to brief Manmohan Singh, Patil on the flood situation
- Cauvery Water For 100 More Slums (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
BWSSB gearing up to meet water supply needs of `Greater Bangalore'
- No Hidden Devil In The Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 01, 2006)
There's no question of binding ourselves to any agreement with the US that involves 'shifting of goalposts'; there's no need to be exercised beyond a point
- Importance Of Software Tools (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Sep 01, 2006)
On July 25, HP acquired Mercury Interactive for a whopping $4.5 billion. Note that HP is a $80 billion heavyweight and Mercury had revenues of just over $700 million in 2004; while HP has more than 50,000 employees, Mercury’s is just over 2,500.
- A Reverse For Terrorism? (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 01, 2006)
This battle of wits can never end. But there is no reason why the fight should be given up, for that will strengthen the perpetrators of evil.
- I'm British, But... (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Sep 01, 2006)
The book shows what attracts Muslims particularly those who live in Western societies, to a radical Islamic world-view.
- Scientific Illiteracy On Insecticides (The Economic Times, P Chengal Reddy, Sep 01, 2006)
The mindset ‘Think Pesticides; Think Farmers’ must change. In rural India, farmers use insecticides to protect their valuable crop from pests. Indian agriculture losses are estimated at Rs 60,000 crore due to pests.
- Disregard For Rules (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 01, 2006)
Stern action should have been taken against him.
- Dissolve Your Thoughts (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 31, 2006)
Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help.
Thich Nhat Hanh
- People’S Poison (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 31, 2006)
Something as banal as breathing clean air is obviously not a priority in Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s Resurgent Bengal. Otherwise, why should Calcuttans be repeatedly denied that most basic of biological necessities, and by none other than the state . . .
- Cooperative Living (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 31, 2006)
In the early 1990s after the debilitating and insidious Cold War ended symbolized by the unification of the two Germanys and fall of the gigantic USSR, people started visualizing a 'New World Order' as George Bush Sr christened it hoping that the . . .
- Clouds Over Iranian Pipeline (Daily Excelsior, Chandra Mohan, Aug 31, 2006)
Once again reports are floating that the 2600-km Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is very much on, recreating the dream of energy Nirvana in India. Paeans are being sung about it in Islamabad.
- Elephants Can’T Be Sent To China: Thailand (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2006)
A Thai official ruled today that five elephants from a safari park cannot be sent to China because they may have been smuggled into Thailand.
- China Warns Illegal Surveyors After Japanese Deported (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
China has vowed harsh penalties for foreigners conducting illegal surveys in China, months after deporting two Japanese scholars doing unauthorised research in the remote far west, state media today said.
- Mukherjee, Sonia Tour Flood-Hit Barmer District (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress President Sonia Gandhi are touring the worst-affected villages in Barmer district of Rajasthan where at least 104 people have died due to floods.
- Home Truths, From Above (Business Standard, Barun Roy, Aug 31, 2006)
The 'view' from Google Earth and Wikimapia shows exactly how Seoul and Pudong have changed for the better, while Kolkata remains the same as ever.
- Epic Of Humane Relationships (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 31, 2006)
Emblematic of the position that the Mahabharata accords to animals is an incident narrated in its Mahaprasthanika Parva or the Chapter of the Great Departure.
- Israel To End Blockade Only After Ceasefire Fully Implemented (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Israel on Wednesday sidestepped demands by visiting UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan that it lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon immediately and withdraw its forces from Lebanon once 5,000 international troops are deployed there.
- Democracy Versus Diplomacy (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Aug 31, 2006)
Why could the nuclear deal mean a lame duck foreign policy? The question must pose a sobering thought for Manmohan Singh
- Muslims And Modernity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 31, 2006)
To enjoy social dignity as rest of India, Muslims will have to switch over to modern education, says Ather Farouqui.
- Un To Be Made More Effective: Shaukat (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday expressed the confidence that the historic efforts being undertaken by the high level panel of Untied Nations on system wide coherence would . . .
- Freedom Of Speech — And Action (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
Speakers at a Karachi University seminar on promoting the “culture of discussion” were of the opinion that freedom of speech is a basic requisite of a democratic society.
- Rights, Development And Security (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 31, 2006)
The latest edition of the much-valued report on Human Development in South Asia was launched in Islamabad the other day.
- Transforming Pakistan (News International, Mosharraf Zaidi, Aug 31, 2006)
A better life for citizens -- this is the fundamental purpose of the state. In different ways, each of the three pillars of state -- government, private sector and civil society --must contribute to improving the quality of citizens' lives.
- 54 More Hectares Bought For Tsunami Rebuilding Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Hurdles in land acquisition have been cleared; rehabilitation work expedited .
- Water Quality Monitoring System To Be Launched In Krishnagiri (Hindu, S. Prasad, Aug 31, 2006)
Environmental Protection Group to be formed in each panchayat
- Govt. Seeks 3,200-Crore Relief Package (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Memorandum sent to Prime Minister; funds sought for rescue and rehabilitation.
- U.S. Regulation Of Ge Foods A Bad Model (Hindu, Sujatha Byravan, Aug 31, 2006)
India should learn from the mistakes other countries have made and not buckle under pressure from international and domestic agribusiness.
- Violent, Not Gradual, Change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 31, 2006)
Scientists fear that global warming will bring climatic turbulence, with changes coming in big jumps rather than gradually.
- India Should Tread Cautiously (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2006)
The Pakistani army operation, which killed Baluch leader Akbar Khan Bugti, is a grievous political blunder on Islamabad’s part. The scale of violence in Baluchistan, and political protests in the rest of Pakistan, clearly indicate that.
- Sebi Warning To Cos. Defying Clause 49 Provisions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Cluster approach for small and medium enterprises suggested
- Kurinji Crown (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The Palni Hills are once again witnessing the mass flowering of neelakurinji.
- Battle Of The Bahus (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2006)
The lead story in the latest issue of Organiser, titled “Sonia’s vendetta on Maneka’’, gives a detailed account on the CBI’s “witch-hunt’’ against the BJP MP over the release of funds to a couple of NGOs in Pilibhit when Maneka Gandhi was the social . . .
- Andhra Pradesh: Road To Kondamodalu (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The recent floods have provided a ruse to the government to relocate people affected by the Polavaram dam.
- Iaea Verdict Today, Iran Faces Action (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Iran faces the risk of sanctions when the UN nuclear watchdog delivers its verdict on Thursday about whether Tehran has met a deadline to suspend an atomic fuel programme that Western leaders say could lead to bombs.
- Musharraf Isolated (Tribune, James Rupert, Aug 31, 2006)
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the man Washington is leaning on to uproot Islamic extremism here in one of its main strongholds, is looking more politically isolated in the three days since his army killed a charismatic, 79-year-old rebel leader.
- Caution On Asean Fta (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 31, 2006)
It would be dangerous to sacrifice domestic producers' interests at the altar of free trade negotiations.
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