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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 20008:
- Australian Oppn Leader For Liberal Uranium Export Policy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The leader of the Opposition in Australia, Kim Beazley, has withdrawn support for a long- standing ban on new uranium mines in the country and instead suggested a policy of liberal mining and exports.
- Dual Fuel And Tax-Led Gains (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 25, 2006)
Rising prices of petrol and diesel are drawing the predicted response from automobile manufacturers: vehicles that run on cheaper, alternative fuels. Maruti's Wagon R can now run on either liquefied petroleum gas or petrol, and Tata Motors' Indica . . .
- The Reforms Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
This volume, a befitting honour to C.H.Hanumantha Rao, contains 19 papers of high quality by eminent economists on the broad theme of economic reforms.
- Time For Parliament To Step In (Hindu, K.C. Pant , Jul 25, 2006)
Rarely before has a bilateral accord carried such far-reaching implications for India as the nuclear deal with the United States. It threatens to compromise the country's freedom of action. An extraordinary situation calls for an extraordinary . . .
- Ard Tactics That Won’T Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) — a conglomerate of opposition parties including the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of exiled premier Nawaz . . .
- Prince Wins Kurukshetra Battle After 50-Hour Ordeal (Times of India, Avijit Ghosh, Jul 24, 2006)
When Prince Kumar rode out of the black hole in a crane at 7.47 pm on Sunday, the applause was something Zinedine Zidane might have got if he had won the World Cup for France. The four-year-old's homecoming signalled the end of a human drama that . . .
- Saviour Ships (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 24, 2006)
India, unostentatiously, moved a few places up the international power-scale when deploying four naval ships to evacuate its nationals stranded in the Lebanon conflict.
- Boy Rescued From 60-Ft. Pit After Two Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Army men pull out five-year-old Prince at a village near Kurukshetra; boy's plight sparks nationwide prayers
- Deadlines (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 24, 2006)
Once again, the Sindh Governor has set a deadline for contractors to complete infrastructure projects in Karachi on time, or in some cases, before the agreed timeframe, so that the city’s many traffic-related problems can be reduced.
- Opinion: The Rising (Daily Excelsior, Deepti Priya Mehrotra, Jul 24, 2006)
When Narmada Bachao Andolan's Medha Patkar broke her 21-day hunger strike, a journalist asked her whether "pressure tactics" like indefinite fasts should be used to influence decisions.
- India-China Ties On Upswing (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 24, 2006)
India-China relations have established a new landmark with the re-opening of the strategic Nathula border after 44 years.
- Watch The Ball, In Tough Times (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 24, 2006)
As I write this, I hear the TV describing the incredible ordeal of a marathon runner, who survived for days lost in the Sahara, without food or water. After a providential rescue and long convalescence, he shocked everyone by announcing that he . . .
- Boy Rescued From Hole As Nation Watches (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
A five-year-old boy stuck in a 50-foot hole for two days was lifted to safety on Sunday in a massive rescue effort seen on live television.
- Tourism Spots To Get Facelift (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
In Kanyakumari district, says Collector
- Two Tourism Projects In Krishna District Get Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Kondapalli fort, an ancient structure, set to get a facelift
- Stemming Medical Progress (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 24, 2006)
US President George W Bush seems to have seriously ‘misunderestimated’ the potential of stem cell research.
- Amarja Project: Rs 100 Cr Released For Repairs Even Before Completion (Deccan Herald, Anand V Yamnur, Jul 24, 2006)
The Amarja irrigation project in Aland taluk of Gulbarga district could be referred to as a classic case of corruption, much bigger than the recently inaugurated Bennethora irrigation project.
- 5-Year-Old Prince Gets Second Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Prince, for whom it was a happy homecoming on his birthday, had fallen into the 53-foot deep and 1.5-foot wide shaft that had been dug for a submersible tube well, while playing with his friends on Friday.
- The Poor Deserve A Slice (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jul 24, 2006)
One per cent of income from development projects can be distributed to those losing land and habitat as royalty.
- A Clear And Present Danger (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, Jul 24, 2006)
What does chicken-feed have to do with global warming? Plenty, if the example of what is happening in Europe is anything to go by. Poultry farmers there feed their birds with Brazilian soya bean – a crop cultivated in the vast tracts of Amazon . . .
- In France, A Story Of Love And Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 24, 2006)
When Segolene Royal, the Socialist Party's front-runner in opinion polls, and her companion, Francois Hollande, the party leader, head to the Cute d'Azur on vacation, they will not just sunbathe . . .
- If A Disaster Is To Be Averted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 24, 2006)
AIR pollution in Karachi is fast approaching calamitous levels.
- Power Vision For Pakistan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 24, 2006)
Water and power are no more synonymous.
- This Class Turns Up The Heat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 24, 2006)
The beauty of heat is that it teaches you to get out of the way of yourself.
- Rehabilitating Quake Victims (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 24, 2006)
Although Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz believes that the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority has made considerable progress, reports suggest otherwise.
- A Few Quieter Years & What That Might Bring... (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Jul 24, 2006)
What happens on energy and on production and integration of markets globally will be key
- E-Wallets Useful, But Can Be Risky, Too (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 24, 2006)
If not regulated, electronic wallets can encourage Net-based gambling and other dubious activities
- An Act Disabling An Act (Indian Express, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Jul 24, 2006)
If the people of this country wanted to know what it would mean to have a right to information law amended as per the reported cabinet decision, questions about how this decision came about would provide enough of an answer.
- Costly Pricing! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 24, 2006)
That the group of five start-ups, Air Deccan, Kingfisher, SpiceJet, GoAir and Paramount, have together cornered 38.5% of the domestic air travel market in June is no surprise, as the underlying trend has been visible since last year.
- Justice Demolished (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jul 24, 2006)
Few of us realise that the issue of illegal constructions and conversions of properties in Delhi is not merely one of civic governance; it extends to a much larger realm of constitutional morality and the way our democracy is functioning in practice.
- The Most Expensive Bottle In The World (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 24, 2006)
Despite a long and proud history as Mexico’s national drink, tequila nowadays tends to be regarded as the favourite tipple of barely-clad characters heading for a drunken night out.
- Hq, Congress Inc. (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 24, 2006)
It has taken exactly 18 years for the new Congress office to don the corporate look.
- Op Prince Successful! 5-Yr-Old Rescued From 60-Ft Pit (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Soldiers rescued five-year-old Prince on Sunday, nearly 50 hours after he had fallen into a 60-ft pit while playing at Haldaheri village near Kurukshetra.
- Pitfalls For Prince On Dark Road Ahead (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The two days spent trapped inside a 60-foot-deep pit may leave the six-year-old Prince with a lifelong fear of the dark.
- Deluge Blame On Poly Trash (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
What had caused the deluge after Wednesday’s downpour? Plastic and synthetic waste, all 500 tonnes of it.
- Forest Rights And Promises (Frontline, Ashish Kothari, Jul 24, 2006)
The revised Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Bill, 2006, has many positive points.
- N-Deal: Cpm Issues Red Alert (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 24, 2006)
The US civilian nuclear agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with US President George W. Bush has run into a major roadblock, with the CPI(M) coming out in strong opposition to the deal.
- When The Water Touches The Nose (OutLook, Dunu Roy, Jul 24, 2006)
Environmentalism isn't a luxury of the rich, sure. But when he really had to say why, he loses nerve.
- The Transformation Of Ibm (Hindu, K. Subramanian, Jul 24, 2006)
Change from a primarily hardware company to one led by software and services
- Any Hopes For A People-Friendly Eleventh Plan? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 23, 2006)
The approach paper of the Planning Commission seems to have missed the opportunity to do so
- Sea Change (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 23, 2006)
India is no stranger to current account deficits, but the latest one is unlike any it may have seen earlier. The major redeeming feature is that it proclaims the rosy expectations of business.
- Projects In Godavari Basin Get Poor Inflows (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Water not released for kharif in 10 lakh acres
Inflows into Krishna basin better though less than last year
Inflows into Pennar basin also sluggish
- Manmohan For Campaign On Recharging Groundwater Level (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jul 23, 2006)
Management of groundwater resources key to country's water security, he says
Revive community-based water management concepts
Groundwater level fell by over four metres in 306 districts in the last 20 years
- Gmc Srinagar Faces ‘Derecognition’ Prospect? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jul 23, 2006)
Nothing can be sadder than to see the medical fraternity of Srinagar's Government Medical College (GMC) helplessly struggling to avoid the possibility of Kashmir's premier teaching institution getting derecognised by Medical Council of India (MCI).
- Suicides Tell No Tale (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Jul 23, 2006)
Suicides have come to be indicators of economic distress.
- Polythenes: The Case For Immediate Rescue Operation (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 23, 2006)
Environmental problems of today are not simply domestic matters of one country but cross the borders extending to the entire earth.
- The Two Presidents In Adversity (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Jul 23, 2006)
Poles apart in many ways, George W. Bush and Pervez Musharraf have at least one thing in common: they are presidents in adversity. Both are under attack at home and abroad and their policies are being denounced by their opponents.
- '1998 N-Tests Turning Point In Indo-Us Ties' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Noted US strategic expert Ashley J Tellis has termed the May 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests conducted by India as the turning point for consolidating New Delhi's position on the global stage as also its relations with Washington.
- Sheila Government Has Broken All Records Of Corruption: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
MCD by-election will mark the beginning of the end of Congress rule in Delhi'
People are waiting for an opportunity to teach the Congress party and its Government a lesson'
- Rs.110-Crore Project For Mcc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Project to be implemented in three phases, says A.K. Balan
Nursing college, treatment block, water supply scheme in first phase
A special officer to be appointed to co-ordinate efforts to develop the centre
- Was It India’S Ocean? (New Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 23, 2006)
The phrase ‘‘Aden to Malacca’’ has for long summed up India’s strategic ambitions in the Indian Ocean. The search for primacy, however, has been an elusive one for New Delhi, at least until recently.
- Portrait Of Artiste As Historian (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Sujit Chowdhury remembers renowned portrait photographer Arnold Newman, who captured 20th century’s history through indelible images.
- N-Power Plant Likely At Narayanpur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
The Centre is likely to consider Narayanpur, downstream of Almatti dam, for setting up a nuclear power plant in the State.
- Travelling With God (Deccan Herald, AMBIKA ANANTH, Jul 23, 2006)
The book acts as a travel guide, with a spiritual perspective adding flavour to its content.
- A Mine Of Information (Hindu, NIMI KURIAN, Jul 23, 2006)
Recipes to bail you out of sticky situations.
- Parl Could See First No-Confidence Motion Against Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
With the Mumbai serial blasts and the rise in prices of essential commodities hotting up the political environment, the monsoon session of Parliament beginning tomorrow is expected to be a stormy affair and could see the first no-confidence motion . . .
- In Amish Country (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Jul 23, 2006)
The bedrock of Amish identity is the primacy of community over the individual.
- Discontent Sows Seeds Of Jihad Among Indian Muslims (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jul 23, 2006)
These are bad times, says the chief priest of a small mosque in the heart of the Muslim quarter of Asia's largest slum in India's biggest city.
- Valley Beyond The Himalayas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Nubra's greatest value is the feeling of escape, freedom and timelessness that restores a sense of balance and well-being.
- Fresh Print (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
The Oxford India Collection is a series which brings together writings of enduring value published by OUP. The collection has been specially developed to introduce young readers to Premchand, Tagore and Jim Corbett in attractive and contemporary formats.
- Birth Of A City (Hindu, Mala Kumar, Jul 23, 2006)
A book that urges readers to look at how Bangalore became the `Garden City'.
- No Terror Infrastructure In “Azad Kashmir”, Says Pak (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jul 23, 2006)
Pakistan has reiterated that there is no terrorist infrastructure in “Azad Kashmir” — a claim that India finds too laughable to react even.
- Monuments Get A New Protector (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
India's rich heritage seems to be in safe hands, finally. The ministry of culture will form a National Heritage Commission, the first of its kind, to conserve about 1.5 lakh unprotected monuments in the country.
- Ny Gropes In The Dark For Fifth Day (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
A mysterious blackout during the hottest week of the year left tens of thousands of New Yorkers without power in the city's Queens borough for a fifth day as residents sweltered, businesses idled and city officials seethed after the power company . . .
- Rediscover The Khalsa’S Values (Tribune, S.S. Dhanoa, Jul 23, 2006)
The general elections expected some time early next year in Punjab seem to be casting their spell on events in Punjab.
- An Act Disabling An Act (Indian Express, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Jul 23, 2006)
If the people of this country wanted to know what it would mean to have a right to information law amended as per the reported cabinet . . .
- And The Rains Came... (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 22, 2006)
Kolkata has had a foretaste of what to anticipate over the next two months of the monsoon.
- Tectonic Tremblor (Statesman, AK SEN SARMA, Jul 22, 2006)
Disasters don’t always bring out the best in human nature from those in power. Starvation has been used as a weapon, relief has been made conditional to suitable political conduct, relief needs of marginal groups have been neglected or a territorial . . .
- Nathu La Beckons (Frontline, Amit Baruah, Jul 22, 2006)
The mountain pass between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region reopens for trade with China.
- Ministries Reject Parliamentary Panel's Suggestions On Tribal Rights Bill (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jul 22, 2006)
After indulging in a turf-war over Tribal Rights Bill, Environment and Tribal Affairs Ministry are unanimous in rejecting the radical amendments suggested by Joint Parliamentary Committee to the legislation.
- Engagement For Energy Security (The Economic Times, YULIYA TYMOSHENKO, Jul 22, 2006)
Our global need for energy reliability binds us together as surely as the global network that delivers it; a failure in one part of our network will inevitably affect everyone.
- Tigers On The Brink Of Extinction (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 22, 2006)
There’s a massive drop in key habitat areas of the tiger. More protection has been urged to save the animal.
- Draft Un Resolution Threatens Sanctions Against Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A draft UN resolution threatens to consider sanctions against Iran, if it fails to suspend uranium and plutonium enrichment work at a yet to be decided date in August.
- Prospects For Mideast Ceasefire Dim: Annan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said the prospects for an imminent ceasefire in the Israeli-Lebanon crisis are dim, but called for hostilities to stop so humanitarian aid can reach half a million people trapped in Lebanon.
- In The Heat Of British Politics (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Jul 22, 2006)
The United Kingdom has been sizzling in heat. From the sub-continental point of view temperatures of 37 C to 38 C are no big deal. This country, however, is not equipped to bear this heat.
- An Act Disabling An Act (Indian Express, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Jul 22, 2006)
If the people of this country wanted to know what it would mean to have a right to information law amended as per the reported cabinet decision, questions about how this decision came about would provide enough of an answer.
- Bmtc Conductor Foils Robbery Bid (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A daring BMTC bus conductor foiled a robbery attempt onboard the bus and handed over one of the gang members to the police, near West of Chord Road in Basaveshwaranagar Police limits on Thursday night.
- Britain Grapples With Scorching Mercury Levels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Train tracks are getting bent, the tar on roads is melting, people are moving about in public places scantily clad to tackle the scorching heat - this, in short, is the story of the current heat wave in Britain where the mercury touched highest . . .
- 602 Indian Evacuees From Lebanon Flown Home (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Emotional scenes were witnessed on Friday night as two Air India aircraft carrying 602 Indians evacuated from violence-hit Lebanon landed at Chennai and Mumbai.
- Minister’S Stab At Landfill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The state fisheries minister has head-butted a housing project off the EM Bypass for allegedly filling up a waterbody.
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