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Articles 4521 through 4620 of 20008:
- Indian Worker Killed In Lebanon (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
On a day an overcrowded Beirut port frustrated Indian evacuation efforts, news came of the first Indian death in war-ravaged Lebanon.
- Rs.4.64-Cr. Proposal Sent For Development Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Such as social forestry, road connectivity and infrastructure
- The Seamy Side Of The Hudood Laws (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Jul 22, 2006)
“The Hudood Ordinance was authored by one man and it can be changed” profoundly observes General Pervez Musharraf after ruling Pakistan for almost seven years.
- We Can't Afford To Put Capitalism On Autopilot Mode (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 22, 2006)
In The Twilight of the Nation State, Prem Shankar Jha outlines the evolution of capitalism and its influence on social, economic and political institutions. Kees van der Pijl, in Global Rivalries from the Cold War to Iraq, explores how capital . . .
- Mission To Colombo (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 22, 2006)
India's Foreign Secretary on an unannounced visit conveys the message that India will not shy away from its obligations.
- Secrets For Sale (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 22, 2006)
The second major espionage scandal in two years highlights the growing vulnerablity of India's covert services.
- Govt. Can't Ignore Electoral Compulsions: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
"In a democracy, we have to balance various interests," Manmohan tells NGOs and social activists
- Any Hopes For A People-Friendly Eleventh Plan? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 22, 2006)
The approach paper of the Planning Commission seems to have missed the opportunity to do so
- Train To Lhasa (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 22, 2006)
The Qinghai-Tibet railway is an engineering marvel and the Chinese government hopes it will bring about an economic renaissance in Tibet.
- Palestine Under Siege (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 22, 2006)
Israel sticks to its doctrine of disproportionate response by pounding Palestine in retaliation for the abduction of a soldier.
- Court Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court's decision that even if an employee dies under the very nose of the employer due to heart attack, he should still establish causal relationship with the employment is one among a series of decisions that have gone against the . . .
- A Black And White World (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2006)
The Corporation That Changed The World (Orient Longman, Rs 295) by Nick Robins
- Rush For Oil Is The Real Challenge Facing Antarctica (Hindu, Ben Sandilands, Jul 21, 2006)
As if melting icecaps aren't a big enough worry, the political temperature is starting to rise over the continent's resources.
- Big Results Require Big Ambitions (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 21, 2006)
Chanakya's advice is that you should ask yourself three questions before starting any work: "Why am I doing it, what might the results be, and will I be successful?"
- Wto And Eco-Friendly Trade (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Jul 21, 2006)
The preamble to the WTO agreement sets the goal of sustainable development, explicitly stating the need to protect and preserve the environment. There has been a resurgence of concern for establishing a relationship between environmental standards . . .
- West Asian Crisis — Winners And Losers (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Jul 21, 2006)
The whole area will be even more radicalised than it was before the eruption of the crisis. The biggest losers are the innocent men, women, and children who are the victims of the conflict.
- Shower Of Problems (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
The city today witnessed traffic snarls because of waterlogged streets, adding to commuters’ customary catalogue of woes. Eleven trees were uprooted, further hindering vehicular movements.
- Lebanon Diary (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
My friend Omar left Beirut two nights ago. His family’s house, close to the sea, was rocked by the sound of explosions and air strikes all night and all day long. After having to spend many an hour sheltered in their corridor, Omar and his family . . .
- Violent Blow To Kashmir Tourism (Deccan Herald, Altaf Hussain, Jul 20, 2006)
Most houseboat owners and hoteliers in Kashmir fear that the tourism industry may not pick up again.
- Hurdles In The Last Mile (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 20, 2006)
When future historians write on the negotiation of the India-United States civil nuclear deal, they will marvel at the way the American side made full use of its legislative process to rewrite vital portions of a settled agreement while the . . .
- A `Business Model' To Help The Tiger (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jul 20, 2006)
The "Tigers Forever" initiative expects biologists to provide a guaranteed return in the form of a 50 per cent increase in tiger populations in key areas.
- `Expedite Salem-Karur Railway Line Project' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
The People Welfare Protection Forum had urged the Railways to expedite the Salem - Karur railway line project.
- That Sinking Feeling... Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Kolkata just can’t help being itself, shine or rain. And it took just a night’s rainfall to expose, yet again, the city’s official-level civic incompetence.
- Beirut: Indian Evacuation Set To Begin (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 20, 2006)
Ins Mumbai to enter Beirut harbour first, three other ships in Lebanese waters on standby
All four ships may be needed as number of stranded swells
Alternative destination under study .
- Evacuation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 20, 2006)
The government is planning to evacuate nearly 1,000 Indians from Lebanon in the coming days after pulling out 49 Indians from Beirut earlier by road. Four Indian Navy ships have reached . . .
- Fatal Attraction (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2006)
The sky was a clear blue dotted with a few white clouds. The sun shone brilliantly but the mountain breeze was gentle.
- Snowy Pride (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 20, 2006)
When experts, political leaders and concerned citizens put their heads together to discuss just one wild specie one can only imagine the seriousness of the subject.
- Brace For A Fresh Torrent (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
A six-hour pounding from above sank much of Calcutta this morning — some places were under water till afternoon, even evening — as the civic authorities failed the first real test of monsoon this season.
- Fresh Waves Spark Panic In Tsunami Zone, Toll Goes To 531 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Four strong quakes on Wednesday morning with magnitudes of 4.9 to 5.4 prompted hundreds of people to flee for higher ground in Indonesia. The death toll rose to 531, with more than 270 missing.
- Women In Armed Forces (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2006)
A woman’s femininity and vulnerability must never be compromised, not even at the altar of woman empowerment.
- Attacks No Deterrent, This Tour Operator Loves Kashmir (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Jul 20, 2006)
The limp in his walk is conspicuous and his right foot is still plastered. But the smile on his face is intact. As it was a month ago before he was hit in a militant attack.
- Getting Indians Out Of Lebanon (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
The MEA on what it is doing to help evacuate Indians out of the war-torn country, on compensatory funds the victims of the Gulf War 1990-1991 and on Richard Boucher.
- Cabinet Making (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2006)
A new foreign minister is not the only fresh face the PM needs to give his government
- Wipro Net Up 45% At Rs 620 Cr (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Riding the outsourcing boom, Wipro Ltd today reported a 45 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit year-on-year to Rs 620 crore, but said it expected wage hikes to hurt margins, sending its shares down 5.5 per cent.
- After The Storm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2006)
The sky was a clear blue dotted with a few white clouds. The sun shone brilliantly but the mountain breeze was gentle.
- Missed Opportunities (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 20, 2006)
One would have to agree whole-heartedly with what President Pervez Musharraf said of the postponement of peace talks between India and Pakistan during Tuesday's meeting of the National Security Council.
- Lebanon Situation ‘Catastrophic’: Un (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
The United Nations said on Tuesday that Lebanon was caught in a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation with 500,000 people displaced by the Israeli onslaught which a Lebanese government minister said was bringing famine to the country.
- Chinese Firms May Be Barred From Port Race (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Jul 20, 2006)
With an all-round warning that the presence of companies with Chinese links in the development of ports will seriously compromise Indian maritime security, the Union government is likely to disallow Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) . . .
- Wipro Q1 Net Up 45 P.C. To Rs. 620 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Benefits from thriving global outsourcing market
Q2 revenues from global IT service business expected to be around $577 m
Hires nearly 2,700 employees during the quarter
U.S. contributes 63 p.c. of total revenue
- Water Projects: Gom To Review Norms (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jul 20, 2006)
Water Resources Ministry wants to abandon norms that are not working
- Resilience In Times Of Rudeness (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 19, 2006)
Words have specific meanings. Words like spirit, resilience. But coming from the mouths of those whose entire careers are based on the buying and selling of human votes and emotions, they almost sound like abuse.
- It’S Time For A Green Conscience And Green Morals (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Jul 19, 2006)
Consumers everywhere have a new challenge: there is no uniformly accepted standard for what constitutes a valid reduction in global warming pollution.
- Tsunami Death Toll Rises To 327 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
At least 327 people were killed, officials said, with another 160 or more missing. The area hit by Monday’s disaster was spared by the devastating 2004 Asian tsunami...
- India Surging Ahead In Fbr Technology (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 19, 2006)
French nuclear scientist says India could be acclaimed as a world champion in a decade
- Dhaka Is Looking Up (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 19, 2006)
Whenever I have visited Bangladesh in the past, I have wondered whether the country would ever make it. The words like “a failed state’ has haunted me and I have often expressed apprehension over the future of 150
- A Small Town’S Dreams On Track (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Jul 19, 2006)
For the first time a corporate entity has come forward to develop an eco-city.
- One More Downpour, One More Nightmare (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Life in the Capital came to a standstill on Tuesday morning as the rainy season's third heavy downpour left many roads flooded for hours, exposing all over again the civic agencies' tall claims of "preparedness" for the monsoon season.
- Climate-Change Deniers Have Now Gone Nuclear (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Jul 19, 2006)
Murderous mayhem in the Middle East sends oil prices through the roof — $78 a barrel and climbing. In the U.K., electricity prices are up 35 per cent in two years, gas prices up 53 per cent. So the British Government launched its energy review last . . .
- Ban On Trawling: Boat Operators Call For Government Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
They oppose extension of the ban beyond July 30
- Defeat Forces Of Terrorism : Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
"Work unitedly to uproot terrorism"
- Tribunal Row Delays Final Cauvery Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Tenure ends on August 6, extension sought
- China Grows By 10.9 Per Cent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
GDP reaches $1.14 trillion
- Growth Through Gaia: Friendly Approaches (Hindu, N. R. Krishnan , Jul 18, 2006)
It is the passionate plea of one of the foremost conservationists of our time to save the Earth from the irreversible adverse effects of global warming
- "Give Evidence" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 18, 2006)
Postponement of Foreign Secretary talks "negative development"
Composite dialogue process an important engagement
Pakistan cooperating with the international community in the "war on terror'
- Science-Related Essays (Hindu, K. S. Parthasarathy, Jul 18, 2006)
This is a collection of articles published in Kannada monthly "Hosathu" over a period of five years.
- Railways Now Prime Terrorist Targets (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
More Mumbai-style train attacks are inevitable, particularly in Asia and Africa, as terrorist groups target vulnerable rail networks because of heightened airport security, say analysts.
- India Says No Tsunami Threat, Stays Vigilant (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
India said there was no tsunami threat on its eastern coast after an earlier undersea earthquake off the Indonesian coast on Monday, but asked coastal authorities to be vigilant overnight.
- Floods Ravage South China, Kill 170 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Torrential rains have killed at least 170 persons across south China since the weekend, flooding cities, sweeping away houses and cutting off utilities as well as rail and road links, state media reported on Monday.
- Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 18, 2006)
Over the couple of past many years there has been a regular rise in temperature and in the fairness of terms this is creating problems for the biolife over the only bio sustaining planet and is perhaps the biggest threat for the years to come by.
- Make It Roof Of Hope And Trust (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 18, 2006)
Imagine meadows bigger and more captivating than even those of Gulmarg and Patnitop. Think of lakes in comparison with which Wullar dwarfs and the well-embellished Dal looks really small.
- Develop Chandigarh: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Institute a committee of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Administration officers'
Blueprint of infrastructure needs of Sarangpur Institutional Area proposed to accommodate the film city, education city, amusement park, and biotech park demanded
- $ 18.6b Exports Target Fixed In Trade Policy (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The government has fixed export target of 18.6 billion dollars and import estimate of 28 billion dollars for the current financial year. The government has failed to achieve the export target of 17 billion dollars and exports stood out . . .
- Ethical Travel Takes Off (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 18, 2006)
Boom in green holidays: The gas-guzzling industry is belatedly catching up with the growing market.....
- Nothing To Cheer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 18, 2006)
There are lessons to be learnt from the delayed project .
- The Export Imperative (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 18, 2006)
Indian exports continue to show robust growth, an unprecedented 32.40% for April-June 06, on a provisional basis.
- Upa To Bring Large-Scale Changes In Higher Edu System: Arjun (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Noting that there was a dearth of institutes of higher learning in the country, Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh today said efforts were being made to bring about large-scale changes in the higher education system to meet the requirements of the students.
- Rs.5,000-Crore Road Project For Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
T.R. Baalu says Centre has no role in the proposed Vizhinjam project
- Time Again For Madhya Pradesh To Play Role In Nation-Building: Kalam (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Jul 18, 2006)
He suggests 11 missions based on the State's core competencies
- Tension In A.P. Towns Over Sharing Of River Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Kurnool Collector and SP present at the site to pacify farmers
- Wipro Announces E-Waste Disposal Services For End-Users (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
We are highly environmentally conscious, says software major
- Residents Take Government To Task On Power, Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
`Working of Delhi Govt., Jal Board and BSES highly unsatisfactory'
- Tsunami Revisits Indonesia, 86 Die (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A two-metre-high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Indonesia’s Java island on Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, witnesses and officials said.
- Kalam Draws Prosperity Roadmap For Madhya Pradesh (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday suggested an integrated roadmap for ushering in prosperity and development in Madhya Pradesh by setting up 11 missions aimed at creating jobs, increasing agricultural production, achieving total literacy, raising . . .
- Quake Triggers Tsunami On Java Island; At Least 86 Killed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A two-metre-high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Indonesia's Java Island on Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores more missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, witnesses and officials said.
- Newer, Better, Potato (Business Standard, Surinder Sud, Jul 18, 2006)
It will have more protein, will be disease resistant, and won't deteriorate in storage.
- Reining In Israel (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 18, 2006)
In spite of American presence, the G-8 statement on the Middle East appears relatively well balanced. First, it calls for “an end to Israeli military operations”.
- Stolen Secrets (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jul 18, 2006)
The ‘Naval War Room Leak’ case has many dimensions. Like for instance the dangers from the reported sale of more than 10,000 computer pages of information on the country’s security on land, in the air and on the sea.
- 672 Indian Troops Stuck In Lebanon (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
India on Monday evacuated 49 Indian nationals from Lebanon in view of the "escalating" crisis in the region. An advisory has been issued advising all Indian nationals living in Lebanon, particularly in southern Lebanon, to take suitable precautions . . .
- Biosafety Mechanism Is The Safe Road (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2006)
India must not hesitate to reap benefits from genetic engineering as its biosafety mechanism is adequately robust and growing,
- This Won't Do (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2006)
No soft options in fighting jihad ---- Caught unawares by the Mumbai bombings, the UPA Government has been floundering for a convincing response since Terror Tuesday. Prime Minister Manmohan . . .
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