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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 20008:
- 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.
- Spotlight: India Slowly Opens To The World (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
It is interesting to sit across from a bespectacled, 64-year-old bureaucrat who inspires lust in foreign bankers - or, to be more accurate, who supervises banks in India that inspire foreigners with an ownership urge
- Top Leaders Of Ruling Alliance, Maoists Discuss Key Issues (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jul 15, 2006)
Top leaders of Nepal's ruling multi-party alliance and Maoists held a fresh round of informal talks here to discuss key issues of arms management, ceasefire monitoring and holding of constituent assembly elections in an effort to move the peace . . .
- Israel Crushes Hezbollah Headquarters (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Beirut -- Israeli missiles destroyed the headquarters of the leader of the Hezbollah terrorists yesterday and tightened the seal on Lebanon by cutting air and road links to the outside world.
- China: Hu's Power Play (International Herald Tribune, Ian Bremmer, Jul 15, 2006)
Last August, China's security minister, Zhou Yongkang, announced that 3.7 million citizens had participated in some 74,000 public protests in 2004.
- U.S.-South Korea Talks End Early (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
U.S. and South Korean officials negotiating for a free trade agreement canceled the final day of five-day talks in a dispute Friday over Seoul's new drug-pricing system, which Washington says discriminates against American pharmaceutical . . .
- Oil Sets Record On Supply Jitters (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Crude oil rose past $78 a barrel Friday for the first time as concern mounted over escalating violence in the Middle East, the source of 30 percent of the world's oil.
- 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 . . .
- India's New Lobbyists Use American Methods (International Herald Tribune, Anand Giridharadas, Jul 15, 2006)
Gaining political influence in India was once a simple affair: You handed over a suitcase of cash, in nonsequential notes.
- Bangladesh To Seek Foreign Bids For Oil And Gas Exploration (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Bangladesh will seek bids from overseas energy companies to explore for oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal after a court removed an obstacle blocking agreements with them, an official said on . . .
- 3 Indian Ministers Suspect Hindu Groups In Blasts (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 15, 2006)
Indian National Security Adviser told an Indian cabinet meeting on Thursday that Pakistan could be behind the Mumbai train bombings, but three ministers expressed suspicion of the involvement of Hindu groups in the blasts.
- 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.
- `Gst Promises To Have A Positive Impact On All Stakeholders' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 15, 2006)
It is fair to suggest that India will be in a position to implement the GST on a national basis by April 2010. Indeed, given the present state of readiness, it would have been possible to target an even earlier introduction of the GST. . . .
- 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.
- Pm's Vidarbha Package (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 15, 2006)
Vidarbha, once known as the land of plenty, has now acquired the dubious distinction of a region where farmers are committing suicide by the hundreds. In the first six months of the current year itself, more than 1600 . . .
- 'Mumbai Blasts And The Peace Process' (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The tragic bomb attacks on Mumbai on July 11, and to a lesser degree the targeted killings of tourists in Srinagar the same day, seem to have pushed the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan dangerously close to the precipice.
- Peace Process Still On: India (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 15, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process might be in trouble, but it is definitely not derailed. Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran told reporters on Friday evening that the government had never said that the peace process was off. Pakistan high . . .
- 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’
- Of Undying Friendship (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 15, 2006)
Roads and railways are the sinews of empire.
- Microbes May Turn Dust Into Gold : Research (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Researchers in Australia have uncovered evidence that a tiny microbe may have the Midas touch of Greek legend, capable of turning dust to gold.
- 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.
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital city, is just the right place for Pakistanis, Indians and Kashmiris to meet and discuss Kashmir. It is neutral, friendly, exotic, and one also feels at home when it comes to violence and suicide bombings.
- 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 . . .
- Israeli Ships In Lebanon's Territorial Waters (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel said on Thursday its naval ships were in Lebanon's territorial waters to enforce a blockade after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two soldiers in a border clash.
- 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:
- Israel Blockades Lebanon, Bombs Beirut Airport: 53 Civilian Killed; Haifa Hit By Rockets (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut airport and two military airbases on Thursday, expanding reprisals that have killed 53 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.
- 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.
- State Seeks Administrative Control Over 5 Dams (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Minister promises early resolution of river water disputes through dialogues
- Cholistan Deaths (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 14, 2006)
It is shocking to learn that some 25 women and children have died of thirst in Cholistan.
- Friday Feature: Nature And Knowledge (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Jul 14, 2006)
The Holy Quran stresses that only those activities have intrinsic worth which are beneficial to mankind (13:17).
- 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.
- Keeping The G8's Promises To The Poor (Hindu, Kemal Dervis, Jul 14, 2006)
Each G8 summit must lead to concrete steps towards lasting improvement in the daily lives of the world's poor.
- 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
- "Is Cauvery Tribunal Functioning?" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Is the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal still functioning, asked the Supreme Court on Thursday.
- Israel Imposes Blockades On Lebanon (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 14, 2006)
Hizbullah fires rockets into Israeli towns; Tel Aviv threatens to open a third front in the conflict
- Simply Herself (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, Jul 14, 2006)
She can sing Madhuvanti with a traditional flourish and also enjoy jazz on her iPod. Shubha Mudgal straddles a range of musical worlds with elan
- Resilience Is Good, But Amnesia Is Fatal (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Jul 14, 2006)
Mumbai has suffered seven major terrorist strikes since 1993, but remains vulnerable and unprepared to defend itself. Its mindset is part of the problem, while administrative and policing slowness contribute too.
- Keeping Peace: Will The Spirit Of Bombay Rise To The Challenge? (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jul 14, 2006)
Bombay entered July with a lot of premonition. Vivid still were the memories of 26/7, when the metropolis nearly drowned in a demonic downpour and over 400 people died then and the days that followed.
- Cong. Leaders Annoyed Over Power, Water Crisis (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jul 14, 2006)
Fear backlash from Delhiites during MCD elections; Ashok Gehlot directed to ask Chief Minister to set things right
- Tiger Reserve Wins Accolades For Better Management (Hindu, K.S. Sudhi, Jul 14, 2006)
Conservation and management measures through community participation prove successful
- Improve Infrastructure: Lakhera (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The Union Territory has shown the way in tsunami relief, says Lt. Governor
- Bounties Of Nature (Deccan Herald, SURYAKANT WAGHMORE, Jul 14, 2006)
Last week when it rained heavily in Mumbai, someone asked me how I was coping. I was surprised at that question, as I was rather enjoying the rain. For someone who comes from a drought-prone village of Northern Karnataka, getting wet or seeing water . . .
- 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,
- India Exposed By Missile Failure (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The failure in rapid succession this week of a satellite launcher and a new ballistic missile have shown up the technological and budgetary difficulties faced by India's space establishment - civilian and military.
- Infosys Diffuses Bomb Worries (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's number-two software services exporter, beat forecasts with a 50 percent jump in quarterly profit and raised its full-year estimates, sending its shares up more than 7 percent.
- 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."
- Border Debate Spurs Discrimination (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Massive pro-immigrant marches held across the country this past spring have ignited a new social movement among Latinos who feel a sharp increase in discrimination, a survey released Thursday shows.
- For Energy Security, Think Nuclear (International Herald Tribune, Graham Allison , Jul 14, 2006)
Who is the No. 1 producer of energy in the world today? Russia. Measured in barrels of oil equivalent, Russia produces over 20 million barrels of oil and gas a day.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Maximum City: And They Called Mumbai Rude! (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
IN A city like Mumbai, seven blasts severing its lifeline —the suburban train service —is crippling. And if they happen during the evening rush hour, when commuting reaches its crescendo, it could mean a total paralysis.
- 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.
- The Space Where You Live (Deccan Herald, PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA, Jul 13, 2006)
One man was telling me, “Swamiji, I am alright as long as I am outside my house.
- 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.
- Mobile Phone Networks Fail During Blasts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
A case of overload, says an official
- Spontaneous Gestures By Good Samaritans (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jul 13, 2006)
Hundreds of Mumbaikars mounted rescue operations; there was anger that the police did not act immediately
- Govern Or Get Out, Bjp Tells Manmohan Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Resolution says attacks over past two years show a larger design to destabilise country
No scope for lasting peace with Pakistan'
`UPA afraid of losing Muslim vote'
To organise demonstrations on July15, 16 in all state capitals
- 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
- 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?
- The Kavadias Begin Their Mega Trek (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Enhanced vigil along the way in the wake of the serial blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar
- 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.
- Tackling Energy Crisis (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 13, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has vowed to overcome the prevailing energy crisis by taking all possible measures on war footings
- Govern Or Get Out, Bjp Tells Upa (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 13, 2006)
In a blistering attack on the Centre for compromising national security, the main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday told the United Progressive Alliance Government to either "govern or get out" in the interest of the nation and the people.
- Polo Festival Litter (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 13, 2006)
It is disappointing to note that after the end of the three-day polo festival in Shandur on Sunday, the area resembles a garbage dump, with waste and litter scattered all over the place - and no sign of it being cleaned up.
- Ngos Can't Run The Country (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jul 13, 2006)
Medha Patkar has suffered a setback with the Prime Minister recently slamming NBA's charges of inadequate rehabilitation, says Anuradha Dutt
- Bjp Blames Upa’S Vote-Centrism For Bombings (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 13, 2006)
Accusing Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's Government of turning India into a “soft state” citing Tuesday's blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) bluntly . . .
- Infosys Diffuses Bomb Worries (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's number-two software services exporter, beat forecasts with a 50 percent jump in quarterly profit and raised its full-year estimates, sending its shares up more than 7 percent.
- Why Bother About Corruption? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 13, 2006)
To strike at the roots that feed corruption in India we need to move quickly on poll campaign finance reform.
- Pragmatism On Steel (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 13, 2006)
Though sections of the steel industry continue to be apprehensive of the recommendations of the Hoda Committee on mineral policy, by and large, the suggestions appear positive and balance the needs of the ore mining and steel industries.
- Mumbai Terrorism Must Be Seen In Context (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 13, 2006)
The seven bomb blasts in Mumbai are bad news for many reasons.
- `Pakistan Must Act Against Terror Groups' (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 13, 2006)
Kasuri's remarks appalling: India
Kasuri drew a link between Mumbai blasts and non-resolution of disputes between India, Pakistan
"Pakistan is in the forefront of international efforts to fight terrorism"
- The Myth Of Water Bottles (The Economic Times, VIKRAM DOCTOR, Jul 13, 2006)
When a couple of colleagues and I left for home late on Tuesday night, we were apprehensive. TV channels and the information from our own reporters indicated that all along the roads to the western suburbs there were massive traffic jams and crowds . . .
- Arrest Decline Of Punjab Economy (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Jul 13, 2006)
As a result of exemplary progress, particularly in the fields of agriculture and industry, Punjab state continued to maintain the top position in terms of per capita income till the early nineties.
- Never Say Die (Times of India, C P SURENDRAN, Jul 13, 2006)
When the serial bombs went off for the first time in the Big City on March 12, 1993, I was on the third floor of the Times of India building, Fort, pushing copy, and the ground under my feet shook.
- Maximum Power (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Jul 13, 2006)
It took just 11 minutes to wreck Mumbai. In those 11 minutes some lives were snuffed out, other lives changed for the worse with horrific injuries. Even as phone lines in and to Mumbai were jammed, anxious relatives waited to hear about the safety . . .
- Communal Riots Would Be Precisely What The Terrorists Want (Rediff on the Net, editoral, rediff on the net, Jul 13, 2006)
Having just returned from a 'Peace Delegation' visit from Karachi, one had a sense of foreboding about coming events. Exploding population, rampant religious fundamentalism, spiralling prices, unemployment, a money order economy, violence in . . .
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