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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 20008:
- How Much Will India Endure? (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, 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?
- Moral Vacuum (Arab News, editoral, arab news, Jul 13, 2006)
terrorists have once again chosen to massacre innocent commuters. But why? What possible good could ever be achieved by slaughtering ordinary decent people as they go about their daily business? The hearts of the world have gone out to the citizens . . .
- Editorial: Moral Vacuum (Arab News, editorial, Arab news, Jul 13, 2006)
FIRST Madrid, then London, now Bombay — terrorists have once again chosen to massacre innocent commuters. But why? What possible good could ever be achieved by slaughtering ordinary decent people as they go about their daily business?
- Ministry Forcing Rhd To Sign Construction Deal Despite Faulty Design (The Daily Star, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Karnaphuli Bridge
Ministry forcing RHD to sign construction deal despite faulty design
Sharier Khan
- Petition Initiative Is Wrong For Colorado (Denver Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Colorado voters crushed anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce's so-called "Petition Rights Amendment" by a 78 percent to 22 percent margin in 1994 and 69 percent to 31 percent in 1996.
- South Africa's Optimism (Denver Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
America could use a Nelson Mandela. The former South African president, 88 next month, is universally revered in his country.
- Mumbai Bloodied By Blasts But Back At Work (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jul 13, 2006)
Millions of people in India's financial capital returned to work on Wednesday a day after a wave of bombings, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the country would not kneel to terrorism.
- No Breakthrough In Chinese Diplomacy On North Korea - U.S. (Reuters, Chris Buckley, Jul 13, 2006)
U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said on Thursday there had been no breakthrough in Chinese diplomacy to defuse the North Korean missile crisis as China condemned Japan for "pouring oil on fire" over the issue.
- Vanuatu — The Happiest Place On Earth (Hindu, Duncan Campbell, Jul 13, 2006)
Its people are satisfied with their lot, live to nearly 70 and do little damage to the planet.
- A Summit For Global Security And Stability (Hindu, JACQUES CHIRAC, Jul 13, 2006)
We must seize the opportunities of globalisation in this extraordinary period of growth while correcting its unacceptable social and ecological excesses.
- 1 Killed, 46 Hurt As Ashram Followers, Youths Clash (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Jul 13, 2006)
One person was killed and more than 46 were injured when followers of Satlok Ashram, located on the outskirts of this village, fired at a mob comprising mainly youths of nearby villages around noon today. There was also a heavy exchange of brickbats.
- Ancient Theatres Face ‘New’ Threats (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 13, 2006)
Over the centuries, they withstood the forces of wind, water and earthquakes. Today, Greece’s two main ancient theatres face new threats: high heels and chewing gum.
- Tackling Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 13, 2006)
Are we condemned to live in conditions that permit terrorists of all inclinations to strike at will?
- Infosys Q1 Profit Soars, Raises Forecasts (Reuters, Sumeet Chatterjee , 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.
- Riding Piggyback To Disaster (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Jul 12, 2006)
Many years ago, my husband and I had gone for dinner to a close friend. There was another guest, a young girl of 18.
- Don’T Underestimate Woes Of Oustees (Indian Express, HIMANSHU UPADHYAYA, Jul 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court has legitimised the continuing violation in the Narmada valley yet again.
- `Promote Eco Tourism; Protect Environment' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Natural resources should be used for common good: Shivraj Singh Chauhan .
- Defending Humanity’S Larder (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 12, 2006)
The earth will need to feed an additional 1.5 billion people by 2050
- Narmada: Bjp Fumes At ‘False Report’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Arun Jaitley said “the clean chit” given by it on the rehabilitation work confirmed that the Group of Ministers (GoM) which visited the dam site had tried to stall the work by giving “false information” to Manmohan Singh.
- Development Projects Come To Standstill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Blacktopping of roads, water pipeline, underground drainage in limbo at Ambattur
Projects `hit by frequent transfers of officials, contractors' resistance'
Construction of stormwater drains, repairs of damaged roads on anvil
Possibility of . . .
- Indispensable Maids (Deccan Herald, N SHEREEN, Jul 12, 2006)
Hectic schedule of working women makes maids a necessity in households
- Oh, My Lords! (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 12, 2006)
The Chief Justice may have to resolve the dispute
- Enough Is Enough! (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
When the first of the explosives went off at the Bombay Stock Exchange on March 12, 1993, by chance I was in the vicinity.
- Incorporating Health Concerns Into Country's Development Goals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Focus on National Population Policy on World Population Day
Expert says enabling conditions like literacy, access to food, work and health motivate families to keep the family size in check
She says with development, people will adopt population . . .
- Terror In Mumbai: It Could Be Next Target (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Terrorism' has become a global industry. It appears to work like a multinational corporation with branches, local offices around the world. This industry has no accountability to society.
- Communal Riots Would Be Precisely What The Terrorists Want (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 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 . . .
- Blasts Reflect Upa's Failure To Curb Terrorism, Says Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
BJP president Rajnath Singh has said he was deeply shocked and outraged by the heinous bomb attacks on innocent commuters in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.
- How Much Will India Endure? (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Yesterday's awful rush-hour bombings of trains in Bombay raise an important and ominous question: How far can India be pushed?
- Course Correction (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 12, 2006)
It may not be easy for India's defence and space engineers to get over the disappointment of the back-to-back failures of the intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-III and the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) over the weekend.
- On My Own Trip (Indian Express, SUNANDA MEHTA, Jul 12, 2006)
Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone — The Dhammapada
- Voices Of Concern, Outrage (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
We will work to defeat the evil designs of terrorists and will not allow them to succeed... The Government will take all possible measures to maintain law and order and defeat the forces of . . .
- Nuclear Power Is Safer Now, But We Still Don't Need It (Hindu, George Monbiot, Jul 12, 2006)
It's true that another Chernobyl couldn't happen in a new reactor, but the case against nuclear power is as strong as ever.
- Pakistani Minister Says Bombs Show Need For Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Bombings which killed more than 160 people in Mumbai, India on Tuesday showed that Pakistan and India need to resolve disputes that can be exploited by extremists, Pakistan's foreign minister said.
- Govt. Plans Five Manufacturing Investment Regions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Easier FDI norms being considered — Nath
Each investment region to cover 100 sq. km.
MIRs will have world class infrastructure but no fiscal concession
- Police Pick Through Bomb-Hit Mumbai (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jul 12, 2006)
Investigators picked through the mangled wreckage of trains and stations in Mumbai on Wednesday as millions of people commuted to work and school following a string of bomb blasts that killed at least 179.
- Cpi (M) To Make Maiden Foray Into Cantonment Board Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Four party candidates file nominations for wards II, IV and V
Congress has reigned supreme in the Board
Time ripe for us to make an entry: CPI (M)
Cantonment residents are unhappy
- Aiadmk, Allies Hold Aloft The Banner Of Revolt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Cadres stage demonstration , demanding upgrading of hospital
- Congressmen Face Delhiites' Ire Over Poor Power Situation (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jul 12, 2006)
Cadres have been faced with angry crowds forcing them to abruptly end the by-poll campaign for Subhash Nagar municipal seat
Sheila Dikshit, senior leaders have kept away from campaign
Party workers told to stop playing the `band and dhol'
- Politics Overtakes Secretary General's Contest (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jul 12, 2006)
India seems to have raised many hackles by announcing that Shashi Tharoor, UN under secretary general for communications and public . . .
- Guru As Guiding Light To Achieve Harmony (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2006)
Everyone experiences the soul inside the body. The 'I' is different from body, sense organs, mind, vital airs and also knowledge. We refer to 'my' hand, 'my' eyes, 'my' mind and 'my' knowledge, thereby differentiating the soul from the body and . . .
- Saga Of Shame (Times of India, Manju Vaish, Jul 12, 2006)
The ugly brouhaha of the unceremonious sacking of AIIMS director, Dr P Venugopal, took me back a couple of years when Yanni performed in Agra with a moonlit Taj as a backdrop. The American team was meticulous in its attention to the smallest . . .
- Peace Being Held Hostage (Deccan Herald, Robert Macfarlane, Jul 12, 2006)
Israel’s current military offensive against Gaza has two stated objectives: the release of a soldier captured by Palestinian fighters on June 25th and an end to Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli towns near the Gaza border.
- Maximum City, Invincible People & Their Lifeline (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 12, 2006)
Even at the best of times, there’s one scene that never changes: battered railway coaches packed with the human flotsam of a brutal city. Men, women, and children, travelling like concentration-camp refugees to do the only thing they know: survive.
- Forced Service Will Prove Ineffective (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2006)
You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make it drink. Then why is the Goa government proposing a compulsory five-year rural posting for doctors passing out of state-funded medical colleges?
- Spilling Palestinian Blood (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Jul 12, 2006)
If somebody believes they can force us militarily, they are befooling themselves. We defeated them in the past and we will defeat them again.
- Diamer-Basha Dam Royalty Issue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 12, 2006)
While addressing a public meeting in Gilgit on July 4, President Pervez Musharraf said that the Northern Areas (NA) would get royalty from the Diamer-Basha Dam.
- Rice Urges Congress To Vote N-Deal Before August (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 12, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday urged both Houses of the US Congress to vote on the US-India civil nuclear cooperation before the month-long summer recess in August.
- Warm Up To The Future (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Jul 12, 2006)
A number of sceptics in this country have questioned whether the Indo-US nuclear deal is really about civil nuclear energy.
- Investment Banks Slug It Out For Top Indian Grads (Pioneer, Reuters, Jul 12, 2006)
The competition among investment banks to snare top students is heating up as they cast the net as far as India and China to recruit an increasing number of bright new hires this summer.
- Down, Not Out (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2006)
If Agni-III had been successful on Sunday India would have had an intermediate range ballistic missile capable of delivering a one-tonne warhead 3,500 km away, besides a credible nuclear deterrent in the context of China.
- Tigers’ Tale Of Woe (Tribune, Brig Ranjit Talwar (retd), Jul 12, 2006)
During the follow-up discussions after the Sariska debacle, some senior forest officers had opined that Sariska was an exceptional case of management failure that could neither be explained nor justified.
- All Eyes On Judges As Cauvery Panel Term Ends (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jul 12, 2006)
Even as their deep differences make headlines, the judges at the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal face a dilemma — the term of the panel ends on August 6.
- A Tall Order (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Can government back investment panel?
- Jayati Ghosh: Who Pays For Maheshwar? (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Jul 11, 2006)
IT is hardly news that State governments in India continue to deny citizens their basic rights of rehabilitation, or that they continue to flout the law even after repeated court strictures in this regard, all in return for dubiously promised social . . .
- Seeing The Forest In Spite Of The Trees (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jul 11, 2006)
The silly news is that there has been a terrible controversy sparked by the claim of a Kannada actress that she had at one time entered the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple 20 years ago and even touched the presiding deity.
- Caring For One (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 11, 2006)
If statistics can be scary and revealing here is a telling example.
- Ap Govt To Probe Land Controversy: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Announcing a high-level probe into the allocation of land meant for refugees from Pakistan to private parties on the city outskirts, Andhra Chief Minister Y S Rajasekara Reddy today challenged the TDP to implead in the case as the Government was . . .
- Avoid New Licence-Permit Raj (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 11, 2006)
The Planning Commission’s Approach Paper on the 11th Five-Year Plan states that the country’s environmental clearance regulations are beginning to resemble the old licence-permit raj and are in need of urgent reform.
- Up In Smoke (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
North Korea fired its missiles in defiance not just of the US, Japan and South Korea, but also of its supporters in China, says Niall Ferguson.
- Pil To Stop Ap Dam Refused (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking to restrain the Andhra Pradesh government from going ahead with the construction of the mega dam project on the Palar river.
- Work Not Yet Done: Rice On Nuclear Deal (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday warned that 'work is not yet done' on the nuclear agreement between India and the US.
- A Lost Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 11, 2006)
The Rs 3,700-cr debt relief package for Vidarbha will benefit the banks more than the farmers
- Major Firms To Set Up Shop In Mysore (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Jul 11, 2006)
The State Committee on Industries has cleared mega projects with investments ranging from Rs 100 crore to Rs 500 crore in Mysore. The investments are set to create huge employment for skilled labour and improve the economic activity in the region.
- Supreme Court Refuses To Halt Work On Narmada Dam (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court refused on Monday to halt work to raise the height of a controversial dam after an intervention by the prime minister, who pleaded the dam was important for the people.
- Submarine Dreams Hit Roadblock Again (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jul 11, 2006)
After achieving some success last year, India’s top secret nuclear submarine project appears to have hit the roadblock once again. And this time, Russian scientists have been approached to solve the problem.
- `Concerted Efforts Necessary For Development Of Villages' (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Jul 11, 2006)
Says Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare A. Tamilarasi at information exhibition
- Haryana, Israel To Link Agricultural Varsities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Mutual exchange of farmers and agricultural experts planned
- Manmohan Urged To Ban Field Trials Of Genetically Modified Food Crop (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Farmers' unions say GM technology is unsustainable and expensive
- The Sri Lankan Cauldron (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, Jul 11, 2006)
It looks at the ground realities, intentions and capabilities of the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE .
- High Hiv Infection At Shipbreaking Yards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Survey shows that alcoholism is also rampant among them
38 confirmed cases of AIDS, 50-55 cases of STDs reported every week
Health problems also high due to unhygienic living conditions
- Development Projects Come To Standstill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Blacktopping of roads, water pipeline, underground drainage in limbo at Ambattur
Projects `hit by frequent transfers of officials, contractors' resistance'
Construction of stormwater drains, repairs of damaged roads on anvil
- An Eco Resort (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Our Native Village, an eco resort on a three-acre farm, has recently opened on the outskirts of Bangalore, near Hesaraghatta.
- Pulp Non-Fiction (Indian Express, GEORGE N. NETTO, Jul 11, 2006)
For hyperactive boys there couldn’t have been a better thirst-quencher or hunger-dispeller. And, thankfully, it grew in wild profusion in Munnar’s tea estates, sustaining us on our long rambles in the woods during our holidays.
- Schools Can Reap The Harvest (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jul 11, 2006)
Schools can deploy rainwater harvesting systems and take a lead in educating the people on the subject.
- Pm Panel Found No Major Discrepancy In Mp Report On Rehab (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jul 11, 2006)
The report of the Shunglu committee set the tone for Supreme Court’s direction.
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 11, 2006)
If Mr Arjun Singh can return to the limelight by playing the quota card, can Ms Meira Kumar be far behind?
- India In A Tight Spot Over Deadlock At Wto Talks (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jul 11, 2006)
The UPA government is finding itself in a tight spot over its stand at the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks, which have been stalled due to the deadlock among the European Union, the USA and developing countries with regard to lowering . . .
- Sc No To Stopping Work On Sardar Sarovar Dam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court today declined to stop the construction of controversial Sardar Sarovar dam following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s decision in this regard and allowed raising its height evenly up to 119 meters in all blocks to save it from any . . .
- Philosopher, Pioneer, Poet: Raja Rao (1908-2006) (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
“Sainthood is an inconvenient thing,” Raja Rao wrote of Mahatma Gandhi. The essay was published in The Meaning of India in 1996, but Raja Rao’s meditations on sainthood were of much older vintage.
- Fighting Extremism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 11, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has again said all the right things on the need to combat the growing extremism at home.
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