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Articles 6021 through 6120 of 20008:
- Syncretic Tradition (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 13, 2006)
Contentment leads to perennial joy and bliss.
Swami Paramanand
God does not want meditations and austerities
Through love alone canst though reach the Abode of Bliss.
- Rs 1000 Crore Private Investments For Kerala Tourism (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 13, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala has announced it is all set to draw private investment worth Rs 1,000 crore into its tourism sector within this year itself.
- Distressing Illness (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 13, 2006)
Bengal Congress must decide where it stands
If the Congress is toying with the idea of a mid-term poll to cash in on the trauma within the BJP, as is suggested by CPI-M leaders on the sidelines of the central committee meeting in Hyderabad, that . . .
- One World Order~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 13, 2006)
India’s Commitment To Disarmament Should Be Exploited
Klaus Schlichtmann
If foreign policy makers in Europe and elsewhere would concentrate on the “One world” idea as the basis for disarmament, and some European nations . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 13, 2006)
A few readers say that the heading "Karat terms diversionary move to cut tax on oil in Congress-ruled States" (June 11, 2006) is clumsy.
- World Bank Reviews Rehabilitation Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Team apprised of work done in tsunami-hit villages
Revised action plan to be drawn for construction of 5,096 houses
Need to strengthen sea protection system at Dubrayapet: Selvaraj
- In India, More College Seats To Lower Castes (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 13, 2006)
When Nitin Kamble was growing up, a career in information technology was unimaginable. He was, after all, born into a low-caste community, and raised in a tiny hamlet in rural India.
- Stars Rally To Save Farm (Hindu, Paul Harris, Jun 12, 2006)
The stereotype of the ecological protester, sitting up a tree and refusing to budge, has stringy hair, poor personal hygiene and colourful, ancient clothing. But in Los Angeles they might just be a glamorous movie star.
- Indian-American Wins Long Beach Council Seat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Indian-American Suja Lowenthal has won the city council election for Long Beach in Los Angeles.
- "Multiwire Gold 60", The Latest In Granite-Cutting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
The latest technology innovation in granite cutting is the creation of gold 60 multi-wire diamond sawing machine by Bideseimpianti, Italy.
- The Importance Of Nurturing Talent (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 12, 2006)
Statistically, talent is equally distributed among all communities and classes. The final success depends on how well the talent is nurtured.
- No Decision Yet On Giving Freedom To Oil Firms On Prices: Deora (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jun 12, 2006)
"Increase in crude oil prices has hit developing nations"
Focus on New Exploration Licensing Policy
Three gas pipeline projects under consideration
- `Bureaucrats, Political Leaders Squandering Public Money' (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 12, 2006)
Such instances make light of Congress president's directive on austerity
A case in point: Recent instance of a "junket" in Jaipur
Latest instance: 50 per cent waiver on power, water bills of IAS, DANICS officers
- Uae Court Sentences Captain Of Indian Ship (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 12, 2006)
A local court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sentenced the captain of an Indian ship to life imprisonment following an incident in February that led to the death of a sailor.
- Walking On Eggs In A Fog Of Uncertainty (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Jun 12, 2006)
With none sure what the US Fed will or should do, the outlook is one of considerable uncertainty.
- Are Our Narcotics Laws Effective? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 12, 2006)
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS), is the product of well considered international conventions to which India is a signatory.
- Us Congress And The N-Deal: Substance To Process (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 12, 2006)
As India and the US begin technical talks in New Delhi today on a formal bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement, the focus of the American debate on the nuclear deal has shifted from substantive issues to process-related questions.
- Foreign Trade: The Unfinished Agenda (Deccan Herald, Sachin Chaturvedi, Jun 12, 2006)
It’s time India took a policy position with regard to precautionary measures for GM products
- China’S Westland (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Before the highway arrived last year, threading a strip of black pavement across a moonscape of pale sand, this town in central Xinjiang province was among the lonelier places on earth.
- Timely Action (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 12, 2006)
RBI hike in interest rates will contain inflation
- Iran Says Atomic Offers Contain Problems (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Iran on Sunday gave its most negative assessment of proposals offered by six world powers aimed at persuading Tehran to give up sensitive nuclear work that the West fears is being used to make bombs.
- Canada Honours 11 Nris For Their Achievements (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
A Kolkata-born scientist whose invention is powering NASA astronaut's suits, and a paramedic who reached out to tsunami-hit people and quake victims in Pakistan, are among 11 Indo-Canadians honoured by Prime Minister Stephen Harper for their . . .
- Kuruvai Transplantation Going On In Full Swing In Cauvery Division (Hindu, K. Subramanian, Jun 12, 2006)
Efforts made to raise paddy crop on 34,000 hectares this year
Farmers in Vennar division awaiting Mettur water
Transplantation in Cauvery division to be over in a week
- Planning Punjab’S Future (Tribune, B S Thaur, Jun 12, 2006)
The Punjab government was on cloud nine a while ago. Big industrialists appeared, descending on the state.
- "Indo-Israel Ties Should Not Be At The Expense Of Palestinians" (OutLook, PINHAS INBARI, Jun 12, 2006)
Saddled with running a bankrupt Palestinian Authority, the Hamas PM faces pressure from the Israeli President's call for a referendum on the right of Israel to exist alongside Palestine.
- One World Order~i (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 12, 2006)
When in 1946 the United States put forward its proposal for the international control of atomic energy, the so-called Baruch Plan, this was conceived by many as a plan for world government.
- Freebie At The Cost Of Exchequer (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Jun 12, 2006)
The Railways Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, has announced introduction of high speed passenger trains on the lines of bullet trains in Japan.
- Jammu Lakes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 12, 2006)
An article in this newspaper recently makes a thought-provoking reading. It refers to the fact that little has actually been achieved to suitably preserve a few lakes of the Jammu region.
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 12, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- Our World: Facing Down Our Defeatist Leaders (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Sunday Palestinian Hamas Authority Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar was in Teheran meeting with his boss, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- 'Ethanol To Save 40 Cr Litre Petrol’ (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 11, 2006)
Ethanol is being seen not just as an environment-friendly fuel additive to reduce emissions, but in these days of rising fossil fuel prices, it is also being considered critical to the country’s energy security.
- Tiger Land (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Situated in the lap of Agastiyarmalai, which is known as the super hotspot of biodiversity in Tamil Nadu, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) is also a tourist hotspot.
- The Fundamentalist Challenge (Dawn, Tahir Mirza, Jun 11, 2006)
The so-called war on terror has confused the real fundamentalist challenge.
- Meaning Of A Yatra (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
The pilgrimage to Amarnath satisfies the urge to experience spiritual passions of the highest order but extends to the larger issue of cultural unity and vision of India
- Human Distress In Thar (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 11, 2006)
A recent seminar on the prevailing drought conditions in Sindh’s Tharparkar district has focused attention on the misery of the million-plus inhabitants living in one of the country’s most arid and poverty-stricken zones.
- The Future: Productivity And Sustainability (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Jun 11, 2006)
There is a need to focus on improving factor productivity, R&D and environmental concerns
- Indonesia: Quake And Politics (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 11, 2006)
Indonesia has hardly gone off the international community's natural disaster monitors since the horrific Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004.
- Gastro Outbreak (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 11, 2006)
The latest outbreak of gastroenteritis in various parts of the country has once again brought into focus the hard fact that millions of people's lives are at risk because of lack of access to clean drinking water.
- Distance Redeems (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
Does undesirable activity become acceptable if conducted at some distance?
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 11, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- Losing Security Over Agricultural Resources (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Jun 11, 2006)
The seeds Act 2004, has not received much public attention, despite the impact it will have on the lives of 726 million Indian farmers and the billion Indians who consume what these farmers produce.
- Pm Hails Young Indian Diaspora (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Describing the young Indian Diaspora as a knowledge bank for the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said as the Diaspora's links with the country grow and strengthen, it would be a "win-win situation for India."
- Rotundity Of Leather (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 11, 2006)
A city is not only a place where people live, it is also a site for myths, stories and associations.
- Fast Track To The Future (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
From the Great Wall to the MagLev, China presents an interesting mix of tradition and modernity.
The MagLev train flies a few inches above the tracks at speeds above 400 kmph...
- Success Strategies (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
A carefully thought-out plan and proper guidance can enable a focussed person to clear the tough UPSC examinations.
- Japanese Voices (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 11, 2006)
Ernest Hemingway famously covered a conference by focusing on the girls who were doing the secretarial and translation work. Not being as daring as he, I prefer to focus on the stray comments that people make—the anecdotes you pick up are . . .
- A Leading Institution With Global Standards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Kamban Engineering College of Jeeva Educational Trust was founded by Thiru.
- Young Diaspora Is Knowledge Bank: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Describing the young Indian diaspora as a “knowledge bank” for the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said as the diaspora's links with the country grow and strengthen, it would be a “win-win situation for India”.
- Mcd Restructuring Report To Be Submitted By July 15 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Opinion divided on the methodology of restructuring
- Almatti: Karnataka Under Pressure? (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jun 11, 2006)
Is the Central Government, along with Maharashtra, putting pressure on Karnataka when it comes to water storage in Almatti reservoir?
- Set The Seedball Rolling (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 11, 2006)
Five million seedballs churned out in the hands of people who care for the environment. Five million seedballs that will then be dispersed in the dry areas of the state. Five million plants (or a few lesser) that will rise from the denuded land . . .
- A Drive Into The Present (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 10, 2006)
In my youth, the road I most often travelled ran between New Delhi, the capital of India, and Dehradun, the town where I was born and raised.
- Irreplaceable Onions (Deccan Herald, Padma Ramachandran, Jun 10, 2006)
Are you the type who loves onions - raw or with every dish? Do you care for the north Indian working class lunch of chappathies with onions plus a chilli .
- Forest Officials Face Jumbo Problems (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Jun 10, 2006)
Forest officials in Coimbatore had a hectic day at Mettuppalayam on Friday.
- `Private Participation Needed To Boost Biotech Sector' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Undertake research in public spirit, says Jairam Ramesh
- Death Of A Terrorlord (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2006)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had the highest profile among the militants fighting the United States-led occupation of Iraq.
- Demand To Review New Benefits Given To Delhi Bureaucrats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
RWAs accuse Government of squandering public money
Both the Centre and State are increasing the burden on the citizens'
Chief Minister urged to extend the same facility to other Government servants and residents of Delhi
- Wanted: Stars In The Age Of Unreason (Deccan Herald, Bijoy Joseph, Jun 10, 2006)
President APJ Kalam had a few things to say to the youth in Bangalore at the Legal Clubs interactive forum recently: “Youth with morality should join politics.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Languishing On The Hill (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 10, 2006)
President George W Bush and congressional supporters of the US-India nuclear agreement are “pushing to rescue the initiative and its vision of expanded strategic ties,” according to a US news service.
- Shops To Close At 8pm (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 10, 2006)
The Sindh government’s decision to advance the enforcement of the Shops Act from June 9 instead of June 15 points to the magnitude of the electricity crisis affecting Karachi. I
- Damming Spree In China (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 10, 2006)
The main dam of the Three Gorges reservoir was completed in May, ahead of schedule, and China is planning another massive dam, also on the Yangtze.
- A Divided World (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
When Samuel Huntington first wrote his thesis in 1993 about the clash of civilisations in the journal of the Council for Foreign Relations, not many people took him seriously.
- ‘Ethanol To Save 40 Cr Litre Petrol’ (The Economic Times, Pramod K. Chaudhari, Jun 10, 2006)
Ethanol is being seen not just as an environment-friendly fuel additive to reduce emissions, but in these days of rising fossil fuel prices, it is also being considered critical to the country’s energy security.
- Rbi Applies Repo Brakes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 10, 2006)
Repo rate increases may not tame other price movements more threatening than that of crude oil.
- The Future: Productivity And Sustainability (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Jun 10, 2006)
There is a need to focus on improving factor productivity, R&D and environmental concerns
- Time To Redraw `The Wealth Maps' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 10, 2006)
There is a future for wealth, assure Alvin and Heidi Toffler in Revolutionary Wealth, promising countless opportunities for entrepreneurs. Riding on that wealth revolution is India, the subject of Aaron Chaze's An Investor's Guide to the Next . . .
- Don't Desert Drylands (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 10, 2006)
Drylands, cover more than 40% of the planet’s surface and affect more than 1 billion people.
- India Gives Rs 1,000 Cr Package To Nepal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Committing itself to economic progress and political stability of Nepal, India today announced a package of about Rs 1,000 crore for reconstruction and development of the cash-strapped country.
- Andamans In "Losing Battle" With Poachers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The fragile maritime ecology of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago is under threat from widespread illegal fishing, poaching of rare species and the collection of rare coral, a top official said on Friday.
- Why Wheat Imports Are Necessary? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 10, 2006)
Indian agriculture is in a deep crisis. Farmers continue to make suicides in large numbers.
- Japanese Voices (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 10, 2006)
Ernest Hemingway famously covered a conference by focusing on the girls who were doing the secretarial and translation work.
- Water Conservation In Country (Daily Excelsior, Rattan Saldi, Jun 10, 2006)
Water resources planning and their optimal and judicious utilization is an important factor in water conservation not only for meeting the needs of the ever-growing population but also to maintain a water stock for future generations.
- Kalam For Comprehensive (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Stressing the need for a comprehensive national bio-diesel policy, President A P J Abdul Kalam today said efforts should be made, under public-private partnership, to achieve a target of 60 million tonnes of bio-diesel production per year by 2030 . . .
- Fiji: Complex Equation (Frontline, Shubha Singh, Jun 10, 2006)
A new experiment in sharing power has brought together the main political parties in Fiji, the SDL and the FLP, in a multi-party Cabinet.
- East Timor: Troubled State (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 10, 2006)
The need to prevent the emergence of another failed state may have prompted Australia to help the government in Dili.
- Us Will Not Rule Out Future Uranium Enrichment By Iran (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The US did not rule out a "negotiated settlement" over uranium enrichment by Iran while calling for an immediate suspension of the activity if Tehran accepts incentives and returns to talks on the future of its nuclear programme.
- State Of Public Services (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 09, 2006)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and Welbeloved". Every public servant in Britain is beloved of the crown and enjoys its trust.
- Uranium Plants: A.P. Plans Rs. 1,800-Cr. Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
An investment to the tune of Rs.1,800 crore is proposed for setting up two uranium mining and milling plants in Nalgonda and Kadapa districts in Andhra Pradesh, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar said here on Thursday.
- Iaea Says Iran Accelerated Uranium Enrichment (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Iran accelerated uranium enrichment on the same day this week that world powers asked it to halt the work and open talks on guaranteeing it will not make nuclear weapons, the UN atomic agency said Thursday in a report obtained by AFP.
- Israel Keen On More Business With India: Consul General (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
"It has been developing strategic ties with countries including Turkey and India"
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