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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Indexing Inhumanity, Indian Style (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 26, 2007)
It took minutes for the top guns to swing into action when the Sensex fell by several hundred points. But no Minister came forward to calm the nation when India hit the 94th rank in the Global Hunger Index.
- Turkey-Iraq Talks To Begin Soon (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
Turkey is losing "patience" with Baghdad over Kurd separatists in northern Iraq, President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday, ahead of talks with an Iraqi delegation seeking to avert a Turkish strike against the rebels.
- 22 Dead In Pak Suicide Attack On Military Vehicle (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
At least 22 people were killed and 34 injured when a suicide bomber blew up a truck carrying security personnel and ammunition in the Swat region of Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province on Thursday.
- ‘Given The Nature Of Competitive Politics And Fractured Mandates... Difficult For Us To Do What Is Manifestly Obvious’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 25, 2007)
Never before has the Indian economy sustained close to 9 per cent growth year after year for so long. Most projections suggest that we should be able to sustain this rate into the medium term.
- Ncp To Support Congress No-Confidence Motion Against Bjp Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Accusing ruling BJP government in Madhya Pradesh of failing on all fronts and marred with rampant corruption at higher level, NCP on Wednesday declared that it will support Congress' no confidence motion against chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- 'Britain Most Sick Nation In Europe' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Britain is the sickliest nation in Europe. This inference can be drawn from a recent report which revealed that the country has been blighted by record levels of obesity, alcohol abuse and smoking-related deaths.
- Kashmir’S ‘Half Widows’ Stuck In Limbo (Dawn, Sheikh Mushtaq, Oct 25, 2007)
As the muezzin called for prayers from the Kashmir mosque, Begum Rafiqa prayed in a dingy room of her old brick house for someone she has not seen for almost a decade — her missing husband.
- At Fever Pitch (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2007)
AEDES aegypto, a black and white mosquito, has Karachi hostage. The vector-borne virus of dengue has resurfaced to claim over 30 lives in the city and is well on its way to becoming an epidemic again.
- Food Inflation On The Rise (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 25, 2007)
THE holy month of Ramazan was conspicuous for accelerating the rate of inflation, particularly food inflation in the country. In fact, the inflation rate was the highest in this month during the last five years.
- Pathologist Maintains Bob Woolmer Ingested Poison (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The pathologist who conducted the autopsy of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer on Thursday told the inquest into Woolmer's death that Woolmer died as the result of poisoning and strangulation.
- Throw Them Out (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A lower court has once again jumped the gun. On Tuesday, a first class judicial magistrate in Bhopal issued a non-bailable warrant against actor Aamir Khan for failing to appear before the court in a case of 'disrespect' to the flag.
- Merkel’S Visit May Close Gaps (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 25, 2007)
Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, is seeking to change the way it has so far looked at India, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit beginning next week, say top officials from both countries.
- Back To The Old Style Of Governance? Statecraft (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 25, 2007)
More than the future of the India-U.S. nuclear deal or the survival of the Manmohan Singh government, the issue is whether our polity will be able to produce a ruling arrangement for purposeful governance.
- Amazon Sold Online — To Protect It (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2007)
How do you save the Amazon rainforest? Easy. All you need is a bit of cash and a computer.
- Supreme Court To The Rescue Of Mentally Ill Prisoners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Those in hospital beyond maximum period of sentence should be freed
377 prisoners languishing in mental hospitals: reports
- Print Pick (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Dev Anand is something of a Bollywood institution. For generations of filmgoers he has remained Hindi cinema’s most charismatic personality.
- Official Heading Karachi Blast Probe Quits (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 25, 2007)
A police official heading the investigations into the October 19 attack on Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming procession in Karachi has stepped down from the probe days after the former Prime Minister said she had no trust in him.
- Tamil Nadu Removed From List Of Hiv High Prevalence States (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Oct 25, 2007)
NFHS has put the prevalence rate in Tamil Nadu at 0.375 per cent
Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births has dropped from 68 during the first NFHS to 31
90 per cent of all deliveries in the State are conducted in institutions
- India-Us Nuclear Deal Wavers (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A US-Indian accord on civilian nuclear cooperation, once hailed as one of the most significant foreign-policy achievements of the Bush presidency, is on the ropes and may die before it is ever approved.
- Pay Panel May Consider 5-Fold Hike For Military (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The Sixth Pay Commission, expected to submit its report in April next year, is seriously considering a forceful representation made by the three defence services earlier for a five-fold increase in salaries to attract young persons . . . .
- Engineers, Contractors To Get Incentive (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Governor Lieut-Gen S.K. Sinha (retd) has lauded the state government for instituting awards for honest and meritorious public service even as Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday evening announced introduction of 10 awards for engineers and contractors for . . . .
- Un Rights Official To Seek 'Free Access' In Myanmar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A top UN human rights official vowed on Wednesday to seek ‘free access’ during his visit to Myanmar next month, as well as a full accounting of how many people died in recent anti-government protests.
- We're Off To A Good Start (Times of India, Manmohan Singh , Oct 25, 2007)
India is a nation on the move. I am confident that our time has come.
- Sc Orders Release Of Mentally Challenged Undertrials (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Taking note of a large number of mentally retarded undertrials languishing in jails or referred to mental asylums across the country, the Supreme Court today ordered the closure of cases against all those who had remained in judicial custody . . . . .
- Ministers Reach Fire-Hit Village (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Rescue and rehabilitation operations have been launched on a war footing at the fire-ravaged village of Margi in Kishtwar district.
- A Trillion Dollar War (Tribune, Leonard Doyle, Oct 25, 2007)
US President George Bush will have spent more than $1 trillion on military adventures by the times he leaves office at the end of next year, more than the entire amount spent on the Korean and Vietnam wars combined.
- Big Blaze Empties California Homes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Dying winds gave California firefighters their first big break today after four days battling wildfires, but San Diego faced more calamity as blazes there burned out of control and kept more than half-a-million evacuees from returning home.
- Australia Sanctions On Junta Family (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar’s generals and their families today as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.
- Sudden Bonhomie (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Oct 25, 2007)
The Indian establishment is virtually bending over backwards in expressing dismay at the recent attack on Benazir Bhutto, officially a nobody in Pakistan at the moment.
- Incentives Won't Do (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 25, 2007)
The Supreme Court's latest observations on the Union Government's schemes to provide maternity benefits to below poverty line mothers are sound common sense.
- Karnataka’S Thriving Tibetan Settlement (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
With heavy maroon robes flapping in the wind, auto-rickshaws speeding down an empty road, seated inside are three bald novices, Buddhist monks on their way to Kushalnagar to watch a film.
- Policing Issues (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Oct 25, 2007)
The need to protect law-abiding people, especially senior citizens, women and children, from street bullies is as important as the fight against terrorism.
- J-Day: Life Term For Sixty (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
In a day that proved justice delayed is not always justice denied, various courts on Wednesday sentenced to life 60 convicts including a former minister, a senior cop, a lawyer, a group of terrorists and rioters in four high-profile criminal cases . . .
- The Unfinished Agenda Of Economic Reform (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
There is no lack of thinking on what needs to be done to sustain and further accelerate growth.
- City With A Future (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
IN his “edict”, Le Corbusier summed up his own estimation of what he had accomplished with Chandigarh by saying that it was planned to “human scale”. The city’s architect had attempted to put its residents in touch with nature, while allowing for . . . .
- Cong Leader, 14 More For Post-Babri Riots (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
All the 15 accused of the post-Babri Masjid demolition riots of 1992 were awarded life imprisonment by ADJ (VI) SM Haseeb amid stiff protest by the lawyers here on Wednesday.
- The Question Of Inequality (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 25, 2007)
Income and wealth inequalities are rising alarmingly in India but they barely figure in public discourse. Yet, they threaten to undermine social cohesion.
- Romance Of Sputnik (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 25, 2007)
A FULL house spontaneously applauded the film, which received the undivided attention of the audience for about an hour, at the International Astronautical Congress in Hyderabad on September 26.
- Far Cry (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2007)
Women are not well in West Bengal. And given the prevalent attitude in the state towards their condition, there is very little chance of their getting better anytime soon.
- General (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
GENERAL (retd.) S.F. Rodrigues took over as Administrator for the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Governor of Punjab in November 2004. In this interview, he speaks of his vision for the development of the city. Excerpts:
- Electronic Vision (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
THE Chandigarh administration is working towards making the city grow as a knowledge-based one.
- In Lessing's World (Frontline, Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta, Oct 25, 2007)
ANNOUNCING the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2007, the citation from the Swedish Academy described Doris Lessing as “that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation . . .
- Little Women (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 25, 2007)
LAST Monday – October 15 – a friend of mine sent me a message, reminding me that it was World Rural Women’s Day. I was intrigued, because I had not actually forgotten – I did not know about it to begin with.
- Secure Flight Insecurities (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 24, 2007)
The US Department of Homeland Security and its Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have been going ahead with something that could keep a lot of blameless people off planes, no matter what theyre wearing, and might fill up dossiers with . . .
- Signals From Ceasfire (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 24, 2007)
The United Jihad Council is desperate to join in the political dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir’s future, but it may be too late.
- Haryana Has A New Partner In U.S. State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A Declaration of Partnership between Haryana and the U.S. State of Minnesota was signed in New Delhi on Tuesday to promote “active exchange of ideas, knowledge, and people as it relates to trade and investment, science and . . . . .
- Crowning Glory (Deccan Herald, Christine Krishnasami, Oct 24, 2007)
Hairstyle, long or short, depends very much on a woman's personal choice.
- Poor State (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 24, 2007)
Prabhat Patnaik writes on the ‘The Privatisation Of Planning,’ and argues that the central government is trying to take away the powers of the state government in two ways — by centralising some in the Union government and decentralising others to . . . .
- Up Govt To Pay Fees Of Muslims Pursuing Professional Courses (Times of India, MANJARI MISHRA, Oct 24, 2007)
Admission fee up to Rs 1 lakh for a professional course will now be paid by Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government, if the student is from an underprivileged minority community.
- Shape Of Things To Come (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 24, 2007)
The Harvard Business Online recently had an interesting write-up about a survey undertaken by Dr Tom Stewart, the editor of Harvard Business Review, and Dr Gary Hamel, Visiting Professor of Strategic and International Management at the London. . .
- A Fine Initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2007)
The recent announcement of a public-private partnership by three Europe-based pharmaceutical companies and the British government for using human embryonic stem cells to assess the safety of investigational drugs gives a boost to stem cell . . . .
- 3 Indian Children Die Of Suspected Food Poisoning (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Alleged food poisoning has caused the death of three Indian children and hospitalisation of their parents in Saudi Arabia.
- Aircraft Were Detected: Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 24, 2007)
Amid speculation on the extent of losses in the LTTE’s ground and air raid on the Anuradhapura air base on Monday, the Government said on Tuesday two separate enquiries were initiated to probe the sequence of events.
- Insurers Refuse Cover For Infertility Treatment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Early this year, Tata Consultancy Services, which has more than 90,000 employees, approached New India Assurance Company with a proposal. It wanted New India to devise an insurance package for its employees based out of India which would cover . . . .
- Shamefully High (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Oct 24, 2007)
Prosperous Punjab is poor as far as saving lives of infants is concerned. In spite of lowest percentage of poverty-stricken population in the state compared to other developed states, Punjab’s infant mortality rate continues to be shocking.
- 'Indian Market Is Overridden With Greed’ (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 24, 2007)
Buy what others are discarding and sell what others are craving. Look for the hated, the unloved and the distressed business.
- Tamil Nadu, Monsanto Ink Deal To Develop Gm Papaya Seed (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University on Tuesday signed an agreement with global seed major Monsanto for developing a GM papaya seed, resistant to Ring Spot Virus (RSV).
- Haneef Case: Australian Cop's Remarks Surprises Lawyer (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A remark the Australian police chief that there was insufficient evidence against Mohammed Haneef, who was tried and cleared of terrorism charge, has "astounded" the Indian doctor's lawyer, who said the official's admission could mean that there . . .
- Kundal Is New Chief Secy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Senior IAS officer B.R. Kundal will replace chief secretary C. Phunsung, who retires on October 31 next.
- Minister In Spot Over Drug Licences (Tribune, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Oct 24, 2007)
The Jammu and Kashmir Pharma Association has accused the state health ministry and the state pharmacy council of involvement in a scam in the allotment of drugs licences. The minister concerned has, however, denied all allegations.
- Rescue Teams Flown To Fire-Hit Village (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A massive relief effort is being taken up at the fire-affected village of Margi in the Kishtwar area, Doda district.
- Big Brother Is Watching... (Tribune, KIM MURPHY, Oct 24, 2007)
GLOUCESTER, UK – The closed-circuit television camera lurking just down the street from the fast-food restaurant bellows menacingly at the first sign of a cast-off cigarette butt or fast-food wrapper. “Pick it up,” commands a booming voice . . . .
- Next Wave Of Reforms Crucial (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Since the mid-1980s successive reforms have progressively moved the Indian economy towards a market-based system.
- N-Deal Politics Reflect Divided Nationalism (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 24, 2007)
Whether or not the Indo-US nuclear deal goes through, the bickering among the ruling Congress party, which wants to set the seal on the agreement, its coalition partner the CPM and the opposition BJP, unfortunately reveals sharp political . . . .
- Pressure But Not Lethal: Priyanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A composed Priyanka Todi today told the CBI that there was “tremendous opposition” to her marriage from her family members but she did not believe they could have killed her husband.
- Europe Blue Reply To Us Green Card (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The European Union is planning a “blue card” to lure highly skilled migrants by offering financial and housing benefits, and cutting red tape.
- India Heading Towards Free Trade Agreement With Eu (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Although India and the European Union (EU) are facing major differences at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), they might "head" towards concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) by end of 2008, said Indian Industry and Commerce Minister Kamal Nath.
- Growth Through Social Justice (Frontline, John M. Alexander , Oct 24, 2007)
Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.
- Janata Dal(s) President H.D. Deve Gowda On The Karnataka Crisis (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Oct 24, 2007)
A CENTRAL figure in the ongoing political change in Karnataka is former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular) H.D. Deve Gowda, the hardy perennial of regional politics in India.
- Quake Survivors Still Homeless (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 24, 2007)
IT seemed rather insensitive for Erra’s deputy chairperson to tell quake survivors in Swanj and Dheerkot in AJK on Sunday to finish building houses by the year-end.
- Denial As Strategy (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 24, 2007)
AS the undeclared one-and-a-half-year-old war in the east and the north rages on, Sri Lanka is faced with a paradoxical situation. By all accounts, the Mahinda Rajapaksa government has cornered the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam . . . .
- Benazir, Pml In War Of Words (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 23, 2007)
Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto and the ruling faction of the Pakistan Muslim League have declared open war on each other over the attack on her, testing President Pervez Musharraf’s recently reached fragile understanding with . . . .
- Printpick (Hindu, KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH , Oct 23, 2007)
New York Review Books has an interesting set of reprints of books from the forties through the eighties, which went more or less unnoticed after an initial hoo-ha at the time of release, but later acquired a reputation for varied reasons.
- “We Would Like To See The Transition To A Democratic Government” (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 23, 2007)
Thant Myint-U, 41, grandson of the former United Nations Secretary-General U. Thant, was in New Delhi this week, having recently completed The River of Lost Footsteps, an account of the rise and fall of Burma from a histo rian’s perspective.
- Focus On The Farm (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 23, 2007)
Agriculture can bring development to countries only if the governments reversed years of policy neglect and remedied investment strategies in the sector.
- Man From Malerkotla (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2007)
Whenever an Indian leaves the country’s shores, one dream recurring in his mind is to make it big in the foreign land.
- Breaking Colonial State Structures (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Oct 23, 2007)
NO nation in the modern world has risen to prosperity and power unless its people have been blessed with three reforms in governance.
- Ltte Launches 2-Pronged Attack On Air Base,33 Killed (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
In a two-pronged attack on Sri Lankan Air Force, LTTE suicide fighters today launched a daring pre-dawn strike on an Air Force base backed by the second-ever aerial bombings triggering an intense battle that killed 13 soldiers and 20 rebels.
- A Russian Economic Miracle? (Business Standard, Deepak Lal, Oct 23, 2007)
My wife and I were in Moscow last month for the launch of the Russian edition of my book Unintended Consequences.
- Suspected Food Poisoning: Three Indian Children Die In Qunfuda (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Three Indian children died in Qunfuda between Saturday and Sunday from what is thought to be food poisoning. The children died after they were brought to Qunfuda General Hospital, according to a hospital official.
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