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Articles 821 through 920 of 20587:
- Police Van Runs Over Man, Son (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Police today opened fire to disperse a mob protesting the killing of a father-son duo by a police van in Mehboob Colony here, officials said.
- Paris Cancelled (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 25, 2006)
Intercultural meets can have their aftershocks. The Japanese living in Paris are increasingly suffering from the infamous Paris syndrome — that new-age shock condition identified by Dr Hiroyki Ota in 2004 as the ‘cultural alienation’ disease.
- Strike When The Iron Is Hot: Relax Fdi Norms In Banking (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 25, 2006)
The phenomenal success of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s (ICBC) initial public offering (IPO) is an eye opener.
- Costly ‘Mistake’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2006)
When the DIG of Police in a Naxalite-infested region of Orissa dies of a gunshot injury in broad daylight, the obvious inference is that he has been shot dead by extremists.
- Aids Alarm In Bihar Police, Two Senior Cops Test Positive (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Alarm bells have started ringing in the Bihar Police following reports that two of its DIG-rank officers have tested HIV positive and 20 other policemen have also been found infected by the deadly virus.
- Spreading The Broadband Revolution (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 25, 2006)
Television programmes are becoming monotonous. Broadband has made interactive television popular.
- The People Of Citizen Nagar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 25, 2006)
Gujarat’s displaced Muslim families still await justice. Hopefully, the forthcoming report of the National Commission for Minorities will frontpage their plight
- The Celebratory Mood Is Elusive (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Oct 25, 2006)
Having grown up within the folds of a traditional Muslim family, the celebrations marking both the Ids — Id-al-Fitr and Id-al-Adha — are rather well etched in my mind.
- Preserving Ancient Heritage Trees (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 25, 2006)
I had proposed to retain avenue trees on the 32 roads proposed to be widened under the chief minister’s directions and thereby provide feeder roads on either side of the roads for use of pedestrians, cyclists, two-wheelers and autorickshaws (Green . . .
- Ending The Mosquito Menace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2006)
It is not for nothing that dengue used to be called break-bone fever. It is an apt description of the agonies suffered as a result of the excruciating muscle and joint pain that is so characteristic of the disease.
- The Search For A Solution In War-Torn Iraq (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 25, 2006)
A beginning could be made with a regional conference of all neighbours. This must include the invading powers; having created the problem, they must share the burden of resolving it on terms that are not unilateral.
- In U.S. Election Debates, Foreign Affairs Seem Far Away (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The standing of the United States in the world - and particularly the conduct of the war in Iraq - may be troubling Americans, putting something of a premium on mastery of world affairs as voters choose between candidates in the increasingly . . .
- Not A Dog's Life Catering To Pets (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 25, 2006)
Spending on pets in the U.S. is headed for a record $38.4 billion this year. This industry's products range from the basics of pet food and supplies to the bizarre and beyond.
- The South's Big Race (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
In a normal election year, Bob Corker would be the favorite to win the Tennessee Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Republican leader, Bill Frist. Mr. Corker is successful in business, experienced in government - most recently as mayor of . . .
- When Domestic Interests Conflict With Multilateral Compulsions (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 24, 2006)
India's Negotiating Strategy at WTO
- Sensex Continues To Sulk, Down 113 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The markets approached October expiry in the Futures and Option segment, which triggered heavy selling by major players on the bourses on Monday.
- Chikungunya Continues Its March In Delhi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Even as lower temperature reins in dengue, chikungunya continues its march into the Capital. Over 300 people are suspected of afflicted with the virus that laid siege in southern India for major parts of the year.
- Islamic Veil And Democracy (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Oct 24, 2006)
Two recent events in Britain pertaining to head scarves has once again revived the debate, not so much on how women ought to clothe themselves, but on the reluctance of sections of Islamic society to weave themselves into the fabric of modern, secular . .
- Karzai Urges Ummah To Hear Afghanistan’S Cry (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
President Hamid Karzai Monday has called on the Muslim Ummah to help his country to get emancipation of the Taliban insurgency.
- Patently Lacking (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Oct 24, 2006)
A study undertaken by the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies has reportedly found that the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) lead the country’s scientific community in inventions.
- Crossed Signals (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 24, 2006)
It’s no secret that driving in Delhi is not the healthiest of activities and not for nothing is it called a white-knuckle exercise.
- The Reservation Debate (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2006)
Analysis of facts, figures, statements and judgments on reservation
- Paisa Hai Toh Life Hai: How The Poor Die A Slow Death (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Oct 24, 2006)
Slow death is never news. Only dramatic, gory death merits attention. A family of five slipping slowly into hunger, debilitating deprivation and ignominious, anonymous death is not news.
- Ode To The Sun In Stone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
NANDINI NAIR takes a look at a fine architectural example on the outskirts of Ahmedabad
- Table Manners (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 24, 2006)
A s far as peace moves are concerned, Sri Lanka seems to be taking two steps backward for every step forward.
- Health Authority To Penalise Smokers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2006)
A health authority is to become the first to penalise smokers by taking them off waiting lists for surgery. Health chiefs have taken the radical step because they say operating on smokers is more expensive.
- Australians Solve Mystery Of What Killed Phar Lap (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
For more than 70 years, Australians have been convinced American gangsters murdered their champion racehorse, Phar Lap, who died suddenly and agonisingly at the peak of his career while preparing to take on the US racing scene.
- Israel Kills 7 In Gaza Raid (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Seven Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in a raid on the Gaza Strip Monday during festivities marking the end of Ramadan, in an operation President Mahmoud Abbas slammed as a "massacre".
- Not A Happy Situation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2006)
It is universally acknowledged that the key to the progress of any group, be it based on caste, community or gender, is the level of its education.
- Epidemic Hit (Tribune, SATISH K. SHARMA, Oct 24, 2006)
Much before chikungunya and dengue became household names, I had fallen victim to another fast spreading epidemic — vegetarianism. I got it from my wife who is a hardcore herbivore and blames all problems of humanity on meat-eating.
- Forty Us Firms Sign Health Plan For Sending Staff To India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
At least 40 American corporations have signed a health plan which allows sending employees abroad, including to India, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, where they could save over 80% on the cost of medical procedures.
- Water Shortage Remains Constant Headache (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Although Jordan takes its name from the Biblical Jordan River, which runs along its western border with Israel, the name hardly reflects the reality of the water situation.
- A Nuanced `Country Manager' (Business Line, C. P. Ravindranathan, Oct 24, 2006)
That Dr Manmohan Singh has provided compelling leadership and helped put the economy on a path of high growth owes not merely to his calibre as an economic thinker and policymaker, but to another skill for which he has been given less credit than due . .
- Ldp By-Election Wins No Big Deal (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Liberal Democratic Party candidates won two by-elections Sunday with key support from its coalition partner and amid public worries in the wake of North Korea's recent nuclear test, but the victories may have no bearing on how the LDP fares in next . . .
- Can Ceos Make The Business Of The Nation Their Own? (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 24, 2006)
The 20 essays in India's Economy broadly cover growth, poverty and reforms; globalisation; and sectoral development, raising important issues and stressing the importance of doing vis-à-vis planning.
- Fear Of A Dengue Epidemic (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 24, 2006)
With Islamabad/ Rawalpindi confirming eight cases of dengue fever on Sunday, there is now a widespread fear of a national epidemic.
- Aids Drugs And Leprosy (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
With affordable AIDS drugs arriving in many poor countries, experts say a startling and worrisome side effect has emerged: in some patients, the treatment uncovers a hidden leprosy infection.
- War In Sudan? Not Where The Oil Wealth Flows (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Here young, rich Sudanese, wearing ripped jeans and fancy gym shoes, sit outside licking scoops of ice cream as an outdoor air-conditioning system sprays a cooling veil of mist. Around the corner is a new BMW dealership unloading $165,000 cars.
- Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew Praises Indonesian President For . .. (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Singapore's elder statesman praised Indonesia's president for apologizing for brush fires that have blanketed parts of neighboring countries with dense smog, causing economic losses and some health...
- Drought In Africa: Ethiopia's Bitter Harvest (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The skeletal acacia trees that surround Magado village are testimony in more ways than one to the drought that has destroyed the lives of its inhabitants.
- For A Memorable Trip (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
If you are a senior citizen or are travelling with older people, some sensible planning can go a long way in making it a memorable trip for them.
- How A Burgeoning Indian Diaspora Tunes Into The American Dream (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Community of prosperous immigrants become more visible and vocal
2.3 million people of Indian ancestry in the U.S.
Their household income 35% higher than average.
- Salmon High On The Agenda (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 24, 2006)
Norwegian royalty to head business delegation
- Significance Of Fasting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Ramadhan, the ninth lunar month in Islamic calendar, heralds the season of fasting, made obligatory by Almighty Allah.
- Naxalites Kill Orissa Dig Who Had Been Battling Them For Years (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Successfully targeting a senior official for the first time, suspected Naxalites today shot dead DIG Jaswinder Singh, in-charge of the Naxal-infested districts of South Orissa.
- Dig Shot In Orissa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
In the first such killing of a senior official by suspected Naxalites, Deputy Inspector General Jaswinder Singh was today shot dead by unidentified persons at a village in Maoist-infested Rayagada district of south Orissa.
- Trapped In A Blind Alley (Indian Express, Syeda Hameed, Oct 24, 2006)
I stood facing a crowd, mostly young boys. A pair of bright eyes caught mine. “Your name?” I asked, choking on the stench from the open drains around the slum. “Saddam,” the voice was confident.
- Uk 'Broke Pledges' On Afghan Aid (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The governor of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan has criticised the UK government for lack of development projects in the area.
- Cases Of Firecracker-Related Accidents Still Pouring In (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Despite repeated messages by the authorities to the public on celebrating a safe Deepavali, reports of firecracker-related accidents continued to come from the various hospitals in the city on Monday.
- Kashmir Protest Over Youth Death (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Several thousand people have protested in Indian-administered Kashmir against the death of a young man in custody.
- Gujarat Riot Victims Living In "Sub-Human Conditions" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
State not facilitating their return: National Commission for Minorities
Inmates do not have rudimentary civic amenities
"Overwhelming" number without ration cards.
- Ropeway To A Forgotten Village In Kashmir (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2006)
Dhulanja (Uri, J&K) – In this remote village in Uri district of Jammu of Kashmir, poised precariously across the gushing Jhelum, is a lone trolley attached to a ropeway.
- In El Salvador, The Fear Of God (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 24, 2006)
The novel and film, Da Vinci Code, have brought to international attention the Catholic organisation, Opus Dei.
- The Right Choice (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Oct 23, 2006)
Death is now a constant reality in my life. Notices of death and funeral ceremonies no longer pertain to elderly uncles and aunts but to colleagues and friends. I can look upon death now with a reasonable measure of equanimity.
- Systemic Malaise (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Oct 23, 2006)
Government has been caught completely unawares as chikungunya and dengue afflict thousands, says Surajit Dasgupta
- Tata Eyes Africa, Latam & E Asia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Tata Steel’s $7.7 billion acquisition of London-based Corus Group may be the largest foreign deal by an Indian company, but the conglomerate plans to expand its growth into countries in Africa, East Asia and Latin America, its chairman Ratan . . .
- Iraqis As Cannon Fodder (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 23, 2006)
Since the US invasion, the majority of people in Iraq have died due to gunshot wounds rather than collapse of medical services, says Gwynne Dyer
- Chikangunya Cases Come Down In West Bengal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Even as reports of dengue cases are still coming in from districts, incidents of chikangunya, which had caused alarm in the last fortnight, are coming down in a dozen villages in West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas district.
- Domains, Policies And Uniformity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2006)
October 10 was World Mental Health Day.
- Kashmir Teen On Fast Dies In Custody (Telegraph, MUZAFFAR RAINA, Oct 23, 2006)
When people across Kashmir were busy observing Shab-e-Qadr — the night of prayers — 17-year-old Mohammad Maqbool Dar was battling for his life. The next morning, Saturday, his torture-scarred body reached home.
- Kerala Farmers Turn To Tourism For Livelihood (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
In an effort to beat the odds following crop failure and rising debts, farmers in Kerala's spicy Waynad and rubber-rich Kottayam districts are taking the tourism route for prospects.
- Us Firms To Send Workers To India For Treatment (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
At least 40 American corporations have signed a health plan which allows sending employees abroad, including to India, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, where they could save more than 80 per cent on the cost of medical procedures.
- Dengue Death Toll Goes Up To 125 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue virus has killed at least 125 people in India, the health ministry said on Monday.
- Now, From Growth To Deployment (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 23, 2006)
Infosys’ outstanding July-September results have turned out to be the norm. Barring the oil and petrochemicals sector, companies across the board have declared strong results.
- Stress Drives Jawan To Kill 3 Colleagues (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Oct 23, 2006)
Stress is being blamed for the killing on Saturday of three Army jawans by their colleague, who subsequently shot himself in a bid to commit suicide, in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Minority Report, In Numbers (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Oct 23, 2006)
The tragedy of the family of Mr Nur Ilahi, Mrs Imrana Nur and their five children is so well documented on live TV that it needs no details filled in.
- Maoists Kill Brother Of Andhra Pradesh Mla (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Letter states killing in protest against `fake encounters'
- Self-Realisation Is The Way To Emancipation (Pioneer, Paramahansa Yogananda, Oct 23, 2006)
People's highest spiritual duty is to remember and practice all they have learnt in life and help others liberate themselves
- Three Wings, One Force (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 23, 2006)
I know for certain that our Air Force was not satisfied with the Army’s response to the intrusion by Pakistan at Kargil. Vinod Putney, head of the Western Air Command and deputy to Air Chief A.Y. Tipnis, would talk to me twice or thrice those days.
- 3-Year-Old Boy Dies Of Starvation (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Police opened an abuse investigation Sunday after an emaciated 3-year-old boy with multiple bruises on his face was rushed to a hospital in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, where he was confirmed dead.
- Six Killed In Pakistan Blast (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
A bomb blast has killed at least six people in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, police say.
- Indians Finding Their Niche In U.S. (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The train-station billboards tell it all.
Local travel agents promise the best airfares from New York to Bombay. Shagun Fashions is selling dazzling Indian saris. And DirecTV offers "the six top Indian channels direct to you."
- Kashmir Protest Over Youth Death (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Several thousand people have protested in Indian-administered Kashmir against the death of a young man in custody.
- Sectarian Siege In Balad Points To Larger Conflict (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
At midweek, Shiite Interior Ministry commandos and their Shiite militia allies cruised the four-lane hardtop outside the besieged city of Balad, trying to stave off retaliation for a deadly four-day rampage in which they had all but emptied Balad . . .
- Deepavali-Related Incidents Leave Over 50 Injured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Plumber battling for life in hospital
- Global Warming A Threat To Rice Production In India: Expert (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Oct 23, 2006)
Rising temperature due to global warming is a serious threat to rice production in the country.
- Nigeria Oil Worker Hostages Freed (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Seven oil workers - including four Britons - have been freed after being held hostage in Nigeria, says American oil giant Exxon Mobil.
- Radical Islam Finds Us To Be 'Sterile Ground' (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Islamist radicalism that inspired young Muslims to attack their own countries - in London, Madrid, and Bali - has not yielded similar incidents in the United States, at least so far.
- Western Up Tense After Diwali Clashes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Two western Uttar Pradesh districts, Muzaffarnagar and Bulandshahr, were tense after clashes between two communities during Diwali celebrations on Saturday.
- Palestinian Students In Danger Of Losing School Year Over Open-Ended Teachers' Strike (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Eighth-grader Thaer Shweikiyeh, who dreams of being a doctor one day, was excited about going back to school after the summer vacation. Instead, he’s been selling onions in the local farmers’ market for the past two months, and his new schoolbag . . .
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