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Articles 1021 through 1120 of 20587:
- Dmk Govt Foisting False Cases Against Aiadmk Men: Jaya (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Condemning the midnight arrest of AIADMK MLA P K Sekarbabu, party supremo Jayalalithaa today alleged that Tamil Nadu’s DMK government was "foisting false cases" against her party men.
- Ramadan - A Month Of Benevolence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 17, 2006)
Fasting in one form or the other does exist in almost all the religions. We just had "Navaratra Fasting" for nine days among Hindus.
- Aids Activist With Baboon Marrow Transplant Dies (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The California AIDS activist who received the first bone marrow transplant from a baboon in a desperate bid to combat the disease died this past week, his partner of 26 years said.
- Fighting Hunger (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2006)
Statistics released on World Food Day on Sunday by international agencies point to the critical state of hunger worldwide.
- Suicide Bombing Kills 103 In Sri Lanka (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Sri Lanka suffered its worst suicide attack when Tiger rebels blew up an explosives-laden truck next to a convoy of sailors, killing at least 103 people and wounding 150 more, police have said.
- Don't Play Game First And Frame Rules Later (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Oct 17, 2006)
Scoffing at the Centre's move to admit 27 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central institutions of higher learning without conducting any ground work, the Supreme Court on Monday called for the Parliamentary Standing Committee's report on . . .
- Us Suffers ‘A Winner’S Complex’: Gorbachev (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Former chief of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev stated, in an interview with a Russian newspaper on Sunday, that the role of the US, the acclaimed world superpower, must change.
- 92 Sailors Killed In Ltte Attack (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels rammed a truck loaded with explosives into a naval convoy in central Sri Lanka on Monday, killing at least 92 sailors and wounding more than 150, in what the military described as a cold-blooded massacre.
- Hafiz Saeed A Security Risk, Lhc Told (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The Lahore High Court was informed on Monday that Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Amir of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, had become a security risk for Pakistan, as he was involved in activities, which could hurt Pakistan’s relations with neighbouring countries.
- Explain Rationale Behind Obc Quota: Sc To Govt (The Economic Times, DEVESH KUMAR, Oct 17, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s plan to extend the quota regime to centrally-aided institutes of higher learning was delivered a jolt here on Monday when the Supreme Court questioned the rationale and basis behind the decision to set aside 27% . . .
- Till We Meet Again? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 17, 2006)
With the number of dengue cases across the country refusing to go down, two things are obvious. One, in the wake of the first few dengue deaths, the government lacked the will to translate words into action.
- Sc Pulls Up Govt On Quota (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
In an order that may raise the hackles of Parliamentarians, the Supreme Court today directed the government to place before it the report of the Standing Committee on the Bill for OBC reservation in elite educational institutions.
- Muslim Medicos Can’T Wear Veils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 17, 2006)
Hospitals in Britain’s Birmingham city have banned Muslim medicos from donning full-face veils, in a move that could further fuel the raging controversy over its wearing in the country.
- Strike Over Manipur Abuses Greets President Kalam (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
A strike to protest against human rights abuses by security forces greeted Indian President A.P.J. Kalam when he visited the troubled northeastern state of Manipur on Monday.
- Dengue Toll In India 101, Cases Continue To Mount (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
India continued on Monday to be in the grip of mosquito-borne dengue with nearly 5,500 confirmed cases while the death toll mounted to 101.
- 103 Lankan Soldiers Killed In Ltte Suicide Bombing (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
In one of the deadliest attacks in Sri Lanka, at least 103 Naval personnel were killed and over 150 injured on Friday when LTTE rebels rammed a truck packed with explosives into their convoy of buses.
- 12 Dengue Cases But No Deaths In State: Ashok (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Health Minister R Ashok on Monday said that the State had not seen any dengue deaths so far.
- World Bank, State Ink $142 M Healthcare Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
As a part of a $672-million deal, the World Bank on Monday signed a $141.83-million agreement with Karnataka aiming to improve the healthcare delivery systems in the State
- Yoga And Meditation To Battle Chikungunya (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Take to yoga, pranayama and meditation besides controlled breathing techniques to take on chikungunya. This is the advice from the Art of Living Foundation.
- Safe Diwali (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 17, 2006)
The blast at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district in an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing unit on Sunday, which claimed five lives and injured two persons, has shown the dangerous portends of the coming Diwali weekend, if safety precautions are . . .
- Indonesia Confirms 55th Bird Flu Death (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The death toll in Indonesia from bird flu rose to 55 on Tuesday after officials confirmed that a 27-year-old woman who died last week was infected with the virus.
- Controlling The Dengue Mosquito (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 16, 2006)
Public health experts are unanimous that mosquito control has to be a continuous process, with the government and local communities working together.
- Poverty And Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 16, 2006)
The significance of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 is that it acknowledges a vital link.
- Sectarian Violence Rocks Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Suspected Shia militiamen killed at least 46 Sunni Arabs in a weekend rampage of revenge killing in a city north of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said on Sunday, raising the toll in the latest sectarian bloodletting there to 63.
- Is Delhi Corporation Under Reporting Dengue Cases? (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Oct 16, 2006)
Figures from hospitals is higher than the Corporation data
- Navy To Act Against Boat Tragedy Accused (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The Navy will soon take action against personnel indicted by an inquiry for the death of 20 students and two staff of a school in a boat capsize in Wullar lake in May this year.
- Posco: Activists, Police Clash (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The anti-POSCO agitation in Orissa took an ugly turn on Sunday when nearly 150 activists led by Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar clashed with police in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s residence here.
- Dengue Fever Outbreak In India Kills Dozens More (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
An outbreak of dengue fever in India has killed 42 more people and infected another 1,000 over the past four days despite authorities' efforts to control the spread of the mosquito-borne disease, officials said on Sunday.
- World Food Day (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 16, 2006)
"Child is the Father of man" has been rightfully quoted by the poet words worth in his Book "My heart leaps".
- Pampered U.S. Pets Dress Up For Halloween (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
On past Halloween holidays, 9-year-old Rosie has worn a tutu and dressed up as a bumblebee, joining millions of American children trick-or-treating over the holiday.
- Not To Care (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 16, 2006)
The worst crimes are committed when the carers do not care.
- Reduce Army, Expand Air Force And Navy (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 16, 2006)
Former Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Tipnis has criticised the account of the Indian defence efforts on the Kargil conflict as presented by the then army chief, General V. P. Malik in his book “Kargil: From Surprise to Victory.”
- Oye, Oye Heptachloride (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Oct 16, 2006)
All of us who have growing children need to put aside a little for their college education, and I suppose Amir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are no different. Scratching my head as I am, I cannot find any other way of understanding these guys’ ongoing . . .
- 50 Automatic Weather Stations For N-E: Sibal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
IMD will also set up Doppler weather radars
- Bamboo: Sibal’S Cure-All For North-East (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Oct 16, 2006)
On a visit to the North-East, Union Science and Technology minister Kapil Sibal’s message has been clear: “Science can usher in lasting peace and prosperity all over the troubled region, so embrace it with vigour.”
- Cholera Strikes Mumbai Again (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Shabana Khan is worried that her five-year-old daughter appears paler than usual. She has reason to. Back after two days of hospitalisation, Muskan is recovering from the effects of a much-dreaded disease.
- Rehab Eludes Quake-Hit Kashmir (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Oct 16, 2006)
It has been a year since Kashmir’s devastating earthquake, which had led to a massive outpouring of sympathy and support from across the country.
- Deal Of The Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Cidade de Goa has launched two special packages for the season — Diwali Delight and Diwali Deluxe.
- Posco Project: 100 Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Medha Patkar demands open discussion
- White Tigers A Hit With Visitors To Vandalur Zoo (Hindu, P. Oppili, Oct 16, 2006)
Both animals in good shape, and responding to their new environs well, say officials
- 100 Held Outside Orissa Cm House (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
About 100 persons, including women, were today arrested outside the residence of Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here after Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar led a noisy demonstration opposing the establishment of the . . .
- No Assignments (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 16, 2006)
I asked the reception desk at VIMHANS hospital in Delhi, "Where have you shifted Amit Kumar Mall?" The receptionist checked the records and said, "Second floor, bed number 19".
- Reliance Adag Launches Credit Cards (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has joined hands with Citi Bank to launch Reliance Credit Card.
- Gas Leak Near Bhopal, Nearly 500 People Affected (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Nearly 500 people complained of burning eyes and nausea in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday after allegedly inhaling toxic gas, the source of which remains unknown.
- Dengue Outbreak (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 16, 2006)
The warning issued by medical experts that Karachi runs the risk of a major outbreak of dengue fever must not be taken lightly by both authorities and citizens alike.
- Delhi Hosts Many Viruses, Has No Virology Laboratory (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Oct 16, 2006)
Dengue, SARS, plague, malaria, meningitis and now chikungunya - all have made the rounds and taken a toll in the Capital, but Delhi is yet to set up a Virology Laboratory.
- Our Banking Reforms Are Unique (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 16, 2006)
My comments are divided into three parts — personal, present status, and prospects for banking and financial sector reforms.
- A Q Khan Back After Surgery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Pakistan’s former top nuclear scientist, who confessed to leaking sensitive technology to North Korea, Iran and Libya, returned to his home on Sunday after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, a Cabinet minister said.
- Seven Killed In Taliban Attacks (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A series of Taliban-linked attacks across Afghanistan left seven people dead on Sunday, and the Italian government said it believed a missing freelance photojournalist had been kidnapped.
- Walking On One Leg (The Economic Times, Prabhu Ghate, Oct 16, 2006)
Indian microfinance is not on its last legs — far from it, it is a strapping youngster rapidly coming of age and ready to run.
- Accept Your Faults And Be Empowered (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Oct 16, 2006)
It was rightly said that the greatest fault is being conscious of none. Human nature instinctively shies from realising and owning one’s own faults and imperfections and instead gloats over one’s own contribution, accomplishments and merits often . . .
- Dengue Death Toll Crosses 100 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
6 deaths in Delhi on single day
- Cadet Hit By Bullet During Training, Dies (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A 20-year-old NCC cadet died after he was accidentally hit by a bullet fired by another cadet practicing at the Gujarat College firing range in the city on Sunday morning.
- We Are Not Wanted (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 16, 2006)
The elderly mull over the changes in their life... In their words: ‘Many of us live alone, either because the children are away or because they do not want us. We experience a sense of loss and loneliness.’
- Emergence Of A Plethora Of Video Tutorials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A huge collection of links to videos related to a range of subjects is hosted
- The Best Is Yet To Be (Deccan Herald, Manika Ghosh, Oct 16, 2006)
Retirement connotes many things today. Today retirees are ready to redefine the word. Retirement could mean ‘re-tiring’ oneself albeit a little differently. Didn’t someone say that ‘Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind’.
- India Fast Emerging As Mobile User Hub (Deccan Herald, Aditya Raj Das, Oct 16, 2006)
The ongoing four-day long Mobileasia 2006–touted as Asia’s largest consumer mobile phone exhibition– reflects how India is fast emerging as one of the most attractive markets not only for mobile phone manufactures but also for cell phone service . ..
- Thinking Out Of The Fiscal Box (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 16, 2006)
The RBI and the Centre should put on their best thinking caps and arrive at reasonable limits which take into account the various implications of a rigid fiscal cap.
- A Visual Extravaganza (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Oct 16, 2006)
The breath-taking vista on a seashore is bound to leave an everlasting memory.
- The Private Equity Boom (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 16, 2006)
Private equity is classified under FDI, but the way it is growing, it will soon outpace traditional FDI.
- Sezs: How To Land A Good Deal (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 16, 2006)
If SEZ developers plan large, comprehensive settlements, of a thousand hectare or more, on uncultivable or degraded land, and introduce quality transport services, build hospitals, schools, and offer such other services, they will be welcomed with . . .
- Public Health Fiasco (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 16, 2006)
The government may not want to concede it, but the country seems headed towards one of its worst outbreaks of vector-borne viral and other diseases.
- Failed Mediation (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 16, 2006)
Afghanistan’s rejection of the Duran Line and claim on Pakistan territory upto Indus river is unrealistic.
- Has Neo-Liberalism Failed Mexico? (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Oct 15, 2006)
Six years ago, I was ready to conclude that the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) was a major success. The key argument in favour of Nafta had been that it was the most promising road the US could take to raise the chances for Mexico to . . .
- The Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2006)
Take a look at the broad thrust of headlines in India's national dailies on any representative day, and you will find a litany on lawlessness, crime, terrorism, disease, corruption, core shortages, and the ambience of a headlong hurtling towards disorder.
- Shifting Downstairs! Where The Unorganised Sector Scores (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 15, 2006)
Unorganised need not mean disorganised. Neither need the unorganised sector be less service-oriented in thought and deed than the organised one. The proof of the pudding is if you shift from a first-floor flat to a ground-floor one in the same building.
- Turkish Delight (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 15, 2006)
Orhan Pamuk starts his novel Snow with the Stendhal quote: “Politics in a literary work are a pistol-shot in the middle of a concert, a crude affair, though one impossible to ignore.
- Flash In The ‘Pan’? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
McCaughrean is the latest writer to take on the task of updating one of the classics of children’s literature. So how does ‘Peter Pan in Scarlet’ match up to the original by J M Barrie?
- A Matter Of Public Convenience (Hindu, K. Balakesari, Oct 15, 2006)
Located Near a traffic intersection, which I pass regularly, is one of a chain of public toilets set up all over the country by an NGO.
- "Paramilitary Forces Need More Govt. Support" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Kiran Bedi inaugurates exhibition.
- Bjp Condemns Ramadoss For Calling Aiims Body Meeting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The BJP on Saturday accused Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss of vindictiveness in calling a meeting of the institute body of AIIMS purportedly to discuss charges against its Director P. Venugopal.
- Sanitation Drive To Be Launched Soon In Nizamabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Covering all villages across district on October 16, 17
- Violence Planned By Aiadmk: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
"This time it was less compared to 2001 polls"
- Hanging Afzal Will Turn Him Into A Hero: Farooq Abdullah (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has warned that the hanging of Mohammed Afzal, convicted for the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, would turn him into a ‘a hero’ and provide ‘a massive weapon to separatists’.
- Cartel In The Air: Airline Ceos To Confabulate (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The CEOs of Indian carriers are meeting in Mumbai on October 16 to address several issues facing the aviation sector including the regulation of fares and placing entry barriers for new airlines.
- Army Admits To Torturing Ulfa Suspect (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The Indian Army engaged in anti-insurgency operations in Assam is once again mired in a row over torture in custody of a separatist suspect, forcing authorities to apologise and order a court of inquiry.
- Nobelity 2006: Versatility Of The Genius (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
In a country born in 1971 after a war of independence and with much of its history strewn with coups and natural disasters, some hoped the Nobel Peace Prize – the first in any category for a Bangladeshi – would help usher in a less troubled future.
- The Ban Nips The Child’S Right To Survival (Deccan Herald, Nandana Reddy, Oct 15, 2006)
Children are not commodities like narcotics that can be removed with a raid and then disposed of.
- Rice: Global Warming Hits Productivity (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Oct 15, 2006)
In what may emerge as a big threat to the food security in future, scientists have found early evidences of how global warming and climatic changes are impacting rice productivity in the vast swathes of Asia including India.
- Cheating Death? (Indian Express, Harmala Gupta, Oct 15, 2006)
Recently we had heard of members of the Jain community, one suffering from a serious illness and the other, a victim of old age, choosing to take their deaths into their own hands by refusing to eat and drink.
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