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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 20587:
- Wars Over Water In Future? (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Oct 15, 2006)
The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has warned that the next war will not be waged over oil, but over water, which is becoming the scarcest natural resource.
- To Hang Afzal Guru Or Not To Hang? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 15, 2006)
The question is not whether to hang Afzal Guru or not to hang. The question is what are the basic issues that the various mutually contending parties are trying to debate or pretending to debate?
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Oct 15, 2006)
It seems to be the rage -- excuse the pun, for men in Pakistan to burn women at the slightest pretext. It has been going on for many long years and the disease shows no sign of abating. In fact it is registering a healthy increase.
- Helping The Punjabi Farmer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2006)
Ruchika M. Khanna’s series, “Life on the edges” (Sept 25-28) does not present a true picture of the generations-old socio-economic relationship between a Punjabi farmer and farm labourer.
- Indian Charges Negate Havana (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Pakistan has strongly rejected the Indian allegations of its intelligence agency’s involvement in Julyís Mumbai train bombings, the Pakistani embassy said in a letter printed in the Christian Science Monitor on Friday.
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 15, 2006)
Knowledge is power. Knowledge is 'possession of information, facts, ideas, truths and principles.' If knowledge is power then who has knowledge has power.
- Advice, Like Youth, Is Wasted On The Young (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 15, 2006)
Hindsight is always 20/20. Hindsight is another word for reflection. It's a review of all the years that have passed you by and all the things you have done, not done or, in retrospect, should have done.
- Aziz Hints Political Forces To Be Realigned Before Next Elections (Daily Times, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Oct 15, 2006)
Says govt talking to ‘those who are opposed to us’
New ‘vision’ will bring progress and prosperity to Balochistan.
- The Real-Life Economist (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 15, 2006)
Muhammad Yunus is incomparably the most honoured social activist of our era. He has received so many awards that prize-givers vie not to be left behind.
- White Nights And Magic (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
So what if it’s summer,’’ I insisted. ‘‘Aren’t we talking Russia?’’ My husband stood by patiently, even as I shoved our borrowed shawls, jumpers, and mufflers and gloves into my already bulging case. Russia was always cold, or so I was told.
- What Ails The Police? (Tribune, S. S. Dhanoa, Oct 15, 2006)
There is an air of expectancy in the wake of what has been called as the pathbreaking judgement of the Supreme Court about the functioning of the police and the criminal justice system.
- ‘Religion Is No Instant Soup’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2006)
Rev Dr Hans Ucko, Chief of the Inter-Religious Affairs and Dialogue Division, World Council of Churches (WCC-Geneva) will deliver the Rev Dr Stanley Samartha Memorial Lecture-2006 on October 16.
- 20 Injured In Kashmir Accident (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
At least 20 passengers were wounded when a bus collided with a truck at Kanispora in this district today, official sources said.
- Human Rights A Victim Of Global Politics (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
In the world today the issue of human rights is a factor of increasing importance in the conduct of international relations.
- Shifting Downstairs! Where The Unorganised Sector Scores (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 14, 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.
- Waves Of Memory (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Anita Mohandas talks to SARASWATHY NAGARAJAN about her first novel `The Receding Waves,' which will be released on October 19
- Aiadmk Wants High Court To Declare Polls Null And Void (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Alleges booth capturing, anarchy and terrorism in petition
"Rowdy elements entered booths, attacked AIADMK agents"
"Police personnel protected the rowdy elements".
- Court Permits Varsity Field Trials On Gm Mustard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court, which restrained field trials on genetically modified products having commercial overtones, has permitted Delhi University to sow seeds of the newly developed DMH-11 mustard variety within this month for academic research.
- Demand Enforcement Of Standards (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Oct 14, 2006)
Each year, hundreds of scooterists die of head injuries sustained in road accidents, because they were wearing sub-standard helmets. Many an accident has also been reported where people die of electrocution because the electrical equipment installed . . .
- Inspiring Return To Nature (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Rogner Bad Blumau's unique design and facilities help you stay in harmony with yourself. And be prepared to lose your inhibitions
- Cheating Death? (Indian Express, Harmala Gupta, Oct 14, 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.
- Poor Shall Inherit The Earth (Telegraph, Anup Sinha, Oct 14, 2006)
The author is professor of economics, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
- Trust Breakers (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 14, 2006)
There is no reason why trusts operating on business lines should enjoy tax exemption
- Azad Govt Begins To Undo Multi-Crore Custodian Land Scam (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Oct 14, 2006)
In a significant development, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has begun to cancel all the scandalous allotments of prime land made in the Department of Evacuees' Property (DEP) in the last over two years.
- A Student's Suicide (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 14, 2006)
The suicide by a student of a private school is going to haunt this city for long. It is a tragic occurrence and was perhaps totally avoidable.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2006)
The West Bengal Government is determined to go ahead with a massive infrastructure development project with the Indonesia-based Salim group, the Universal Success group and Unitech.
- Turkish Delight (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 14, 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.
- Special Powers Act Won't Be Repealed (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Oct 14, 2006)
With the cry for repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 reaching a crescendo and human rights group demanding United Nations intervention, the Centre has put the onus to withdraw the Act on the Okram Ibobi Singh-led Manipur Government.
- The Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Oct 14, 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.
- Has Neo-Liberalism Failed Mexico? (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Oct 14, 2006)
Six years ago, I was ready to conclude that the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) was a major success.
- Fipb Allows More Foreign Investment In Kotak's Vc (The Economic Times, G Ganapathy Subramaniam & Jayanthi Iyengar, Oct 14, 2006)
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has approved a proposal from Kotak Mahindra Investment to enlarge the corpus of its venture capital fund (VC fund) to Rs 2,500 crore from the existing level of Rs 440 crore by bringing in foreign investment.
- Bankrolling Bollywood (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 14, 2006)
A recent YES Bank report has revealed that nearly 60-65% of the investment made in mainstream Mumbai movies comes from banks and large corporations.
- Grim Report On Iraq (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
The conclusion by a private US-Iraqi study that there have been some 655,000 "excess" deaths in Iraq since the US invasion of March 2003 -- 600,000 of them victims of violence -- is a shocking estimate even for a country that many consider to be . . .
- Defence Deal Or Graft: Centre For Demarcation (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Oct 14, 2006)
The UPA Government, in an effort to put an end to the controversies surrounding defence deals, is proposing to take a policy decision to make a clear distinction between the systems required for national security and the alleged corruption aspects in . .
- Stop The Drama Bazee (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
A few days after the October 8 earthquake, I wrote an article titled `Stop the drama bazee'. The piece was published but with a changed heading.
- Dengue Cases In Delhi Touch 1,186 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
As the number of Dengue cases in the Capital continued to gallop, reaching 1,186 today, the Delhi government decided that services of CATS ambulances would be provided free of cost to patients severely affected by the disease.
- Us Offers Million-Dollar Reward For Traitor (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 13, 2006)
The US government has offered a $1 million reward for the capture of an American-Jewish convert to Islam who has joined forces with Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network.
- Neglecting Citizen’S Rights Could Cause Internal Conflict (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Oct 13, 2006)
Expressing concern about the neglect of economic, social and cultural rights of the citizens by the state, the National Human Rights Commission said such neglect could give rise to internal conflicts leading to terrorism.
- Gandhigiri Minus Gandhi (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2006)
Cinema's legendary SS Vasan once told me a successful film should have something for the heart, something for the ears, something for the eyes and a little for the mind.
- China Calls Himalaya Border Shooting Self-Defence (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Chinese troops fired on about 70 people near the country's mountain frontier with Nepal, and one of them died, Chinese state media said on Thursday, partly confirming earlier reports but defending the shooting.
- What The Veil Hides (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Oct 13, 2006)
Veils suck!" Salman Rushdie's sound byte on BBC has come as a resounding endorsement of British Commons leader Jack Straw's comment that the veil worn by Muslim women is a barrier to integration and good community relations.
- Iraq Invasion Cost 655,000 More Lives, Says Us Research (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The 2003 invasion of Iraq by US forces has resulted in the death of an extra 655000 Iraqis, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, US.
- A Sea Of Difference (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Oct 13, 2006)
In the mid-90s an Indian naval specialist went to witness a Barak firing in the Mediterranean, conducted by the Israeli Navy.
- The Death Toll In Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2006)
MANY PEOPLE refused to believe the Lancet report in 2004 from a group of American and Iraqi public-health scientists who surveyed homes across the country and found that about 100,000 additional Iraqi deaths had taken place since the coalition . . .
- Towards An Inclusive Globalisation (Hindu, Manmohan Singh , Oct 13, 2006)
Globalisation has not removed personal and regional income disparities. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening. We need a new global vision that ensures the gains from globalisation are more widely shared.
- Populism Is Not Progress (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, Oct 13, 2006)
The Belgaum ‘special session’ and the government inspired Karnataka bundh was part of a partly successful game plan .
- Six Lakh Iraqis Killed Since U.S. Invasion, Says Report (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2006)
More than 600,000 Iraqis are estimated to have died since the United States-British invasion of their country three years ago, suggesting that the humanitarian crisis facing Iraq is significantly more serious than either Britain or U.S. are willing . . .
- Meeting On Adolescent Health, Development Organised (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
To sensitise policy makers towards the problems that adolescents face, the National Progressive Schools' Conference along with Expressions India organised the first Adolescent Summit here on Wednesday.
- Bad Blood (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2006)
The healthcare system in West Bengal does not rely on divine discretion to guide the fate of human beings.
- Iraq’S Kurdistan Stubs Out Smoking Ads (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The Government of Iraq’s Kurdistan region has banned tobacco advertising and ordered billboards promoting smoking to be removed, a spokesman of the Kurdish Health Ministry said.
- Pacification Of The Tribals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
On the face of it, Pakistan’s decision to involve tribal leaders in peacekeeping and anti-terrorism operations in North Waziristan seems to be getting accepted by the international community.
- Who Guidelines For Prevention Of Dengue (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Oct 13, 2006)
Asks countries in Southeast Asia to intensify surveillance.
- Kumaraswamy Tells Young Officers To Shun Groupism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
`Do your job ... be sensitive and humane in your response'
- Infrastructure On L&t Campus To Be Developed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The initiative has been planned in Mysore
- In The Shadows (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
What is the Lashkar's agenda in India? Who are its leaders and what is their relationship with the Directorate of the ISI?
- Government Considering Health Insurance Scheme For Bpl Families (Hindu, N.J. Nair , Oct 13, 2006)
Two public sector insurance companies evince interest in the scheme
- Kanshi Ram’S Flawed Legacy (Deccan Herald, Rajdeep Sardesai, Oct 13, 2006)
Many years ago, the frenzied search for an elusive sound byte led me to climb a rather perilously shaky electric pole.
- Lure And Kill (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 13, 2006)
What is common to both chikungunya and dengue is the carrier of their causative viruses - the female of the mosquito type Aedes aegypti.
- The Dengue Patient (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 13, 2006)
Our health care system is ailing; an immediate and large infusion of public funds is required to set things right.
- President’S Appeal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2006)
President Musharraf’s appeal to the liberal and moderate sections of society to galvanise their efforts to stem the tide of extremism in the country comes as a whiff of fresh air.
- Lanka Talks Of Peace Amid Heavy Casualty In Jaffna Fighting (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The Sri Lankan government said on Thursday it remains committed to peace talks with Tamil Tiger separatists, despite raging battles a day earlier that the military said killed 200 rebels and up to 129 soldiers.
- One Man's Radio: Another's Enemy! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 13, 2006)
In the 1960s’ USA, when flying had started becoming more common than rail travel, country singer Johnny Cash did a requiem on trains, which ended with the words “I’ll miss you when you’re gone!” While television has become familiar enough to be . . .
- Ibm Sees Brisk Business In India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
IBM, the world's largest computer services company, aims to increase its share of business in India as banks, retail and small and medium-sized firms spend more on technology in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
- Ir's Path-Breaking Ppp Initiatives (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Oct 13, 2006)
For IR (Indian Railways), these are the best of times. By dint of a record freight output and, consequently, a healthy bottom line, it has acquired high credibility of late.
- Chickungunya Outbreak (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 13, 2006)
Chikungunya is spreading fast across the country in an epidemic form presenting a big challenge on the public health front.
- 200 Tigers Dead: Lanka (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military on Thursday claimed to have killed over 200 Tamil Tiger rebels in heavy fighting that also left at least 44 soldiers dead and over 430 injured.
- Army Uncorks Pent-Up Rage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Anti-army sentiments in Assam burst forth again with several thousand people blocking NH 37 in Doomdooma today to protest the detention of 20 residents after suspected Ulfa militants triggered a blast in which a soldier suffered minor injuries.
- Scurry To Plug Blood Scam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The state health department has issued a confidential circular asking all blood banks across the state to re-examine the blood which was earlier tested with faulty kits supplied by Calcutta-based businessman Govind Sarda.
- China Endorses ‘Harmonious Society’ Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
China’s Communist Party on Wednesday formally endorsed a political doctrine laid out by President Hu Jintao that calls for the creation of a “harmonious society,” a move that further signalled a shift from the party’s focus on unrestricted economic . . .
- Lessons From The Field (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2006)
About the second Iraq war, it could be argued that the United States of America won the war only to lose the peace.
- Land, Language, Progress (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Oct 13, 2006)
There is a furious debate raging across India.
- Bpo Firms Carry The Can (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 13, 2006)
A year-long sting operation by a BBC channel into data theft involving BPO work offshored to India, has created public anxiety. In three separate actions, those conducting the operation have been able to buy sensitive information from middle-men.
- If Musharraf Looks Back To 1999 (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has completed seven years of the eventful journey that he started on October 12, 1999 — first three years as Chief Executive of the country and now as Head of the State.
- Bribes And Kickbacks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2006)
The CBI has taken the plunge in registering an FIR against former Defence Minister George Fernandes, his senior party colleague Jaya Jaitley and former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar for alleged corruption in the Rs 1150-cr Barak missile deal.
- Medical Professionals, Patients Forget World Hepatitis Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
About 10.9 million suffering from Hepatitis C in India
- 19 Child Labourers Rescued (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
As many as 19 children were rescued here on Wednesday after the ban on employing children as domestic help came into effect on Tuesday.
- Making `Allowances' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 12, 2006)
The usage of the expression `salary', indicating the remuneration fixed for work done, is comparatively of recent origin only in the commercial history of the world.
- Eu And India — Shaping A Better Tomorrow (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Oct 12, 2006)
It is time for the two to work together even more closely.
- Us On Alert For Chikungunya (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 12, 2006)
This is one buzz hyper-growing India can do without. Word is getting around the United States that travellers to and from India need to watch out for chikungunya.
- Two Dead As Aircraft Crashes Into Manhattan Building In Us (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
At least two people were killed when a small aircraft crashed into a 52-storey building on Manhattan's Upper East Side in overcast weather on Wednesday in what appeared to be an accident, officials said.
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