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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 20587:
- Socialist Mona Lisa (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 03, 2006)
Segolene Royal sometimes breaks into a "Mona Lisa" smile: Enigmatic, lips curved slightly.
- Medical Seats In For Quantum Jump In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
With three new colleges coming up, 450 seats are added
The total number of seats in the State now will be 4,700 in 14 Government medical colleges
The total number of engineering seats to go up to 99,000 with addition of two JNTU colleges
- An `Alternative History' (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Oct 03, 2006)
A fervent plea to freedom-loving people to reject the logic of armed, competitive capitalism
- Abe To Visit China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 03, 2006)
Beijing: The Japanese media have reported that the country's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China to meet President Hu Jintao on October 8, in what would be a breakthrough in mending the worsening ties between the two countries.
- Mosquito Control, Vietnamese Style (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 03, 2006)
A community-based approach using biological control, rather than insecticides, can be effective against the mosquito that spreads the virus causing chikungunya.
- British Conservatives Bury Thatcherism (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 03, 2006)
In a symbolic break with its traditional Right-wing agenda, the Conservative Party has decided to bury Thatcherism and move to the Centre ground of British politics as it steps up its campaign to return to power.
- Some Weight-Loss Moments Are Hard To Stomach (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 03, 2006)
Gut feeling tells us you don’t have it. Intelligence suggests that if you do have it, you’d rather not. Not some dreadful disease (though obviously, that too) but this thick, spongy substance on your waist.
- Russia Restarts The Mindgames (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 03, 2006)
On March 23, police and emergency medical personnel stormed Marina Trutko’s home in Dubna, Russia, breaking down her apartment door and quickly subduing her with an injection of haloperidol, a powerful tranquilizer.
- The Best Medicine, Minus The Humour (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 03, 2006)
Humour as inspiration for laughter may not always be necessary.
- Tea Anytime (Hindu, Ranjita Biswas, Oct 03, 2006)
A coffee table book on the story of tea in India.
- Cotton’S Other Reality Check: Boom May Take India Past Us (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Oct 03, 2006)
For those who thought India’s cotton story was only about farmer suicides, attributed to failed crops despite the Centre clearing a Rs 17,000-crore package for distressed farmers in four states on the back of the Vidarbha package announced by . . .
- Dreaded Dengue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2006)
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has once again showed that it is incapable of pre-emptive planning and action in the discharge of its duties.
- Not In The Holmes League (Hindu, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Oct 03, 2006)
Saradindu Bandyopadhyay's detective stories may seem tame, even naïve, to those familiar with other such stories.
- ``Spiritual Bliss'' At Phoenix Settlement (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh experienced on Sunday ``a rare spiritual moment'' at the ``sacred site'' of the Phoenix Settlement, set up by Mahatma Gandhi in 1904 on the outskirts of Durban.
- 60 People Die Of Chikungunya In Kerala (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Kerala, hit hard by a viral fever caused by mosquito bites, is apprehensive that the tourist season starting mid-October might not take off.
- Passing The Bug (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 03, 2006)
One of the world’s most successful mass mobilisation programmes to tackle a public health issue, the immunisation drive against polio, finds itself mired in what can best be described as ‘inter-state imbalance’.
- Cheers To Sobriety (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 03, 2006)
Are communists with money hypocrites? (Technically, no.
- "Abide By Human Rights Treaties In Treating Hiv-Afflicted" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Seek more involvement in policy making, programme planning
- Shame! (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 03, 2006)
A doctor belonging to that premier medical institute, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), died of dengue last week.
- Buddha Balm On Singur Cut (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has virtually regretted the police action against Mamata Banerjee and her colleagues in an unusual conciliatory gesture, but stopped short of handing the apology that Trinamul Congress is seeking.
- Sallekhana And Suicide (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 03, 2006)
Jains who have compromised their spiritual honour by demanding minority status must explain why 'fellow minorities' did not support 'Jain personal law' when two women recently undertook 'sallekhana', one of whom is alive at the time of writing this piece.
- America Grateful To Pakistan, Says Bush (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
US President George Bush on Friday praised Pakistan as a strong and steadfast ally in the war against terrorism and vowed to stand with President Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Woes Of Migrants (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
At one level a migrant is a person who moves from place to place to get work. At another level, he is a globetrotter who is in search of the best market for his talent. Punjab is one state in which both kinds of migrants are in large numbers.
- An Outbreak Of Peace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 30, 2006)
Margaret Thatcher’s Bournemouth party conference speech in 1990 was one of her best, all observers agreed. Her biographer John Campbell thought the speech “confident, wide-ranging, by turns scornful and visionary”.
- Durgashtami Today (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 30, 2006)
Durgashtami Today
The Primordial Power
is ever at play. She is
creating, preserving, and
destroying in play, as it were.
- Build Economic Muscle (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
At a time when the whole of Europe is integrating its economy, it is an anachronism that the various states of India should be acting as adversaries. Let alone the whole of the country, there is no synergy between the neighbouring states of . . .
- Saying Goodbye (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 30, 2006)
Vimla Devi Bhansali's family did not mourn or weep at her funeral. They calmly chanted prayers and wished her Godspeed on her final journey.
- "Community Involvement Must For Better Sexual Health Information" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Social taboo stops women from seeking reproductive, sexual health services
- Gdp Rate Is Inching Up To 9% Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
India's gdp growth rate is testing the 9% mark. The economy has grown by 8.9% for the April-July quarter of 2006-07 , the highest rate of first quarter growth since 2000-01 .
- Gandhigiri In The Family (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Sep 30, 2006)
It has taken Munnabhai to bring Gandhiji and October 2 back into focus.
- India Should Not Join Race For Biological Weapons (Hindu, Sujatha Byravan, Sep 30, 2006)
New Delhi has the opportunity to step up as the global leader it aspires to be by taking a practical approach and the moral high road on the subject.
- India Rising: Gdp Goes Up To New Height At 8.9 Pc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
The gross domestic product clocked a robust growth of 8.9 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year over the same period last year, aided by a strong performance in the manufacturing sector, the government said on Friday.
- Suicide Rates Drop Among Young & Old (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Suicide rates among the youngest and oldest Americans have steadily declined since the late 1980s, US researchers reported on Thursday in a finding that contradicts popular conceptions that rates were rising.
- 63 Kazakh Kids Get Hiv In Hospitals (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
This industrial city is reeling after learning that at least 63 children have contracted AIDS through medical negligence many blame on corruption and the illicit sale of blood.
- Passport Pluralism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 30, 2006)
The number of countries offering dual citizenship is on the rise. In South Asia itself Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh allow dual citizenship. India, somewhat late off the blocks, has two schemes now for people of Indian origin living abroad: the . . .
- Gram Sabha Passes Resolution Against Special Economic Zone (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 30, 2006)
People register protest against land acquisition for Reliance Group's Mumbai SEZ
- Malaysia Keen On Investing In Puducherry Tourism (Hindu, Rajesh Nair, Sep 30, 2006)
Malaysian Tourism Ministry conducted a road show.
- Strike Hits Normal Life In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 30, 2006)
Protest against court order to execute Afzal in Parliament attack case; 60 injured in clashes.
- Demolitions: Citizens Can Breathe Easy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
Citizens need no longer fear demolitions of buildings which have violated bylaws. It is a win-win situation for both the citizens and the State government, as the new bill passed at the special session in Belgaum on Thursday has hailed the . . .
- Acid-Treated Ginger (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
Just when one had thought that it was safe to buy ginger after a crackdown on ginger-processing plants three months ago in Islamabad, it appears that acid-soaked ginger is back in the market.
- Emotional Scars Haunt Tsunami Victims (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Sep 29, 2006)
Women and children orphaned by the tsunami in the affected villages of Tamil Nadu continue to suffer from psychological disorders even 21 months after the cataclysmic events of December 26.
- Now, Lic Policy For Underprivileged Too (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday launched a micro insurance product of state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) that targets the economically underprivileged segments of society
- First Surgery Performed In Weightless Conditions (Deccan Herald, Alok Jha, Sep 29, 2006)
French surgeons have performed the first operation on a person in weightless conditions. In the 10-minute procedure yesterday, four doctors cut out a cyst from a patient's arm aboard a free-falling aircraft.
- Essence & Spirit Of Fasting (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Sep 29, 2006)
Fasting daily for one month has been prescribed for the Muslims. The Quran, while prescribing it, says: “O believers fasting has been made obligatory on you, as it was made obligatory on the followers of other religions before you, so that . . .
- India`s Ambassadors In The Us (Business Standard, T Thomas, Sep 29, 2006)
If we can get American students to study here, it will prove to be a major advancement in diplomacy.
- Insensitivity, In A Theatre Near You (Indian Express, RUKMINI PILLAI, Sep 29, 2006)
The young man on the phone sounded very angry, “Have you seen the promos of the film, Woh Lamhe? It is so typical. Demented, delusional... And here we are trying so hard to live a normal life!” I knew he had been struggling with schizophrenia for . . .
- Sweet Riot (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, Sep 29, 2006)
One thing the late Ismail Merchant had learnt as a struggling filmmaker was that the way to film financiers’ pocket was through their palate. Himself a foodie, he often treated them and other film personalities to the Indian cuisine he had cooked . . .
- Making Globalisation Work (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Sep 29, 2006)
I have written repeatedly about the problems of globalisation: an unfair global trade regime that impedes development; an unstable global financial system that results in recurrent crises, with poor countries repeatedly finding themselves burdened . . .
- The Trust Deficit (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
President Bush's appeal to both Pakistan and Afghanistan to put their differences aside and cooperate in the struggle against the Taliban and Al Qaeda is timely and should be heeded.
- Frank And Forthright (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
The Wapda inquiry committee on the countywide power breakdown on Sunday last has completed its job in time.
- Corn: The Plastic Alternative (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Sep 29, 2006)
The sustained campaign against petroleum-based plastics has made manufacturers in the US look at new, renewable raw materials for a range of everyday items. Plastic made from corn derivatives is one such material that is generating widespread interest.
- Combating Aids: Yunnan Shows The Way (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 29, 2006)
While many of China's other regions pretend that AIDS does not exist, Yunnan has begun to experiment with novel pilot projects such as the methadone therapy and needle exchange programmes.
- Tiger By The Tail (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
Reports of rampant sale and purchase of tiger skin and products in Tibet - where representatives of Wildlife Protection Society of India have claimed sighting, among other parts of the feline anatomy, a tent made of 108 tiger skins - underscores . . .
- Jain Woman Dies Of Santhara (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A 61-year-old Jain woman who had been on fast unto death for the past 15 days, as part of a customary practice of santhara with a sect of the community, died this afternoon.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 29, 2006)
The continuing war of words between New Delhi and Islamabad ~ even if diplomats prefer to describe the sniping as “clarifications” ~ over the scope and role of the proposed joint mechanism on terrorism has rendered it a virtual non-starter.
- Foreign Pressure For Gay Rights (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 29, 2006)
Government should develop political consensus before legalising homosexuality as it is against the ethos of Indian society, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Chronicles Of A Patriot (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The world of covert intelligence is John le Carré’s natural terrain. He returns to it in his latest novel through a different route and in a different manner.
- Afzal's Death Warrant Protests Continue In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Protests continued for the second day on Thursday in Srinagar against the death sentence given to Mohammed Afzal for his role in the terror attack on Parliament in 2001.
- J&k Hub Of Tourism Activity: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that his State had become a "hub" of tourism activity and stressed that the entire Northern region can be connected by way of smaller air services to facilitate and enhance tourism activity.
- Tangerine Tales In Marmalade Prose (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
Julia Glass’s second novel is strikingly similar to her first, Three Junes. Both are set in the West Village of New York (“a city of freely eccentric people”) and tell remarkably similar stories about parenthood, sexuality and human relationships.
- Mig-29 Crashes In Ambala, Pilot Safe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A fighter aircraft, MiG-29, of the Indian Air Force crashed in Ambala late this afternoon. There were no casualties.
- Pm Cautions Cms On Populism (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Sep 29, 2006)
Cautioning against the “race to the bottom” through competitive populism, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, asked the states to avoid excitement to have “headline-grabbing MoUs by offering fiscal and financial incentives which their finances . . .
- Boloor Can Be Developed As A Perfect Tourist Spot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
It is an ideal place for family outings
People can a glimpse of life of fishermen
Cultural programmes will attract tourists.
- Mig-29 Crashes In Ambala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Pilot ejects out to safety; dozen persons were working on paddy fields.
- Naco Opens More Hiv Treatment Centres (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has increased the number of centres providing free anti-retroviral treatment (ART) from 54 to 91. Another 9 more centres will get operational soon.
- Kerala Travel Mart Begins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Home stays, resorts, farm and medical tourism hog the limelight.
- Protests Against Afzal Death Warrant Continue In Kashmir (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Protests continued for the second day on Thursday in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir against the death sentence given to Mohammed Afzal for his role in the terror attack on India's Parliament in 2001.
- ``U.S. For Rapid Economic Reform In India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Reforms at the macro level will be central to transforming into a superpower"
India, U.S. have developed strategic relationships in many areas
Efforts on to reduce visa-processing delays
India should enforce Intellectual Property Rights standards
- Patel Wants Financial Checks For New Entrants In Indian Sky (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Stung by unviable finances of low-cost airlines, the civil aviation ministry has planned a drill for new entrants. Staying clear of regulatory measures, civil aviation minister Praful Patel today said new airlines will have to go through a . . .
- Manmohan Warns States Against Unviable Tax Sops (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Jury still out on whether they promote growth"
We have to enable a common economy
Tax systems largest barriers to trade
Border checks, taxes on vehicles are the other barriers.
- Kalam Wants Lic To Go In For Paperless Policy Documents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A micro insurance product Jeevan Madhur launched
Minimum sum of micro insurance is Rs. 5,000 To cover 18-60 year age group.
- "Globalisation Will Only Work If The Winners Share With The Losers" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
Economist and Nobel laureateJoseph Stiglitz,author, most recently, ofMaking Globalisation Work, spoke to Nobel Laureates Plus editor Nathan Gardels on September 22.
- Oop: Ramadoss Seeks 2-Week Reprieve (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The office of profit issue continues to linger on in the Election Commission with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss seeking a two-week adjournment of the hearing on his disqualification petition. Meanwhile, the Centre is yet to furnish details . . .
- New Delhi Demands More Security For Its Nationals In Russia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
India has taken up with Russian authorities the issue of security for its nationals in the wake of suspected racial killing of an Indian medical student in St Petersburg four days back.
- Judge Concerned Over Spread Of Aids Among Prisoners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Says Government needs to take steps to tackle homosexuality among prisoners.
- Hunting The Elusive Osama Bin Laden (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Sep 29, 2006)
Speculating about Osama bin Laden's fate and whereabouts is a favourite pastime of many people, particularly those in the media, military and politics.
- James Connaughton On Global Warming (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2006)
Interview with James Connaughton, Chairman, U.S. Council on Environmental Quality.
- Coup In Bangkok (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 28, 2006)
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is ousted in absentia in a bloodless coup.
- Rain Of Bombs (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
In the pre-dawn hours of February 11, 2003, a United States Special Forces convoy making its way up an isolated valley near the village of Baghran was hit with machine-gun and rifle fire from five persons located on two ridges above the valley.1
- General Asks Erdogan To Check Islamism (Hindu, Ian Traynor, Sep 28, 2006)
Chief of Turkish army says forces will act to preserve nation's secular nature
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