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Articles 3721 through 3820 of 20587:
- Left Asks Pm To Touch Burning Issues (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Ahead of Dr Manmohan Singh’s hat trick of Independence Day addresses, the Left parties today asked him to explain to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15 how the government plans to deal with burning issues confronting the . . .
- Interfering With Onions (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Aug 14, 2006)
The author is former director- general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Castro Says He Is Better (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
A Cuban newspaper today published the first photographs of Fidel Castro since his stomach surgery and the Cuban leader said he had stabilised ‘’considerably’’ but was not out of the woods.
- Nri Son Among Terror Suspects (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The teenaged son of a Muslim immigrant from India and a suspected al-Qaida leader in Britain are among the 24 persons arrested in connection with the foiled plot to blow up the US-bound planes from Britain, according to a media report here.
- Dosa For Sonia, Problem For Lalu (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Aug 14, 2006)
After all those pizza jokes, imagine what Sonia Gandhi wanted in the Central Hall of Parliament: to eat a dosa. But unfortunately, in spite of the DMK being a partner in the government, no dosa was readily available for Sonia.
- Gilead, Merck To Distribute Combination Aids Pill (Indian Express, Reuters, Aug 14, 2006)
Gilead Sciences Inc and Merck & Co Inc have said that they have agreed to distribute a new triple-combination AIDS pill in developing countries.
- I-Day Truths: With Every Stride, A Slide (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Aug 14, 2006)
If one surveys the six decades of independence, the picture that emerges is very enigmatic. One isn’t sure whether one should entertain hopes or fears about the country’s future.
- ‘Colas: Harmful, Deadly’ (Deccan Herald, Sunita Narain, Aug 14, 2006)
"If soft drinks contain a cocktail of pesticides above the stipulated standard, they are unsafe. We are dogs with a bone –we won't give up."
- ‘Tap Water Is Dirty’ (Deccan Herald, P Chengal Reddy, Aug 14, 2006)
"The government, which supplies and microbial-contaminated water, has no moral, ethical or regulatory right to take action against the soft drink firms."
- ‘Let Centre, Not States, Act On Colas’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Virtually endorsing the stand of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, his West Bengal counterpart Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday said any ban on Coke and Pepsi should be enforced only by the Centre and individual states should not decide on . . .
- Is Salim Selling A Dream Or Mirage? (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 14, 2006)
The CM’s reputation and West Bengal’s future depend on the project’s success
- ‘Mi5 Found Terror Explosive Factory’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Covert raids on homes of key terror suspects were also conducted to plant bugs and gather crucial evidence against them, The Mail on Sunday claimed.
- Aids Virus Depends On ‘Accomplice’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The AIDS virus has an accomplice that helps it infect the immune system cells it attacks – other immune system cells, US researchers reported on Saturday.
- Thinking Out Of The Box (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
John Gray on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s meditation on human frailty, ‘Identity and Violence’.
- Towards An East Asian Model Of Diplomacy (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 14, 2006)
The failure of the ASEAN leaders and their dialogue partners to reach a consensus on West Asia is traceable to the complexities generic to that region and the political composition of the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit.
- Failed Wto Talks: Impact On Trips (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
It is important to ensure that public good remains paramount while legislating and implementing any agreement on health
TRIPS has been a sensitive issue for developing countries right from the signing of the GATT Agreement in 1994.
- On 80th B’Day, Castro Cautions Cubans About His Health (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
On his 80th birthday, Fidel Castro cautioned Cubans he faced a long recovery from surgery and advised them to prepare for "adverse news", but urged them to stay optimistic, while a newspaper published the first photographs of the Cuban leader . . .
- Some Cardinal Principles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
I should have realised that astrology's ardent advocates and adherents would take umbrage at my comments in what I wrote about The Hindu's coverage of the Sabarimala . . .
- Train To Tirupati Flagged Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Flagging off the Machilipatnam-Tirupati tri-weekly fast passenger train here on Sunday, Union Minister of State for Railways R. Velu expressed happiness that the port city had finally been linked to the pilgrim . . .
- Wisdom Of The Baba (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Aug 14, 2006)
With a crippled body; Baba has a spirit which endures. The book is voluminous but not tiring. The language is simple and the print is eye-friendly
- Revisiting A 30s Supercity (Deccan Herald, Sunil K Poolani, Aug 14, 2006)
The book offers a feel of Lahore in the 30s and the 40s, a Lahore that was a most exciting place to live in at the time.
- Sri Shankara Shivacharya Swamiji Laid To Rest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
A large gathering of followers attends funeral
- Biotechnology Study Best At Pg Level: British Expert (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Aug 14, 2006)
``The PG course requires fundamental knowledge in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biochemistry"
Quality of Indian students quite high
Successful work in biotech research lies in mindset of working in high-end original areas
- Area Of Darkness (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Rahul Ramagundam analyses the cause and effect of poverty and wretchedness, leading to social restlessness, in the heartland of Bihar.
- Rise In Interest Not To Deter Investment Much: Moody's (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Sunday said the hardening interest rates in India should not significantly deter investment in the economy.
- Fantasy Figures, Poor Delivery (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
The epidemiology used to quantify AIDS cases in developing countries is flawed and often subject to undue influences, write Barrie Craven and Gordon Stewart.
- Truce Hopes Emerge In Fog Of War (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 14, 2006)
The buildup to the ceasefire, if it takes place at all in real terms, has been violent and bloody. Israel has redoubled its offensive against Lebanon with south Beirut coming in the line of fire again after a gap of a little over 24 hours.
- Testing Colas:global Norms Made In India? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2006)
Pepsi-Cola India’s statement on Saturday that it is willing to accept safety standards for finished products marks a remarkable turn of events.
- Addressing The Digital Underside (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 14, 2006)
There is enormous ignorance about the dangers from misuse of digitised data and we need privacy polices and statutes to protect citizens.
- Narrowing The Public Sector Discount (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2006)
In several sectors of the Indian economy — banking, oil and gas, telecommunication and metals, to name a few — listed public sector undertakings (PSUs) compete with the private sector.
- Faith Sans Works Is Not Complete (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Aug 14, 2006)
On that kind of faith which is not backed by practical deeds, The Bible observes, “Faith without works is dead” (James: 2, 20). Practical application of the concept of “faith and works” is illustrated by Mr Malcolm Evans, a British national and a . . .
- Lebanon War Rages On Eve Of Truce (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
5 Israeli soldiers, 25 Lebanese civilians killed
Newspaper says Israel willing to discuss prisoner exchange
- Making The Workplace Safe (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Aug 14, 2006)
Given that organisations are hiring young employees in large numbers, they cannot ignore the issue of sexual harassment at workplace any longer. They must address the issue proactively, as they have a responsibility to provide a safe and healthy work . ..
- Mullahs Cannot Win Battle Of Veil For Women (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 14, 2006)
Of all people, Gamal al Banna, a brother of the founder of Egypt’s Ikhwan al Muslimun, Hasan al Banna, has declared that “neither the Quran nor the authentic Sunnah demands that women wear the hijab or cover their hair”.
- Let It Be Quaid’S Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 14, 2006)
The nation is celebrating 59th anniversary of Pakistan’s creation amidst colour and pageantry today. Flag hoisting ceremony in the Federal Capital will highlight the celebrations. Cities, towns and villages have been decorated with multicoloured . . .
- Cause To Celebrate? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Yet another independence day is before us. In the days leading to this August 14 there has been the usual welling up of patriotic fervour.
- Israel Pushes Offensive Ahead Of Ceasefire (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Thousands of Israeli troops pressed an expanded Lebanese ground offensive Sunday, engaging in fierce clashes with Hezbollah near the bombed-out militant stronghold of Khiam the day after losing 24 soldiers.
- Seductive Alchemy (Hindu, RAKHSHANDA JALIL, Aug 13, 2006)
East and West, past and present, old and new: opposites seem to co-exist harmoniously in Istanbul.
- Insurance For Sheep A Big Hit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Owners get policy amount if sheep die
Scheme introduced in June this year
Government, beneficiary share premium payout in equal measure
Total insured amount stands at Rs. 20 crores
- India Regains Bird Flu-Free Status (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Almost seven months after the bird flu outbreak, India regained the status of an “avian influenza-free country”, which is likely to improve the export of poultry products.
- A Certain Amount Of Light (Dawn, Feryal Ali Gauhar, Aug 13, 2006)
Fidel Castro Ruz, along with an armed group of 123 men and women, attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba in Guatanamo province.
- Khe Kormula Kor Kuccess (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
I find superstitions hilarious.
- Patient In Up Branded Hiv-Positive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
'HIV+' - the words are written on the wall over a hospital bed on which lies a young ailing woman. The lines on her face are not those of age, but of neglect.
- Living On Borrowed Time (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Aug 13, 2006)
The Government of West Bengal wants to ban hand-drawn rickshaws. But the rickshaw-pullers have a different take.
- A Problem Of Plenty (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Aug 13, 2006)
The frenzied competition among TV channels for viewership share leaves very little room for sensible reporting or thoughtful analysis.
- Time Warp (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Gulangyu island is China without the cars and the bicycles.
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has consistently addressed issues such as inequality, poverty and the human costs of economic development.
- Refusal To Say Goodbye (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 13, 2006)
An actor is often judged on the way he says his exit lines. What is true for the stage is true for life also.
- Name The Reader (Telegraph, Orhan Pamuk, Aug 13, 2006)
“Who do you write for?” For the last 30 years — since I first became a writer — this is the question I’ve heard most often from both readers and journalists.
- Sri Lanka Says It's Winning Battle With Tigers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Aug 13, 2006)
Sri Lanka's government said on Sunday it had pushed back a Tamil Tiger offensive on the northern Jaffna peninsula, but fighting continued and analysts remained sceptical that Colombo was telling the whole truth.
- Coca-Cola Says Its Drinks In India Meet Eu Standards (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Coca-Cola Co. on Friday said independent laboratory tests showed the company's soft drinks manufactured in India met European Union purity standards for pesticides in bottled water.
- Terror Plot: Suspects Being Grilled, Jet Suspends Employee (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
British anti-terror police today grilled 22 people, 17 of them with family ties in Pakistan, arrested for a plot to blow up US-bound jets using liquid explosives, even as Indian carrier Jet Airways suspended its employee Amin Asmin . . .
- Cola Controversy Affects Softdrinks Sales (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Sales of soft drinks are estimated to have plummetted by as much as 15 per cent in the wake of the pesticides-in-cola controversy.
- Israel Attacks Lebanon With Full Military Might (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Israeli helicopters on Saturday airlifted thousands of soldiers into southern Lebanon as part of its expanded operation against Hizbollah guerrillas in the northern neighbour, the Israeli army said.
- India Free From Bird Flu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
India has declared itself as a Avian Influenza-free country following no outbreak of bird flu cases for almost four months, an official statement said here today.
- Human Rights (Tribune, Y.K. Sabharwal , Aug 13, 2006)
The growth and development of mankind depends on how well the human societies regulate their internal affairs and how they work for common welfare and the dignity of each individual.
- Israeli Troops Swamp South Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
An avalanche of Israeli troops and armor roared into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and igniting some of the heaviest ground combat of the month-long war.
- Engineered Disgrace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2006)
Students & authorities must share the blame A university has been disgraced and tragically so.
- Women's Panel, Unicef Organise Campaign For Safe Motherhood (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
It is to check high maternal mortality .
- Lebanese Mothers Lament War's Effect On Children (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Can there be a worse time to have a child than in a war?
- Banks Ready To Finance Sericulture Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
There is a good scope to start new reeling units'
- Travel Corporation Bags State Tourism Awards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Hotels run by KTDC won awards in the one and two star category
Best Performing District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) Award went to Kannur
Judging committee comprised Tourism Principal Secretary, Director of Tourism and representatives of Planning
- J&k Emerging Seat Of Scientific Knowledge: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Underscoring the need for catapulting scientific and technological temperament in Jammu and Kashmir to keep pace with global advancement in modern sciences, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the State has to be made hub of advanced . . .
- Israel And Lebanon Agree To Ceasefire On Monday (Reuters, YARA BAYOUMY, Aug 13, 2006)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to a ceasefire at 0500 GMT on Monday to end a month-long war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.
- Un Move Can’T Tame Israel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Hours after the UN Security Council voted for a “full cessation” of hostilities, Israel today widened its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon killing several people in aerial raids and destroying a power plant.
- World’S First Heart Rupture Case Treated Successfully At Pgi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
For the first time in the world, doctors at the PGIMER here have performed "very high risk" procedure on a 35-year-old-man from Himachal Pradesh whose heart was ruptured which if not cured could have resulted in fatal rupture anytime or a paral . . .
- The Valley In Between (New Indian Express, Kamini Mathai, Aug 13, 2006)
Sometimes I feel sorry for Vellore, the town I grew up in.
- A City In Perpetual Crisis (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Aug 13, 2006)
Forty-eight hours in the megalopolis, stuck mostly in traffic jams, is enough to make one’s thoughts turn as dark and threatening as the furious black clouds rolling overhead. A few days of heavy rain and the city looks battered—as if hit by a . . .
- Sbi Goes To China; `Looking At It As A Long-Term Prospect' (Business Line, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Launches commercial banking operations in Shanghai
"We have been told that no other foreign bank has been able to secure meetings at such a high level. It shows how seriously they have begun to take India."
- Israel Copters Airlift Hundreds Of Troops Into Hezbollah Heartland (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
Israeli helicopters airlifted hundreds of troops into the Hezbollah heartland and warplanes launched wide-ranging airstrikes on Saturday as officials raced to enforce a UN ceasefire and end fierce fighting still raging across southern Lebanon.
- Unbroken Spirits Fill Highways Of Death (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 13, 2006)
Lebanon is a country that has clearly not lost its spirit, but is worried, unhappy, and, as no one hesitates to tell you, "very very angry".
- Un Resolution On Lebanon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
QATAR’s foreign minister is right when he says that Resolution 1701, passed unanimously by the UN Security Council on Friday, contains “imbalances in favour of Israel”, but to expect anything else would be unrealistic.
- President Directs To Speed Up Reconstruction, Rehabilitation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Saturday directed to further speed up the pace of reconstruction and rehabilitation of quake-affected people in the NWFP and AJK and underlined that state-of-the-art infrastructure, education and health . . .
- The Lifeline Of Maoist Violence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2006)
In 2002, a former Maoist district commander estimated that the Maoists needed Rs 10 million every month to keep the war going.
- Say No To Coke, Pepsi (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Aug 13, 2006)
The revelation by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that various soft drinks are unsafe for human consumption has come as an eye-opener.
- Picking Up Pieces, A Month On (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Anam and Affan wait for their father to come home for dinner. It’s been a month since Aejaz Shekh died in the serial train blasts, but his children are still holding on to hope.
- Bank Freezes Suspects’ Assets (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 12, 2006)
Nineteen of 24 British Muslims who are in police custody, accused of plotting to blow up 10 aircraft on the UK-US route with liquid explosives, had their assets frozen today, presumably to stop them from giving money to co-conspirators who may not . . .
- Maoists Put A Prize On Top Andhra Heads (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Aug 12, 2006)
Maoists angry at the killing of a key pointman in Andhra Pradesh have released a list that sets cash awards for those who shoot down the state’s top policemen, politicians and bureaucrats.
- 'Jet Employee' Among Britain Terror Suspects (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Britain on Friday identified 19 of the 24 suspected terrorists who allegedly plotted to destroy US-bound planes and froze their assets.
- 14 Injured In J&k Grenade Attack (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
At least 14 people were injured when terrorists hurled a grenade on a security vehicle at Sopore town of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, official sources said.
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