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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 20587:
- Muslim Educational Society Offers Formula For Admissions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Muslim Educational Society (MES) has indicated its willingness to offer freeship in fifty percent of seats in the engineering and medical colleges under it.
- No Flood Warning, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Gujarat "completely failed" in providing relief to flood-affected
- Delay In Implementing Obc Quota Will Spark Trouble: Ramadoss (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
"Fallacy to argue that nation cannot afford quota implementation "
Wants Irani panel recommendations rejected
Asks Jayalalithaa to retire from politics.
- Rahul Mahajan Charge-Sheeted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Five others charged in drug abuse case; accused asked to appear in court on August 5
- J&k Sex Racket: Court Defers Hearing (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
A court in Srinagar on Thursday deferred the hearing on bail applications of four persons arrested in connection with the sex racket case as the defence counsel could not reach the court in time.
- Two Children Killed, 7 Hurt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Two children were killed and seven members of a family were injured when a house collapsed at Langmi in Zanskar area of this district last mid-night due to heavy rains.
- Keep The Faith (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 04, 2006)
The upa government has done the right thing in responding to public pressure for reforming the criminal justice system.
- Tribes Stranded As Sardar Sarovar Dam Drowns Valley (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 04, 2006)
Kishore Solanki picks up a rock on the banks of the swollen Narmada river, gesturing towards land, now submerged, where once he grew enough wheat and vegetables to make a comfortable living.
- Silent Partitions (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 04, 2006)
The divisions caused by decades of communal strife are partly responsible for the terror in Mumbai.
- ‘It Is For The Govt To Find Resources’ (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Aug 04, 2006)
As the question whether the OBC reservation bill should be placed before Parliament in the ongoing session is still being debated, the spotlight is definitely on Veerappa Moily, the chairman of the Oversight Committee.
- Harnessing Hate (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 04, 2006)
Lashkar terrorist Syed Abdul Karim `Tunda' has vanished after the Mumbai explosions, but his legacy refuses to disappear.
- Disney Will Go To Bollywood Soon (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 04, 2006)
Rajat Jain, managing director of World Disney Company (India) Pvt Ltd, has big plans to build the Disney brand in India. The acquisition of Hungama TV and a strategic stake in UTV is only the beginning. Excerpts from Jain’s conversation with Business . .
- Making A Meal Of Food Safety (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2006)
On Wednesday, while public attention was focused on pesticides in colas, the Rajya Sabha passed the Food Safety and Standards Bill. SONU JAIN looks at how the legislation could affect the average citizen
- Hospital To Create Awareness About Chikungunya (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Doctors at the city-based Columbia Asia Hospital are on a mission to create awareness and educate people about chikungunya.
- Ban Foreign Ceos For Indian Firms? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
Considering India’s history, it is natural that the government of India would tread cautiously whenever national security is at stake.
- Uplift Of The Under-Privileged (Statesman, SUBHAS SARKAR, Aug 04, 2006)
Three of the most significant ingredients of higher education are an uncompromising academic freedom, a critical spirit and examination of ideas and a true intellectual climate.
- What Ails Pakistan? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 04, 2006)
Another Pakistan Independence Day already! My goodness, how the years have gone by! Ah, yes, the summer of 1947, when Pakistan appeared on the world map.
- Rs10,000 For Doctor’S Service To ‘Beggar Maf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Unemployed? ‘Get your limbs amputated. Become a beggar’. If this was the latest from India’s national capital, where a thriving ‘arms for alms’ trade has left even the most corrupt and mendacious head hanging in shame, it is the shocking silence of . . .
- Dalal St Tested On Oil Prices, Ecb Rates (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Dalal Street on Thursday withstood the onslaughts of rising oil prices and impending interest rates hike from European Central Bank successfully as it finally ended with a gain of 46.97 points or 0.43 per cent at 10,923.16.
- Cse’S Needed Alert (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 04, 2006)
Whistle blowers should be commended. The Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) deserves it yet again, for its renewed findings on dangerous levels of pesticides in colas and other packaged soft drinks.
- Bjp Targets Aamir Khan For Cola Ads (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The BJP on Thursday launched a fresh attack on Bollywood star Aamir Khan and ridiculed him for being a brand ambassador of the soft drink Coca-Cola, which the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an NGO, claims contains a high quantity of pesticide.
- Civilians Die In Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Artillery fire killed at least 15 civilians sheltering from fighting in Sri Lanka today, the army said, as troops battled Tamil Tiger rebels and the island slipped back towards civil war.
- Visual Radio: Powerful Interactive Medium (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Aug 04, 2006)
With the possibility of unusual applications, this next generation radio recently debuted in India
- Doha’S Collapse Is Good And Bad (Indian Express, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Aug 04, 2006)
So, countries of the developing world, what would you like to hear first, the good news or the bad news? Actually, in this case, it does not matter. The good news is that the Doha Round of the WTO talks has failed.
- In Lebanon, Many Indians Stay On (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 04, 2006)
An overwhelming majority of Indians in Lebanon have not been evacuated by the four ships of the Western Fleet which completed the transfer of Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepalese nationals this week.
- Farm Crisis Brooks No Delay (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 04, 2006)
The problems of farmers are multi-pronged. They face more problems when they try to come out of them.
- Metro Project To Take Up Afforestation (Deccan Herald, Ashwini Y S, Aug 04, 2006)
By way of giving back what it may take away from the Garden City, stakeholders to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) project will engage themselves in painting the City green by planting 15,000 seedlings....
- Simply Complex (Indian Express, RAM SEHGAL, Aug 04, 2006)
The world seems to be unequally divided between people who believe in simplicity and those who practise complexity.
- Qana An Error, Says Israel, As Toll Revised Downwards (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Israeli military did not know civilians were in a Lebanese building they bombed on Sunday and would not have attacked if it knew, a report said today.
- Private Firm Given 30-Year Port Development Lease (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The company will develop it on Build, Operate and Transfer basis
- Integrating The U.S.-India Circuit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 04, 2006)
Newer areas of convergence may be emerging between the two countries.
- 638 Ways To Kill Fidel Castro (Hindu, Duncan Campbell, Aug 04, 2006)
The CIA's attempts to bump off the Cuban strongman would put a James Bond novel to shame . . . exploding molluscs, poison pills and hitmen. Once he even offered to shoot himself.
- Foul Moles And Pleasing Blots (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 04, 2006)
These are days when people are close to calling each other names, all because of an unnamed mole. If the question top on your mind is not `who', but `what', is a mole it's time we came to terms with the word.
- Castro And His Cuba (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2006)
The ceding of power by Fidel Castro, though for a temporary period, is a milestone in the history of Cuba.
- Cuba Libre (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2006)
Fidel acknowledges mortality. But Cubans need a revolution, not his brother
- Make It Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Most laws seem to exist for a perfect world. And those that seek to protect children in India especially so.
- Pak Boy Is India’S Youngest Liver Recipient (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Aug 03, 2006)
A year-old Pakistani boy suffering from biliary atresia, underwent a successful liver transplant with liver donation from his maternal grandmother.
- The Punjabi Roti (Tribune, Renu Bhardwaj, Aug 03, 2006)
Roti is an inherent part of Punjabi culture; it is synonymous with Punjabi cuisine. Punjabis are not only addicted to it, they are proud of it.
- Dangerous Medicines (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2006)
Medicines and drug combinations that have been banned globally for their potential for harmful side-effects continue to be available in the Indian market.
- Israel “Captures” Five Hezbollah Militants (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Stepping up their ground offensive, Israeli forces today captured five Hezbollah operatives and killed several others in the farthest incursion into Lebanese territory in its three-week-old operation.
- Tigers Started It, Says Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 03, 2006)
Four locations overrun in Trincomalee, says TamilNet
- Ltte Takes War Deep Into Govt Territory (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s civil war appeared to have resumed in all but name on Wednesday as Tamil Tigers attacked three army camps and pushed into government territory while the military said dozens of rebels were killed.
- Cuba At Crossroads (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2006)
its probably the beginning of the end of Fidel Castro’s rule.
- Control Rage, But Retain The Ability To Be Outraged (Times of India, ANSHUL CHATURVEDI, Aug 03, 2006)
What happens when you react in a fit of anger? Ask Zinedine Zidane, star French player in the recently held World Cup.
- All In The Family (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Cubans do not seem to know if they should hail it as a model of revolutionary brotherhood. Mr Fidel Castro’s “proclamation” was no surprise to them or to the world.
- Is It Selfish To Want Peace? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Visaka Dharmadasa was one of the many silent sufferers of the conflict in Sri Lanka till she found out in 2003 that her son, a soldier in the Sri Lankan army, missing since 1998, was actually dead.
- 'I Can Broker Peace Between Centre And Ulfa' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 03, 2006)
Hagrama Mahilary, 37, holds the key to survival of the Tarun Gogoi government in Guwahati. He heads Bodoland People's Progressive Front (BPPF) that won 12 seats in the 2006 assembly elections. Mahilary, who was once charged with triggering a bomb . . .
- Army Teams For Nuke Attack (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The army has set up special teams designed to respond to nuclear attacks both in border areas and in the capital, the defence ministry has said in response to queries from a standing committee of Parliament.
- Undeclared War In Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s civil war appeared to have resumed in all but name today as Tamil Tigers attacked three army camps and pushed into government territory and the military said dozens of rebels were killed.
- 47 Killed As Tigers Go On Offensive (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers attacked three army camps and pushed into government territory in the east today, as an artillery duel killed at least 47 persons a day after suicide bombers tried to sink a ship with 850 troops aboard.
- *20 Hurt In Surankote Blast (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
and police today gunned down two militants of Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) and apprehended another as troops suffered a fatal casualty in day long operation at village Kochal in Chatroo area of Doda district while 20 persons were injured, two of . . .
- Two Militants Killed While Making Ied, 3 Injured (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Two militants were killed and three others injured when they were manufacturing an IED which exploded accidentally in a village in Tral. Elsewhere, two more militants were killed in separate encounters at Awantipora and Bandipore while as four . . .
- Cuban Challenge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 03, 2006)
The temporary stepping down from power of Cuban president Fidel Castro, who is in his eighties and undergoing surgery for intestinal bleeding, has prompted speculation about a change of guard.
- If Saarc Is To Move Ahead (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 03, 2006)
Saarc seems to have its priorities wrong. It is expanding without paying sufficient attention to its first duty - to turn the idea of regional cooperation among the South Asian nations into a reality.
- Chitral’S Inaccessibility (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 03, 2006)
Just how cut off Chitral is from the rest of the country can be gauged from the fact that the area is virtually inaccessible during the harsh winter months from December to April.
- Refugees' Fury Will Be Felt For Generations To Come (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Aug 03, 2006)
People walk the dusty, broken roads in scorching summer heat, taking shelter in the basements of empty buildings.
- Forex Firm Employee, His Wife Survived Blast, He Didn’T (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
They say, home is where the heart is. For Delhi boy Chetan Sharma, his heart was where his mother was.
- Tale To Remember (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 03, 2006)
It should not surprise anyone that a group of Kashmiri militants has surrendered to the Army.
- `Pesticide Levels In Soft Drinks Too High' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
New study indicates pesticides 24 times higher than Bureau of Indian Standards norms
"The levels in some samples exceeded the BIS standards by 140 times for the deadly pesticide Lindane, a confirmed carcinogen"
"Heptachlor, banned in India, . . .
- Aids Patients Advised Against Breast-Feeding (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Only mothers suffering from T.B., cancer and AIDS (also HIV positive) should not breast-feed babies, said ICDS Project Officer (CD) K. Tanuja said.
- Horror Stories From The Conflict Zone (Hindu, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Aug 03, 2006)
Huge numbers of children are being killed, injured or displaced in south Lebanon.
- Welcome Reprieve (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 03, 2006)
As the nation's future, children must get every chance to flower into productive citizens no matter what their social or economic status.
- Ideology Or Humanitarianism? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 03, 2006)
Authorities in the North West Frontier Province are reportedly drawing up a code of conduct for non-governmental organisations working towards quake relief.
- China Culls 50,000 Dogs After Rabies Cause 3 Deaths (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The death of three people, including a four-year girl due to rabies in a remote county in southwest China's Yunnan province has triggered a mass cull of about 50,000 dogs.
- Who Are We Kidding? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 03, 2006)
We will not quarrel with the Labour Ministry’s notification banning employment of children below 14 years of age as domestic servants or helpers in eateries.
- 'Retail Is A Capital-Intensive Business' (The Economic Times, MANOJ GAIROLA, Aug 03, 2006)
Ashustosh Garg, founder and chairman of Guardian Lifecare Pvt Ltd and previously managing director Hughes Network Systems, has jumped tracks from telecom to pharma retailing and has set up a chain of health care retail stores.
- A Big Step, A Small Move (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 03, 2006)
The incentive structure for public sector bank CEOs is welcome, but nowhere near enough.
- Turmeric, Onions Help Fight Colon Cancer: Study (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
A pill combining chemicals found in turmeric and onions reduces both the size and number of pre-cancerous lesions in the human intestinal tract, says a new study.
- Cocktail Of 3-5 Different Pesticides (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Three years after the CSE released its findings on pesticide residues in soft drinks, a new nationwide study shows nothing much has changed: branded soft drinks remain unsafe and unhealthy, severely compromising public health.
- Emerging From Shadow (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 03, 2006)
While sure to preserve Communist dictatorship in Cuba, Raul Castro has indicated greater flexibility in the state-controlled economy, says Anita Snow.
- Indian-Origin Soldier In Israel Injured In Operation In Lebanon (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 03, 2006)
An Indian-origin soldier in Israel Defence Forces (IDF) was injured in the operation against Hizbullah in Bint Jbail village in southern Lebanon.
An Indian-origin soldier in Israel Defence Forces (IDF) was injured in the operation against Hizb
- Blowin' In The Hot Air (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 03, 2006)
The decision of British PM Tony Blair and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to work together on reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) and promoting low carbon technologies deserves a big cheer.
- Pesticides Still Found In Coke, Pepsi - Indian Study (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
An environmental group said on Wednesday bottles of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. soft drinks in India still contained traces of pesticide, highlighting weak food safety laws in the country.
- Marooned For 90 Hrs, 135 Gujarat Kids Rescued In Marathon Mission (Pioneer, R.K. Misra, Aug 03, 2006)
Marooned for almost 90 hours in their residential school, 135 children of a lesser god and their 18 guardian angels were rescued from their watery perch after an operation that stretched human endeavour to its limits and tested the tensile strength . . .
- Isi Man Held With Military Info (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The police arrested a suspected ISI agent from Manmad in Nashik district late on Tuesday night. The man — identified as Arif Lakhani — was allegedly feeding sensitive military information to a Pakistani handler, operating out of New Delhi.
- Tamil Tigers Run Amok, Train Guns On Army Camps (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The Tamil Tigers, on Wednesday, mounted major pre-dawn attacks on at least three key army camps in the Eastern port city of Trincomalee, leaving over 47 killed on both sides and several more wounded.
- A Pox On Stem Cell Research (Deccan Herald, DEBORAH BLUM, Aug 03, 2006)
The US lost a good opportunity due to the influence of clerics on its President.
- What Happens After Fidel Castro? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2006)
Even in a country which has its own 120 Club for those who reach that remarkable age, it has been accepted that the days of Fidel would one day end.
- Changing With Times (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Aug 03, 2006)
Challenges in the form of liberalisation and global competition have steeled the units' resolve to surge ahead.
- The North-East Mosaic (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Aug 03, 2006)
The foremost feature of the social order of the North-Eastern region is its plurality.
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