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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 20587:
- A Controversial Survey On India (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 19, 2006)
India has been judged the sixth most dangerous country for children — even more dangerous than Afghanistan, the Palestinian Territories, Myanmar, and Chechnya!
- Israel Pounds Lebanon, Hizbollah Hits Haifa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Israeli warplanes battered Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 26 people, and more Hizbollah rockets hit the Israeli city of Haifa, with no sign that diplomacy would halt the week-old conflict soon.
- State Of Stitaprajna (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Knowledge and modesty are inseparable in an enlightened soul. Enlightenment is attained when one identifies one's soul with the eternal reality and detaches oneself from worldly objects.
- Doubled Up In Pain (Deccan Herald, Usha Mukunda, Jul 19, 2006)
Despite longing for 'The African Experience', no one likes it to be a disease!
- Tsunami Kills 80 In Indonesia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A tsunami triggered by a strong undersea earthquake off the coast of Indonesia’s Java island on Monday killed at least 80 people, swept away buildings and damaged hundreds of fishing boats, officials and witnesses said.
- Developing Drugs For The Poor (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2006)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken some notable steps to address infectious diseases common in developing countries and to help them gain access to drugs for diseases that are . . .
- Israeli Planes Pound Lebanon, 11 Killed (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, as diplomatic efforts brought no signs of an early end to the week-old assault launched in retaliation against Hizbollah attacks.
- Tourism Helps Child Shelters In Kerala (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Jul 18, 2006)
“Be with us, sing with us,” is a new catch-phrase that has just arrived to power lullaby@Varkala, a new public-private tourism initiative in Kerala with stress on childcare and community development......
- Tsunami Devours 105 In Indonesia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A powerful earthquake sent a two-metre high tsunami crashing into beach resorts along Indonesia's Java island on Monday, killing at least 105 people and causing extensive damage to hotels, restaurants and homes, witnesses and officials said.
- Help Or Hindrance? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 18, 2006)
The concept that a state-appointed regulator has a duty to pre-empt market forces as the correct way of promoting the market is becoming a doctrine in itself. So, then, with last week’s order from the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate . . .
- Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 18, 2006)
Over the couple of past many years there has been a regular rise in temperature and in the fairness of terms this is creating problems for the biolife over the only bio sustaining planet and is perhaps the biggest threat for the years to come by.
- Democracy & Freedom (Statesman, BP SAHA, Jul 18, 2006)
In a television interview before the elections, the outgoing Speaker of the West Bengal assembly had stated that a strong opposition . . .
- Develop Chandigarh: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Institute a committee of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Administration officers'
Blueprint of infrastructure needs of Sarangpur Institutional Area proposed to accommodate the film city, education city, amusement park, and biotech park demanded
- Doctor Suspected In Nyc Blast Dies (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The doctor suspected of blowing up his New York City townhouse rather than allowing his ex-wife to benefit from its sale has died nearly a week after suffering critical injuries in the blast, a hospital spokeswoman said on Sunday.
- Israel Escalates Bombings In Beirut (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
War plane also blasts Palestinian Foreign Ministry building in Gaza City
- Russia And The G8 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 18, 2006)
G8 Summits attract mountains of expectation (and generate mountainous costs), but produce molehills of results.
- Sbp Report (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 18, 2006)
The State Bank's third quarterly report for 2006 raises some valid concerns with regards to the economy's macroeconomic situation, particularly the widening trade and current account deficits and government borrowing that was far above the target . . .
- $ 18.6b Exports Target Fixed In Trade Policy (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The government has fixed export target of 18.6 billion dollars and import estimate of 28 billion dollars for the current financial year. The government has failed to achieve the export target of 17 billion dollars and exports stood out . . .
- The Export Imperative (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 18, 2006)
Indian exports continue to show robust growth, an unprecedented 32.40% for April-June 06, on a provisional basis.
- Food For Thought (Business Standard, Sunita Narain, Jul 18, 2006)
When Parliament convenes for the monsoon session, the government plans to introduce the Food Safety Bill.
- Bird Flu Vaccine Offers Protection Above 90%, Immune Response Good (Hindu, R. Prasad, Jul 18, 2006)
Bhopal laboratory is now studying the duration of protection
Vaccine tested for safety, other parameters
Little chance of bird flu after vaccination
- Time Again For Madhya Pradesh To Play Role In Nation-Building: Kalam (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Jul 18, 2006)
He suggests 11 missions based on the State's core competencies
- Trade Policy Still Envisages $10b Gap (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Jul 18, 2006)
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan set up
Import of used machinery allowed
Govt to set up ‘carpet cities’, export zones
- Israel Army Enters Lebanon (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Israeli army troops have crossed the border into southern Lebanon to conduct a ground offensive against the Hezbollah stronghold, an Israeli government spokesman said today.
- Anti-Quota Stir: Pay Striking Doctors, Sc Orders Centre (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the government to release salary of the doctors who participated in the recent anti-quota stir here.
- Kalam Draws Prosperity Roadmap For Madhya Pradesh (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday suggested an integrated roadmap for ushering in prosperity and development in Madhya Pradesh by setting up 11 missions aimed at creating jobs, increasing agricultural production, achieving total literacy, raising . . .
- Quake Triggers Tsunami On Java Island; At Least 86 Killed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A two-metre-high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Indonesia's Java Island on Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores more missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, witnesses and officials said.
- Newer, Better, Potato (Business Standard, Surinder Sud, Jul 18, 2006)
It will have more protein, will be disease resistant, and won't deteriorate in storage.
- India Begins Evacuation From Lebanon (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
In the face of worsening situation in Lebanon, India has started evacuating its nationals from there with 47 of them reaching Damascus in neighbouring Syria by road on Monday.
- Irresoluteness, A National Disease (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jul 18, 2006)
The Mumbai blasts, which have claimed over 200 lives and maimed or injured over 700 people, constitute a terrible tragedy for the victims and their families.
- Blair Moots Lebanon Force (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Israeli jets hit a Lebanese port on Monday and killed 17 people in strikes at targets linked to Hezbollah in the city’s suburbs, while the militant group continued the rocket barrage on Israel that killed 8 people in the port city of Haifa on Sunday.
- Car Exports Surge 28% In Q1, Bikes Zoom 45% (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Passenger car exports from India jumped by 27.97 per cent in the first quarter of the fiscal 2006-07 on the back of impressive figures from Korean car major Hyundai Motors along with car market leader Maruti Udyog and Tata Motors.
- Reluctant Rulers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2006)
Prafull Goradia analyses why India is soft towards Islamist terror, while Israel leaves no stone unturned to retaliate against jihadi violence.
- Pm To Bush: Address Our Concerns On Nuclear Deal (Asian Age, V. Mohan Narayan, Jul 18, 2006)
Keen to see the early conclusion of the pathbreaking Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday conveyed to US President George W. Bush India’s specific concerns over proposed American legislation granting waivers for nuclear . . .
- Mind Readers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 18, 2006)
Late in 2004 Mathew Nagle, who is paralysed from the neck down after a knife attack severed his spinal cord in 2001, was able to bunch the fingers of a prosthetic palm into a fist by just thinking about it.
- Kalam Meets Mp Students (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam’s inspiring words to meritorious yet poor children resembled the battle cries of a noble general urging young warriors to valiantly advance along the path of developing the nation and themselves.
- Midnight Knock (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2006)
The idea is to prevent further acts of hate, not to sow the seeds of more hatred.
- Not The Same (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2006)
Multiculturalism seems to have its privileged identities. A recent British survey has revealed that Hindus in Britain do not feel good about being lumped together with other “brown-skinned” Britons as “Asians”.
- Broken City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2006)
As I started my run to catch the Andheri-bound local at Churchgate, I knew that I had got my timing horribly wrong.
- Tsunami Kills 86 In Indonesia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
A two-metre-high tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Indonesia’s Java island today, killing at least 86 persons, leaving scores more missing and sending thousands fleeing to higher ground, witnesses and officials said.
- Death Dance In Tit-For-Tat Strikes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Hizbollah today killed eight people in the Israeli city of Haifa in its deadliest rocket attack on the Jewish state, and Israeli planes killed 36 people in Lebanon in a fifth day of strikes.
- Sc Asks Govt To Pay Aiims Docs Salary Till May (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday stepped in to frustrate the attempts of Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss to treat the sector as his personal fiefdom and directed the central government to pat salaries to doctors, on strike against quota, till . . .
- Sc Clears Air On Claim For Death At Work (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Supreme Court has ruled that if an employee dies at work, the employer is not liable to pay compensation unless the cause of death is linked to the job.
- The Right Distance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2006)
We have superstitions about reform.
- Pm Seeks ‘Constructive’ Answers To N-Knots From Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Keen to see an early conclusion of the pathbreaking Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday conveyed to US President George W Bush India’s specific concerns over the proposed American legislation granting waivers for nuclear . . .
- Death Dance In Tit-For-Tat Strikes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Hizbollah today killed eight people in the Israeli city of Haifa in its deadliest rocket attack on the Jewish state, and Israeli planes killed 36 people in Lebanon in a fifth day of strikes.
- Continent Going Hi-Tech On Identity (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jul 17, 2006)
Most European countries plan to switch to electronic cards (e-ID), which incorporate electronic signatures and biometrics. A driver that is pushing European governments into e-ID cards is the battle against identity theft.
- Bird Flu Vaccine, Made In India (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jul 17, 2006)
Scientists have created the country’s first home-grown vaccine to protect poultry from the deadly bird flu by using the H5N1 avian influenza virus that had slipped into India earlier this year.
- 2 Ministers Had Pressed For Caution (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 17, 2006)
At least two Union Cabinet ministers had, at an emergency meeting after the Mumbai terror blasts, urged the government to exercise caution in identifying a particular community as the culprits without sufficient evidence and proof.
- Allow Hostile Takeovers To Become A Ground Reality (The Financial Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Jul 17, 2006)
Corporate India’s sprint to hike stake in group companies to avoid a possible hostile takeover bid is amusing. Just a hint by takeover artist LN Mittal, chairman of Mittal Steel, that he now intends to focus on emerging markets like India and China, . .
- The Italian Connection ... (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 17, 2006)
Normally characters of all sorts who land up at 10 Janpath are guided to a special cell at the AICC which then arranges meetings in groups, once or twice a week.
- India Develops Bird Flu Vaccine (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India has successfully developed a vaccine against bird flu.
- Pm Calls For New Pathways To Peace (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the international community "must adopt zero tolerance for terrorism anywhere" and looked forward to discussions on terrorism at the G-8 summit at St Petersburg in Russia.
- Eight Killed As Hizbollah Rocket Barrage Hits Haifa (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 17, 2006)
Syria is strengthening militia's hands, charges Israel
- ‘Web Crime Widespread’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2006)
‘Each year, more people become victims of Cyber Crime and India, the hub of information technology, is witnessing more of it.’
- Success Depends On A Tightrope Walk (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jul 17, 2006)
The ceasefire may be on, but the state seem to have surrendered to Maoists. To bring the peace process and democratisation to a successful conclusion and retain its authority is the challenge before the state
- The Right Distance (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jul 17, 2006)
We have superstitions about reform. If one is violated, people say reforms have stopped. An important measure of the commitment of an Indian government to reforms for the chambers and analysts is privatization and disinvestment.
- Midnight Knock (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The idea is to prevent further acts of hate, not to sow the seeds of more hatred.
- Reinventing Civil Society (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2006)
Civil society acts as a mechanism to ensure ethical balance in society which is necessary.
- Broken City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2006)
As I started my run to catch the Andheri-bound local at Churchgate, I knew . . .
- Fencing Off The G-8 Summit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2006)
The event takes place at the Tsarist-era Konstantinovsky Palace just a mile down the road and the whole area has been circled off by a ring of steel.
- Not The Same (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2006)
Multiculturalism seems to have its privileged identities.
- Amid The Pressures, Editorial Primacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2006)
Maintaining the balance between the editorial content and the advertisement needs of a major newspaper is a delicate task.
- Mumbai: What Next? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Striking similarities between the recent Varanasi and Mumbai blasts have come to the fore following forensic reports on last Tuesday's serial blasts in Mumbai. Not just the explosives used in the terror attacks but the modus operandi of the ultras . . .
- 92 Afghan Nationals Held In Quetta (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Police arrested 92 Afghan nationals in raids on various areas of the provincial capital here on Sunday, sources told APP.
- Sleep Less And Pay (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 17, 2006)
Aging would set in very early for sleep-deprived youths working continuously on night shifts in BPO firms, warn experts.
- Russia’S West Encounter (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 17, 2006)
Driving from the Pulkovo airport to a hotel on the edge of the Gulf of Finland, you cannot escape the grand sweep of Russia’s past and its hopes for a new future. Built by Peter the Great three centuries ago as Russia’s ‘‘window to the . . .
- Sbi Feat In Sale Of Insurance Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Mops up over Rs. 8 crore within two months
- Ministers Launch Two Eggs A Week Scheme In Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Ponmudi asks students to concentrate on studies to improve career . . .
- Mma Kicks Off Drive Against Musharraf (News International, Javed Aziz Khan, Jul 17, 2006)
The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal on Sunday kicked off the anti-Musharraf movement by only announcing to quit parliament at a “proper time”, after the six religious parties alliance failed to develop a consensus over handing over resignations of their . . .
- 17 Killed In Night Raids On Lebanon, Palestine Official Building . . . (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
A fresh wave of Israeli air raids overnight left 17 people dead, including nine Lebanese soldiers killed in a raid on a military intelligence base north of Tripoli, police here said Monday.
- Reliance General Makes It To Top 5 In Premium Income Stakes (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 17, 2006)
Reliance General Insurance, a Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group company, has, in the first quarter of 2006-07, grown at a blistering pace to become the fifth largest private sector general insurer in the new business premium segment, up from the . . .
- Higher Education For The Under-Privileged (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 17, 2006)
There is no denying of the fact that education is the first and fundamental tool for social empowerment.
- India To Join Hunt For New Aids Drug (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Jul 17, 2006)
Three of India's leading AIDS research institutes — National Aids Research Institute (Pune), St John's Medical College (Bangalore) and YRG Care (Chennai) — have been selected to be part of a prestigious international network, undertaking two . . .
- Hezbollah Rockets Add Fuel To Israel Fire (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Rockets fired by Hezbollah guerrillas killed eight people in the Israeli city of Haifa on Sunday and bombs shook Beirut as Israel pursued a five-day-old assault in Lebanon aimed at crippling the Shia Muslim group.
- Infiltration Continues Unabated (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jul 17, 2006)
Islamic terrorism is ever on the rise. Willy-nilly, India has now become the entrepot of terrorism, which is well entrenched and 'flourishing' fast in the Muslim-dominated regions, where Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has spread its tentacles.
- Pakistan’S Politics: Need For Balance (Dawn, Shahid M. Amin, Jul 17, 2006)
IT seems that a culture of cynicism and disenchantment has developed in Pakistan over a period of time.
- Any Respite? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 17, 2006)
In the annals of terrorism the week that has just ended would be remembered as one of the cruelest.
- Leading Smokers Ashtray (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 17, 2006)
Leh across the Himalayas is a part of the State that is presently swarming with tourists of all hues including a large number of foreigners. An exciting feature of the region is its unpredictable weather. This keeps tourists travelling by air always on th
- Radiating Half-Truths (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 17, 2006)
The ‘Doom soon’ generation can heave a big sigh of relief, thanks to the Chernobyl Forum, an international organisation of scientific bodies including UN agencies.
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