|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 5921 through 6020 of 20587:
- Basis Of Faith (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Isavasya Upanishad states that the entire visible universe and all else is the abode of the Lord, the creator.
- The Many Shades Of Love (Telegraph, SHAMS AFIF SIDDIQI , Jun 30, 2006)
The Brooklyn Follies is Paul Auster’s latest novel. It tries to take a look at the darker side of contemporary American life. Since the novel talks about present times, it is twice as likely that it will be appreciated by readers, who would not . . .
- Israel Seizes Hamas Ministers, Delays Invasion (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel on Thursday postponed a planned ground invasion of northern Gaza, giving diplomacy another chance to free an Israel soldier held by men allied with the Palestinian's ruling Hamas group.
- Israeli Forces Go After Hamas Leaders In Gaza And Syria (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
If Hamas militants are holding an Israeli soldier in Gaza, why are Israeli jets buzzing the home of Syria's president 180 miles away?
- As China Ages, A Shortage Of Cheap Labor Looms (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Shanghai is rightfully known as a fast-moving, hypermodern city — full of youth and vigor. But that obscures a less well-known fact: Shanghai has the oldest population in China, and it is getting older in a hurry.
- Time To Call Off The Salwa Judum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
It is the state’s primary duty to protect its citizens. Instead, innocent tribals are displaced from their homes to be pitted against the sophisticated Naxal army
- Let Politics Not Devour The Gir Lions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
The Gir lions, despite their seemingly exalted status among all protected species, lead a life of confinement.
- 5.2 Million Aids Cases In India: Ramadoss (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
He said these foundations have also been supporting India’s programmes to combat malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases, besides helping set up public health schools.
- More Funds For Agri Education (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The funds will be used for studies on manpower requirement and workshops to review and assess the need for new courses and for networking of facilities...
- 4 Koramangala Buildings Demolished (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The demolition drive was back in Koramangala on Thursday after a six-month gap.
- Shock Therapy (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Jun 30, 2006)
On August 9, 1965 Malaysia's parliament expelled Singapore from its federation. Does this expulsion by a republic, of a state that once belonged to it, hold any lessons for us?
- 9 Million Living With Hiv In Asia-Pacific (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
An estimated nine million people are living with HIV in the Asia Pacific region, including one million who were infected in 2005 alone, a year in which half a million AIDS victims died.
- Forward Trading Locks Up Rs 6.7 Cr In The Name Of Avian Flu (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are colossal problems in the country, but it was avian flu that attracted the attention of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss earlier this year, following which he ordered the procurement of one lakh doses of . . .
- Israel Hits Gaza Targets, Egypt Says Talks Positive (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes on Friday in a widening military effort to secure the release of an abducted Israeli soldier while an Egyptian report said the ruling Palestinian party had approved his freedom.
- Kashmir Dad's Book Details Painful Search For Son (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Jun 30, 2006)
It may never top the best sellers list, but 65-year-old Abdul Rashid hopes his small book will be some comfort to thousands of Kashmiris whose relatives have disappeared during the revolt against Indian rule.
- Economic Reforms With Humane Face (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 30, 2006)
The recurring theme, time and again, in the speeches of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and his Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram is: Economic reforms with what they call "human face".
- Stinking Hazard (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 30, 2006)
Often in the past we have highlighted the acute problem of garbage littered all over the city particularly in its old historic parts.
- Democracy Under Stress (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jun 30, 2006)
Democracy is not just about a multi-party system that allows free participation in elections.
- India To Sign Pacts With Patent Offices Abroad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Move to protect country's traditional knowledge.
- There Is No Honour In Killing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
I have always believed in advocacy as a tool to solve problems that afflict our society.
- Honourable Fight (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
The year is 1994, and Shahnaz Bokhari, a clinical psychologist in Pakistan with a zeal for social reform, arrives at a hospital to see Zainab Nur.
- 21st Century — The Age Of Charity (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Jun 29, 2006)
The 19th century was the age of capitalism, the 20th the age of socialism. It seems that the 21st will be the age of charity.
- Struggle And Strife (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
Of all the conversations I had in Bastar, the one I might remember longest was with a Muria tribal named Hadmo Ram Poyam.
- Dc Asked To Give Report On Cops’ Role (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jun 29, 2006)
Taking a suo motu notice on the basis of the news, ‘Cops thrash woman in labour, killing baby’, Mr Naranjan Singh, Chairman, Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission (PSSCC) today sought a report from the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar in a week.
- Cpi(m)-Backed Candidates To Contest Cantonment Board Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The party promises to address problems confronting the area
The party to support candidates with good reputation in three of the seven wards
Says that basic amenities are woefully short in the area
- Public Shirkers Vs Private Doers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 29, 2006)
This time, the prime minister called a spade a shovel. Visiting Mumbai on June 21 to launch Anil Ambani's metro rail project, Manmohan Singh slammed the city adminis-tration so hard that it derailed the state and civic honchos preening on the dais.
- Israeli Forces Enter Gaza Strip (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Israel launched multiple air strikes on the Gaza Strip as troops in tanks, armoured cars and bulldozers with lights blazing rolled several kilometers into southern Gaza where the missing serviceman was believed to be held, pushing into disused . . .
- Sonia Is Nac’S Lifeline, But Will She Oblige? (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jun 29, 2006)
With Sonia Gandhi yet to reveal her mind on the future of the National Advisory Council, there is growing concern within the Congress and Left that it may become dysfunctional — even if it is not formally disbanded — unless the Congress president . . .
- In Giving, Buffet Completed The Circle Of Capitalism (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 29, 2006)
He demonstrated that essentially, that creating and giving wealth are two sides of the same gold coin
- Stem Of Life (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 29, 2006)
By prohibiting reproductive human cloning in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research hasn't exactly taken a revolutionary step.
- Will India Ever Have A Buffet? (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 29, 2006)
This week had two significant landmarks in the evolution of capitalism.
- Threat Rewarded, Docility Ignored (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
It is strange to see the Government providing relief packages to terrorists, but leaving Hindu victims to fend for themselves, notes YK Sharma
- Sans Power And Will (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 29, 2006)
Power crisis is not the only problem that ails Uttaranchal. Law and order too is worsening by the day, says Hiranmay Karlekar
- Poor Pakistani Children Head To Sea For A Living (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A year in an Indian jail hasn't put 13-year-old Rasool Baksh off returning to Pakistan's Arabian sea coast and going back to sea.
- Now, Maoists Launch Diplomacy Offensive (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 29, 2006)
After 10 years of guerrilla warfare, Nepal’s Maoist rebels exchanged their guns for diplomacy, kicking off international lobbying for their cause with a rendezvous with Indian ambassador to Nepal Mr Shiv Shankar Mukherjee at the latter’s office in . . .
- Vision 2020 (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
The North-east can no longer claim that inadequate funds are hampering development because, over the past decade, the Centre has been quite lenient.
- Harry Potter Rip? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 29, 2006)
Children’s tales never shied away from the grisly truths of Life -- whether it dealt with the ripping apart of bodies and other variations of bodily violence as in our Puranas and rupkathas, or in barely-veiled tales of rape, incest and gore in . . .
- Reduce Government Spending (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 29, 2006)
A founding father of modern political science and government, Edmund Burke, in one of his many treatises has written that "too much of Government means the minimum of liberty" for citizens, which is bad for a healthy growth of democracy.
- Mbbs Cut Off Marks Drop By 12 Points (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Jun 29, 2006)
"If Theni college gets approval, further drop in marks is expected"
- 20 Per Cent Tax For Air-Conditioners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac announced an increase in the value-added tax for air-conditioners in the Assembly on Wednesday.
- How Big Is Togo? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
How big is Togo? How small is Togo? How big is India? How small is the Indian? How petty is the mind that manages Indian sports? How minuscule is the pride that a nation should have in its sports team?
- Kill The Menace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on June 26 every year.
- India To Provide Rs 8.5 Billion For Infrastructure Development In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nepal to provide Rs 8.5 billion for infrastructure development in the Terai region here.
- Rs.521-Crore Scheme For Wayanad Submitted To Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The State Government has submitted a Rs.521-crore scheme to the Union Government for assistance to revive the crisis-ridden farm sector of Wayanad district.
- Superbug Risk In Unlicensed Tattoos (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
People who get tattoos from unlicensed sources are at risk of developing a drug-resistant bacterial skin infection, federal health officials warn.
- Education Minister Meets College Managements; Differences Persist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Medical college managements say they are in debt
Engineering college managements object to the conditions on stringent punishment
They are willing to make admissions to 50 per cent on merit
Promise transparency in admission process
- Time To Say Goodbye To World Bank? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Jun 29, 2006)
India's decision three years ago to make pre-payment of bilateral debt owed to several countries helped in its being seen in a positive light by many developing countries.
- Fuelling The Retail Boom (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 29, 2006)
India is in the midst of a retail boom.
- Now And Here Or Nowhere? (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Jun 29, 2006)
Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was, with his disciple Ananda, passing through a town. He was talking to him when suddenly a fly came and sat on his forehead.
- People At Peril (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
While the brutal murder of journalist Hayatullah Khan has shaken people across the country, what is also shocking is the inability of his family to access justice.
- Decline Of Welfare State (News International, Simon Jenkins, Jun 29, 2006)
When the world's second-richest man gives most of his money to the world's richest man we do well to count our spoons.
- Investment In Military To Ensure Peace: Aziz (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan possesses both strategic and conventional defence capabilities and was investing in its armed forces to ensure peace.
- Right Dose (The Financial Express, Niraj Bhatt, Jun 29, 2006)
Pfizer has seen its operating profit (including service income) improve by 34.7 per cent y-o-y to Rs 42.64 crore for the quarter ended May 2006, on a 21.1 per cent growth in operating income to Rs 172.88 crore.
- Protesting Nazims End Boycott Of Hyderabad C (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The protesting members of the Hyderabad District Council ended their boycott and took part in the budget debate on Wednesday after hectic efforts of the majority party.
- Kashmir’S Iron Maidens (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jun 28, 2006)
Long before the sex scandal in Jammu and Kashmir erupted in angry street demonstrations in the Valley, the minister of health in the Mufti . . .
- Pro-Taliban Commander Renews Call For Cease-Fire With Pak Army (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
A top commander of pro-Taliban Pakistani tribal militants renewed his call for a one-month cease-fire with the army today after a suicide car bomber killed five soldiers near the Afghan border.
- Over 2000 Pirated Vcds, Dvds Seized In Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Social service branch of Mumbai Police on Tuesday seized over 2200 pirated VCDs and DVDs of new Bollywood releases following raids at four places in the city.
- Hrd Asked To File Govt Affidavit On Quota In Sc (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Jun 28, 2006)
The Centre's crucial affidavit in the Supreme Court to its notice to the cabinet secretariat and seven Union ministries on OBC reservation would eventually be firmed up by the HRD ministry.
- Entering A Golden Age Of Philanthropy (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Jun 28, 2006)
America has had many legendary philanthropists like Andrew Carnegie, but they have been eclipsed by the man whose knack for spotting a good investment has made him the second richest individual in the world.
- Cop ‘Molests’ American On Train (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
An American woman travelling on the Geetanjali Express was startled out of sleep last night by a police officer allegedly trying to kiss her.
- Kashmir, Pak Militants At Loggerheads In Jail (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Trouble has been brewing in Kot Bhalwal jail with some Kashmiri militants being at loggerheads with Pakistan ultras, detained in high security Central jail on the issue of some recent happening in the Valley including an attempt on the life of . . .
- Nationwide Aids Awareness Campaign Involving Youth Launched (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
More than two crore volunteers will travel to different parts of the country to spread AIDS awareness as part of the Youth Unite for Victory on AIDS (YUVA), a nationwide programme launched here today.
- Ril Floats Arm For Retail Foray (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
A new company called Reliance Retail Ltd, to be fully owned by the parent company RIL with a capital of Rs 10,000 crore would spearhead this revolution.
- The Larger Vision (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Jun 28, 2006)
The Sardar Sarovar dam is a reality. The Supreme Court will on July10 hear from the Prime Minister the findings of the NSS-assisted Shunglu committee on the progress of R&R in the 111-112 metre reach currently under construction.
- Police Transfers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
A minimum tenure would provide some stability.
- Rough Rides On Oil Price Hikes (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy And A Madhavan, Jun 28, 2006)
Reduction in petrol and diesel costs doesn’t actually benefit the poor
- He Is No Outlaw (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2006)
The global war on drugs seems to have been lost. Over the past 20 years, nearly two million people in the US alone have tested positive for substance abuse. The US continues to be the world's largest consumer of illegal substances.
- Reliance To Invest Rs 25,000 Cr In Retail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
India’s largest corporate, Reliance Industries Ltd, said it would invest Rs 25,000 crore over the coming years and employ close to half a million Indians in a new push into the growing retail sector.
- "We Have To Reconstruct Our Society" (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 28, 2006)
Afghanistan's Urban Development Minister on the challenges his country faces.
- Reliance Unveils Retail Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
A new 100 p.c. owned company Reliance Retail Ltd. will be floated
- Yuva For ‘Victory On Aids’ Launched (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
More than two crore volunteers will travel to different parts of the country to spread AIDS awareness as a part of the Youth Unite for Victory on AIDS (YUVA).
- How Mumbai Came To Discover Vidharbha (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's upcoming visit to Vidharbha has had an impact even before he's reached the place. It would, however, be a limited and transient impact if he does not see through the charade.
- Kashmir-Eu Week In Brussels (News International, Mariana Baabar, Jun 28, 2006)
The Kashmir-EU week was inaugurated at the European Parliament on Tuesday, by Gary Titley MEP, Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party.
- Rehabilitation Centres For Himachal Approved (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Union Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment has sanctioned a State Resource Centre and two District Rehabilitation Centres for Himachal Pradesh.
- Is It Ok...To Use A Cell Phone? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
In just two years the number of people using cell phones across the globe has increased from one to two billion.
Among the concerns are constant exposure to the electromagnetic fields generated by cell phones and their base stations
- National Parks: Ecologies In Collision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
The urgency of saving the wildernesses of the Western Ghats from death cannot be overemphasised: we are running out of time.
- V.P. Singh — The Man And His Politics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
At 75, Vishwanath Pratap Singh — frail from battling disease and with a demonstrated disinclination for . . .
- Human Trials Of Aids Vaccine Begins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
"The indications so far are that it is safe"
- Cm’S Surprise Check Of Double Shift Works (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad made a surprise visit to various parts of Srinagar city this morning to assess progress of works launched under double-shift system.
- When Soya Knocks Meat Out (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Jun 28, 2006)
Development means, "progress". It means replacing the inferior with the superior.
Previous 100 Health Articles | Next 100 Health Articles
Home
Page
|
|
